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Enhancing Education with Interreligious Cooperation

Chachoengsao, Thailand - A Religious Youth Service project May 6-16 in eastern Thailand offers an opportunity to meet people from the different religious communities in Thailand and work together with them to renovate a primary school and plant trees.
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A Summer of Hope for Haiti's Children

Port-au-Prince, Haiti -United Initiatives for Peace and Religious Youth Service are partnering to offer the children of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a special summer Youth Enrichment Camp. We would like to let you know what this exciting summer program is about in order to encourage you to volunteer or contribute to this project's success.
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Celebrating World Water Day in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina - An environmental conference on "Water: Source of Life and Benefit for Everyone" was held on March 22 at the Buenos Aires Peace Embassy in support of World Water Day, established by UN Resolution A/RES/47/193. The gathering highlighted the values of solidarity and peace, educational and cultural concepts, scientific knowledge, and spiritual insights about water.
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Considering Prospects for Middle East Peace

Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands - During a European Leadership Conference in Glory House, North Holland, April 9 to 11, four UPF-Netherlands Ambassadors for Peace considered the prospects for peace in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

On Friday evening, Dr. Willem van Eekelen, Deputy Foreign Minister and Minister of Defence for the Netherlands, talked of the "Need for a New Beginning in the Middle East."
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Marriage Relationships and Purity Before Marriage

Madrid, Spain - "In a marriage, we need to develop ourselves and walk together," marriage educator Mrs. Ana María Reynés told participants at a UPF-Spain marriage and family seminar on March 20. "Our journey together is an adventure and challenge."
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Developing Character through Sports

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - During my March visit to Cote d'Ivoire to explore possibilities for offering character education curricula, we met with the president of Zady Academy, which offers general education, teacher training, and athletic programs. The teachers and coaches work together to give their students a good moral education through sports. They have around 850 students from ages nine to 18 years old, and they are especially interested in implementing a character education program based on moral values and principles.
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