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“We can no longer be silent”- SADC’s faith community releases three interfaith briefs on sexual and reproductive health and rights, teenage pregnancy and gender-based violence.
Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 March 2020 (F2A) – For a long time, faith communities in the SADC region have supported women and young people to realize their potential. They have now joined hands to promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights…
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“We want teenage pregnancies to be a thing of the past in Homa Bay”
Homa Bay, Kenya, 16 March 2020 (F2A) – To celebrate International Women’s day 2020, Faith to Action Network, its member Organization of African Instituted Church of Kenya (OAIC) and the Anglican Church of Kenya, Ogande Parish provided…
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Faith health facilities in Narok add their voices to universal health coverage
Narok, Kenya, 12 March 2020 (F2A) – Faith based health facilities in Narok county yesterday added their voice to Kenya’s commitment to Universal Health Coverage by driving the MOH Strategy for provision of community-based health services through…
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Dialogue: working together to drive progress post-2020
Washington, D.C., USA, 21 January 2020 (F2A) – In collaboration with FP2020 and World Vision, Faith to Action Network hosted a dialogue on faith and family planning. Participants from faith actors, civil society, donor agencies and academia…
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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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Islamic lectures on Human Rights and SRHR in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe, 3 December 2019 (F2A) – Fatima Zahra Women’s Organisation was granted the opportunity to give lectures on Sexual Reproductive Health and Human Rights, during the International Islamic Crash Course starting on December 3rd, 2019. The lecture…
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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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ICPD+25: faith actors pledge to address three zeros
Nairobi, KENYA; 14 November 2019 – Development stakeholders in the faith sector have renewed commitments to work with governments and other partners to eliminate maternal deaths and gender-based violence…
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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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