by Lydia Andrews | Oct 8, 2020
Read the text from the blessing here. by Lydia Andrews | Oct 6, 2020
The Africa Faith and Justice Network welcomes our fall interns: Yousra Hasona, Iman Mekonen, and Mariah Omer. They have been hard at work learning about and advocating for a more just Africa! Find out where they come from and their educational and career interests by... by Lydia Andrews | Oct 6, 2020
Yousra Hasona is a lawyer and researcher from Palestine. She have a master degree in criminal law, and currently a master student at conflict management and humanitarian work program, she is working mainly on the issue of child soldiers and restorative justice... by Lydia Andrews | Oct 1, 2020
Please join us as we welcome Rev. John Bosco Lugonja, our newest fellow, to the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN). His email address is lugonja@afjn.org. Rev. John Bosco Lugonja is a Catholic Priest incardinated in the Diocese of Kasana-Luweero, Uganda. He is a... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 30, 2020
The USAID Summit on Strategic Religious Engagement began in 2020. The event was originally to be held in Washington, DC in October and would have various types of engagement but due to COVID-19, it had to be moved online. The Africa Faith and Justice Network was able... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 29, 2020
Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, PhDExecutive DirectorAfrica Faith and Justice Network Aniedi Okure is a Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Preachers (OP). Since 2011, he has served as the Executive Director of Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN). Under his... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 29, 2020
Mariah Omer is a candidate in the MA: Theology and Peace Studies program at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. She is completing a first year of study and is expecting to graduate in May 2021. Omer previously earned a Bachelor of Law from... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 22, 2020
To prevent and stop the global economy from further collapsing, as was the case in 2008, to protect further losses of U.S. jobs, and to save lives the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is asking the Senate to support the issuance of Special... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 22, 2020
Iman is a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she majors in international social justice studies and minors in political science. She is also studying Arabic as her language of choice. In the local community, she serves as a youth mentor for... by Jacques Bahati | Sep 21, 2020
On September 17, Africa Faith and Justice Network was one of 17 faith based organization which sent the letter below urging Senators to act on a global response to COVID-19 to save lives, protect the global economy and jobs in the US and abroad. We are calling on... 