Aiming to educate parents and youth to promote African extended family values for peace and development in Uganda, Uganda is set to host the global peace festival which is organized by the Global peace foundation (GPF), an international non-sectarian, non-partisan, non-profit organisation founded in 2009 that advocates an innovative, values-based approach to peace.
Peace Regis Mutuuzo, the minister of State for gender and Culture, confirmed the Government’s desire and commitment to sponsor the three-day family peace association event in Kampala.
According to Minister Mutuuzo, Uganda believes in and appreciates African traditional family values and welcomes the celebrations to its country.
Mutuuzo was part of a delegation from the Global Peace Foundation that included Jinman Kwak, President of the Family Peace Association International, and David Caprara, Strategic Advisor of the Global Peace Foundation US where She lauded the Global Peace Foundation for its work to foster social cohesion in Uganda’s Rwenzori area.
President Jinman Kwak also lauded Uganda for upholding and preserving traditional family values, which are rooted in God’s ordained purpose of families for procreation, and echoed the need for Uganda to embrace the Family Peace Association, which has a vision of a world of peace through God-centred families and a mission of enlightening humanity by uplifting spiritual consciousness through universal principles and values rooted in God-centred families and marriages.
Global Peace foundation international Vice President David Caprara, encouraged the minister to mobilize Ugandan cultural leaders, youth, women, teachers to the organisation’s conference.
Over 30,000 people from apl around the world are expected to attend the highly anticipated event.