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“They may be one” (John 17:22), “You may know one another” (Surah 49:13), faith leaders in Yumbe say
Training of Trainers, Yumbe Town Council, October 2018 Yumbe Town Council, Uganda; 4 December 2019 (F2A) – Since September 2018, local faith leaders work together closely in Uganda’s Yumbe district….
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Full statement by faith actors at ICPD+25 Nairobi Summit
Nairobi, KENYA; 13 November 2019 (F2A) – Below is the full statement presented by Faith actors during the Nairobi Summit on ICPD+25. STATEMENT OF COMMITMENTS OF FAITH ACTORS ATTENDING NAIROBI SUMMIT ON ICPD25 Your Excellencies, delegates and participants; We, representatives of Hindu,…
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Uganda Churches use Scriptures to end FGM
Nairobi, KENYA; 31 August 2019 (Lorna Andisi) – The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC), its member churches (Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox) and the Inter-religious Council of Uganda are working to eradicate FGM through their religious leaders.
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Youth play together, dance together and work together, in Kukulu sub-county, West Nile
Kululu, Uganda 2 December 2019 (F2A) – Since September 2018, Uganda Joint Christian Council and Muslim Centre for Justice and Law have promoted collaboration between youth of different faith, using an…
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Interfaith declaration in support of family health and wellbeing, Sud Kivu
Signature ceremony on family health and wellbeing Bukavu, DRC, 26 November 2019 (F2A) – This Thursday, five faith institutions of Sud Kivu have signed a groundbreaking declaration in support of family health…
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Kenya’s cabinet approves policy for youth development
Nairobi, KENYA; 21 November 2019 (F2A) – A meeting of Kenya’s Cabinet Secretaries has approved a new policy to guide government and stakeholders in implementing programs for youth development in the country. Known as the Kenya Youth Development Policy…
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Interfaith caravan in Sud Kivu encourages healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies
Bukavu, DRC, 26 November 2019 (F2A) – Maternal mortality is very high in DRC. The maternal mortality ratio is 846 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. In DRC, faith organisations manage about half of all…
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Workshop in Uganda: The road to financial sustainability
Jinja, Uganda, 22 November 2019 (F2A) – An African proverb puts it to the point: If you have your hands in another man’s pocket, you have to move as he moves.” This situation of financial…
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Religious and cultural leaders add their voices to the “Leave No One Behind’ campaign
Nairobi, Kenya, 4 November 2019 (F2A) – 19 community health volunteers, religious and cultural leaders from 9 Kenyan counties came together to participate in a social inclusion training which was convened and facilitated by Faith to Action…
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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…
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