URI Stories of Impact

Baraza Cooperation Circle initiated a programme called UNITY. This society-rooted scheme will promote positive values of integration, make participants economic assets by acquiring strong skills for employment or volunteering, and enable them to appreciate equality and diversity in their communities.

Schoolchildren at Sabel School in Munich, Germany, who completed the first year of UNITY modules, shared amazing testimonials. Read and know what they had to say!

Twenty-three participants convened at the Espace Barrault in Paris for an interfaith meeting organized by Dialogue and Alliance Cooperation Circle under the theme: "Leave NO ONE Behind."

Despite the distance and terrain, a team of peacebuilders from Pakigdait Cooperation Circle braved it all to hold a peace dialogue!

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10 young people and their leader represented Desert Bloom Cooperation Circle in a Youth Exchange program under the project “PEACE: Psychological and Eco-social Aspects of Climate Change,” hosted by Permacultura Cantabria in Penagos, Cantabria - Spain, from 18-25 Oct. 2022.

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A bright soul and active grassroots peacebuilder in the Philippines, Rem Tanauan has passed away.

Seven Cooperation Circles in East India have joined efforts to protect the Adivasi (indigenous group) from development companies that threaten their land and way of life.

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Have you ever considered the origin of the food on your plate?

URI MENA shares insights from the cultural café about veganism!

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Every year, Cooperation Circles around the world, Individual members celebrate this day in various ways.

This year, URI dedicated the “Together with URI” global community call to mark the International Day of Peace. This call also focused on peacebuilding efforts and initiatives in the URI network.

For 11 years, Faith Together Uganda Cooperation Circle has been sounding peace drums and calling for harmony, co-existence, and love in their community.

Read more about how Micheal Buyondo, a peacebuilder, leveraged the power of drumming as a tool for peace.