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Reflections by a Religious Youth Service Organizer in Trinidad & Tobago
November 21, 2011
Coming across a T-shirt with the slogan "The Revolution Has Begun - Join the Vision" from a group that I started with some friends at the University of the West Indies reminded me of the Religious Youth Service project we organized in Trinidad & Tobago in 2009.
Building on Friendships Begun at Georgia Religious Youth Service Project
September 22, 2011
Yekaterinburg, Russia - The Yekaterinburg student who sent a hand-made gift for a Georgian student delivered during the Religious Youth Service Project there during the summer received a gift in return during a celebration of the International Day of Peace on Sept. 22, 2011.
Religious Youth Service Creates a Peace Park in Siberia
August 22, 2011
Novosibirsk, Russia - The “Cherish Friendship, Create a Park of Peace” in Siberia, Aug. 15-21, 2011, grew out of the conviction that the future depends on friendship and understanding among people of different nations and religions.
Religious Youth Service Builds Vegetable Garden at a School in Kochi, India
August 16, 2011
Kochi, India - A Religious Youth Service project Aug. 9-15, 2011, included planting fruit trees and a vegetable garden at a school in Kochi, India, cleaning an athletic field, training in communication and peacebuilding skills, and visits to religious and cultural sites.
US Youth Serve at St. Lucia Religious Youth Service Project
August 13, 2011
Anse-la-Raye, St. Lucia - Participants in a Religious Youth Service project Aug. 2-13, 2011, in the small fishing village of Anse-la-Raye painted homes of senior citizens and made friends with local youth.
Religious Youth Service Alumni Honored in Sri Lanka
August 3, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Three students of the Amal International School Sri Lanka who are alumni of Religious Youth Service projects won a trip to San Francisco, California, in August 2011, where they will participate in ThinkQuest workshops.
Religious Youth Service in Georgia Promotes South Caucasus Peace
July 25, 2011
Zugdidi, Georgia - At a Religious Youth Service project in Zugdidi, western Georgia, July 16-25, 2011 participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cote d'Ivoire, Georgia and Russia lived and worked together as an interfaith and international community helping at an orphanage.
Religious Youth Service Alumni Meet Suriname's First Lady
May 19, 2011
Paramaribo, Suriname - The First Lady of Suriname, Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, asked Suriname youth at a May 19, 2011 meeting to build on the spirit of volunteerism embodied by Religious Youth Service and a visiting "Generation Peace" team and initiate a national volunteer organization.
Religious Youth Service Alumni Help Host Friendship Americas Concert in Suriname
May 14, 2011
Paramaribo, Suriname - Under the patronage of the Director of Youth Affairs in the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Religious Youth Service alumni and volunteers from Generation Peace in the US hosted a “Friendship Americas” concert on May 14, 2011.
Religious Youth Service Rebuilds a Pre-School in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
December 17, 2010
Jaffna, Sri Lanka - After the 26-year Sri Lanka civil war ended in May 2009, much work remains to settle displaced people and help resume normal peacetime life. Religious Youth Service organized a project to help repair a pre-school building December 11-17 on the northern tip of the island as part of a national rebuilding effort.
Decades of Religious Youth Service Build Bonds Among Malaysian Youth
December 11, 2010
Since 1993, Religious Youth Service has been facilitating understanding and cooperation among Malaysia's people of Malay, Indian and Chinese origin. Here is a sampling of reports of projects through 2010.
J. Gehring: A Story of Reconciliation at a Religious Youth Service Project
December 1, 2010
A story of reconciliation between two African participants in a Religious Youth Service project in Italy: Stephen from Ethiopia and Christine from South Africa.
Religious Youth Service Gives Jamaican Schools a Facelift
November 22, 2010
Kingston & Portland, Jamaica - Members of the Jamaican Religious Youth Service club joined youth from the US Nov. 1-22, 2010, in Kingston and Portland to give schools a facelift, take part in a campaign to prevent dengue, visit places of worship and participate in interfaith dialogue.
RYS Youth Improve Monastary in Pokhara, Nepal
October 1, 2010
Pokhara, Nepal - About 30 dynamic youth representing different faiths attended this year’s project at the Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Ven. Kalsang Lama, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in Nepal. Service activities included painting the wall around the peace prayer wheel, and digging out an area for the wall around the monastery.
UPF, RYS and Gandhian Institutions commemorate the International Day of Peace 2010, Chennai, India
September 21, 2010
Chennai, India - The Universal Peace Federation and Religious Youth Service, in association with the Federation of Gandhian Institutions, commemorated the International Day of Peace in Chennai, India on September 21, 2010. Interreligious prayers for world peace, nonviolence and ceasefire, and a candlelight vigil marked this occasion.
Sports for Peace Program - Team-Building Exercises
August 29, 2010
The following interactive learning exercises can be used as part of Sports for Peace programs.
Religious Youth Service Supports Summer Camp for Displaced Haitian Children
August 29, 2010
Cache Cache Douge, Haiti - Expressing a vision emerging from the rubble of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, several NGOs, including Religious Youth Service, offered a joy-filled, educationally creative, character building memorable week to Haitian girls in an encampment near Port-au-Prince Aug. 19-29.
St. Lucia Hosts a Religious Youth Service Project
August 17, 2010
Castries, St. Lucia - A Religious Youth Service project is taking place August 7 to 17 in the verdant Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia, noted for its green mountains, white sand beaches, and friendly residents. RYS volunteers are staying in fishing village in Anse-la-Raye just ten miles from the capital city of Castries.
Religious Youth Service Helps Promote a Caring Community in St. Lucia
August 17, 2010
Anse la Raye, St. Lucia - International volunteers joined with 14 St. Lucians Aug. 7-17, 2010, in a Friendship Americas project that included rebuilding homes of senior citizens.
Exploring Interest in Religious Youth Service in Hong Kong and Macau
May 23, 2010
Religious Youth Service Director John Gehring visited Hong Kong and Macau after the May 7-16, 2010 project in Thailand and met with students, religious leaders, and peace activists to explore avenues of interest in Religious Youth Service programs.