Women's Federation for World Peace International-Asia Region
Women's Federation for World Peace International-Asia Region
WFWPI focuses on poverty eradication through worldwide service projects. In 1994, more than one thousand WFWP volunteers from Japan went to live in one hundred and sixty nations, for the purpose of establishing projects in support of women and families. WFWPI currently maintains fifty-seven service projects worldwide in the areas of education; women’s self-help; agriculture; AIDS prevention; nutrition, and medical aid. WFWP, USA supports seven "Schools of Africa" through an annual series of benefits held around the US.
Since 1997, WFWP, Japan has sponsored a noteworthy series of women’s conferences on the topic of Peace in the Middle East. This series has brought prominent women together from throughout the Middle East region to explore ways they can work together to advance peace in that region. Over the years this series has been held in Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, and Switzerland. Themes have included, "Women and the Future of the Middle East", "The Role of Families in Creating a Peaceful Middle East"; "Women and a Culture of Peace"; "Women and the Dialogue among Civilizations"; and "The Realization of Peace in Women’s Hands: Meeting the Challenge".
In 2002, WFWP, International established the "One Percent Love Sharing Project". Through donations of $1 per month, or $12 per year, WFWPI is helping those less fortunate. With an initial focus on women and children in North Korea, this project "exemplifies the spirit with which WFWP was founded, the practice of true love and sharing".