Religious Youth Service
UPF chapters organize Religious Youth Service projects that offer service-learning opportunities with a special focus on developing personal leadership and peacemaking skills. Through living together and providing altruistic service in a community, participants demonstrate that it is possible for our global human family to come together in peace for our mutual well being.
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RYS-India Announces 2016 Project
- Monday, October 24, 2016
Lucknow, India—The Religious Youth Service of India will hold its 2016 service project in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India from November 25 to 29 and invites international volunteers to participate.
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Pakistan Hosts Fifth RYS Project
- Thursday, October 6, 2016
Lahore, Pakistan—Twenty-five young people helped rebuild a church building in Lahore in a Religious Youth Service project that took place in the city from October 2 to 6.
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Siberian Youth Project Seeks Culture of Peace
- Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Novosibirsk, Russia—The multifaceted project "Path for Youth toward a Culture of Peace" took place from September 12 to 21, 2016.
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RYS Project Builds Community Center in Sri Lanka
- Friday, August 19, 2016
Ampara, Sri Lanka—Youth from ten nations helped build a community center as part of the annual Religious Youth Service project in Sri Lanka.
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UPF-Russia Announces Religious Youth Service Program
- Thursday, August 11, 2016
Novosibirsk Russia—UPF-Russia is now registering participants for a very interesting program called “Service of Youth from Different Religions for the Sake of Peace,” which will take place from September 21 to 22, 2016, in the city of Novosibirsk.
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RYS of Sri Lanka Announces 2016 Project
- Sunday, July 10, 2016
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.
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Young Americans Learn Firsthand about World Faiths
- Saturday, May 28, 2016
Washington, D.C., United States—Young future leaders augmented their year-long training with eight days of learning firsthand about major world religions.
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RYS-Nepal Projects Featured in Media
- Monday, May 9, 2016
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.
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Youth Leaders Participate in RYS Project in Nepal
- Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Kathmandu, Nepal—Young people from nine nations renovated areas of school in a project of the Religious Youth Service.
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Religious Youth Service Project - Building a School in Sri Lanka
- Friday, December 18, 2015
Yakkala, Sri Lanka—Young volunteers built a preschool in the Gampaha district northwest of Colombo as part of the annual Religious Youth Service project.
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RYS Shares Vision for Peace Park in Honduras
- Wednesday, November 11, 2015
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.
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RYS: Youth Leadership Program
- Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Washington, D.C., USA—Young leaders from around the world participated in a Religious Youth Service project in Washington, D.C. from July 12-15.
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