Joy Foundation organized a one-day training program in collaboration with United Religions Initiative, Pakistan. The program began with prayers. Ms. Maham Maqbool (Program Officer, JF) welcomed the guests and gave the introduction of the program.
"The character of a person depends on what we learn and how we are taught." - Sr. Clara Dewane
Mr. Asher Nazir (Executive Secretary, COPE Pakistan) was invited to present the introduction of URI Pakistan. He said that as UNO is a platform for United Nations the same way URI is a platform for the United Religions, it is a platform for those who want peace in the world. He talked about the purpose, vision and mission of URI.
He said that Bishop William Swing is the founder of United Religions Initiative and his vision was to combine all the religions and spread peace together. He said that URI is working in 103 countries at present, and for 17 years United Religions Initiative has been spreading peace all over the world. He said that many different organizations and groups are connected to URI through Cooperation Circles and 54 Cooperation Circles are operating within Pakistan. He introduced his staff and also talked about Fr. James Channan OP, who is the Regional Coordinator of URI in Pakistan. He said that Fr. James has devoted his life towards promoting peace and has received different awards for his commitment and devotion towards peace building.
Read more and see more photos in the full report (.PDF version below).
