Service Programs
To cultivate the spirit of one family under God, UPF offers disaster relief and organizes service projects such as caring for public spaces, supporting access to education, promoting good health, and providing medical supplies.
- Written by: Swazi Observer
Swazi Observer - AN HIV/AIDS youth training program for Swaziland youth has been launched. The training will be done in collaboration with the Washington AIDS International Teens (WAIT) and the Swaziland Chapter of UPF, as well as the global Next Generation Academy (NGA). The training will be conducted at selected constituencies, schools, communities, churches and other institutions through March 23. It will be run through peer-educators from various parts of the United States.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Yekaterinburg, Russia - Disabled and elderly people living in the boarding house “7 Springs” in Yekaterinburg were visited on Feb. 10, 2011, by representatives of different Christian bodies and yoga practitioners as part of a World Interfaith Harmony Week observance.
- Written by: UPF - Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya - Two hundred trees were planted in Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa, on Jan. 21, 2011, and ground was broken for building ten public toilets.
- Written by: Paul Byrne, International Relief Friendship Foundation
New York, USA - Help change the life of a child by giving to the Supporting Success Scholarship Fund, which helps gifted students from poverty-stricken families in Bangladesh and Zambia continue their education.
- Written by: Valentina Jordan, Youth Federation for World Peace-Israel
Jerusalem, Israel - To beautify Jerusalem's historic Hansen Garden, on Dec. 24, 2010, Israeli youth planted different types of flowers, including freesia, cyclamen and iris.
- Written by: Mercedes Gonzalez, Coordinator, Marriage and Family Initiative, UPF-Spain
Madrid, Spain - A benefit concert of Christmas music at the UPF Peace Embassy in Madrid raised funds for Palestinian children on Dec. 12, 2010 as part of the UPF's Family Festival.
- Written by: UPF - Germany
Stuttgart, Germany - Ending the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2010), UPF-Stuttgart organized an international Advent celebration on December 11. More than 70 people — young and old — enjoyed not only coffee and cookies but also various presentations of international art, culture, and humanitarian service.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - UPF-Russia showcased two of its volunteer projects at the Moscow Volunteer Rally on Dec. 7, 2010, at the State University of Management.
- Written by: UPF - International
New York, USA - The Embassy of St. Lucia in the US is appealing for funds to help rebuild after the Caribbean nation was devastated by Hurricane Tomas on October 30, described as the worst natural disaster in the island's recent history.
- Written by: UPF - Japan
Islamabad, Pakistan - After the July 2010 flooding, UPF-Japan volunteers traveled to Islamabad in November to pack donations and deliver food and mattresses to displaced people at a camp in the Nowshera district.
- Written by: UPF-St. Lucia
Anse-la-Raye, St. Lucia -Three days after the passage of Hurricane Tomas on Oct. 29, 2010, 15 volunteers from the USA and Canada arrived in St. Lucia for three weeks of service projects, including cleaning up storm damage at the Anse-la-Raye primary school.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Turinsk, Russia - A workshop on Value-oriented Volunteerism took place as part of the annual educational program, the Baikal ecological and tourism volunteer project on Oct. 30, 2010.