Womens Federation For World Peace Inc

EMPOWERING AND EQUIPPING WOMEN TO DISCOVER THEIR INNATE FEMININE VALUE AS LEADERS OF THE HEART AND REALIZE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR LASTING PEACE IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

2021 HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATED OVER 3,200 WOMEN AND MEN THROUGH IMPACTFUL GLOBAL WOMEN'S PEACE NETWORK FORUMS AND PROGRAMS. NATIONALLY, WE HOSTED FOUR GLOBAL WOMEN'S PEACE NETWORK (GWPN) VIRTUAL FORUMS UNDER THE THEME OF "WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN RECONCILIATION AND PEACEMAKING." EACH FORUM COVERED IMPORTANT TOPICS, INCLUDING FAMILY, THE NEXT GENERATION, HEALTH AND HEALING, AND ARTS AND CULTURE. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH WFWP CANADA WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXPANSION OF GWPN. THEY HELD THREE VIRTUAL WEBINARS UNDER THE THEME OF "WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS IN PEACEBUILDING," COVERING TOPICS ON DOMESTIC PEACE, PUBLIC LIFE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND MOTHER/DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS. NOTABLY, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION WITH WFWP KOREA AND JAPAN IN EFFORT TO DISCUSS REAL STEPS TOWARD A PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA. IN THREE IMPACTFUL WEBINARS, WE HEARD PERSPECTIVES FROM WOMEN AND NORTH KOREAN DESCENDANTS. CONTINUED THE INTERFAITH WOMEN'S PRAYER CIRCLE FOR PEACE AND HEALING FOR AMERICA TO PRAY AND SHARE INSIGHTS FROM SELECTED READINGS BY OUR FOUNDER DR. HAK JA HAN MOON. DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A NEW EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM "THE CORNERSTONE FOR PEACE" SEMINAR. IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP MARRIED COUPLES FIND A NEW VISION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY AND START A JOURNEY TO STRENGTHEN OR RESTORE TRUE LOVE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO IMPACT THE GREATER SOCIETY. INITIATED THE YOUNG MOTHERS (YOMO) PROGRAM TO EMPOWER YOUNG MOMS IN THEIR JOURNEY OF MOTHERHOOD, AND TO CONNECT WITH OTHER MOMS TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT EACH OTHER.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSAT WFWP USA, WE STRIVE TO BUILD PEACE LEADERS AND TO CREATE A NEW VISION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THROUGH OUR TOP OF THE LINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.A NEW EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM THE CORNERSTONE FOR PEACE SEMINAR WAS DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED THIS YEAR, AND HAS BEEN SHARED THROUGHOUT THE NORTH AMERICA REGION, INCLUDING NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, AND CANADA. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO HELP MARRIED COUPLES FIND A NEW VISION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY AND START A JOURNEY TO STRENGTHEN OR RESTORE TRUE LOVE IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND RELATIONSHIPS. "MY MARRIAGE CAN BE A PILLAR FOR MY COMMUNITY. WOW, WHAT A CONCEPT AND GREAT VISION AND GOAL." - PARTICIPANT FEEDBACKCONDUCTED TWICE THIS YEAR, WFWP USA HELD A WATCH PARTY TO ENJOY THE PEACE & BLESSING FESTIVAL TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY FOR PEACE. THIS ALSO GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE GUESTS TO CONTINUE INVESTING INTO MARRIAGES AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR NEWEST CURRICULUM LAUNCH. THIS YEAR, WFWP USA EDUCATED OVER 2,000 PEOPLE ON THE POWER OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY TO CREATE PEACE!"VERY PRECISE, PRACTICAL WAYS TO STRENGTHEN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY!""SO INSPIRING AND EMPOWERING!""MY HUSBAND AND I APPRECIATE THIS UPLIFTING MESSAGE."- FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTSANOTHER NOTABLE DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR WAS INITIATING THE YOUNG MOTHERS (YOMO) PROGRAM TO ENGAGE YOUNG MOMS ON TOPICS TO EMPOWER THEIR JOURNEY OF MOTHERHOOD. ALSO OFFERS HELPFUL TIPS AND TOOLS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND CONNECT WITH OTHER MOMS TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT EACH OTHER.INSPIRING WFWP CHAPTERS IN ILLINOIS AND CALIFORNIA, THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HEART EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR CONTINUED TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO DISCOVER THE LEADER WITHIN AND TO MAKE PEACE A REALITY WITHIN EACH OF THEIR LIVES, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, NATIONS AND THE WORLD. IN 2021, WFWP USA EDUCATED OVER 470 PEOPLE IN THIS NEW PARADIGM OF LEADERSHIP!OUTREACH, PROMOTING OUR FOUNDER'S VISION FOR A COMPASSIONATE, PEACEFUL AND UNIFIED WORLDAS A PARTNER OF THE UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION (UPF), WFWP, INTERNATIONAL CO-SPONSORED WITH THE SUPPORT OF WFWP USA THE PILLAR INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRST LADIES FOR PEACE (IAFLP) SESSIONS WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (ILC) FROM APRIL 28-30, 2021. PROMINENT PANELISTS, INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER FIRST AND SECOND LADIES, ADDRESSED THE THEME "WOMEN LEADERS' PERSPECTIVES ON PEACE IN THE PACIFIC RIM." ON SEPTEMBER 23, WFWP USA TOGETHER WITH UPF CO-SPONSORED A SPECIAL WEBINAR ON THE TOPIC OF "THE INFLUENCE AND LEADERSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES FIRST LADIES: PERSPECTIVES OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF AND KEY PERSONNEL," WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP, A PROJECT OF THE WASHINGTON TIMES FOUNDATION. FEATURED AMONG THE DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS WAS OUR OWN MRS. ALEXA WARD, FORMER PRESIDENT OF WFWP USA, WHO ALSO HELD THE POSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT CENTER AT VAL-KILL, NEW YORK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.WFWP CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HELD SIX PEACE AND EDUCATIONAL HEALTH AND HEALING RELATED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TWO INTERRELIGIOUS SHARING SERIES GATHERINGS IN COLORADO, TWO SELF-CARE ISN'T SELFISH: HEAL YOUR FAMILY, HEAL THE WORLD PRESENTATION SERIES INSPIRED BY THE VISION OF WFWP IN CALIFORNIA, AND MORE.GATHERING TWICE A MONTH, WFWP USA CONTINUED THE INITIATIVE OF THE INTERFAITH WOMEN'S PRAYER CIRCLE FOR PEACE AND HEALING FOR AMERICA TO PRAY AND SHARE INSIGHTS FROM SELECTED READINGS BY OUR FOUNDER DR. HAK JA HAN MOON. IN ADDITION, HAVING THE VIRTUAL RALLIES OF HOPE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR UPLIFTED AND BROUGHT HOPE DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. THIS ALSO GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEATURE OUR FOUNDER'S EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND VISION FOR A COMPASSIONATE, PEACEFUL AND UNIFIED WORLD. GLOBAL WOMEN'S PEACE NETWORK IN 2021, WFWP USA EDUCATED OVER 3,200 WOMEN AND MEN THROUGH IMPACTFUL GLOBAL WOMEN'S PEACE NETWORK FORUMS AND PROGRAMS. NATIONALLY, WE HOSTED FOUR GLOBAL WOMEN'S PEACE NETWORK (GWPN) VIRTUAL FORUMS UNDER THE THEME OF "WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN RECONCILIATION AND PEACEMAKING" TO BRING HOPE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND TIPS TO NAVIGATING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. EACH FORUM COVERED IMPORTANT TOPICS, INCLUDING FAMILY, THE NEXT GENERATION, HEALTH AND HEALING, AND ARTS AND CULTURE.IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH WFWP CANADA UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT LILLY TADIN, WE HAVE SEEN AN EXPANSION OF GWPN ACTIVITIES IN THEIR REGION. THEY HELD THREE VIRTUAL WEBINARS UNDER THE THEME OF "WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS IN PEACEBUILDING," COVERING TOPICS ON DOMESTIC PEACE, PUBLIC LIFE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS.NOTABLY, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH WFWP KOREA AND JAPAN IN EFFORT TO DISCUSS REAL STEPS TOWARD A PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA UNDER THE THEME OF "WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN RECONCILIATION & PEACEMAKING." THREE VIRTUAL WEBINARS WERE HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, HEARING THE PERSPECTIVES FROM WOMEN (KOREA, USA FORUM) AND NORTH KOREAN DESCENDANTS (KOREA, JAPAN USA FORUMS).AS AN ACTION STEP FOR THE PARTICIPATING AUDIENCE, MRS. KIYOMI SCHMIDT, OUTREACH DIRECTOR OF WFWP USA, INTRODUCED THE 1% LOVE SHARE PROJECT DURING EACH SESSION. THIS YEAR ALL DONATIONS COLLECTED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN IN THE UNITED STATES WILL GO TO SUPPORT NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS AND STUDENTS.ON A STATE LEVEL, WFWP ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, INDIANA CONDUCTED FOUR RADIO SHOWS AND MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES TO SOLVE PRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES AND TO EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH PEACE LEADERSHIP.IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, THE GWPN WAS REVIVED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITOL (DC, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA) SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED IN WASHINGTON, DC TWO YEARS AGO. THANKS TO OUR NEWLY APPOINTED GWPN SOUTHEAST COORDINATOR NATASCHA PHILLIPS WHO COLLABORATED WITH GWPN DMV REPRESENTATIVES FOR PUTTING ON TWO EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER WITH TWO INCREDIBLE WOMEN PANEL SPEAKERS, AND IN NOVEMBER, HONORING AND CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

