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: RYS-Mongolia
Ulan Bator, Mongolia—In late August, thirty-five RYS participants trekked to the intriguingly beautiful nation of Mongolia. Participants worked in two teams in Ulan Bator with the first helping on the repairs of a monastery. A second work site was at a school where participants helped build a small playground, construct a toilet, painted and landscaped the school grounds.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras— July began with Honduras hosting a major international RYS project as part of the Friendship America's Project. This program brought together youth from fourteen nations in North and South America as part of an effort to promote religious and cultural understanding.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Honduras
Honduras— In early June, the RYS was took part in the inaugural of the Honduras National Youth week and helped support the opening day's festivities. RYS International Director, Rev. John Gehring spoke in front of the National Congress concerning the role of youth in pioneering a path of religious and cultural cooperation in the America's.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Philippines
Batangas, Philippines— Through the sharing of time, labor, conversation and culture with the predominantly Muslim community the RYS participants gained some deep insights into aspects of life and human nature.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Guatemala
Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala— The year began with the RYS active in the America's as Guatemala hosted its second project in Santiago Atitlan on beautiful Lake Atitlan. The project had thirty participants and staff build an additional wing on a school whose student body is composed largely from children who were victims of the recent civil war.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-United Kingdom
Birmingham, Great Britain— Work occurred in Saltley and Nechells (a part of Birmingham's inner city) a nature trail and picnic area was built and an old bus garage was made into a recycling centre and a tree nursery formed was formed.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan— This was a major project which drew participants and staff came from nine nations. Senior education leaders worked to develop the international educational background and communication skills of the participants. Numerous cultural programs were part of the program and the RYS built on the national foundations in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan RYS alumni.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Ghana
Kasoa, Ghana— At the IRFF Agriculture Institute six rooms were constructed by the RYS participants.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Romania
Transylvania, Romania— RYS participants repair a school in rural Transylvania
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras— RYS participants helped roof and build walls for eight classrooms with local workers joining in.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Bangladesh
Bangladesh— Students from the RYS Club at Dhaka University practice interfaith cooperation through a road construction project.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: RYS-Croatia
Drnis, Croatia— Participants worked on four rooms of an out patient clinic, laid the roof, grounds restoration.