The Way to Happiness in Darién
The National Border Service of Panama, known as SENAFRONT, is charged with safeguarding Panama’s borders and population—but its work also extends into community outreach and humanitarian support. In the remote Darién Province, along the Panama–Colombia border, SENAFRONT has partnered with TWTH Panama to bring practical moral guidance to local and indigenous communities facing ongoing challenges.
The project began with an assessment tour through villages of the Emberá tribes along the Rio Chico and Tupiza Rivers. TWTH representatives and SENAFRONT officers met with community leaders to understand their most urgent needs. Alongside a lack of medicine and health services, residents voiced concerns about security, citing robberies and lingering fear after having experienced narco-guerrilla crossfire in past years.
In response, TWTH Panama began training SENAFRONT officers in The Way to Happiness so they can serve as stabilizing influences in their areas. So far, 63 officers and 56 cadets have been trained, with the first officers already distributing TWTH booklets in local schools. Coordination is also under way with religious organizations to provide medical assistance and additional support.
This growing collaboration marks an important first step—offering a glimpse of a happy future for Darién and beyond.
WE REALLY WANT TO hear FROM YOU
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, ECUADOR
“You see the results, you see the actions, so for me, it is an honor—an honor to be able to meet you, work with you and, above all, know that I have that support and that the country has that support.”
COMMANDER OF JUNIOR GUARD, BRAZIL
“Through the book The Way to Happiness and the lectures, the students have acquired much knowledge. They bring this knowledge from the book to their own home every day and talk to their parents about what it contains.”
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, NEPAL
“The Way to Happiness taught me to make society ethical, to make children contribute, to bring about a good character that is moral.”
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, HONDURAS
“For us, The Way to Happiness has an importance that we value as authorities because we frame it within the prevention strategies.”
POLICE TRAINING OFFICER, UNITED STATES
“I have 3,500 hours of police training and I have never seen training such as this. Reading that book and thinking about ways to happiness, it just makes you think and act differently.”
CONGRESSMAN, UNITED STATES
“We’re talking about teachers, students, officers, politicians all coming together and embracing The Way to Happiness. It’s definitely made my community better, it’s made me better and it’s made the results coming out of our neighborhoods better.”
LOCAL MEDIATION COMMITTEE CHAIR, TAIWAN
“It creates an effect on people in a very short period of time, from family relationships to the interaction between people, including the real value of one’s life. If more and more people understand The Way to Happiness, we will have a better future—of that I am certain.”
FACTS
IGNORED AT A COST
Overlooking the 21 precepts of The Way to Happiness has real consequences.
9 IN 10
ADULTS
in Europe live an unhealthy lifestyle
209,000,000
PEOPLE
worldwide are dependent on alcohol
1 IN 4
CHILDREN
worldwide have experienced abuse or neglect during their lifetime
23
PERCENT
of people admit to having cheated on a partner
5.4 BILLION
PEOPLE
live in countries with serious levels of religious persecution
SHARE THE ROAD
TO A HAPPIER LIFE
Each of The Way to Happiness precepts is predicated on the reality that one’s survival depends on the survival of others and that, without the survival of others, no joy or happiness is attainable.
L. Ron Hubbard stated: “If one keeps the edges on the road, one can’t go far wrong. True excitement, happiness and joy come from other things, not from broken lives.
“If you can get others to follow the road, you yourself will be free enough to give yourself a chance to discover what real happiness is.”
Therefore, we offer bundles of 12 booklets so you can read it yourself and give copies to your contacts and friends.
