HWPL chairman bags Mahatma Gandhi prize for peace

Gyeonggi / Emirates Business

Man Hee Lee, Chairman of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) was bestowed with the “Mahatma Gandhi Prize for Non-Violent Peace” at the Peace Palace in Gyeonggi, South Korea on July 19.
Mahatma Gandhi Prize for Nonviolent Peace, is an international award boasting of renowned past winners, including Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher and S D Sharma.
Along with Chairman Lee, Chairwoman Nam Hee kim of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) and Dr. Alexander Kim, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Sakha, Republic of the Russian Federation received the Gandhi Prize.
“The greatest peace prize is peace on Earth and this is the legacy that we should leave to our future generations. This will become the peace prize that will pave the way to the peaceful lives of humanity. I would like to accept this prize as a lesson that keeps me going for the work of peace,” said Chairman Lee during his acceptance speech.
Chairwoman Kim said, “Mahatma Gandhi was not only a leader of India but also a peace activist who awakened the whole world. I would like to extend my word of gratitude to the foundation named after him for bestowing this prestigious award. I would like to share my joy of receiving this meaningful award with the IWPG members and 3.6 billion women of the world. When the light of HWPL and the light of the Gandhi foundation meet, I believe that we will be able to overcome any obstacles before our goal.”
The two Chairpersons were recognized for their great contributions to the reconstruction of human society and world peace by spreading the noble spirits of “Non-Violence, Universal Brotherhood, Service, and Unity of all Religions & Excellence in the field of all related peace work.”
Chairman Lee and HWPL’s initiatives for peace have been comprehensively expanding Gandhi’s vision for nonviolence through peace law campaigns and alliance of religions meetings, thus bringing forth world peace and the cessation of war. The organization has pioneered various peace activities with IWPG .