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Connect with Faith to Action Network Member – Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL)
Who is MCJL? Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL) was officially registered in 2011 as a faith-based NGO dedicated to promoting and advancing Justice, tolerance…
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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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IMPACT BRIEF:COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY – UGANDA
The people of Yumbe district in Uganda are predominantly Muslim (76%) with a large Christian minority (24%). Yumbe and the entirety of the West Nile region was severely affected by both phases of the Ugandan civil war, through from 1979 to 2000, with various…
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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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Religion as the ‘engine of change’ for greater peace and equality through Joint Initiative for strategic religious action – (JISRA)
Nairobi, 3 May 2021 (F2A) – Freedom of religion and belief (FoRB) is a human right protected under the Universal Declaration of Human rights, Internal Covenant on Civil and Political Rights among other instruments. Over the years many countries have continued to…
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UJCC & MCJL Have Promoted Peaceful Coexistence in Kululu – Africa Alex
Kululu – Interfaith music and drama April 2019 Yumbe, Uganda, 13 February 2020 (F2A)- Africa Alex is a young man from Kululu Sub County in West Nile region of Uganda. After he dropped from…
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UJCC Taught Me Community Dialogues – Ozama Alex
Training of Trainers in Yumbe – October 2018 Yumbe, Uganda, 13 February 2020 (F2A)- The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL) has trained hundreds of young men and women whom…
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UJCC Promoted Peaceful Coexistence Through Our Dance Troupe – Majid
Kululu – Interfaith music and drama April 2019 Yumbe, Uganda, 13 February 2020 (F2A)- One of the ways in which the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL)…
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UJCC Changed My Life and Lives of My Colleagues
Kululu – interfaith sports competion April 2019 Kululu, Uganda, 9 December 2019 (F2A): Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL) promote interfaith relations and peaceful coexistence between Muslim and Christian…
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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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