UN News features faith contributions to development efforts
New York, USA, 25 JULY 2018 (F2A & UN News) – Contributions of the faith community to development efforts have been highlighted by the news agency of the United Nations.
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Eliminate tension between state and civil society, say faith leaders
Accra, GHANA, 05 OCTOBER 2018 (F2A) - Tension between public sector and civil society has been identified as a key limitation to advocacy efforts. This has slowed down progress on legal
Champions perfect writing for policy communications
Nairobi, KENYA, 7 AUGUST 2018 (F2A) - Policy champions based in Nairobi have perfected the art of using policy briefs to communicate with policy makers. As a result, these champions
Church in Egypt gears up to address domestic violence
Cairo, EGYPT, 26 – 27 September 2018 (F2A) – Leaders of various churches in Egypt have freshly resolved to address domestic violence in communities of existence. Led by Ibrahimia Media
Anglican youth leaders set to tackle GBV and religious extremism in communities
Nairobi, KENYA, 14 APRIL 2018 (F2A) – Young people have repositioned themselves to engage in processes that tackle gender-based violence and religious extremism. The commitments are part of resolutions made
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee Welcomes Right by Her Report
Brussels, BELGIUM, 11 OCTOBER 2018 (F2A) – The Social Affairs and Environment Committee of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly has praised a newly released report on the state of women
Church out to foster gender justice across Africa
Kigali, RWANDA, 7 JULY 2018 (F2A) – The All Africa Conference of Churches has resolved to proactively promote gender justice through her future programming. This follows the adoption of various
Conflict analysis and mediation: strengthening faith leaders’ capacity in Eastern Africa
[caption id="attachment_3392" align="alignleft" width="300"] F2A facilitates workshop on conflict analysis and mediation, Addis Ababa, 2018[/caption] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (6 October 2018) – Faith to Action Network facilitated sessions of a
Women’s rights in Africa – new evidence to inform faith based advocacy
KIT Gender together with Faith to Action Network and others has published a groundbreaking pan-African review of the current status of implementation of continental commitments on women’s rights. This report
Faith-based approach to tackling female genital mutilation in Kenya
An indigenous church in West Pokot in Kenya is actively engaged in a variety of strategies to change community perceptions and practices towards ending the practice of female genital mutilation.