Youth and Service
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RYS-Haiti works with Friendship Americas Project
- Monday, January 15, 1996
Port-au-Prince, Haiti— The RYS in an effort to work to create a wider network of cooperating organization is working with Friendship America Projects. Participants roofed a school building, helped make a foundation for a clinic and landscaped the terrain at the Haitian Academy.
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RYS Constructs Road in a Rural Sri Lankan Village
- Sunday, December 24, 1995
IIIukativakanda Village, Sri Lanka— Road construction in a small rural village done in conjunction with the Sarvodaya movement.
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RYS and Summerhill Community Development Joins Ongoing Programs
- Wednesday, June 21, 1995
Atlanta, United States— Working with Summerhill Community Development participants, joined their ongoing programs by painting rooms in private houses, gardening, and helping with basic carpentry.
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RYS Offers Services to Help Rebuild in Croatia
- Friday, March 17, 1995
Varasdin, Croatia— Participants helped restore a classroom, numerous refugee's apartments, painted a large dinning room and several hallways, fixed public toilets, and worked on local grounds upkeep.
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RYS Volunteers Paves Road to School in Bangladesh
- Thursday, January 19, 1995
Chittagong/Aburkhil, Bangladesh— Participants carried 3000 bricks to a school and begin constructing a paved road (Amity Road) to the school.
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RYS-Thailand Provides Needed Services in Bangkok
- Saturday, October 29, 1994
Bangkok, Thailand— The work of RYS was slowed down in Thailand on account of government persecution in 1992-3. This project in the North of Thailand was designed to rebuild the RYS and IRFF foundation while providing needed services for the region.
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RYS-India Constructs New Wing at a Boarding School
- Monday, October 3, 1994
Madurai, India— The participants worked on the construction of a new wing at a boarding school for Harijan children and help work on landscaping the area so it is safer for the children to play.
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RYS Renovates a School, Cultural Center, and Orphanage in Turkey
- Saturday, August 6, 1994
Republic of Turkey— Participants worked digging a foundation, building walls, landscaping the area and providing indoor construction and restoration for a school in Ankara. RYS provided a variety of service in Canakale under the guidance of the municipal office. One project included creating and improving the grounds for an outdoor Cultural center.
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Communities Serving Communities, RYS-USA Helps Housing Project
- Thursday, March 24, 1994
Atlanta, United States— In cooperation with the Summerhill Community Development Organization RYS volunteers worked at a housing project.
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RYS Clears Grounds and Restores Light at a School in India
- Sunday, January 9, 1994
Bangalore, India— The small and enthusiastic group of RYS volunteers cleared grounds and worked on light restoration at a school for Spastic Children.
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RYS Peace Festival in South India
- Tuesday, August 31, 1993
Madurai, South India— The RYS Peace Festival was a unique event for the RYS as it was a week full of local and community based events which involved the schools of the community in a variety of activities.
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RYS-Philippines Works on Local Hospitals
- Sunday, May 9, 1993
Aphalit, Philippines— RYS volunteer teams worked on the construction of part of a local hospital.