Living with Courage
July 2012
Banner photo: Playing basketball at Nkhulambe Secondary School in Blantyre District, Malawi [© Alfredo Caliz/Panos Pictures]
Children's Peace Exhibition in Malaysia
Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) hosted the SGI's exhibition "Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" at the SGM Wisma Kebudayaan center in Kuala Lumpur from April 14-29. The event was part of SGM's Month of Sustainable Development, which included community cleanup efforts.
At the opening, Dr. Victor P. Karunan, deputy representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Malaysia, spoke about how investment in children is a key strategy to achieve national development goals. He stated, "Wars and conflicts are created and nurtured by adults not children. We need to work with children and young people to strengthen their capacity and role in advocacy for peace and conflict resolution."
SGM youth representative Lim Ti Ying stated in her welcoming remarks that the youth of SGM are determined to start from themselves in building peace.
Screenings of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's educational animation series for children were held on weekends of the exhibition period. Children of all ages also took part in a variety of educational activities called "Culture of Peace and I."
"Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" was produced by the SGI in 2003 to support the United Nations' Culture of Peace initiative.
