URI Stories of Impact

Music touches the hearts and minds of people, especially vulnerable children. Young residents at the St. Rita de Cascia Orphanage in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Central Africa enjoy classes in musical theory and practice.

The San Francisco Interfaith Council, SFIC, a URI Cooperation Circle, deepens their journey toward healing in response to the intense conflict in Gaza and Israel.

75th Anniversary of International Day of Commemoration of and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide Concept Note

As we joined local CCs from the Kerala region coming together to share their work and discuss in groups goals and challenges to be addressed in their next steps, as well as how our global team can serve and support these efforts, we listened with attention to Dr. Sreemathi Seshadrinathan, as she presented to us the achievements of their running program SOCAN (Solution for Cardiac Afflicted Needy).

Empowering Communities: The United Religions Initiative East India Assembly and Its 40+ Grassroots Cooperation Circles

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.