URI Stories of Impact

They have served "countless families who were in distress in the rural villages of India amongst the underprivileged communities whose livelihood have been adversely affected by the ongoing pandemic COVID-19."

Insaniyat, a URI member group in Palamu, Jharkhand, is partnering with the local organization Multi Art Association to make face masks for the prevention of coronavirus transmission.

Members made and distributed washable face masks to police, bank employees, and petrol pump workers, as well as to local community members.

The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, URI President and Founder, is a featured panelist on The Commonwealth Club of California's livestreamed broadcast, "The Importance of Interfaith Understanding."

Lending a helping hand to women who use drugs

Preparing for the Environment Day, we share a writing by Gerardo González Cortés, member of the CC Foro Espiritual de Santiago in Chile. The text deals precisely with the environmental crisis. It is titled "Our Global Responsibility: Towards a Bio-eco-centric Humanism". The second part deals with the positions of leaders of different faith traditions facing this challenge.

Last month, on April 6, the members of the URI Latin America and the Caribbean region gathered on a virtual call.