The participants of GPB One Asia hail from diverse countries from the pacific, yet their shared understanding is founded on the principle of 'Yes, And', promoting an unconscious yet pervasive atmosphere of support and camaraderie among them.

The mission of the region is to: Use play across borders to build playful and thoughtful community and connection, understanding each culture and nationalities deeply and creating new possibilities for social change among Asia Pacific countries.

The official launch of the GPB One Asia community was by way of a festival called the Food Face Festival #FFF.  The idea of this festival was inspired by our brigadier and founder of House of Holy Humour, Barbara Ann Michaels.  After sharing her almost 300 HoliDaily creations with the GPB Play Book ensemble, Hikaru Lou, the Lead Coordinator of GPB One Asia and one of the Regional Leaders of GPB Japan, picked up on the brilliance of Barbara's creations and was immediately drawn to the idea of piloting one of the HoliDaily playful instructions for GPB One Asia. They were joined by Ishita Sanyal, leader of GPB India, who has long stressed the value of sharing foods as a way of sharing culture and crossing borders.

We are proud to share that GPB One Asia in collaboration with Jester of the Peace pulled off the Food Face Festival successfully.  From July 1 to July 15, 2023 people from all over the world played, shared, connected with food in many creative ways. 

Click this link to view the many creations during the festival and the facebook live sessions too.