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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URI BADULLA CC MEETING ON 1st OF MARCH 2014

MEMBERS OF BADULLA CC , GATHERED YOUTH AND PARENTS THE MEETING ON 1 ST OF MARCH 2014

New Era CC founder Emmaneul Ivorgba receives top honor from the Dalai Lama

URI staff in San Francisco warmly welcomed New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation CC founder Dr. Emmanuel Ivorgba to the Bay Area from Jos, Nigeria last week, just before he was set to receive an award from the Dalai Lama.

WIN MENA meets in Amman, Jordan

During the URI MENA Annual Conference, we held a meeting of the WIN MENA (Women's Interfaith Network of the MENA region) with women from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, and Israel

More than 30 Christian and Muslim youth in Nigeria participate in FACIS CC workshop

A One-Day Training on Listening and Negotiations Skills was conducted on 4^th January in Bauchi State in North Eastern Nigeria. Thirty-five Christian and Muslim Youth participants were drawn from 14 different communities of the Yelwan Tudu area. Two Resource Persons, Dr. Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, URI West Africa Laiason Officer and Executive Director, New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation, and Mallam Usman Mohammed Inuwa, Founder/Coordinator of FACIS, facilitated the training, held at RAHAMA Women Development Program Conference Hall in Bauchi Metropolis.

WAKE CC holds Elimination of Violence Against Women event

The Women's and Kids' Education (WAKE) CC held an awareness event for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the Yohannabad area of Lahore, Pakistan.

Nigeria President Receives 2013 Africa Peace Award

On Wednesday, October 30, 2013. URI Africa Regional Director and Special Representative at the Africa Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), led two other URI Africa Leadership Team (URI ALT) members, Hon. Elisha Buba Yero (URI Global Council Trustee) and Dr. Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba (URI West Africa Laiason Officer), to the State House in Abuja, Nigeria, to present the 2013 Africa Peace Award to Nigeria’s President H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR

5th International Conference on Youth & Interfaith Dialogue held in Nigeria

From 25th -26th October, 2013, 156 delegates from three continents gathered at the Treasures Inn & Suites, Jos, Nigeria for the 5th annual Conference on Youth and Interfaith Dialogue in Jos, Nigeria, hosted by New Era Educational and Support Foundation in partnership of the United Religions Initiative.

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