URI Stories of Impact

We write together and in one voice, with urgency, as people of faith and as religious and spiritual leaders that represent the diverse faith traditions of the United States of America.

Amid riots and grief over George Floyd’s murder by police in the United States, URI’s Executive Director, the Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr., shares reflections on white supremacy as a rejection of the Divine.

URI AL&C community to the Hispanic Celebration of the International Day of the Buddha

Reflections by URI’s Executive Director the Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr.

The URI North India and Afghanistan region has a strong network of members working together and contributing positively during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wedo Global, a URI Multiregion member group in Hong Kong, provided face masks to the Nepalese "aunties and grannies" in their community to show their appreciation and encouragement.

Youths for Peace, Bangladesh, a URI member group, distributed daily, necessary food packages.

Sarvodaya Shanti Sena, a URI member group in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, is holding several competitions to inspire creativity and combat feelings of isolation during the pandemic.

The project was a special initiative of Smiles4millions Foundation, a URI member group in Nepal.

Alor Jatri (Vanguard of Light), a URI member group in Dhaka, Bangladesh, organised a distribution program where they gave out dry rations to 115 poor families.