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Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
Albert Einstein
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UPF's experiential-learning programs promote mutual understanding and respect as participants work together to meet community needs.

UPF Chapter Projects Read All Articles (102)
UPF Joins Russia's Spring Week of Goodness
Volunteering at an Orphanage in Latvia
Food and Clothes Distributed to Victims of Nepal Conflict
US and St. Lucia Youth Inspire One Another
Bringing Relief to Thai Flood Victims
International Decade of Older Persons Observed in Siberia
Young Ambassadors for Peace at Hyperborea-2011
Bridge Near Lake Baikal a Step Towards the Future
Free Medical Clinic Offered to Children in Quatre Bornes
UPF-Nepal Organizes Free Health Clinic
A Visit to North Korea Seeks to Defuse Tensions
Bangkok Youth Clean Flood Damage at a Muslim School
Donations Sought for Flood Relief in Thailand
An Evening of Solidarity in Bratislava Raises Funds for Charity
Fighting HIV/AIDS in St. Lucia through Character Building
Lake Baikal Volunteers Promote Ecotourism

Read about UPF-Russia's award-winning Lake Baikal ecology programs in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

RYS Introduction 20:31

UPF chapters organize Religious Youth Service projects that offer service-learning opportunities with a special focus on developing personal leadership and peacemaking skills. Through living together and providing altruistic service within a community, participants demonstrate that it is possible for our global human family to come together in peace for our mutual well being. The following national chapters are hosting projects in 2012:

Religious Youth Service Projects Read All Articles (82)
Religious Youth Service Project to take Place in St. Lucia
Religious Youth Service Project to Aid Jamaica Schools
Religious Youth Service Project to Take Place in Moldova
Religious Youth Service Project to Take Place in Georgia
Religious Youth Service Project to Take Place in Nepal
Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian Youth Serve a School in Northern Thailand
Religious Youth Service Project to Take Place in Estonia
St. Petersburg House of Writers Hosts Religious Youth Service Project
Sri Lanka Religious Youth Service Project Proves That 'Nothing Is Impossible'
Religious Youth Service Builds Roof at School in Lumbini, Nepal

Asia: Nepal (June 2-9), Sri Lanka (Aug.), India (Oct.), Malaysia (Nov.)
Eurasia: Georgia (July 21-30), Moldova (July 21-29), Estonia (Aug. 13-22)
Caribbean: St. Lucia (Aug. 2-13), Jamaica (Aug. 3-16)

For insight into RYS at work, see the report of decades of interreligious service in Thailand.

International Relief
Friendship Foundation

International Relief Friendship Foundation Projects Read All Articles (27)
Norwegian Children Send Gifts to Estonian Children
UPF-Europe Donates Medical Supplies for North Korean Children's Hospital
An Evening of Solidarity in Bratislava Raises Funds for Charity
Offering Health Care and Education in Haiti
Scholarship Appeal for Students in Bangladesh & Zambia
International Advent Celebration in Stuttgart Raises Funds for Charity
UPF-UK Council Reviews Peace and Humanitarian Projects
Youth Help Children and the Elderly in Costa Rica
Helping Relocated People in Northern Haiti
Delivering Medical Care to Cap-Haitien

The International Relief Friendship Foundation focuses on health, education, and disaster relief.

Participants in service-learning projects help local communities while learning about humanitarian needs, relief work in various settings, and best practices for service programs.

Read about the impact of coordinated health, education, and disaster assistance in Haiti.