News & Events

2017 Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards – Winners Announced!

Peace Pals International joined with IUCN and DiversEarth for the 20th Anniversary, to inspire peace education around the globe in relation to environmental protection, with the theme of Nature for All – Loving the Earth. Over 4,000 entries received from 35 countries.

Watch the Video of Goi Peace Foundation Forum 2017

Earth Kids Space bridges friendship between earthquake-affected children in Italy and Japan

On October 30, 2017, one year after a major earthquake hit Central Italy, a representative of Earth Kids Space in Italy, Ms. Sonoko Tanaka, visited three elementary schools in Trentino to deliver letters and gifts of art…

Report: ESD Youth Week brings together young leaders from Japan and East Asia

  As part of the ongoing initiative to empower and mobilize youth to advance Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), the Goi Peace Foundation organized an ESD Youth Week in Tokyo in September 2017, in partnersh…

Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons to Receive the 2017 Goi Peace Award

The Goi Peace Foundation will present the 2017 Goi Peace Award to Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, social entrepreneurs and co-founders of Bioneers―an innovative nonprofit educational organization dedicated to disseminating visionary and practical solutions for the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.

Report: Fuji Declaration Symposium “Co-creating a World in Harmony and Balance”

Commemorating the second anniversary of the Fuji Declaration, an international symposium was held on May 12, 2017 at the United Nations University in Tokyo, bringing together visionary leaders from around the world to share their insights and wisdom on the theme “Co-creating a World in Harmony and Balance.”

Contest extended to August 15th: 2017 Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards

Young people (age 5 – 16) are invited to submit their artwork to the 20th Annual Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards. This year’s theme is “Nature for All – Loving the Earth.”

Cast your vote! – Youth Citizen Entrepreneurshp Competition 2017

Young entrepreneurs (age 15-35) from around the world are invited to submit their innovative ideas and projects with a sociental impact, which champions and implements one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

2017 Lecture Series “Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World” starts at the Gumna Prefectural Women’s University

Lecturers for the 2017 academic year include a former premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Colombia, Panama, Germany, Rwanda and Cambodia as well as Japanese diplomats and NGO representatives. The general public is welcome to attend the lectures free of charge.

Call for Essays: 2017 International Essay Contest for Young People

Young people from around the world are invited to enter the 2017 International Essay Contest for Young People organized by the Goi Peace Foundation. The theme for this year’s contest is “Learning from Nature.”