Health and Social Services

URI Cooperation Circles work to improve the health of people all over the world, giving them the chance to lead meaningful and full lives.

Examples of our work in this Action Area:

A Better Community for All Pakistan organizes free medical care for rural families who can’t afford doctors, distributing medicine and connecting patients with free hospital stays when necessary.
Blantyre CC wanted to restore sanitary conditions to Bangwe township in Southern Malawi. Together, 50 young people removed waste and cleaned pollution so the population could live in healthier surroundings.
Members of URI Brasilia CC in Brazil offered health, hygiene, cultural and citizenship services to the inmates of the SalveaSi - Institution for Treatment of Chemical Dependents, in observance of the National Day to Combat Religious Intolerance.

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URI takes on malaria in Africa and beyond

"Just as the Malaria epidemic won't discriminate, when it comes to the faith of its victims, the response should and must be an interfaith response.”

Feasting on Fairtrade This Ramadan

July 14 2011 by Arwa Aburawa of the Green Prophet. For the typical Muslim family, the last couple of days before Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, is a mad dash to get everything sorted. Mums.

Melbourne concert raises funds for Japan

Multi-faith Japan Earthquake Sacred Music Concert organized by URI's WIN Foundation Cooperation Circle.

Ektaan CC and Rainbow CC organize nutritional program in Bengal village

Ektaan CC and Rainbow CC organized a nutritional program with local volunteers on June 3rd at a temple in the village of Bengal. They provided meals for 250 people, mostly women and children from..

Egypt May Survive Climate Change Thanks to AUC students

Last year when I visited Egypt, it felt heavy. For three decades, Mubarak’s forces succeeded to subdue the once innovative Egyptian people. But in his absence, a palpable sense of.

Sahredaya Interfaith Forum, Mylom CC organizes eye donation awareness class

On April 8, 2011, Sahredaya Interfaith Forum, Mylom CC held a eye donation awareness class. As a result of the meeting, twenty-five people came forward to sign consent papers to donate their eyes... Read more...

Meeting between PCSW&HR Chairman Muhammad Ijaz Noori and Prime Minister of AJ&K regarding Environmental Education to Save the Earth Project Launched by PCSW&HR & URI at District Poonch AJ&K

Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights Chairman Muhammad Ijaz Noori called on Prime Minister of AzadJammu & Kashmir His Excellency Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan at

Celebration of International Women Day 2011 by PCSW&HR

International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on the 8th of March every year. It is a major day of global celebration of women. Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights (PCSW&HR) committed for the protection of women rights through its platform since last two decades. As usual this year on 8^th March 2011 PCSW&HR also celebrated the International Women Day.

Volunteering for Peace Celebration of Global Harmony Week

Volunteering for Peace CC in Palestine and as part of its Celebration of Global Harmony Week organized a visit to the Cave Dwellers village which its local inhabitants live in Caves.

New Member Spotlight: URI in Bulgaria

Bulgarian activist Petar Gramatikov first learned about URI at a World Council of Churches conference in Geneva, where he met URI Youth Director Sarah Talcott.

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