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08 The Origins of the Peace Dream Foundation PEACE DREAM FOUNDATION The Peace Dream Foundation (PDF) was officially inaugurated in Seoul, Korea in June 2008 in the presence of Mohammed bin Ham- mam, President of the Asian Football Confederation and Ms Abudaka Tahani, minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in Palestine, who was the recipient of the first Peace Dream award. Several former national leaders including Sir James Mancham of the Seychelles and Stanislau Shushkevich of Belarus were also present. In his speech President Hyun Jin Moon explained that the PDF was being created to bring the activities of the Sun Moon Peace Football Foundation, founded in 2002, and sponsor of the Peace and Peace Queen Cups, ´Play Football Make Peace`, a project of the World Asso- ciation of NGOs, and other sporting activities together in one organiza- tion to create “a global brand that can extend to include our activities of sports and culture beyond football.” Since the official inauguration in Korea branches of the Peace Dream Foundation have been registered in Madrid, Spain in May 2008, and in New York City.