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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 Runs East Africa Project in Kenya
- Wednesday, April 24, 1991
Nairobi, Kenya—The RYS contracted an RYS alumni to organize and help run a project in Kenya. Participants after an orientation in Nairobi went to a Massei home area where they did work on the grounds, fenced areas for grazing and did restoration work on some buildings.
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RYS-Thailand Helps Work on a Hall at an Orphanage
- Saturday, April 13, 1991
Sukhothai, Thailand—RYS participants and staff helped work on a multi-purpose hall at an orphanage which was to be used as a moral education center.
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RYS-Peru Assists in Building a Medical Center for Community of Orphans
- Thursday, February 28, 1991
Lima, Peru—RYS helped in the building of a medical center for a community of orphans called La Citidad por Nino's. This was the first project run in the Spanish language. The project attracted high profile community and national level leaders included the First Lady, Mrs. Fujimora visited the work sight.
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RYS-India Restores Parts of a Famous School
- Wednesday, November 7, 1990
Madras, India—From October 25 to November 7, substantial work was carried out in extending classrooms and restoring part of a famous old school.
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RYS-Thailand Helps Set Up a 3rd National Program
- Friday, October 26, 1990
Ubonratchathami Province, Thailand—The RYS worked on the restoration of a school at the central Buddhist monastery of the region. The weather was extremely hot but repairs and restoration were substantial.
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RYS Held International Alumni Project in United States
- Sunday, August 12, 1990
California, United States—This conference for 500 religious leaders and scholars had a theme that related to passing on the inheritance to the next generation. Most of the participants and staff were worldwide RYS alumni who were invited to attend the Assembly of the World's Religions (AWR).
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RYS-Poland Works at Three Sites in Southwest Poland
- Friday, August 3, 1990
Krakow, Poland—Three work sites, Krakow, Zakopane and Karniowice, all in the Southwest part of Poland, were arranged within a two-hour drive of each other. This project was welcomed by the Polish people and municipal leaders who viewed this as a great opportunity to link their communities to the international youth.
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RYS-Italy Repairs Former Church used for Social Service
- Friday, April 27, 1990
Rome Italy—From April 17th to the 27th, participants repaired a former church that was being used for social services. Most of the participants helped with the carpentry work and light construction tasks.
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RYS-Thailand builds an Orphanage and Day Care
- Friday, April 13, 1990
Southern Thailand—Based on the success of the first Thailand RYS project a second project, was designed and implemented from April 1st to the 13th. Whereas the first project was in the North, the second was carried out in the South and brought participants from all regions of the nation.
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RYS-Thailand Works with Village and Learns from Culture
- Thursday, October 26, 1989
Chang-Mai/Baan Nong Gai Village, Thailand— Thirty-one staff and participants attended this first Thailand National RYS Program, held in the Chiang Mai area, Thailand, on October 17-26, 1989.
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RYS Builds Shelters,Training Centers and Restores Monastery in Three Cities of Italy
- Thursday, August 10, 1989
Rome, Artena and Palestrina, Italy— RYS participants enjoyed the cultural, historic, and sightseeing programs. The educational program offered not only a deep understanding of Christianity but of aspects of all the major world religions.
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RYS Repairs Methodist Church and Dehli Mosque in India
- Wednesday, January 11, 1989
New Dehli, India— RYS participants worked from January 4th to the 11th to restore parts of a Methodist Church and also repaired portions of a Delhi mosque to model the cooperation between people of faith.
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