URI Stories of Impact

On Sunday, November 20, "Dialogue & Alliance" CC organized its monthly interfaith meeting on the theme: "Youth and Spiritual Awakening" on the occasion of World Children's Day.

The Justice Desk Cooperation Circle in South Africa is sharing its Youth Ambassadors project beyond its borders. Learn more about their recent trip to West Africa to visit their network. 

JAM & ALL was founded in response to the events of 9/11. Throughout its history, JAM & ALL Interfaith Cooperation Circle has sponsored and hosted various programs to unite people through dialogue. 

Lejla Hasandedic shares her experience visiting a Cooperation Circle in Spain and engaging in amazing initiatives in their community. 

Youth from Nepal, Cambodia, the Philippines, Ukraine, Palestine, and Lebanon convened for a conference to share insights on youth inclusion in decision-making for a sustainable and prosperous future.

120 participants; policymakers, religious leaders, journalists, and civil society convened for the 4th European Policy Dialogue Forum on Refugees and Migrants in Spain. 

Global trustee Salette Aquino, from Brasil, travels to Colombia to meet the CC Teusaquillo

Can you guess how many trees URI’s Cooperation Circles have planted in the last three years? 

AFFCAD Cooperation Circle in Uganda organized a health camp to increase access and use of quality, inclusive, and integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights-SRHR and HIV services among vulnerable and young people living in the slums of Kawempe- Uganda.

From October 15 through October 21, URI Leadership (Preeta Bansal (Chair), Kelsey Ramsden (Global Council Trustee), and Jerry White (Executive Director)) visited the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Following are Maria Crespo’s reflections on the visit to Christ the Redeemer statue.