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: Evgeny Skvortsov, secretary general, UPF-Urals
Yekaterinburg, Russia—A UPF officer turned his birthday party into a work project and got his guests to clear garbage from a local forest-park.
- Written by: Aila Anneli Willitts, secretary general, UPF-Vanuatu
Port Vila, Vanuatu—UPF-Vanuatu has given solar batteries to women in areas where there is no electrical power supply.
- Written by: UPF - Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - Distribution of tents and rice to people suffering from the April 25 earthquake that struck Nepal began on May 1.
- Written by: UPF - Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - "Let us unite in heart and service during this national crisis," stated Hon. Ek Nath Dhakal, chair of UPF-Nepal, after the earthquake that killed thousands of people.
- Written by: UPF-International
At this time when the Nepalese people are facing a disaster of monumental proportions, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. The destructive nature of the earthquake leaves us speechless and deeply saddened.
- Written by: Rev. John Gehring, Vice President, Let's Lead Green
A "Pathways to a Sustainable Future" service-learning project will take place in Paraguay July 6-21, 2015. Following orientation, participants will travel by bus to communities in the Chaco and Puerto Leda on the Paraguay River to learn about and participate in a variety of rural sustainable development projects.
- Written by: Dr. Trevor Jones, executive director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—After the recent formation of working groups, many Ambassadors for Peace have begun using their talents and connections in programs to benefit their fellow Peruvians.
- Written by: Dr. Helen M. Osei, secretary general, UPF-Ghana
Kpando, Ghana — UPF-Ghana held a meeting of chiefs, elders and members of farming communities in the Volta Region to discuss the start of an organic farming project.
- Written by: Hermine Schellen, secretary general, UPF-Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon—Thanks to generous funding by its international partners, UPF-Lebanon once more was able to give much needed financial aid to 55 Syrian refugee families.
- Written by: Valere Masuaku, secretary general, UPF-Solomon Islands
Visale, Solomon Islands—UPF volunteers and local villagers have joined forces on a service project that will bring water to rural areas of the Solomon Islands.
- Written by: Dr. Helen M. Osei, Secretary General, UPF-Ghana
Kpando, Ghana - A German Ambassador for Peace prepared the ground for a UPF meeting with a Ghanaian community which may lead to an organic farming business.
- Written by: Hermine Schellen, UPF-Lebanon secretary general
Beirut, Lebanon - At least 50 families among the thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon have received aid from a special UPF program.