CategoryEngaged Buddhism

The SGI develops various activities to promote gender equality by supporting the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and gender dimensions of the SDGs. These include events supporting the activities of UN Women and the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The “Young Women’s Stories—Fostering Leadership” project explores how young women’s personal development

In support of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (2005– ) and the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training (2011), the SGI has developed educational tools that illustrate the transformative impact of human rights education and promote a culture of human rights where dignity and equality are paramount. The SGI is

The SGI’s efforts to promote education for sustainable development (ESD) and climate action seek to engage a broad spectrum of people and inspire hope in each person’s ability to initiate change. They include exhibitions, a film as well as the SDGs for All media project with INPS and are designed to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote the

The SGI is working to expand grassroots support and global solidarity for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Examples include its People’s Decade for Nuclear Abolition campaign, now in its second decade, exhibitions communicating the inhumanity of nuclear weapons, recording the experiences of atomic bomb survivors and petition drives. Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons The