Living Peace Through Nature, Faith, and Cities: HWPL’s Grassroots Approach Across Regions

Peace is often discussed in conference halls and policy documents, but around the world, it is also being shaped through daily actions—planting trees, visiting places of worship, and bringing citizens together in cities. In late 2025, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) continued to expand this approach by supporting environmental recovery in Mongolia and fostering interfaith and civic cooperation in Germany.

Though these initiatives took place in different contexts, each reflected the same underlying idea: peace grows stronger when it becomes part of everyday life.

Environmental Peace in Mongolia: Reforestation as Shared Responsibility

On November 18, HWPL signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Organization for Peace (IOP) to support Mongolia’s nationwide “Third Tree” campaign, aligning with the Mongolian president’s initiative to plant one billion trees.

Mongolia faces severe environmental challenges, including desertification, soil erosion, and the expansion of barren land due to climate change. These issues not only threaten local livelihoods but also affect neighboring countries through dust storms and ecosystem disruption.

As part of this effort, HWPL also entered into cooperation with Mongolia’s Forestry Agency, reinforcing a multi-sector partnership involving government bodies, civil society, and youth volunteers. Since 2023, HWPL’s Mongolia branch has led the “Mongolia Peace Green Wave” campaign, aiming to plant 100,000 trees by 2030.

In 2025 alone, more than 1,000 young volunteers and 50 institutions—including national parks, botanical gardens, and research centers—participated, resulting in the planting of approximately 9,000 trees. For organizers, the project represents more than environmental recovery; it frames ecological restoration as a foundation for long-term peace and regional stability.

Interfaith Understanding in Frankfurt: Learning Through Encounter

In Germany, HWPL focused on peacebuilding through dialogue and mutual understanding. On September 9, HWPL conducted the 10th session of its Peace Mosaic Program (PMP) in Frankfurt, visiting a local mosque operated by the Pakistani Muslim community.

The Peace Mosaic Program invites participants to visit diverse religious spaces—such as mosques, temples, gurdwaras, and churches—to learn directly about different faith traditions through personal interaction. Rather than debate, the program emphasizes listening, hospitality, and respectful exchange.

During the visit, participants learned about Islamic beliefs and practices, including the Five Pillars of Islam, and discussed how values of peace and coexistence are understood within the tradition. A shared meal afterward provided a relaxed setting for deeper conversation and questions.

Since its launch, the program has included visits to Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim places of worship and continues on a monthly basis. Participants frequently describe the experience as an opportunity to replace assumptions with understanding and to build trust through direct human connection.

Civic Peace in the City: Frankfurt’s “Peace City Night”

Peacebuilding in Frankfurt also extended beyond religious dialogue into the civic sphere. On October 13, approximately 100 citizens gathered at Lokalbahnhof in Sachsenhausen for “Peace City Night,” a public forum dedicated to exploring what peaceful coexistence means in an urban setting.

The event was organized under the Peace City 069 Network, a coalition launched in January 2025 that now includes over 30 civic groups, companies, and cultural and religious organizations. The network promotes cooperation across sectors to reduce division and strengthen social trust within the city.

Discussions centered on collaboration as a practical necessity in diverse urban environments. Participants shared ongoing projects, proposed new ideas, and reflected on how everyday cooperation—or its absence—shapes the social atmosphere of a city. Cultural performances and creative programs followed, reinforcing the message that peace is sustained not only through dialogue, but through shared experiences.

Peace as a Pattern of Everyday Action

From tree-planting in Mongolia to interfaith visits and civic dialogue in Frankfurt, these initiatives were not designed as symbolic gestures. Each addressed concrete challenges—environmental degradation, religious misunderstanding, and urban fragmentation—through practical cooperation.

While the contexts differed, the approach remained consistent: peace is cultivated through repeated actions that connect people to their environment, to one another, and to their shared responsibilities. HWPL’s activities suggest that peace does not begin with grand declarations alone, but with everyday choices to plant, visit, listen, and collaborate.

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