PROFILE OF DR. K.A. PAUL
Dr.
K.A. Paul, founder of Global Peace Initiative (GPI), was born into a
traditional Hindu family in India in 1963.
His spirituality, compassion, and interest in serving people led him to
pursue a practical career in business and politics. He soon realized, however, that the existing
business, social, and political infrastructures in the developing countries
were so overwhelmed with pressing needs that they were simply incapable of
quickly affecting real change. It became
obvious to him that a radical new approach was needed.
The
results have been phenomenal. Through GPI, hundreds of thousands of families—many of limited means themselves—have
committed to adopt street children; and tens of thousands of these children
already have been placed in their new homes.
The “Little Teresas” movement has inspired more than 120,000
impoverished women to adopt the mission of Mother Teresa to serve the hurting
and needy in their communities. More
than 10,000 of these women now receive material support from GPI. When 10,000 children were suddenly orphaned
and left homeless last year after a catastrophic typhoon in Orissa, India, GPI quickly set up a tent city survival center where the children were provided
food, clothing, shelter, comfort, and love until they could be placed in new
homes and families.
Today, GPI maintains schools, children’s homes, medical care facilities, and rescue
centers throughout many of the world’s most needy regions.
MISSION, VISION,
AND GOALS
Mission:
To challenge communities
worldwide to defeat evil with good, hatred with love, and suffering with
compassionate service.
Inspired by the work of Dr. K.A.
Paul, GPI vigorously champions human dignity by creating ongoing initiatives
that inspire local support for suffering people—especially women and
children—who are victims of social, economic, cultural, political, or natural
destructive forces. Through public peace
rallies, education, and a challenging call to serve, Dr. Paul inspires and
fortifies the conscience of the community, encouraging them to embrace and aid
their most vulnerable residents. The
resulting unprecedented groundswell of involvement by millions of concerned
people quickly and radically changes the suffering and the conditions
that caused it in the first place.
Dr.
K.A. Paul, founder of Global Peace Initiative (GPI), was born into a
traditional Hindu family in India in 1963.
His spirituality, compassion, and interest in serving people led him to
pursue a practical career in business and politics. He soon realized, however, that the existing
business, social, and political infrastructures in the developing countries
were so overwhelmed with pressing needs that they were simply incapable of
quickly affecting real change. It became
obvious to him that a radical new approach was needed.
Five
years after starting an effort to rescue street children on his own, Dr. Paul
met Mother Teresa and realized the unlimited potential of just one committed
individual to change lives, social structures, and entire nations for the
better. A simple mission was born in his
heart. Fully embracing that mission, Dr.
Paul dedicated himself to humbly serving others—especially those suffering
because of economic, social, political, or natural conditions beyond their
control. Today, that simple mission has
grown into a worldwide grassroots movement spanning dozens of countries and
many different religions. More than 600
world leaders, including presidents and prime ministers, legislators, and
governors, have heeded his call and joined this effort to dignify every human
being with peace, good health, security, and social justice. The number of people who personally hear Dr.
Paul’s simple—yet radical—message of service to one’s neighbor has grown to
more than 10,000,000 annually—an audience of historic proportions.
The
results have been phenomenal. Through GPI, hundreds of thousands of families—many of limited means themselves—have
committed to adopt street children; and tens of thousands of these children
already have been placed in their new homes.
The “Little Teresas” movement has inspired more than 120,000
impoverished women to adopt the mission of Mother Teresa to serve the hurting
and needy in their communities. More
than 10,000 of these women now receive material support from GPI. When 10,000 children were suddenly orphaned
and left homeless last year after a catastrophic typhoon in Orissa, India, GPI quickly set up a tent city survival center where the children were provided
food, clothing, shelter, comfort, and love until they could be placed in new
homes and families.
Today, GPI maintains schools, children’s homes, medical care facilities, and rescue
centers throughout many of the world’s most needy regions.
The
mission and work of Dr. Paul and Global Peace Initiative is a testimony to the
power of the human spirit when it accepts the challenge to confront evil with
good; hate with love; and suffering with compassionate service. By promoting love and service to others, GPI has created an unprecedented groundswell of personal involvement by millions,
leaving a legacy of peace and security in its wake.
MISSION, VISION,
AND GOALS
To challenge communities
worldwide to defeat evil with good, hatred with love, and suffering with
compassionate service.
Vision:
Global Peace Initiative (GPI) is
devoted to mobilizing grassroots movements within communities—especially those
in developing countries—to resolve conflicts and local human crises with
practical, community-based solutions.
Inspired by the work of Dr. K.A.
Paul, GPI vigorously champions human dignity by creating ongoing initiatives
that inspire local support for suffering people—especially women and
children—who are victims of social, economic, cultural, political, or natural
destructive forces. Through public peace
rallies, education, and a challenging call to serve, Dr. Paul inspires and
fortifies the conscience of the community, encouraging them to embrace and aid
their most vulnerable residents. The
resulting unprecedented groundswell of involvement by millions of concerned
people quickly and radically changes the suffering and the conditions
that caused it in the first place.
Goals:
By 2005,
·
To
place the entire population of street children—estimated at 10,000,000 in
2001—in homes
·
To
provide food and medicine to children in crisis in the 100 most needy countries
·
To
provide a monthly stipend for all the impoverished, elderly women who
participate in the Little Teresas Initiative
