HWPL Signs MOU on the Institutionalization of Peace with Zambia’s Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Local Government

 

 

On March 3, HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light) signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Zambia’s Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security (MOHAIS) and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) for the institutionalization of peace.

This agreement is evaluated as a significant development in that it connects regional-level peace policies with the national framework for stability and administration. In particular, MOHAIS, one of the principal partners in this cooperation, is the key ministry responsible for policing, public safety, and the maintenance of public order. Through this agreement, an institutional foundation has been established for HWPL’s peace programs to be linked with public safety policies.

Accordingly, Zambia’s local government authorities will support the implementation of regional policies through the administrative system, while HWPL will oversee the Legislate Peace (LP) initiative. A wide range of activities, including peace education, the promotion of civic awareness, the strengthening of youth and women’s social participation, and the promotion of interfaith harmony, will be carried out throughout Zambia through the administrative framework.

 

 

In Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, HWPL and local communities have been engaged in various peace activities through close cooperation. In particular, notable examples of these efforts include the “Clean Up, Crime Down” project for crime prevention and environmental cleanup, the installation of a commemorative signboard for Article 10 of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW), “Spread of a Culture of Peace,” and the establishment of Peace Street. These initiatives have made a positive contribution to community safety and environmental improvement. This trilateral agreement marks a step toward linking such local-based activities with national policy.

 

 

This agreement is an example of applying to national policy the principles of conflict prevention and the spread of a culture of peace embodied in the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW). HWPL and Zambia plan to expand the foundation of peace support formed in Lusaka into a national framework for discussion and further develop it into an institutional model that can be shared with neighboring African regions.

This agreement is regarded as an example of strengthening the foundation for conflict prevention and sustainable peacebuilding by linking community-centered peace activities with national policy.