Global Peace Festival 2022 Philippines
Women Empowerment Track
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Dates: December 1- December 3 2022
Location: Marriott Clark Hotel, Clark, Philippines
Theme: Moral and Innovative Leadership in Peacebuilding for Our Changing World
Women Empowerment Track
Dates: December 1- December 3 2022
Theme: “Empowering Service-Minded Women: Building a World of Freedom, Harmony, and Peace”
For more information, email info@globalpeacewomen.org.
For local registration visit Global Peace Foundation Philippines.
Start Times (UTC 1:00PM)
Seattle (PST): 6:00AM
New York (EST) & Paraguay (PYT): 9:00AM
Brazil (BRT): 10:00AM
Mali & Sierra Leone (GMT): 1:00PM
Nigeria , CameroonNetherlands: 2:00PM
Zimbabwe & Botswana (CAT): 3:00PM
Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda (EAT): 4:00PM
India (IST): 6:30PM
Nepal (NPT): 6:45PM
Philippines (PHT), Malaysia (MYT) & Mongolia (ULAT): 9:00PM
Korea (KST) & Japan (JST): 10:00PM
As a global family, we have emerged from a period of unprecedented challenge. This shared ordeal has strengthened our faith in the human spirit and the vision of One Family under God. During this time, we have witnessed the power of service-minded women, responding with love and compassion to bring healing, hope, and renewal. It is critical to empower service-minded women even more as we build toward a new and brighter future of freedom, harmony, and peace. Even as we rebuild, our world is still in turmoil: armed aggression and human rights violations on scales we hoped we would never see in this century, deepening identity and ideological divisions and clashes, and poverty threaten our prospects towards peace. Our sessions will explore how, in the midst of such challenges, we can navigate toward a world of peace and freedom for all. The Women Empowerment track, organized by Global Peace Women, calls together women from around the Philippines and the world to explore the important roles and strengths of service-minded women in securing a vision of peace relevant for our time, in all areas of their life: in her home, workplace, society, community, and world.
Plenary Speakers
Dr. Junsook Moon
Chairwoman, Global Peace Women International
Dr. Junsook Moon is Chairwoman of Global Peace Women. She is co-founder of the Global Peace Foundation with her husband Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon. She serves on the Executive Board of Service For Peace through which she has advanced humanitarian efforts like the North Korean Housing and Furnace Relief Project, the Multicultural Family Support Center in Seoul, and other international relief projects. She and her husband are parents to nine children. She is also a Juilliard trained pianist.
Dr. Nona Ricafort
Former Deputy Minister of Higher Education & Commissioner, UNESCO, Philippines
Dr. Nona Ricafort is President of Global Peace Women Philippines and a member of GPW’s International Advisory Council. She has served as President of the ASEAN Confederation of Women’s Organizations and International Council of Women. In the Philippines, she served in key positions of the National Council of Women of the Philippines, Philippine Federation of Business and Professional Women, YWCA, Philippine Red Cross. Inner Wheel Philippines, Zonta and many others. She served for 14 years in the TESDA Board, Philippine Commission on Women, and Governor of the National Book Development Board. For 8 years, she was Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Chairman of 54 State Universities Board of Regents, a Philippine UNESCO Commissioner, and Asia Pacific UNESCO Education Director.
Dr. Soonok Kang
International President, Global Peace Women, United States
Dr. Soonok Kang is Secretary General of Global Peace Women and Vice President of Global Peace Foundation. Additionally, she serves as a board member of a leading service organization in Korea, Service For Peace. She has also taught at Dongguk University, Korea. Dr. Kang believes service and education to be the two most valuable vehicles for development of the individual and society, which leads to her passion for supporting GPW chapters and developing women leadership programs. Dr. Kang earned her degree in Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Art in International Education from Steinhardt School of Education, New York University.
