Harare, Zimbabwe - During the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development celebration on May 21, UPF was given the opportunity to give a presentation about character education. Most of those present were students and teachers from 21 high schools.

Harare, Zimbabwe - Rev. Jean Augustin Ghomsi, Southern Africa Sub-regional Director of UPF, introduced character education to 16 youth as part of an educational program from May 1-8. We want to offer this education to other children from different schools, because we believe that character education is important to the development of our youth as future leaders.

Harare, Zimbabwe - A December 11 conference on the theme "The Mission and Responsibility of Ambassadors for Peace” was attended by judges, doctors, businesspeople, religious leaders, and teachers.

Harare, Zimbabwe - The UPF Secretary General worked with the UN Information Center, Iranian Embassy Cultural Department, Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, The Voice of Revival Ministry, and Fatima Zahra Women's Organization to organize a sports tournament and celebration of the UN International Day of Peace.

Harare, Zimbabwe - New Ambassadors for Peace were appointed at the conclusion of an educational program at UPF's Peace Embassy in Harare.

We must seriously remind ourselves that in God we shall stand to survive, but in the insane acts of violence we shall perish. Let us pick ourselves up in the spirit of purpose-centeredness, deep commitment and build a nation second to none. May God help the GNU and bless us all as Zimbabweans, to reach greater heights and all aim to work for genuine freedom, democracy and prosperity.

The International Relief Friendship Foundation, Zimbabwe Chapter is doing very well considering difficulties the country is going through politically and economically, as well as because of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. After offering character education and business education to twenty women from a poor area of Epworth in the capital, Harare, on October 27, 2007, we then gave US$45 to each of the fifteen women who qualified to start businesses of selling vegetables.

In Africa, when the poverty is so severe, people ask me, is God for Africa, too? When they go without food, there is tendency to ask, is God for Africa, too? Thank God, Africa is for all of us. And for all the things that have gone on in the past and those that may be in the present, we thank God because now we can feel protected, not by armies but by peace.