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ICPD+25: faith actors pledge to address three zeros
on November 28, 2019Nairobi, 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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Increase collaboration, reject polarization, faith-based actors say at #CPD52
on April 5, 2019New York, USA, 04 April 2019 (F2A) – The All Africa Conference of Churches has led other religious coordinating bodies in urging Member States of the United Nations not to regress on previous commitments on…
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Taskforce formed to support faith inputs in national school curriculum
on March 25, 2019Nairobi, 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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Multiple campaigns share experiences on gender justice programming
on January 8, 2019Nairobi, KENYA, 30 November 2018 (F2A) – Atleast five ongoing initiatives shared a single forum to showcase their achievements in advocating for gender justice across Africa. The initiatives mostly run by faith-based organisations included Side by Side…
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ICFP Pre-conference: Faith leaders takeaways on FP advocacy
on January 8, 2019Kigali, RWANDA, 10 November 2018 (F2A) – Prior to the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), leaders of diverse faith groups gathered to exchange tools and skills used for advocacy with institutions and governments. The…
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EAC Heads of State yet to assent to FGM Bill 2016
on January 8, 2019Arusha, TANZANIA, 06 DECEMBER 2018 (F2A) – A law enacted by the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) needs to be assented to by EAC Heads of States in order to strengthen the region’s efforts in curbing Female Genital Mutilation and its effects. The East Africa…
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Boot camp spurs faith actors’ engagement in policy making
on October 23, 2018Nairobi, KENYA, 05 JUNE 2018 (F2A) – Faith actors across Africa have mapped out a series of policy making processes to participate in going forward. The processes are contained in action plans developed during a recently held…
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UN News features faith contributions to development efforts
on October 18, 2018New York, USA, 25 JULY 2018 (F2A & UN News) – Contributions of the faith community to development efforts have been highlighted by the news agency of the United Nations. The two featured pieces, recorded in…
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Anglican youth leaders set to tackle GBV and religious extremism in communities
on October 17, 2018Nairobi, KENYA, 14 APRIL 2018 (F2A) – Young people have repositioned themselves to engage in processes that tackle gender-based violence and religious extremism. The commitments are part of resolutions made by youth leaders from 13 Anglican Provinces across Africa, during the recently concluded Youth…
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ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee Welcomes Right by Her Report
on October 17, 2018Brussels, BELGIUM, 11 OCTOBER 2018 (F2A) – The Social Affairs and Environment Committee of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly has praised a newly released report on the state of women rights implementation in Africa. The report lays credence to the actions taken by faith…
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