The document introduces the Character Education Initiative of the Universal Peace Federation. It discusses that character education aims to instill virtues in people to help them understand, care about, and act upon core ethical values. It notes the need for character education due to rising moral problems in society like violence, crime, and drug abuse. The initiative teaches virtues like altruism within the framework of three life goals - a purposeful life, loving relationships, and positive contribution to society. It uses storytelling and discusses developing virtues through love in the family as the first school of relationships.