WOMEN SERVING THE WORLD, SCHOOLS OF AFRICA AND BEYONDIN 2021, $35,000 WAS RAISED IN SUPPORT OF THOSE AROUND THE GLOBE WHO NEED UPLIFTMENT, EDUCATION, AND REFUGE. A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN PLUS FUNDRAISERS BY OUR LOCAL CHAPTERS HELPED SEND $5,390 FOR OUR WFWP INTERNATIONAL'S 1% LOVE SHARE PROJECT, DONATED $7,200 FOR THE ARABIC LITERACY PROJECT TO SUPPORT SUPPLEMENTAL LITERACY CLASSES FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN LIVING IN JORDAN, COLLECTED $19,465 BY THE WFWP NEW JERSEY CHAPTER FOR THEIR CAMBODIA FOSTER CARE PROJECT, AND $2,538 WAS SENT FOR THE TYPHOON DISASTER RELIEF IN THE PHILIPPINES.EACH YEAR, LOCAL CHAPTERS AND MEMBERS ACROSS THE USA ORGANIZE INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOLS OF AFRICA PROJECT WITH TEN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT EIGHT AFRICAN COUNTRIES. THESE FUNDS HAVE HELPED TO CONTINUALLY MAINTAIN THE SCHOOLS, FINANCE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, IMPROVE BUILDINGS AND CLASSROOMS, SECURE FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, AND MUCH MORE.