On October 22, 2017, Emanuela Citterio wrote the article "TRA EUROPA E MISSIONI NON ESISTE UN "QUI" E UN "LÀ" for Famiglia Cristiana that talks about Father Daniele Moschetti doing advocacy during his visit to the US with the Africa Faith and Justice Network. To read...
Due to ongoing conflict in the 1990s and 2000s, coffee, which was once the second biggest export in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, suffered a drastic blow to its market. Donor funding in recent years however has contributed to rebuilding the coffee industry and...
While primary education has been free in Ghana since 1995, the government recently moved to make public high school free as well. Calling it a “necessary investment in the nation's future workforce,” free high school was a major campaign promise of President Nana...
Instilling a positive self image from childhood is a way to liberate the mind as children grow into productive members of society. This is especially true for the African child who’s future is mired with numerous social and economic challenges. With its motto...
Nigerian activist Rebecca Dali received the prestigious Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation award for her humanitarian work with those abducted by Boko Haram militants. She accepted the award on August 19, 2017, at the UN European headquarters in Geneva. Dali’s...
Three years following the Rwandan genocide, Sr. Mary Rose Mukukibogo founded the farming association Dususuruke to revitalize the agricultural economy. In the local language of Kinyarwanda, Dususuruke means “warm solidarity.” She was first faced with hesitancy and...
On the Sudanese Women Parliamentarians’ National Day, the first President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Dr. Gertrude Mongella of Tanzania, commended the work female parliamentarians have accomplished in Sudan. She remarked, “I have become very happy to know...
On August 10, 2017, Sr. Eucharia Madueke wrote "Sisters confront Nigeria trafficking" for Global Sisters Report. In the article Sr. talks about how Nigerian sisters are combatting human trafficking. Read the full article here:...
In an effort to "restore hope to hopeless girls," five girls from Kenya created an app to combat female genital mutilation or FGM in Kenya. Although FGM is illegal in Kenya, it still affects one if four women and girls. The app, I-cut has the ability to connect women...
Télécharger la version Française in PDF, Download English PDF File The Republic of Tanzania held presidential elections in October 2015. Dr. John Pombe Magufuli carried 58% of the votes and thus was sworn in as president on November 5th 2015. President John Pombe...
The African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) secured financial support from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to mobilize sisters in three African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya) to engage issues of justice in their communities. From May 13-16; we held a workshop with...
Did you know that every sixty seconds one child dies of a water related disease? Access to clean water is a serious problem affecting millions of people around the world. Therefore, using sustainable innovative technology to improve water security was the theme of...
