URI Stories of Impact

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.

Since its inception, URI has benefited from the knowledge and wisdom of many indigenous sisters and brothers who were essential contributors to URI's design, values, and impact. 

Children and youth are central to URI’s vision, mission, and purpose and are pivotal in URI’s work for a world of peace, co-existence, tolerance, justice, and healing.

Two Cooperation Circles, Choti si Khushi in India and AFFCAD in Uganda are working towards supporting young children in slum communities through designing programs and activities to champion their well-being.

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URI has taken actions to amplify the voice and action of women’s initiatives and efforts, create networks for sharing, caring, and connecting with women in different URI regions, foster collaboration, and share educational and resource mobilization opportunities to support women in the network.

Lejla Hasandedic-Dapo, URI Europe CC Liaison Officer and URI Individual Membership Coordinator was invited together with 13 other participants from all over the World to participate at the Deutsche Welle (DW) Academy Train-the-Trainer – Workshop and Individual Coaching for Interfaith & Religious Leaders.

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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.