Youth and Service
Newark, New Jersey - Religious Youth Service projects in Newark, New Jersey during August 2008 included a basketball fundraiser, Scholars for Ballers, and building a mosaic bench to encourage conversation and understanding at St. Peter's Recreation Center.
Myanmar - The International Relief Friendship Foundation extends its thanks to the many generous donors who responded to its request for donations to assist people in Myanmar who lost their homes because of the floods following Cyclone Nargis that hit this Southeast Asian nation on May 2, 2008.
Nairobi, Kenya - The National Museums of Kenya is a unique organization that has been at the forefront in environmental conservation efforts with numerous resources and initiatives developed towards research, awareness creation, and policy formulation in environmental issues.
Nepalis displaced when the Kosi River burst its banks during the monsoon season on Aug. 18, 2008, and changed course are in urgent need of health check-ups and medicine.
Les Ulis, France - As the summer holidays were coming to an end, girls in Les Ulis were invited for an afternoon of crafts on Aug. 26, 2008.
Brokopondo, Suriname - Twenty-one Religious Youth Service participants spent Aug. 15-26, 2008 clearing bush and debris from the war-torn community of Brokopondo, clearing a path to a multipurpose court which had also been abandoned since the time of the military coup in 1980, and restoring playground equipment.
Brokopondo, Suriname - Testimonies from two Religious Youth Service participants about their experience in Brokopondo, Suriname.
Mongolia - In the State of the World’s Children Report 2008, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) noted that Mongolia has made great strides in reducing infant mortality. This is good progress towards the UN Millennium Development Goal of reducing the rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.The current under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births is 43, which was 109 in 1990.
Nairobi, Kenya - International Youth Day activities in Kenya began at the Peace Embassy Hall on August 12 and continued with a procession to Uhuru Park in the heart of Nairobi. The theme chosen for this UN celebration day was: "Youth and Climate Change: Take Action Now."
Watford, England - Inspired by their participation in a Family Fun Day in 2007, the Muslim Awareness Forum organized a Family Fun Day in Watford, England, on August 10 to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The importance of character education and family culture are manifest in pre-Olympic civic education campaigns in China. Two women’s organizations jointly sponsor women professors lecturing in the main districts of Beijing. One is the Beijing Municipal Women’s Federation and the other the Women’s Sub-committee of the Beijing Committee of China Democratic League, which is comprised mainly of intellectuals.
Beit Shemesh, Israel - Fifteen young Europeans arrived in Jerusalem on July 1, 2008, for an International Youth Leadership project in Bethlehem and Beit Shemesh.