URI Stories of Impact

Every September 21, on the United Nations International Day of Peace, local pizza shops give all the proceeds from their slices to charity. It's "A Piece of Pizza for Peace!"

We are so pleased to share our stories and highlights that have defined the social actions of our membership in the URI Great Lakes Africa region.

Hats off to the members of URI's Environmental Network in this Summer 2018 newsletter. 

Brining the ethic of Ramadan to bear on every part of our lives, a team in Florida commits to turning all food waste during the Holy Month into fertilizer for the garden. 

A group of students gather by the Yamuna River to remove hazardous plastics and other waste to restore the ecology of the river

Water Protectors of Southern Australia gather to pray and act for the future of the threatened Murray River. 

Buddha Day celebrations in Kampot provence, Cambodia, mean planting a forests, brining multi-sector partners together and affirming their commitments to managing a healthy ecosystem. 

Actually, more like Earth Week. Over the course of a week, this Cooperation Circle brought together 100 children to clean up a sacred river. 

Let's question how we teach children about necessity and ownership by first looking at ourselves as the model. Are we ready to transition to cultures of reduced consumption and sharing? 

Dr. Erick Gbodossou from Uganda asks the Indigenous Network of URI to consider our responsibility in recognizing the poor condition of the living Earth.