FP2020 publishes brief on faith and family planning

Nairobi, Kenya, 4 November 2019 (F2A) – Faith and family planning interact in complex ways at personal, community, civil society, and governmental levels. Better understanding of this by all stakeholders will allow secular actors, faith leaders, and FBOs to more effectively advance family planning. This brief summarizes knowledge about how

Changing perceptions and norms on family planning

Nairobi, Kenya, 31 October 2019 (F2A) – Faith to Action Network recently launched a new project to increase more equitable and sustainable access to modern contraceptives in Kenya. The Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning (DESIP) project awarded by the Department for International Development will be implemented in

Faith to Action Network at Inspire conference: Debating Religion and SRHR – What does successful leadership look like?

Athens, GREECE, 2 October 2019 (F2A) – Religion, religious communities, leaders and institutions present both resources and obstacles to the full attainment of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all and for women, youth and LGBTQI persons. At the INSPIRE conference in Athens, Faith to Action Network and Church

Southern African Theologians Develop Policy Briefs to address Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, 27 September 2019 (F2A) – Meeting recently in Johannesburg when the issue of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is under the spotlight in South Africa, theologians from different countries in the Southern Africa region undertook to address sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) more actively and

EALA Speaker welcomes support to educate MPs on regional SRHR Law

Arusha, TANZANIA, 13 May 2019 (F2A) – The Speaker of the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) has welcomed support from civil society in the process of enacting a regional law on reproductive health that has been pending since 2017. The Right Honorable Martin Ngoga said members of EALA need background

Increase collaboration, reject polarization, faith-based actors say at #CPD52

New York, USA, 04 April 2019 (F2A) – The All Africa Conference of Churches has led other religious coordinating bodies in  urging Member States of the United Nations not to regress on previous commitments on ICPD and all its reviews, including the commitment to agreed language on sexual and reproductive

Awaken young people’s interest in EAC, faith leaders challenged

Nairobi, KENYA, 27 March 2019 (F2A) –The East Africa Legislative Assembly’s Committee on General Purpose has challenged faith leaders to enlighten young people about opportunities that exist for social and economic development within the region. Honorable Abdikadir Aden, the chairperson of the committee said regional integration promotes learning from each

OAIC Kenya to address challenges of youth sexuality

Nairobi, KENYA, 14 March 2019 (F2A) – The Executive Committee of the Organization of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) Kenya Chapter has agreed to search for solutions to the problems that hinder young people from accessing education. Bishop James Onyango, the Chairperson of OAIC Kenya said although African Instituted Churches are

Taskforce formed to support faith inputs in national school curriculum

Nairobi, KENYA, 13 March 2019 (F2A) – An 11-member taskforce has been formed by representatives of the religious coordinating bodies in Kenya to support in providing inputs into the country’s school education curriculum. Members of the taskforce were nominated during a recently held meeting, hosted by the secretariat of Faith

Youth Development Policy is overdue, say Kenya’s faith leaders

Nairobi, KENYA, 25 February 2019 (F2A) – Leaders of various faith-inspired institutions in Kenya have called on development stakeholders to support the proposed youth development policy. Led by the chairperson of the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK), Father Joseph Mutie, the clergy and lay leaders lauded the policy as a