Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation

Peace Culture Promotion

About the Program

HPDF’s and HPC’s Peace Culture Program 2017-2020 aims to promote Peace Culture’s core values:

  • No to violence & respect for all life
  • Equity; democratic participation & human rights; earth citizenship; cultural heritage
  • Listening to understanding and dialogue; tolerance & respect for difference and diversity
  • Compassion, solidarity & Inclusion
  • Sound balance between national identity and global citizenship

It was designed to foster awareness, attitude, and behavior towards appreciation for peace, elimination of violence, and resolution of social and family disputes on the basis of the rule of law and mutual respect, upholding a humane and cultured lifestyle. The mode of implementation is a Peace Culture Day (PCD) held in 2018, 2019 and 2021 respectively. Each was preluded by a launch event. PCD 2018 on October 13, focusing on the theme ‘For a Non-Violence Society’. PCD 2019, on December 8, focused on the theme ‘For a humane and peaceful society – Let’s join hands to prevent and push back violence & abuse’, especially towards women and children. Under the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances, PCD 2020 was launched on November 7, 2020, and officially held on April 2, 2021, with the theme ‘Living in Peace: Me, Us and All of Us’.

Main Activities

Launch of PCP Program (Nov .18, 2017) introduces to the public and VNU-HCM students the Program’s concept, purposes, and tentative activities to be implemented during 2017-2020.
PCD 2018 highlights Peace Culture core values and provides diverse presentations and manifestations of peace culture from over 30 participating organizations/groups/famous people.
PCD 2019 focuses on the themes concerning school violence, abuse and violence against women and children, and youth-related online violence and abuse.
PCD 2020 devotes to the theme ‘Peace & Arts’ with peace talks shared by well-known speakers with students and young audiences.

Associates & Sponsors

  1. UNESCO Viet Nam
  2. UNICEF Viet Nam – HCMC Office
  3. HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO)
  4. LIN Center for Community Development (LIN Center)
  5. Hoa Sen University
  6. Soul Music & Performing Arts Academy (SMPAA)
  7. Áo Dài Museum
  8. TOMATO Children’s Home
  9. Gaia Nature Conservation
  10. Tue Duc School
  11. HCMC Book Street
  12. Artist Ha Anh Tuan
  13. Dr. Alexander Tu Nguyen

Our Gallery

Standing Vice President

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Tien

Former Secretary General, Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Tien is currently Standing Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF)

  • She has been a founding member of HPDF
  • Executive Member of the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation (VPDF)
  • Member of the standing committee of the HCMC Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF)
  • Executive Member of the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO)
  • Secretary General of HUFO from 2007 to 2011
  • Ms. Tien holds a Master degree in Development Management (MDM) from the Asian Institute of Management (Philippines)