International WFWP Conference: "Women's Role in Creating a Culture of Peace" (WFWP Eurasia)

Written By: Olga Vakulinskaya

On March 27, 2021, WFWP Eurasia in cooperation with WFWP of Poland, held an international conference titled “Women’s Role in Creating a Culture of Peace.” There were 430 participants from 15 countries in attendance. Due to the conflicts, tension and misunderstandings in the relationships between countries, WFWP Eurasia believed it was especially important to understand what women (wives, mothers, grandmothers) can do to contribute to peace and harmony in the region and in the world.

Dr. Julia Moon, President of WFWPI, prepared a very heartistic welcoming speech that really moved the hearts of all the participants. There were prominent speakers from Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Armenia and Azerbaijan. All the speakers expressed a strong desire for people in their countries to strive for peace and reconciliation and to raise their children as people who are able to understand the value of each nationality and culture. The importance of respecting people of all countries, as people who are able to contribute to creating a culture of peace, was also mentioned.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have experienced the consequences of war and people in their countries still hold onto a lot of pain and resentment in their hearts. The speeches of the representatives of those nations moved many participants of the conference to tears. Both sides expressed their determination to do their best to prevent any war conflict in the future.

As a culmination of the conference, the newly appointed WFWP President of Armenia shared her dream that she saw, after apologizing and praying for Azerbaijan families. In that dream, she found herself surrounded by Azerbaijan women, and at first, she was afraid that she might be killed. But the Azerbaijan women began caring for her and treating her with unbelievably delicious honey. We could see that many participants including the participants from Azerbaijan could not hold back their tears.

Some reflections of the participants:

“Thank you very much for such a conference! It was a great pleasure to be able to take part in it. All the speeches were very interesting. That’s what it means to be a woman! All did so well and all are for peace!!! It would be great if such women could be the leaders of the world!”

“That is so great that there are such wonderful people – not indifferent, striving to convince people in the world that what is happening in the world depends on each one of us.”