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: Fosayo Irikura, WFWP-Jordan
Sahab, Jordan - Young Iraqi men in Jordan want to be able to communicate by computer with their families back home, but some are illiterate. A new project is teaching them to read and write Arabic.
- Written by: Tetsuya Amano, UPF-Bangladesh
Jaigeer, Bangladesh - The International Relief Friendship Foundation held its scholarship presentation ceremony for the students of the Jaigeer and Utter Bakchar Primary Schools who were receiving scholarships from Supporting Success. The event was held at the Jaigeer Peace Center of the Jaigeer School, about 30 km from the capital, Dhaka.
- Written by: World Food Program
In response to donations from UPF Ambassadors for Peace around the world, Karen Sandelback, President and CEO of the Friends of the World Food Program, sent the following letter on February 18. The World Food Program is a UN agency that has been delivering humanitarian assistance in Haiti after the January 12 earthquake.
- Written by: UPF-International
The Universal Peace Federation invites all Ambassadors for Peace to help in relief efforts in Chile following the February 27 earthquake that has devastated parts of the country and left hundreds dead. UPF will work with other relief partners in an effort to maximize the benefit to the people of Chile. Your help is needed urgently.
- Written by: UPF-International
The Universal Peace Federation invites all Ambassadors for Peace to help in relief efforts in Haiti following the January 12 earthquake that devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left tens of thousands dead.
100% of all donations are used to provide food, water and medicine for survivors. UPF is working with other relief partners in an effort to maximize the benefit to the people of Haiti. Your help is needed urgently.
- Written by: Diesa Seidel, United Initiatives for Peace
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - My six days post-earthquake in Haiti were a deeply humbling experience. Between helping at The Haitian Academy, the Burn Clinic, and Hopital de la Paix - being a witness to the suffering and catastrophe that unfolded before me... and realizing the dire need of international support to rebuild a nation, I came to value the notion that we can only save the world if we can save each other.
- Written by: UPF - Uruguay
A pictorial record of youth service projects during 2009.
- Written by: UPF - Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - Activists from UPF-Moldova in collaboration with the International Relief Friendship Foundation organized an international Christmas charity banquet on December 25. The event, attended by 21 philanthropists, also raised funds for charity.
- Written by: Trevor Jones, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - An Ambassador for Peace raised funds and gathered supporters to help bring Christmas cheer on Dec. 23, 2009, to the children in the Bayovar Canto Grande district of San Juan de Lurigancho, one of the poorest areas of Lima.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - UPF's project of building and repairing bridges on Lake Baikal tourist trails won first place in the ecology category in the Volunteer 2009 All-Russia competition. The real prize, according to an organizer, was the gratitude of the people hiking the routes in greater safety.
- Written by: UPF-International
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- Written by: Paul Byrne, IRFF
The Supporting Success Scholarship Fund is soliciting help for gifted students from poverty-stricken families in Bangladesh and Zambia through GlobalGiving.com’s "Give More – Get More Challenge."