Quarterly Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1
Inside this Issue:
Message of the Chairperson
Picture of the month
Global Peace Pioneers serving
the IDPs of Malakand Division
Success Story
GPP observed 64th
Anniversary of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki Days through a
picture Exhibition on 6th
August 2009
International Humanitarian
Day
Peace Quote of the month
Formation of Peace Groups
Peace Poem of the Month
Be a Volunteer!
Want to become peace
Ambassador for the
development of community?
PICTURE OF THE
MONTH
July-September 2009
Chief Editor: Hina Iqbal Editor: Khan Muhammad
“When the power of love overcomes the love of
power, the world will know peace.”- Jimi Hendrix
Message of the Chairperson
Peace, harmony and tolerance are aims on which Global Peace Pioneers has been
working on since its inception as basic foundations of its day-to-day activities.
Progressively more, peace and development have become inextricably linked and it is
in this context that I carry out my duties as Chairperson of the Global Peace Pioneers.
As recent events (in the name of terrorism) have painfully reminded us, the human
mind is capable of breeding intolerance, harboring hatred and inflicting pain on fellow
human beings. It is indeed this side of the human mind that poses the gravest
challenge for mankind. The challenge is to prevent the human mind from becoming
consumed by ignorance, fear, violence, fratricide and intolerance.
The level of these challenges requires, more than ever, all human beings to work
together in finding new solutions. One lesson learned from the past is that to prevent
history from repeating itself, the values of nonviolence, tolerance and democracy will
have to be inculcated in every woman and man – children and adults alike.
To promote the culture of peace, GPP will generate the mindset that is a prerequisite
for the transition from force to reason, from conflict and violence to dialogue and
peace. Culture of peace will then provide the base to support a stable, progressing and
prospering world - a world that is finally at peace with itself.
We need a movement that creates a culture of peace and non-violence in the world
and promotes dialogue among nations. A movement that ensures that amity would
replace atrocity, harmony would overcome hatred and stability would remove
suspicion.
There is also need for greater understanding and co-existence between the different
nations of the world and spread the message of harmony in a peaceful manner. Since
Pakistan is a nuclear armed country it is very important that the destructive
implications of nuclear weapons be exposed to all and advocates a safe and peaceful
world for us and our future generations.
Last but not least I am very thankful to GPP team and peace ambassadors who work
painstakingly in order to support and bring peace at grass-root level.
HINA IQBAL
Chairperson GPP
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Global Peace Pioneers serving the IDPs of Malakand
Division
GPP distributed the relief items
(includes Food items, hygiene kits
and Student studying kits) among
1000 Internally Displaced Families in
three Union Councils of District Swabi,
North West Frontier Province of
Pakistan.
GPP’s staff registering IDPs in Swat
before distribution of food items,
NFIs and Hygiene kits
From the start GPP is playing a
significant role to assist IDPs in the
conflict zone of North Pakistan and
distributed relief items to vulnerable
displaced families living in schools and
host communities.
GPP has registered 1000 families;
those 1000 included widows, orphans,
elderly people and disabled people.
The Poor of the poorest and most
vulnerable were on the priority while
identifying the direct beneficiaries. In
August, 2009 GPP made an
assessment report on the Returnee
situation in the district of Buner and is
involved in helping the IDPs settle
down in the areas which have been
cleared out of the militants and are
considered safe zones.
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Success Story
My name is Iqbal Hussain s/o Ameer
hussain. I am from Mingora, Swat. I
came here in Marghuz, Swabi some
40 days ago .By profession I was a
Tailor in main Mengora Bazaar. I am
35 years old and we are six family
members. It was a terrible situation.
When my family and I left home, we
had no transport service available at
that time. We traveled many
Kilometers on foot. On the way, one
of stray bullets hit me on my right
thigh. It was unbearable. My brothers
took me on their shoulders and
traveled for many Kilometers. We
faced many problems at the time
when we arrived. The utmost was
searching shelter. We wandered for a
week in search of a suitable shelter.
Both food and non-food items were
my urgent needs.
I knew about GPP on the same day
when GPP’s team was registering
IDPs for their relief package. I
received food items from GPP. The
food quality was good and it was up
to the standard. The food was
sufficient and I used it with great
care. GPP’s food package was good
and as far as the comparison is
concerned, the food was full of
energy. I had not received such a
standard package before from any
other organization. Six persons of my
family will be benefited for next 15
days. The distribution way of GPP was
very well-organized and transparent.
I would like to thank GPP for their
support and sympathy for people like
us.
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GPP observed 64th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days through

a picture Exhibition on 6th August 2009

On August 6th 1945, at precisely 8:15 in the

morning, the U.S. detonated an Atomic
Bomb over the city of Hiroshima. Three
days later on August 9th, at precisely 11:02
in the morning - a second Bomb was
exploded over the city of Nagasaki. Global

