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.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Andrew Halim, UPF-New Zealand youth coordinator
Auckland, New Zealand—A Religious Youth Service project in New Zealand gave a group of young people the chance to do hard work with their hands and also understand people of other faiths with their heart.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal—More than 30 young people from around the world participated in a Religious Youth Service project in Nepal in June.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Carol Pobanz, advisor, Religious Youth Service
Nutley, USA—Honduran and American students participated in the “Pathways to Peace” cultural exchange project in New Jersey.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Jana Lajdova, UPF-Australia
Riverwood, Australia—Young people from 16 nationalities and six faiths came together to plant trees in a project of the Religious Youth Service (RYS).
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF-Ukraine
Lviv, Ukraine—Several young people from Korea and Japan journeyed to the historic city of Lviv in western Ukraine to take part in Religious Youth Service projects.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Dinesha Liyanasuriya, secretary general, RYS Sri Lanka
Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka—Members of Parliament and other dignitaries attended the opening ceremony for a village community center built by the Religious Youth Service, a UPF project.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, Director of Public Affairs, UPF Washington DC office
Washington DC, USA – A Christmas gathering for alumni of Religious Youth Service projects took place Dec. 13, 2014 at the Peace Embassy in Washington, DC.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Dr. Chula Senaratne, Secretary General, UPF-Sri Lanka
Rajawaka, Sri Lanka - Young volunteers renovated a dispensary that serves disadvantaged people in the Ratnapura District of Sri Lanka Dec. 6-12, 2014.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Dr. Chula Senaratne
Sri Lanka - Fifty participants with a Religious Youth Service project renovated part of a Sri Lankan hospital from Dec. 6 to 12, 2014.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Mrs. Tomiko Duggan, Director of Public Affairs, UPF-Washington, DC
Washington DC, USA - A Religious Youth Service project in the US capital July 21-24, 2014, introduced young leaders to the vision, spiritual heritage and teachings of various religions as the foundation for developing leadership and peacemaking skills. Participants also met with members of Congress and senior leaders of government during the program.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Mrs. Tomiko Duggan, Director, and Mr. John Haydon, Coordinator, RYS-Washington DC
Washington DC, USA - A Religious Youth Service program in the US capital July 21-24, 2014, featured interfaith education, developing personal leadership and peacemaking skills, and planting trees at a Buddhist monastery.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF - Georgia
Zugdidi, Georgia - A Religious Youth Service project took place July 13-20, 2014 in western Georgia's historic province of Samegrelo.