Middle East and North Africa

Youth from Nepal, Cambodia, the Philippines, Ukraine, Palestine, and Lebanon convened for a conference to share insights on youth inclusion in decision-making for a sustainable and prosperous future.

10 young people and their leader represented Desert Bloom Cooperation Circle in a Youth Exchange program under the project “PEACE: Psychological and Eco-social Aspects of Climate Change,” hosted by Permacultura Cantabria in Penagos, Cantabria - Spain, from 18-25 Oct. 2022.

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Have you ever considered the origin of the food on your plate?

URI MENA shares insights from the cultural café about veganism!

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Every year, Cooperation Circles around the world, Individual members celebrate this day in various ways.

This year, URI dedicated the “Together with URI” global community call to mark the International Day of Peace. This call also focused on peacebuilding efforts and initiatives in the URI network.

On 18 August 2022, URI celebrated youth leadership and intergenerational solidarity together! Participants from different URI regions shared stories about when they experienced intergenerational solidarity. 

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It is nearly impossible to overstate the significance of Kiran Bali’s leadership in URI, which comes to a close on 31 August 2022.

Together with Aliza, explore Morocco as you get lost in the beautiful streets, art, and amazing people of this country. Live and experience Morocco through Aliza Hava's adventure of exploring, learning, and meeting people from different religious and cultural backgrounds and countries.  Read Aliza Hava's insight into preventing religious extremism and violence through an interfaith dialogue conference held in Morocco!

We are all called to protect, restore and sustain the environment. Listen to the voices from different regions of the world, sharing and reflecting on environmental initiatives during the "Together with URI" global community call. 

Desert Bloom CC together with INN@SE innovative, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland, ART-ER- Italy, and ARNO - North Macedonia collaborated on a two-year “Innovative Social Entrepreneurship with Youth Engagement” project aimed at raising awareness about social entrepreneurship and its contribution to realizing the global sustainable development goals.

Read more about the educational game, "  Young Entrepreneurs, Play it right” which was designed to improve social entrepreneurship