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RU-210327
 “Women’s Role in Creating a Culture of Peace” March 27, 2021 WFWP Eurasia in cooperation with WFWP of Poland held an International conference “Women’s role in creating a culture of peace”. There were participants from 15 nations. There are still conflicts, tension and misunderstanding in the relationships between several countries and that is why it was especially important to understand what women (wives, mothers, grandmothers) can do to contribute to peace and harmony in the region and in the world. · read more
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ES-210311
 Round Table Barcelona, Spain, March 11, 2021 At the same time, a painting exhibition dedicated to Women is being held to celebrate Women's Day. The exhibition is a collective sample of several artists, from the GRUPDARTassociation, entitled “Les Mans de les Arts”. The Hands of the Arts. Marcia de Abreu, the President of the AMPM of Spain, and WFWP Secretary-General in Europe introduced the importance of women being able to actively contribute to the Construction of Peace. She read and commented on the Article on the Declaration of Human Rights. Promoted respect, service to others, and harmony in society that begins in the family. We need education, not only academic but on common principles and shared values, that helps us understand that we are interdependent and that motivates us to work for mutual prosperity. Each speaker spoke for about 15 minutes. Ms. Miriam Subirana spoke about various aspects of education, relational and appreciative intelligence. Of the importance of words. All very instructive. Mrs. Roser Bosch, told us about her experience in the field of innovating education. The testimony of her life. Ms. Pilar Quera contributed with her reflections on how to continually renew herself. And that, as a teacher, she had learned much more than she had been able to teach. We finished the event with a nice photo including both speakers and attendees. It was the first act organized by us in Barcelona and a launch of the AMPM. With the expectation of making new contacts of women interested in participating in our events.
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WFWP-210227
 Annual National Art Contest: "Artist for Peace: Paint Our Way to Peace" WFWP UK, February 27, 2021 By Anne Kobayashi The Awards Ceremony of the first annual Artist For Peace Contest, an art competition for young people from ages 5 – 16, was held, sponsored by the Women's Federation for World Peace UK. Starting from the UN Day of Peace in September 2020, young people were asked to submit a painting on the theme of "Paint Our Way to Peace," to encourage them to think about and express through art what peace means to them, even at this time of great difficulty due to the worldwide pandemic. · read more
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ME-210130
 Peace and Development in MENA. The Determining Role of Women “Women’s vision and impact on tomorrow’s Middle East and North Africa. What does the future hold?” was the topic of the 25th Women’s Conference for Peace in the Middle East, recently held in virtual mode. An event organized by the Middle East branch of the Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP), in cooperation with WPWP International and WFWP Japan. · read more
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IT-201119
 Challenges to prevent Violence and reach a Peaceful Coexistence
Zoom, WFWP Spain, Italy, Portugal, November 19, 2020
By Elisabetta Nistri
The theme was touched on from different perspectives giving the public a broad and fairly complete picture of the problem. Dr Antonio Stango, President of the Italian Federation for Human Rights, FIDU, reported about the several declarations and proclamations made by the UN and at the European Level on Human rights, including women's rights of course. But actually, not all countries who signed it are working to improve the realization, and some countries do not even recognize those declarations. Dr. Odete Costa, president of LIRIO AZUL Association, pointed out that education is the best weapon against violence, and in her experiences working with the youth she realized that many adults and juveniles with lower self-esteem were slightly more likely to have engaged in illegal behaviors, while those with greater self-esteem were slightly less likely. “Stopping Violence – The First Step Must Begin In My Heart” the motto of her organization. Dr. Soha Abboud Haggar professor of Arabic and Islamic studies analyzed the situations of conflicts nowadays that are very different from before. There are fewer wars but more conflicts and civilians deaths because of the new technology used. We cannot ensure successful peacebuilding in a country or region without a true reconciliation process - one that is inclusive, that brings out the truths of what took place, and that allows people from different sides to make amends. It also doesn't work if certain groups active in and/or victims of the conflict are not included. Elisabetta Nistri, president of WFWP Italy, stressed the importance of prevention, based on education and care for human relationships. “The fact that the highest percentage of crime committed against women happens in the family home, from those who say they love them, is extremely significant. It means there is a misunderstanding of what LOVE really means, and of how to realize healthy relationships, in which I can fill joy not only from the experience of receiving love, attention, understanding but also from that of giving love and making others happy.” MariaGabriella Mieli, Vicepresident WFWP Italy coordinated the event with great ability and at the end introduced thelegacyoflove.org website and the memoir of Mother Moon. All speakers touched the topic in a very deep and professional way, giving important insights to the audience. We had 950 contacts on FBpage, more than 160 viewers, and 22 sharing of the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O41k0NfLYK0&t=26s |
JD-201010
 WFWP Jordan Since 2016, WFWP-Jordan has been focusing on Education projects for needy children (100 children in total) in needy areas, as their education level is so weak. WFWP in Jordan has many youth volunteers who have been teaching children (mainly Math, Arabic and English) at the centre every day. Some of the activities that it provides in addition to teaching are cleaning projects and drama classes for the young children as part of character education.
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IT-200925
 The feminine Value from its Origin to today: Where are we? Rome, Italy, September 25, 2020 By Elisabetta Nistri Dear all, here is the report of our last event promoted by WFWP Italy and sponsored by WFWP International. Now You can watch it on our WFWP Italia YouTube Channel with English translation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QItCJ759J_s&t=4908s We had about 100 people attending live on zoom and 453 views on streaming onFB page WFWP Italia, 23 people shared the video on their own FB profile. Total we reached 1751 contacts on FB. All the guests were very interested and are waiting for the next webinar on 9 October.
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IT-200917
 The Role of the Women in the World Rome, Italy, September 17, 2020 By Elisabetta Nistri Elisabetta Nistri President WFWP Italy was invited by Dr. Maria Pia Turiello, criminologist and psychotherapist to cooperate on the research on the topic The Role of Women in the World, with Embassies and some other Women Associations leaders. The conference to start the activities was held in the University for Peace in Rome with 40 people representing, several Embassies, the representative of the Minister of Education and the rector of University. Elisabetta Nistri in her message expressed deep appreciation for the commitment of the research and explained the work WFWP is doing to help women to rediscover their value and the contribution they can give to solve world issue working side by side with men. The rector of University of Peace was inspired and offer his contribution to write an articel for the VOICE OF PEACE (UPF and WFWP magazine.) |
AT-050620
 Women in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Zoom, June 5, 2020 By Renate Amesbauer Having had to listen to rising voices of necessity to upgrade military expenses, investing more money in better weapons, etc. encouraged us to counter with voices for conflict resolution, Peace building, reconciliation- all favourite topics of WFWP. We decided we will have a series bringing out this topic, through the voices of experts among our associates and Ambassadors of Peace. This has been our first event. · read more |
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