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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Maintaining Momentum: Webinar on ICFP 2018 Faith Community Involvement
The faith community has realized impressive achievements in promoting family planning services and information since it met at the 2016 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP). Please, join Faith to Action Network and Christian Connections for…
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Kilifi teenage pregnancy rate alarming, study shows
A report on teenage pregnancy commissioned by Faith to Action Network, the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) and Kilifi County government shows that one out of four teenage girls in the area is either pregnant or a…
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Adan Wachu awarded by UN for role in maternal health
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27- The United Nations has recognized the efforts of Sheikh Adan Wachu in advocating for the end of preventable maternal deaths as the Chairperson of Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK). He was declared as the second…
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Having Faith in Family Planning, Global Health Now
That’s the basic agenda for the preachers, mullahs, monks, priests and rabbis gathered from around the globe at the 2016 International Conference for Family Planning. The faith leaders’ collective mission is to deliver a consensus statement supporting family…
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God and condoms: perspectives on family planning and faith, Key Correspondents: Reporting for Action on HIV
The subject of contraception is a hot topic in faith communities, which made for some exciting discussions at the recent International Conference on Family Planning in Indonesia (24-28 January). Representatives of faith-based groups and religious leaders came together at…
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