Africa

Eight Cooperation Circles to benefit from URI Youth Seed Grants awarded for 2023/24! 

May 2024 be a year in which we all be guided by the principle of the Golden Rule which says “ Treat others the way you want to be treated” and be the change we want to see in the world. May it also be a year for us to be the manifestation of the spirit of Ubuntu “ I am because you are”

The Justice Desk Cooperation Circle in South Africa through the iNtsika yeThemba project organized a session with youth and guided them to increase their self-awareness by recognizing their emotions, thoughts, and how certain behaviors impacted their feelings.

The URI Southern Africa Assembly, held in Johannesburg from November 7th to 10th, 2023, brought together diverse Cooperation Circles spanning Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.

On the 25th and 30th of October 2023, young members of the URI Network gathered for the monthly URI Youth Connection Cafe to share their perspectives and experiences on the topic of interrupting harm and hate speech in an online context.

URI strengthening partnerships in the Horn of Africa.

URI organized a community call under “How to Have Difficult Conversations“ to mark the International Day of Peace.