More ecstatic in these developments are the women in the community. Aside from solar lamp posts in the streets, having a solar lamp at home had helped not only their children’s study habits but also their family income allotment.

“The cost we usually spend for gasoline, are now being used to buy other household needs or we save it for our children’s education,” shared Noemi Santos, mother of three.

Afar from distributing solar lanterns, Korean delegates and Filipino beneficiaries had a tree planting activity together in which they named the trees as “dream trees.” Children in the village participated by writing their dreams in a piece of cloth and tied it on each tree. As the trees grow, the children will be reminded of achieving those dreams and dreaming big.

Global Peace Leadership Exchange is one of the many cultural exchange programs of GPFF geared towards the vision of creating “One Family under God.” In his speech during the Global Peace Convention 2010 in Nairobi Kenya, GPFF Founder Dr. Hyun Jin Moon emphasized that, “serving together in common cause breaks down barriers that exist between peoples in conflict, and can be a powerful instrument for cultural exchange, understanding,