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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The Gulf Oil Spill: The Challenge of Bringing Hope and Healing to Collective Trauma, Grief, and Rage

Every crisis presents an opportunity. Let's hope that we can respond to the crisis of the Gulf oil spill to heal collective grief and move toward a sustainable future.

Interview with Dr. Don Mellman on trip #2 to Gaza

Dr. David W. Randle, co facilitator for the Global Healing initiative, interviews Don Mellman M.D. on his recent return from his eleven days in Gaza.

Walking Beyond Borders

Recently, Karen and I were leaving an event and decided to walk through the community that surrounded the event and then down to the main intersecting highway, Memorial Drive. As we were preparing to leave an old familiar Trail (Trail of Dreams World Peace Walk) experience occurred.

URI Young Leaders in Action - YLP in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, April 2010

This report shares details about the youth leadership training that took place from April 13-15, 2010, followed by the URI Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional Assembly from April 15 - 19. 12 young people from Australia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and the U.S. took part in this leadership training, organized by Sharon Vaswani and Shakuntala Vaswani, and facilitated by Youth Programs Director Sarah Talcott Blair. The training offered workshops in interfaith dialogue, interfaith peacebuilding, an environmental symposium and team-building. Youth Ambassadors from both Asia and Southeast Asia also participated. Written by Sarah Talcott.

URI 10th Anniversary Focus: Anugraha CC

Anugraha CC has 20 Hindu, Christian, Muslims, and Dalit members. This CC's activities include village adoption, hospital cleaning, visits to holy places, interfaith seminars, helping blind students,

URI 10th Anniversary Focus: Habel Foundation CC

The Habel Foundation CC has 30 members from Hindu, Christian, Dalit and Muslim backgrounds. In honor of the URI 10th Anniversary, the Habel Foundation CC will be promoting awareness regarding AIDS/HIV.

URI 10th Anniversary Event: URI Global Youth CC

The URI Global Youth CC has 510 members from over 25 different religious and spiritual traditions. As part of the Multi region, the CC involves youth from around the world.

Volunteering for Peace CC Ramadan Relief Program

Volunteering for Peace CC Ramadan Relief ProgramWith great pleasure I would like to inform you that Volunteering for Peace (VFP) CC in Palestine conducted a relief program during Ramadan Month at.

Live Chat on Social Justice Transcript - March 1st, 2009

We had our first young leader live chat on March 1st, on the topic of social justice. With nine participants from eight countries, we had an informative and wide-ranging conversations.

Saturday's Sweet Serendipity - A Youth 4 Unity Action Project, by Sharon Danisha M. Vaswani

Saturday’s Sweet SerendipityReflection by Sharon Danisha M. Vaswani Children naturally gravitate towards candies and will do almost anything to get hold of their favorite sweets.

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