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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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WELCOMING THE STRANGER CONSULTATIONS BY FAITH ACTORS IN AFRICA REPORT
In partnership with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Faith to Action Network organised a series of regional consultations with faith actors in the East and Horn of Africa, Southern Africa and Northern Africa regions. The three consultations brought together 78 faith actors to share…
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Youth for Change, Sexual Reproductive Health, and Rights in Malawi
Given their trusted and strong presence, there is tremendous potential for faith organizations to influence people’s choices on family health and wellbeing. However, some faith leaders and institutions do not always feel free to have honest and open discussions with adolescents and youth. In…
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Role of Religious actors in improving adolescent’s health by raising awareness on #SRHR
Faith leaders should be ambassadors of peace through the practice of good deeds which would build the trust of their communities and thereby encourage greater reporting of SRHR issues Faith to Action Network…
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#FaithActingTogether :Towards Improved Collaboration To End Gender Based Violence
Gender-Based Violence in its diverse forms has reached crisis proportions all over the world. Faith to Action Network , ACT Ubumbano, ACT Alliance and We Will Speak Out, co-created interfaith briefs on gender-based violence (GBV) to initiate conversations within faith institutions…
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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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Interfaith activists condemn violence against women and children
Harare, Lilongwe, Lusaka, SADC, 10 December 2019 (F2A) – We have partnered with ACT Ubumbano and the country forums of ACT Alliance in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe to elevate faith voices in condemning violence against women…
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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…
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