FOLLOW US
Religious Youth Service
RYS Joins in Global Parliament for the World's Religions
December 30, 1997
Cape Town, South Africa—RYS participants joined the World Parliament of Religion's and shared the intercultural and interfaith experience with some of the 7000 participants.
Religious Youth Service Tackles More Environmental Work in the Philippines
October 30, 1997
Batangas, Philippines—In late October, the RYS held its second project of the year in the state of Batangas in the Philippines. Based on the success of the first project, the RYS returned to tackle additional environmental work.
Japanese Participants Has Meaningful Experience at a Religious Youth Service Project in Mongolia
August 31, 1997
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.
Honduras Hosts International RYS Project as a Part of Friendship Americas
July 31, 1997
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.
RYS Takes Part in the Inaugural Honduras National Youth Week
June 30, 1997
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.
RYS-Philippines Participates in Evironmental and Social Service Work Project
March 31, 1997
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's Participates in Fifth Friendship Americas Project
January 31, 1997
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 Does Green Projects in Great Britain
September 8, 1996
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.
Numerous Cultural Programs Join RYS in First 'As Friends' Project in Taiwan
August 31, 1996
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.
RYS Participants Construct Rooms at the IRFF Agriculture Institute in Ghana
August 26, 1996
Kasoa, Ghana— At the IRFF Agriculture Institute six rooms were constructed by the RYS participants.
Religious Youth Service Repairs A School in Rural Transylvania.
August 11, 1996
Transylvania, Romania— RYS participants repair a school in rural Transylvania
RYS's Third Friendship America's Project Builds Classrooms with Locals in Honduras
July 2, 1996
Tegucigalpa, Honduras— RYS participants helped roof and build walls for eight classrooms with local workers joining in.
RYS Participants Practice Interfaith Cooperation Through a Road Construction Project in Bangladesh
May 13, 1996
Bangladesh— Students from the RYS Club at Dhaka University practice interfaith cooperation through a road construction project.
RYS-Croatia Participants Assists in Restoring a Clinic
April 7, 1996
Drnis, Croatia— Participants worked on four rooms of an out patient clinic, laid the roof, grounds restoration.
RYS-Sri Lanka Works to Restore Playground in Gampaha District
March 17, 1996
Koskandawala, Sri Lanka— At a temple premises in Gampaha district restoration work on a playground and grounds of the local pre-school.
Roads Widened in India with RYS
February 25, 1996
Karukutty, Kerala, South India— RYS worked on widening rural village roads along with local villages based on the foundation of Gramswaraj, a Gandhian rural development outreach based at the Mohatma Gandhi University.
RYS-Haiti works with Friendship Americas Project
January 15, 1996
Port-au-Prince, Haiti— The RYS in an effort to work to create a wider network of cooperating organization is working with Friendship America Projects. Participants roofed a school building, helped make a foundation for a clinic and landscaped the terrain at the Haitian Academy.
RYS Constructs Road in a Rural Sri Lankan Village
December 24, 1995
IIIukativakanda Village, Sri Lanka— Road construction in a small rural village done in conjunction with the Sarvodaya movement.
RYS and Summerhill Community Development Joins Ongoing Programs
June 21, 1995
Atlanta, United States— Working with Summerhill Community Development participants, joined their ongoing programs by painting rooms in private houses, gardening, and helping with basic carpentry.
RYS Offers Services to Help Rebuild in Croatia
March 17, 1995
Varasdin, Croatia— Participants helped restore a classroom, numerous refugee's apartments, painted a large dinning room and several hallways, fixed public toilets, and worked on local grounds upkeep.