URI Stories of Impact

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.

Each month the URI Youth Connection Café is open to young people across the network to come and meet others and engage in a topic presented by the hosting CC. In August, young people from Africa, Europe, and Asia shared their views on the role of faith and youth groups in ensuring Government accountability. 

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As the uncertainties that come with climate chaos intensify, CCs are living examples of caring and responding, learning and working across beliefs and geographies to realize our vision for healing, justice, and peace.

Read about Cooperation Circles reaching out to communities affected by floods in India and Pakistan

On 17 August 2022, URI regional coordinators for Southern Africa and Western Africa organized a webinar that brought together participants from various URI regions to discuss the Role of Religion in Peacebuilding and development.

September 2022 opens an exciting fresh chapter in URI history. The Global Council is honored to welcome newly elected Preeta Bansal as Chair of the Global Council, and Daniel Eror as Vice Chair.