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: UPF-Malaysia
Butterworth, Malaysia—A team of UPF youth volunteers helped with flood relief in an area of Penang state that had experienced severe flooding in November 2017.
- Written by: Rev. John W.Gehring, UPF International /Senior RYS Advisor
Galle, Sri Lanka— Nearly 60 participants and staff from seven nations joined together to offer work service, learn from each other’s culture and religion while listening and sharing about ways to help improve our communities.
- Written by: UPF-Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand—The Youth and Students for Peace (YSP) for the Asia, Pacific, and greater China regions was launched during a two-day program co-hosted by the government of Thailand.
- Written by: Ursula McLackland, secretary general, UPF-Asia
Penang Malaysia—More than 90 young people from 10 different nations participated in UPF-Malaysia’s 2017 Multicultural Youth Service project.
- Written by: UPF-Russia
UPF of Russia is accepting applications to participate in its annual Environmental Tourism project, to be held from July 10 to 24, 2017.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, secretary general, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—An environmental campaign called "Collecting Plastic Caps and Lids for Peace" was concluded on International Mother Earth Day 2017.
- Written by: Natalya Chigrina, UPF-Russia
Pskov, Russia—Volunteers of UPF planted trees in a residential neighborhood in solidarity with the All-Russia ecological project "Green Spring.”
- Written by: Dmitry Oficerov, UPF-Siberia
Novosibirsk, Russia—“Preserve Nature by Collecting Used Batteries!” was the theme of a program held at the Novosibirsk Regional Youth Library.
- Written by: Mateo Ziko, FFWPU-Albania
Tirana, Albania—UPF-Albania helped to brighten the lives of 70 orphaned children, giving them school supplies and an entertainment program.
- Written by: UPF-Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia—Staff and volunteers of UPF-Indonesia visited an orphanage for girls run by a Muslim social organization.
- Written by: Rev. John W. Gehring
Leda, Paraguay—The second “Pathways to a Sustainable Future Project,” a service learning program co-sponsored by UPF, gave a group of young international volunteers the chance to work in the communities of Olimpo and Leda in Paraguay.
- Written by: Simon Amare Tekeba, secretary general, UPF-Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—UPF-Ethiopia visited the Muday Charity Association for needy women and children in order to offer aid and services.