Hongkong Donation for Law Income Families in Nothern Part of Sri Lanka on Feb 18-21, 2023

Posted on March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 by acrp-peace

Under the guidance of Ven. Prof, Dhammajoti thero, I selected 5 villages in the Nothern part of Sri Lanka, 4 in Medawachchiya near the city of Vavniya, and 1 in Vavniya. All these are more than 350 kilometers away from Colombo city the capital of Sri Lanka. The total up and down distance is over 921 km. The 4 villages Medawachchiya area which borders Vavniya city, and the one village named, Bogaswawa in the Vavniya district were often attacked by the LTTE carders during wartime. People in Bogaswawa completely left it and came inside the country. People in the 4 villages were also killed many times on the roads and […]

Nutritious Dry Ration Packs for Mothers, and Mothers to be

Posted on March 11, 2023March 12, 2023 by acrp-peace

Covid -19 virus affected all the countries in the world. Many people died and some are suffering from it. Other people in the world are living in fear of it. Governments took every possible measure to protect the people from this deadly pandemic, called Corona.Sri Lanka’s government also followed the same line, and people are restricted to their houses. Well-to-do people can find ways to buy necessary food items while staying at home because some sellers are coming near the houses. Some of them can order food items from supermarkets to deliver them to their houses. Now, almost five weeks under curfew, even they have faced problems getting nutritious foods […]

Working Multi-Religiously for Gender Equality: Reassessing the Role of Education & Knowledge in the Digital Age

Posted on March 9, 2023 by acrp-peace

Religions for Peace is pleased to invite you to our CSW67 Hybrid Parallel Event on Working Multi-Religiously for Gender Equality: Reassessing the Role of Education and Knowledge in the Digital Age, taking place on Tuesday, 14 March at 10:30AM EST (click here to check your reginal time).In this event, Religions for Peace and its partners will highlight case studies from diverse regions and peer-to-peer learning tools to explore how leaders from different faith traditions are challenging the power and norms within faith leadership and working together to harness resources and opportunities to transform prevailing patriarchies, including in the context of humanitarian emergencies.Registratin and more information here

Building a Better World: the Women Leading Religions for Peace

Posted on March 9, 2023 by acrp-peace

Never before have women led interfaith movements in such numbers and with such diversity. On the celebration of International Women’s Day, Religions for Peace is pleased to announce the release of a new Legacy Publication, Building a Better World: The Women Leading Religions for Peace, highlighting the hard work led by the women of Religions for Peace. The mission of Religions for Peace is to advance multi-religious cooperation and peacebuilding, and this cannot be achieved without the active involvement of the women featured in this publication.

Please register!!! Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network Seminar on Peacebuilding and Reconciliation

Posted on March 8, 2023March 10, 2023 by acrp-peace

Religions for Peace Asia is please to announce that the Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network will hold the seminar on Peacebuilding and Reconciliation on March 9th, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM Japan Standard Time (Check your regional time)Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network has had three main projects since 2022: Anti-Human Trafficking, Climate Change, and Peacebuilding and Reconciliation. Previously, we have conducted projects on Anti-Human Trafficking and Climate Change. As the last project of this fiscal year, we will hold a seminar on Peacebuilding and Reconciliation under the theme “Enhancing Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Asia.”More than two decades after the adoption of UN Security […]

Mrs. Seemi Ikramullah Khan interviewed for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 by acrp-peace

Mrs. Seemi Ikramullah Khan, the chairperson of Religions for Peace Pakistan, has actively supported and dedicated to Religions for Peace for a long time, and interviewed for International Women’s Day.International Women’s Day is a celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It’s also a day to reflect on the progress we’ve made and the work that still needs to be done to achieve gender equality. Religions for Peace Pakistan is celebrating the International Women’s Week from 1st to 8th March ’23 where we will be acknowledging the struggles and efforts of women from all across the world. In this week, we honor the courage, resilience, and […]

International Women’s Day

Posted on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 by acrp-peace

March 8th is the day of celebrating women! Let’s celebrate together women’s empowerment!Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network will hold the online seminar, tilte “Enhancing Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Asia” on March 9th!Please join us and learn women’s role for peacebuilding and reconciliation!For More Information>>Religions for Peace International celebrates Women’s History Month, not just in March, but every day. Stay tuned for the upcoming release of an article highlighting the women leading Religions for Peace across the globe, on the occasion of the International Day of Women.

Mrs. Philippa ROWLAND

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by acrp-peace

Mrs. Philippa Rowland (Australia, Buddhist)Mrs. Philippa Rowland is current President of the Multifaith Association of South Australia, and the Chair of Religions for Peace Australia. Trained as an agricultural scientist, she worked for the Australian Federal Government on sustainable farming and national environmental management plans for biodiversity, pesticides, heavy metals and ozone-depleting substances.Since 2003 she has worked on community solutions to climate change, primarily the transition to energy efficiency and renewable energy. Philippa works with the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change as a founding member of the Greenfaith International Network, Sounding the Alarm on Climate and promoting a global Living the Change initiative, designed to encourage collective adoption of […]

Dr. Susan ENNIS

Posted on February 22, 2023 by acrp-peace

Dr. Susan Ennis (Australia, Protestant)For more than 40 years Susan Ennis has coordinated/taught English to newly arrived adult refugees/immigrants in Australia. She has also been involved in both a voluntary/paid capacity with the settlement of these groups and asylum seekers. In addition, she has taught English as a Second Language in Turkey, PRC, Cambodia and worked in Israel. In 2012 she obtained her PhD and later Palgrave published her book on Religion, Spirituality and the Refugee Experience based on her PhD. The motivation for her research and book were her long-held interest in religious/spiritual matters, her observations on the need for more understanding of refugees’ religious and/or spiritual experiences and […]

Rev. Taehyon KIM

Posted on February 22, 2023 by acrp-peace

Rev. Taehyon Kim (Republic of Korea, Protestant)Rev. Taehyon KIM is a Presbyterian pastor and ecumenist. He is the director of the Research and Development of Ecumenical Relationship at the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) and a member of the Central Committee of the Korean Conference of Religions for Peace (KCRP). After studying theology, he became interested in the social responsibility of the Christian and since 1999 he has been working on the Christian unity and inter-religious dialogue at the NCCK. He is an executive committee and central committee member of the KCRP, a consultative body of the seven religions in Korea, to transform it into an organization that […]