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: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, Secretary General, UPF-Nigeria
Benue State, Nigeria - In response to its appeal for support in providing emergency food and medical aid to victims of violence, UPF-Nigeria gave thousands of yams on April 28, 2014 to help feed internally displaced persons in Makurdi, Benue state.
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, Secretary General, UPF-Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - A personal appeal by the secretary general of UPF-Nigeria to help enable UPF and its network of Ambassadors for Peace to provide food and medical care to bombing victims and to set up community peace education centers.
- Written by: UPF - UK
London, UK - A charitable concert at 43 Lancaster Gate, London, on April 12, 2014 raised funds for humanitarian projects to benefit North Korean children.
- Written by: UPF - Australia
Sydney, Australia - The bi-monthly Ambassadors for Peace meeting was held on April 7, 2014, at the Oceania Peace Embassy in Sydney on the theme of "Service and Peace."
- Written by: UPF - France
Paris, France - Mr. Joël Alodjinou recently came back from Togo, in West Africa, where he inaugurated a school for 150 students in Lébé Nyamadji in the Zio prefecture.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Peace Education, UPF-Asia
Kathmandu, Nepal — Four doctors and seven nurses conducted a free medical clinic March 7-9, 2014 in Banepa, on the outskirts of the capital of Nepal.
- Written by: Mihai Calestru, UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - Donations of clothing and shoes collected for Syrian refugees over the Christmas holidays in Moldova were delivered to the Islamic League of Moldova Jan. 3, 2014.
- Written by: Rev. Dr. Trevor Jones, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - UPF-Peru activities in December included a gathering with Ambassadors for Peace, appointment of new Ambassadors for Peace, celebration of Human Rights Day in the Peruvian Congress and Trujillo, a thanksgiving service in the Peruvian congress, distribution of Christmas gifts, and a traditional Christmas chocolate treat for poor families.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Kemerovo, Russia - The competition "Kuzbass Volunteer 2013" was held in the Kemerovo region of southwest Siberia from Dec. 17 to 19, 2013. “Kuzbass” is short for Kuzneft Basin and is another term for Kemerovo, one of the largest coal-producing areas of the world. The competition was initiated by Natalia Filimonova and Oksana Kitova, leading experts of the regional Department for Youth and Sports.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Yekaterinburg, Russia - Twenty-three students from the Ural Federal University visited an orphanage near Kamensk-Uralsky on Dec. 19, 2013, to bring Christmas joy to the children.
- Written by: UPF - Malaysia
Kampung Pos Raya, Malaysia - About 100 people from one of Malaysia’s aboriginal tribes received a free health screening organized by UPF-Malaysia on Nov. 23, 2013, in the Simpang Pulai area of Ipoh, the capital of Perak state.
- Written by: UPF - Ukraine
Volunteers from Japan and South Korea visited Ukraine in November 2013 at the invitation of the Universal Peace Federation. The purpose of the delegation's stay in Ukraine was to take part in international volunteer activities, initiate charitable projects and meet volunteers in various cities of Ukraine.