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An Islamic Perspective on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Faith to Action Network recognizes that there are barriers that have contributed to the discrimination against women. One of the barriers is the misinterpretation of scripture; religious scriptures have been misused to justify discrimination, inequality, and violation of women’s rights. The other barrier to…
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Let’s Talk About Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Faith leaders and organizations have a significant influence on the norms, attitudes, and beliefs of African society. Faith leaders ought to provide a welcoming environment where young people’s issues about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are acknowledged in…
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COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY (CRID): Faith to Action Network Narrative
COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY (CRID) is a project initiated by a consortium of faith organisations namely: Faith to Action Network (F2A) African Council of Religious Leaders-Religions for Peace (ACRL-rfp), All African Conference of Churches (AACC) that are coordinated by the Council of Anglican…
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Faith to Action Network News Alert_Issue 2
Faith to Action Network wishes to share with you our bi-weekly news alerts featuring stories from our network, upcoming events, a case study and job opportunities that might be of interest to you. We hope that the stories we have been…
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IMPACT BRIEF: COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY – EGYPT
Sectarian violence in Egypt ranges from coordinated terror attacks to mob assaults, usually directed towards Coptic Christians and Sufis. Violence can break out in response to inter-sectarian romances, attempts by Christians to build or renovate churches, or property disputes. The Islamic State has claimed…
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IMPACT BRIEF : COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY – BURUNDI
Religious leaders are influential figures in Burundi and can play instrumental roles in promoting social cohesion in a context where the risk of ethnic polarisation is high. Fault lines in political power, economic wealth and ethnicity reinforce one another. While some faith…
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Interfaith Grassroots Peacebuilding: Promoting Peaceful Coexistence in West Nile, Uganda. Case Study Series No. 6
This case study uses the concept of grassroots peacebuilding to assess the impact of interfaith peacebuilding activities in the Yumbe District in the West Nile Region, which the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and the Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL) implemented from…
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Interfaith Peacebuilding at the Lower Strata: Building Resilience in Juba, Bor, and Yei in South Sudan: CRID Case Study 5
This case study explores the impacts of interfaith peacebuilding activities in South Sudan that the Evangelical Alliance of South Sudan (EASS) and Pan-African Christian Women Alliance (PACWA) implemented in Juba, Yei, and Bor. It assesses the impacts by exploring three themes that emerge from…
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Interfaith Peacebuilding from Below in Burundi: Building Everyday Peace in the Lower Strata:CRID Case Study Series 4
This case study uses the bottom-up peacebuilding approach and the concept of everyday peace to assess the impact of interfaith peacebuilding activities in Burundi, which the Conseil Inter-Confessionnel du Burundi (CICB) implemented in Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Muyinga, and Rumonge provinces. The study assesses…
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Interfaith Brief on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Southern Africa Faith Leaders Support Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All In sub-Saharan Africa it is estimated that 39% of girls are married before their 18th birthday, while…
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