Youth and Service
Novazzano, Switzerland - UPF-Ticino held the second Peace Cup tournament in the town of Novazzano on May 5. This event brought together 11 teams of young soccer players for one day of sports under the motto “Play Football Make Peace.”
Monza, Italy - In collaboration with the Committee of UISP Monza (the “Italian Union of Sport for All”), UPF-Monza promoted the eighth annual "Peace Cup" tournament among ten teams representing the various nationalities of people living in the area.
Chisinau, Moldova - On May 27, the eve of International Children's Day, volunteers with UPF-Moldova together with the pupils of the Galata Gymnasium visited children at boarding school № 5 in Chisinau. The sixth and seventh-graders and the school psychologist and Ambassador for Peace Lily Golovei prepared and put on a performance of "Brave Elena." Then the children at the boarding school recited poems and sang songs.
Sendai, Japan - In order to revitalize the Tohoku Region in Japan, the worst-affected area of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and also to celebrate the Independence Day of Togo, a music concert was held on April 28 in Sendai city of the Miyagi prefecture, one of the central cities of the Tohoku Region.
Kathmandu, Nepal - Free medical services on the theme “Health Is Happiness” were provided to more than 1,500 people in two cities of Nepal March 12-15, 2013.
Ialoveni, Moldova - In cooperation with the Department of Family and Social Assistance, UPF-Moldova organized a presentation on the theme “The Role of the Social Worker in the community.” The event gathered 87 social workers from all the villages of the Ialoveni Region.
Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands - The Japanese singer Seiko Hatano Lee gave a “Spring Concert” in Huize Glory, North Holland on April 11. It was the last concert of her 2013 visit to Europe, which had been mainly in Germany and Austria; this concert was arranged at very short notice.
Vienna, Austria - "Beyond Fears and Stereotypes" was the theme of a Vienna Youth Forum on March 12. It was inspired by the theme of the Youth Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization conference in February on migration, integration, and innovative ways to tell the story of globalization.
Moscow, Russia - The winter Play Football for Peace tournament took place on the open ground in the yard of House 61 on Lyublinskaya Street in Moscow on February 2.
Puttlam District, Sri Lanka - In the ongoing process of healing the wounds of civil war, participants in a Dec. 15-21, 2012, Religious Youth Service project built a community center in a northwestern Sri Lanka village where Muslim civilians found safe haven during the civil war.
Multan, Pakistan - “Youth of Faith Build Peace by Practice of Love and Service” was the theme of a second project of Religious Youth Service-Pakistan, planned for March 15 to 22. Local and international youth were invited to explore cultural unity through working together in one of the ancient cities of Asia. The program included a international peace conference, planting trees at religious institutions, and visits to historical sites.
Vienna, Austria - On Sunday afternoon, December 16, UPF-Austria held the last of five concerts which were sponsored by the cultural department of the City of Vienna. It was also a Christmas celebration closing the year's activities of UPF in Vienna under the theme “Slovakian Christmas.”