We Are Tired Movement

by intern | Jun 24, 2021

By: Josh Schlicht, AFJN InternJune 24, 2021 In the last year, a twitter trend known as the #WeAreTired Movement has taken Nigerian social media by storm. This tag advocates for the women of Nigeria, who are tired of sexual and domestic violence which is often ignored...

Juneteenth 2021 – A US Federal Holiday

by Lydia Andrews | Jun 19, 2021

June 19, 2021 Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest celebration of emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States. Beginning in Galveston Texas, it is now celebrated every year on June 19th. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a federal law...

AFJN Women’s Empowerment Project Workshops Featured on Catholic Television of Nigeria

by Lydia Andrews | Jun 17, 2021

June 17, 2021 The Africa Faith and Justice Network’s Women’s Empowerment Project with the Africa Faith and Justice Network – Nigeria workshops in May “Youth Arise and Shine – Now is the Time” on human trafficking and child labor was...

Event: Unraveling Child Labor in the Mining Industry in the Congo Basin

by Lydia Andrews | Jun 16, 2021

The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) invites you to join AFJN Policy Analyst, Ntama Bahati Jacques, for a United Nations Civil Society Organization side event “Unraveling Child Labor in the Mining Industry in the Congo Basin” on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 9:00 am...

AFJN Reflections on the International Day of the African Child

by Lydia Andrews | Jun 16, 2021

June 16, 2021By: Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SNDdeN Today the 16th of June, we celebrate the International Day for the African Child. This day, 46 years ago, hundreds of black South African school children lost their lives demanding for their rights to be educated in their...