What is the world you have been longing for? what is the world you would like to hand down for your descendants? People wish for peace but think it is like a dream which is difficult to come true. However, if these little dreams come together, what would happen?
In the late 1990s there came the financial crisis called the IMF crisis in Korea. Due to the economic depression, many people lost their jobs and the crime rate increased rapidly.
Korea submerged into the desperate situation. However, people wanted to take their country out of this situation. Somebody's little wish to save their own country turned out to become our wish to save our own country. Along the way, the gold collection campaign started in the wish of saving country and spread nationwide. It had played an important role in Korea's economic recovery.
Likewise, it would be impossible for just one to make something happen, but possible for all of us to do so. I believe it is the same as peace. You wonder how peace can be achieved. MANNAM, the volunteer association, has done many things for the peace achievement. For example, last September, MANNAM held the World Peace Festival and representatives of various countries across the globe, such as diplomats, world leaders and international press, were in attendance and many brought their families and friends to this event. It was held in order to demonstrate the spirit of peace and join with others in the same goal. This year Mannam plans to found a youth organization and perform its ceremony for the sake of cessation of war.
The slogan of MANNAM, 'When light meets light, there is victory', is being built up by us. The peaceful world which everyone wants and we have to hand down for our descendants!
Would you join us to make it together?
