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Month: September 2014

Kenya’s Ogiek Women Conquer Cultural Barriers to Support their Families

September 30, 2014

NAKURU COUNTY, Kenya, Sep 22 2014 (IPS) – Just two years ago, Mary Ondolo, a 50-year-old mother of nine from Kenya’s marginalized, hunter-gatherer community the Ogiek, used to live in…

The Murder of Catholic Nuns in Burundi is a Violation of African Taboo

September 23, 2014

The weekend of Sunday, September 7, 2014 saw abominable acts in Burundi as three Italian Catholic nuns, members of the Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary were killed in cold blood.…

Praise for Zambia’s Social Progress

September 23, 2014

United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening visited Zambia in July. She said Zambia had enjoyed impressive economic growth and had seen 1.2 million more children in…

Church Experience in Africa: Cheerful Offering

September 11, 2014

This is a typical Sunday mass at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Nkwanta/Jasikan Diocese. Dancing is one of many aspects of the adaptations of the faith experience (enculturation) of the…

Kenyan Javelin Thrower

September 11, 2014

Kenya is renowned for its distance runners who have won races all over the world. The Kenyans showed their prowess again recently at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where…

Welcome to our 2014 Fall Interns

September 8, 2014

2014 AFJN Fall Interns

Transition to Glory: Rev. Thomas E. (Ted) Hayden, SMA (1932-2014)

September 3, 2014

Celebrating a life well lived, the Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) announces the transition to eternal life of Society of African Missions (SMA) Father Thomas E. (Ted) Hayden, founding…