URI Stories of Impact

Despite the escalating tension in the Holy land, people from different faith gathered at Daliat al-Carmel to share Iftar together in a show of peace! #Iftartogether

Ever heard of a self-built village? Get to know about how Abdullah has built a sustainable village after his native home plunged into war! 3 Cooperation Circles; Desert Bloom, Jordan Seeds of Peace, and Mercy share Abdullah's story following a visit to his village.

Can I dare to dream? AFFCAD, an organization in Kampala Uganda is working hard to bring to life the dreams of children, women and youth in slums to come to life!

Wildlife Natural Resources Conservation and Rehabilitation Trust - WNRCR Cooperation Circle partnered with Lilongwe Water Board to plant over 3000 trees to conserve and sustain a water catchment area.

April 5 is Golden Rule Day - a day when the URI community celebrates the Golden Rule, “Treat others and the planet as you would like to be treated.” This is a universal principle shared by nearly all cultural, spiritual, religious, and secular traditions on Earth.

Eleven students of the Advanced Course in Religion from the Konrad-Adenauer-Gymnasium with their teacher Marina Müller as well as URI members and friends were invited to visit the Romanian Orthodox Wooden Church on the grounds of the Romanian Consulate on the banks of the Rhine in Bonn-North. 

For this year’s WIHW, URI CC Lienz/Austria decided to make a strong, meaningful connection to 350 refugees living in a refugee camp in Northern Syria.

The Centre for Environmental Education and Development (CEED) Taraba State Nigeria was established in February, 2003, to increase awareness about the environment and sustainable development by Mr. Raymond Nyayiti Enoch, in recognition of the role environment, education, sustainable development; rights of all people to live in it play in promoting holistic human development.

On April 5, 2022, individuals and organizations marked the Golden Rule Day. URI Individual Members shared insights on how they can achieve and contribute to the objectives of the Golden Rule.