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: Mihai Calestru, Secretary General, UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - A Religious Youth Service project in Moldova Aug. 3-6, 2014, included a variety of experiential learning activities and service and promoted interfaith understanding.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF - Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines - A Religious Youth Service project on the theme "Interreligious Youth Action in Community Development" took place in two poor areas of Quezon City, Philippines, May 29-31, 2014, in cooperation with Karamay ng Kabataan Center. Participants cleaned and painted at the Toro Hill Park in Barangay Bahay Toro.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Carol Pobanz, Women's Federation for World Peace-New Jersey, USA
Comayagua, Honduras - “It’s not about the pieces… but how they work together” was the theme of an international, intergenerational service project in Honduras Jan. 7-16, 2014.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF - India
New Delhi, India - St. Stephen's College of the University of Delhi hosted a Religious Youth Service project Dec. 16-22, 2013, that included renovating a shelter for children in the slums.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Mrs. Tomiko Duggan, Director of Public Affairs, UPF-Washington DC USA
Jerusalem, Israel - A Religious Youth Service project in Jerusalem Dec. 18-22, 2013, brought together 41 participants from 15 nations for a program of interfaith education, leadership training and community service.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF - Sri Lanka
Nuwara-Eliya, Sri Lanka - A Religious Youth Service project in Walapane, central Sri Lanka, Dec. 13-20, 2013, included educational presentations, leadership development, learning about Sri Lanka's diverse religions and constructing a floor for a village medical clinic.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Religious Youth Service - Nepal
Pokhara, Nepal - A Religious Youth Service project in Pokhara Nov. 24-30, 2013, included community-based volunteer work, educational presentations, interfaith and community visits, interactive programs and cross-cultural learning experiences.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF - Asia
Bangkok, Thailand - Religious Youth Service coordinators from ten nations in Asia participated in a conference on “Peace, Development, and Transformational Leadership for Building Nations of Peace,” in Bangkok Sept. 12-16, 2013.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF - Thailand
Songkhla, Thailand - Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Unificationist youth helped renovate a school building in Songkhla, Thailand, Aug. 21-25, 2013, as part of a Religious Youth Service project that included visits to religious sites and interreligious dialogue.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Religious Youth Service - Estonia
Johvi, Estonia - A Religious Youth Service project at the Johvi Lutheran Church in northeastern Estonia Aug. 1-10, 2013, included improving the building and grounds of the church, activities in the community and presentations on relationship-building, team work and a culture of heart.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: UPF - Georgia
Zugdidi, Georgia - A Religious Youth Service project July 20-28, 2013, in western Georgia included renovating a social center, doing ecological activities, visiting places of worship, educational programs and sports.
- Religious Youth Service
- Written by: Shehreen Ataur Khan
The journey of this year’s Religious Youth Service project in Nepal started on June 1 when participants got on the bus heading from Kathmandu Valley to Nuwakot. Throughout the bus ride, the scenery of the surrounding places enchanted everyone because of its mountainous picturesque beauty. Although the bus journey went a little bumpy, the exhaustion went away once the participants arrived at the Shree Bhairam Secondary School, where the school principal along with the teachers and students greeted the participants with their traditional silk scarf, vermilion, and flowers.