Results of the Event

Through the picture exhibition Global
There is need to Peace Pioneers highlighted the need for
greater understanding and co-existence
promote the message between the people of different nations
of peace through of the world and spread the message of
harmony in a peaceful way. Since
worldwide nuclear
Pakistan is a nuclear armed country it is
disarmament – essential that the destructive
Chairperson, GPP implications of nuclear weapons be
Peace Pioneers, an indigenous organization exposed to all and advocates a safe and
established with an aim to make globe a peaceful world for us and our future
symbol of peace, observed Hiroshima and generations. People from different walk
Peace Quote Nagasaki Days through a picture exhibition
(on 6th August 2009) with the objectives of
of life attended the event. They were
students, social activists, NGOs
Workers, Foreign Nationals, Diplomats
of the month recalling the history and learn from it. The
event was based on the theme of ‘Support a and peacemakers. All participants at the
“Peace is not the product of terror World without Nuclear Weapons’. The event event offered their silent prayers at
or fear; was an effort to denounce all kind of 8:15 am (2315 GMT Wednesday); the
Nuclear weapons which is the cause of exact moment the bomb was dropped
much destruction and loss of life in the in 1945. Subsequently they watched the
Peace is not the silence of exhibition with great enthusiasm and
world and also to show firm solidarity with
cemeteries; the effort by GPP was immensely
the Japanese people on this day of pain and
national grief. appreciated by public and the media.
Peace is not the silence of violent
repression.
International Humanitarian Day
Peace is the generous, tranquil
contribution of all to the good of The World held the very first
all; Humanitarian day on August 19th
2009. To show support and
solidarity on the Inauguration of
Peace is dynamism;
World Humanitarian day lobal Peace
Pioneers (GPP) organized a Lecture
Peace is generosity. in Star Public School for the
students and teachers in Ternol,
It is a right and a duty.”—Oscar Islamabad with the concept
Romero “Sacrificing one’s life to save
another”.
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This day is honored globally to pay tribute to

all humanitarian workers who are selflessly
dedicated to serving humanity regardless of
danger to their own lives and some of them
have paid the price for that. The theme of the
lecture is dedicated to those entire
humanitarian and aid workers who lost their
lives while trying to assist communities in
distress around the world, many of whom
came from those very communities.
Talking to the students’ and Teachers Global
Peace Pioneers’ Ms. Hina Iqbal highlighted the
significance of this day and also praised the
brave men and women who sacrificed their
lives to save less vulnerable in conflict zones.
Ms. Iqbal asserted that the focus of the
humanitarian day is primarily on honoring
those whose lives have been lost while
engaged in humanitarian operations, but
emphasis is also placed on current
humanitarian needs and challenges that we
face especially in our North Pakistan. Towards
the end she said that we should be dedicated
to the mission of Peace and never forget
those peacemakers and Humanitarian
workers who died while performing their
dangerous duties.
Formation of Peace Groups
For that we regularly form interfaith
Peace groups from within the
Pakistani society and equip them
with tools and knowledge to
become peace Ambassadors and
also teach them lessons of Peaceful
co-existence through training and
workshops in an innovative way.
GPP proudly announces that it has
created such 30 Peace groups at
Ternol and in slums area of
Islamabad and continues to create
Talks with peace groups by GPP peace groups of campus students,
trained teachers. women and men co communities
and children of various schools and
Global Peace Pioneers is devoted to
out of schools on a regular basis.
the achievement of peace in all
respect.
Want to become
Peace Poem of peace Ambassador
for the
the Month
development of
community?
Peace

Be a Volunteer! If I'd want to start peace,

Global
initiated
Peace
formation
Pioneers
of
has
peace
Where should I start?
Volunteers are seldom paid; not because First, my country, groups titled PEACE
they are worthless, but because they are AMBASSADORS in every province
PRICELESS! But where in my country? of Pakistan whose work is to
Well, from my town, bridge-building between people in
Pakistan and from countries which
Dear reader, have contrasting and often
But where in my town?
My neighborhood, conflicting, political, cultural,
GPP is working at gross-root level from philosophical and religious
community to community in order to build approaches. The aim of Peace
peace among the communities. Hence, GPP is But where in that neighborhood?
My own street, of course, Ambassadors is to reduce racism,
currently looking for volunteers from NWFP,
questions war in the World. GPP
Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan provinces who
But where in it? promote peace, interfaith,
are interested to work as GPP correspondents tolerance and harmony through
or peace keeper in the region. You can also From myself,
different educational workshops
share your talents with us like and trainings. GPP invites you to
Paintings From myself, and from those I
quarrel with! join hands in promoting peace
Articles related to peace, across the world.
tolerance, interfaith
Peace Messages By Yonah, Class 5
Peace poetry/poems
Peace songs
GPP always welcome your comments, writings and suggestions and criticisms as well. Please write to us at given below
address.

Global Peace Pioneers – NGO®,

House # 351, Street # 15, G – 10/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: +0092 51-2290086, +0092 51-5875861,
Email: peacepioneers@yahoo.com, URL: www.globalpeace.net.pk