This year’s Global Peace Convention will be in Seoul, Korea right after the thanksgiving holiday in the US and before the Christmas season. This reminds me that the message of peace and community is essential to having a strong country. Through GP Connect!, community driven development and shared values the Global Peace Festival Foundation wants to help bring the North and the South together.

With a shared history, culture, language and family ties the political, ideological and societal barriers that have separated the peoples of north and south can be overcome. My hope for this holiday season is unification, peace and prosperity for all.

What I love about development work the most is the power it has to transform our society. My goal as a citizen of the world is being a part of the solution in our global community.

By Josephine Onah