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. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Peace Education, UPF-Asia
Kathmandu, Nepal - Free juice was distributed on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti, May 25, 2013, in Ananda Ktu Vihar, Swoyambhu, a World Heritage Site sacred to Buddhists in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Written by: Mr. Shigenari Kato, Secretary General, UPF Peace Diplomats Forum
Sendai, Japan - In order to revitalize the Tohoku Region in Japan, the worst-affected area of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and also to celebrate the Independence Day of Togo, a music concert was held on April 28 in Sendai city of the Miyagi prefecture, one of the central cities of the Tohoku Region.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
The long-awaited Spring Week of Goodness was launched in Russia on April 20, 2013 with volunteers cleaning streets and parks, planting trees, giving charity concerts, assisting children and war veterans, and taking part in sports activities.
- Written by: UPF International
On behalf of UPF founder Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon and all the UPF Ambassadors for Peace, UPF international would like to extend our condolences for the Chinese people who have suffered from the April 20, 2013, earthquake in Ya-an City, Sichuan Province. We pray that the dead may rest in peace, that the injured may recover their health, and the bereaved will be comforted.
- Written by: UPF - Moldova
Ialoveni, Moldova - In cooperation with the Department of Family and Social Assistance, UPF-Moldova organized a presentation on the theme “The Role of the Social Worker in the community.” The event gathered 87 social workers from all the villages of the Ialoveni Region.
- Written by: Christopher Davis, UPF-Netherlands
Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands - The Japanese singer Seiko Hatano Lee gave a “Spring Concert” in Huize Glory, North Holland on April 11. It was the last concert of her 2013 visit to Europe, which had been mainly in Germany and Austria; this concert was arranged at very short notice.
- Written by: UPF - Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - Free medical services on the theme “Health Is Happiness” were provided to more than 1,500 people in two cities of Nepal March 12-15, 2013.
- Written by: UPF - Europe
UPF-Europe has sent five shipments (three by sea and two by air) of medical supplies for a North Korean children's hospital donated by Germany, Spain, and Norway. The project in support of UPF's North East Asia Peace Initiative was facilitated by the North Korean Red Cross.
- Written by: UPF - Peru
Lima, Peru - Young Ambassadors for Peace visited a hospital for the elderly in Lima to bring them some Christmas cheer on Dec. 22, 2012.
- Written by: UPF - Austria
Vienna, Austria - On Sunday afternoon, December 16, UPF-Austria held the last of five concerts which were sponsored by the cultural department of the City of Vienna. It was also a Christmas celebration closing the year's activities of UPF in Vienna under the theme “Slovakian Christmas.”
- Written by: UPF - Argentina
Under the slogan "Let's say together: 'Thank you!'" UPF-Argentina commemorated International Volunteer Day at the Peace Embassy in Buenos Aires on December 5. This date was set by the UN on December 17, 1985 to "raise greater awareness of the important contribution of volunteers, thus encouraging more people in all social conditions to offer their services as volunteers."
- Written by: UPF - Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho - Seeking to make a difference in the nation with the third-highest HIV-infection rate in the world, UPF-Lesotho is seeking funds to provide community-based care for orphans and sick adults in 20 villages that will enable them to have adequate food, gain an education, and generate income.