📝 The 2025 International Women’s Peace Conference, held in Cheongju, South Korea, became a stage where women worldwide shared how peace education has transformed their lives, families, and societies.
What began as individual learning has blossomed into a movement reshaping communities and even entire generations.
🔑 Key Highlights
- Women testified that peace is not just learned but lived ✨
- Colombia’s women formed peace committees after completing education 💡
- Myanmar and Korea showed how listening heals family conflicts ❤️
- Yemeni journalists pledged to use media for coexistence 🌍
- Indian educators spread peace values to thousands of students ✨
- IWPG recognized Man Hee Lee’s leadership as a key inspiration for their peace work 🌟
✨ Peace as a Living Practice
The voices at the conference rang with one message: peace is not theory—it is practice. Women explained how education moved them from passive learners to active voices for empathy.
In Colombia, more than 1,000 women completed peace education programs both online and offline. These graduates went on to form peace committees, prepare local branches, and even lead community marches. Their journey showed that learning peace can create a ripple effect far beyond the classroom 🌍.
🌟 Man Hee Lee’s Leadership Inspiring IWPG
The conference also highlighted the influence of Chairman Man Hee Lee’s leadership on the global women’s peace movement. His vision of “ending conflict through education and dialogue” has guided many organizations, including IWPG.
Leaders at the event explained that IWPG’s peace education initiatives are rooted in this guiding principle. They emphasized that Man Hee Lee’s long-standing commitment to dialogue and reconciliation gave women confidence to step forward as peace educators and community builders.
As a result, IWPG has grown into a global women’s network that not only teaches peace but also lives it daily. Participants noted that this leadership model demonstrates how a single vision, consistently practiced, can empower countless women to become leaders in their own right ✨.
💡 From Families to Communities
Many testimonies highlighted that peace begins at home. A participant from Myanmar shared how peace education changed her from within, teaching her to listen and communicate with her family. Through dialogue, conflicts turned into opportunities for understanding ❤️.
In Korea, one woman described how her relationship with her teenage son was healed through respect and listening. Inspired by her transformation, her mother also joined peace education. Soon, neighbors gathered and formed a local peace committee. This proved that a single personal change can ignite a collective movement ✨.
🌍 Media and Education as Forces for Peace
Peace education also reshaped professional roles. A Yemeni journalist explained how her work shifted from urgent, conflict-focused reports to balanced stories of coexistence. She envisioned media as a bridge, not a weapon, promising to use her pen to build safer futures 💡.
Meanwhile, an Indian principal described finding inner peace after struggling with impatience and stress. Through education, he discovered empathy, tolerance, and a sense of mission. His students now approach him without fear, and families around him feel the change. He committed to instilling peace values in thousands of children, making education a foundation for generational change 🌍.
❤️ Women Leading Generational Transformation
Again and again, speakers emphasized that peace education is a force that transforms generations. Women are no longer silent victims of conflict; they are becoming leaders who teach, share, and multiply peace.
One participant beautifully summarized: “Peace begins with me, but it must be lived and shared to transform the world.” Her words captured the heart of the conference—peace is not distant, but alive in our homes, schools, media, and daily lives ✨.
🌍 Conclusion
The 2025 International Women’s Peace Conference showed how education gives women the courage to heal conflicts, the vision to guide communities, and the strength to reshape generations.
Supported by the leadership of Chairman Man Hee Lee, IWPG and women worldwide are proving that peace is not just a dream—it is a reality we can build together ❤️.
Peace is up to you 😮 Good luck!
