Youth

URI celebrates the work and leadership of young people. Cooperation Circles work towards equity and fair age representation in all aspects of their work.

Examples of our work in this Action Area:

The URI Youth Connection Cafe is a monthly virtual meeting space for young people across the URI network to connect, learn together, and share their experiences as young interfaith peacebuilders. Each Cafe is hosted by a different youth Cooperation Circle who chooses the topic and facilitates the session. Read more here. Please contact URI if you would like to join these gatherings!
In MENA, Desert Bloom CC regularly hosts youth exchange programs offering young people the experience of meeting across cultures and participating in cultural activities together. Most recently, Desert Bloom participated in the Creating the Way Youth Exchange program in Romania.
In South India, Ecopeace Teen Cafe runs a transformative educational experience for 30 young high school learners. This five-month program covers four modules: community building, environment conservation, social justice, and peace. The learners engage weekly with different guest speakers and participate in activities together, facilitated by a team of youth volunteers. Read more here.

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The Weekly Shot: Storytelling in the Altai Republic of Russia

Members of the Euro-Asia CC participate in a jubilee for renowned storyteller in the Altai Republic of Russia.

Charlotte Dando: Interfaith Friendship Is the Boldest Way to Defy Extremists

Europe Youth Leadership CC leader urges us continue to try and build bridges of understanding between different religious and non-religious communities.

Voices of URI - A New Video

We gathered members of our Global Council, our Regional and Global Support Staff, and our advisory councils to share what URI means for each of them.

Ik Onkar: Platform for Peace

In January, it will have been a year since elders of Ik Onkar Peace Foundation, a URI CC, passed the torch of leadership with the task of reaching the next generation.

Galina Ermolina: Human Rights Day in Siberia

“We take the rights of people under our protection,” said youngsters at the Annual Session on Human Rights, which took place on the 10^th of December 2014 in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Messages for those lost in Taliban attack on Peshwar

Today, the international community was rocked by the news of a Taliban attack on a school in Peshwar, Pakistan, which killed 141 people - 132 of whom were children - and injured many others.

NEW CC Profiles from Austria, India, and Kenya

CC profiles are a part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the URI network by providing quality, in-depth information about the work of our cooperation circles.

Despina Namwembe: URI CC helps launch Safer City campaign in Kampala

AFFCAD rallied young people around Kampala’s highly congested and poorest areas to stop engaging in violence and increase security amongst themselves to prevent crime.

Liam Chinn: Reflections on the 2014 URI India National Assembly

The atmosphere was electric, with the emergence of a powerful approach for URI assemblies on full display, and it is an honor to share a few highlights with you.

Jayanti - PEACE CC member encourages school students to support ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

PEACE CC member and environment activist, Sirajuddin. M. Horaginamani encouraged and joined hands with school children to support ‘Clean India Mission’ (Swachh Bharath Abhiyan) at Holy Creseant Educational Society’s Alhuda School situated in KHB Colony of Bijapur City, Karnataka on 25^th November, 2014.

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