*Hosted by IWPG Global Region 2, A project to spread peace culture
*Many children participated… “Parents are very interested”
By Our Correspondent
The Dar es Salaam Branch in Tanzania (Director Pendo Adi Mwasakieni) of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) Global Region 2 (Regional Director Seo-yeon Lee) held the 6th International Loving Peace Art Competition in Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, on the 9th. The preliminary round of the international drawing competition was held.
The International Loving Peace Art Competition hosted by IWPG provides children and youth with the opportunity to imagine and draw a world of peace every year as part of spreading the culture of peace. It is held every year in major cities around the world to spread the need for an end to global war and the value of a culture of peace and to deliver a message of peace. The theme of this competition, now in its 6th year, is ‘A heart of peace conveyed to friends suffering from war.’
Pendo Adi Mwasakieni Branch Manager said, “Many children participated in this competition, and parents’ interest was also strong,” adding, “Children here have encountered a lot of conflict and violence from their parents and society since childhood, so they need peace more than anyone else.”
Meanwhile, IWPG is a global women’s NGO registered with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Department of Global Communications (DGC). It is headquartered in Korea and has over 110 branches and 660 partner organizations around the world. With the vision of ‘realizing sustainable world peace’, we are actively working to establish solidarity, peace culture, women’s peace education, and
