Alliance for Recovery
The UPF is determined to help people everywhere get back on their feet after a disaster, whether natural or man made. We partner with other organizations to effect lasting community change. In the United States our list of potential includes the Points of Light Foundation and the ambassadors for peace initiative, and more.
Religious Youth Service: Two Decades of Promoting
Interfaith Cooperation
Since 1985, the Religious Youth Service (RYS)
has provided more then 120 communities in 43 nations
with a model of peace building through its inter-religious
service programs. The RYS model of service includes
living together as a religiously and culturally diverse
community dedicated to the basic spiritual principle
of living for the sake of others. The RYS community
presents to “communities of need” their
volunteer service and a substantial example of fruitful
cooperation. This model is extremely important in helping
people to heal past wounds and gain their own vision
of how to rebuild their communities.
For nearly two decades the RYS has
been training young adults to be global citizens and
many of its current staff are people who have been nurtured
by and have grown through their participation in its
programs and are playing significant roles as community
and national-level change-makers. The RYS often links its work and educational programs
with successful local and national organizations both
small and large such as Caritas, the Red Cross and the
IRFF. RYS often extends partnerships of cooperation
with various ministries and municipalities in the government
sector.
For more information, please
visit the RYS website at: http://www.religiousyouthservice.org.
International Relief Friendship Foundation
IRFF's work has covered many areas of social concern. Major projects, though, have emphasized the areas of (a) healthcare and nutrition, (b) education - including general literacy, education, vocational and agricultural education, and (c) immediate relief for catastrophic events. IRFF has also sponsored seminars, public information programs and training sessions to educate the public about humanitarian needs, the reality of relief work worldwide, and how to develop a service-minded program in one's own community.
For more information, please
visit the IRFF website at: http://www.irff.org.