Youth and Service
Colombo, Sri Lanka—Religious Youth Service of Sri Lanka would like to announce its 2016 service project and to invite international volunteers to take part.
Jakarta, Indonesia—UPF held a week-long leadership training program for Indonesian youth in June.
Novazzano, Switzerland—A children’s soccer tournament that rewards friendly and sportsmanlike behavior was held in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino.
Washington, D.C., United States—Young future leaders augmented their year-long training with eight days of learning firsthand about major world religions.
Kathmandu, Nepal—Two Religious Youth Service projects that took place in Nepal were featured in the South Asian newspapers, The Kathmandu Post and The Daily Observer.
Kathmandu, Nepal—Young people from nine nations renovated areas of school in a project of the Religious Youth Service.
Yakkala, Sri Lanka—Young volunteers built a preschool in the Gampaha district northwest of Colombo as part of the annual Religious Youth Service project.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—A Brazilian poet was recognized by UPF-Argentina at a meeting of the “Poetas Livres” group on November 12.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras—From November 4 to 11, representatives of RYS and UPF presented a vision for a peace park to government officials and a former head of state.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—UPF-Ethiopia visited the Muday Charity Association for needy women and children in order to offer aid and services.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—Eighteen Youth Ambassadors for Peace attended a seminar on human rights and peace.
Port Vila, Vanuatu—UPF-Vanuatu has given solar batteries to women in areas where there is no electrical power supply.