Hon. Lilian Samaniego
Ambassador Rosario Manalo
Special Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
A Filipino career diplomat, political scientist, and educator in the Philippines, Amb. Manalo has served as undersecretary of Foreign Affairs in charge of International Economic Relations from 1997 to 2001, Philippine ambassador to Sweden (with concurrent accreditation in Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), to France (with concurrent accreditation in Portugal), to Belgium (with concurrent accreditation in Luxembourg) and to the European Economic Community. Ambassador Manalo was the Philippine Permanent Delegate to the UNESCO from 1990 to 1994, Chairwoman of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women from 1983 to 1988, one of twelve elected experts to the New York-based United Nations Committee monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women or CEDAW from 1992 to 2002.
Dr. Margarita Ballesteros
Director of International Cooperation, Department of Education of Philippines
Dr. Margarita Ballesteros is the director of the International Cooperation Office of the Philippines Department of Education. She is the senior manager of the Education Department's relations with ASEAN, Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation on Human Resource Development, Health and Environment Secretariat, and UNESCO, as well as other bilateral engagements within the region. She also facilitates teacher exchanges such as the Korea-Philippines Teacher Exchange Program. The Royal Institute Singapore recognized her contribution to the education sector and awarded her as Doctor Fellow for International Education and Management. Her areas of interest include support for women and girls, especially in areas of conflict.
CECILIA LA MADRID-DY, Ph.D.
Commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Women; President of the National Council of Women of the Philippines
An advocate of women empowerment and an advocate for furthering knowledge through access to Information and education, thereby consistently, looking for technological innovations that would help reach more Filipinos with the valuable information they need and ensure that all Filipina women be given the opportunity to lead a better life. Dr. Dy is founding president of several women organizations in the Province of Isabela. Served in several government positions in Region 2 as Vice Chair for the Regional Development Council of NEDA Region 2, Employer Representative of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, Chairperson of the Regional Tourism Council and served as Board of Regent of the Isabela State University.
Mrs. Rachel Murray
Co-Pastor, The Lighthouse Church, United States
Mrs. Rachel Murray, Country Leader of Global Peace Women USA and a member of Global Peace Women’s International Advisory Council, is co-pastor with her husband Bishop Dr. Paul Murray of The Lighthouse Church in the United States as Director of Music for more than 15 years.
Special Summit Speakers
Conchita “Ching” Chanyungco,
Vice-President, Global Peace Women Philippines
Conchita “Ching” Chanyungco is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and religious and civic activist. She is wife to a CPA and former Rotary President Jose “Boy” Chanyungco, and a mother to a corporate executive, a lawyer, and a doctor. Her five grandchildren are all following in her footsteps of giving service to the community.With her children now all grown up and raising their own families or starting their careers, Ching has devoted her focus to the Catholic church and her other civic duties. Most recently, She served as Chairperson of Inner Wheel Club District 380 from 2019-2020. She currently serves as Vice-President of Global Peace Women Philippines and Charter President of YWCA-FFPI Marikina Chapter and PRO of All Nations Women's Group.
Aishwarya Chaturvedi
Founder, NIRMAN
Project Leader | Global Peace Women India
Aishwarya Chaturvedi is a Project Leader of GPW International in India. She has developed and implemented a pilot project titled “NIRMAN: Initiative for Life Skills and Education for Underprivileged Children in Uttar Pradesh, India” on improving educational outcomes for underprivileged children in India with Global Peace Women. She taught 12-15 underprivileged students improving their educational performance (as measured by traditional school grades) by 30% (average), and indirect beneficiaries were friends and family members.She is president of Nirman, a non-profit organization she co-founded with her mother that provides underprivileged K-8 level students with access to education at their learning center. Aishwarya is also an LL.M. from Cornell Law School, United States of America.
Sandhya Acharya
Project Leader | Global Peace Women Nepal
Founder, Mahila Pahila
Sandhya began her community engagement as a participant of GPW’s Leadership Academy in 2017. Her capstone project was the Family Values Campaign. Through public theater and open discussion, she created a non-violent, safe platform for women, families, and communities to address hard issues like domestic violence, conflict mediation, and communication. The Family Values Forum Theater has raised awareness, facilitated education, and encouraged change in attitudes and behaviors, reaching more than 7,500 people and training 35 local women leaders. Sandhya eventually established her own independent non-profit, Mahila Pahila, providing underserved women and girls with literacy and income generation training. Sandhya holds a Masters of Social Work.
