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COVID-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus for Charitable Organizations
On March 18, AFJN was one of 100 organizations that signed “The Charitable Sector: COVID-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus Package” letter to Congress that requested $60 billion in stimulus funds to support charitable organizations which we expect will see a contraction in contributions and other sources of revenue. Read the letter here
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Challenges Facing Africa: 2019 in Review
Click here for highlights of what we have done about some of these challenges. An analysis of the challenges facing Africa over the years reveals a major perennial problem. Seemingly economic in nature, the locus of the perennial problem that besets Africa is that of governance. An examination of issues related to the extractive industries,…
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Songhai Center Model: the Future for Africa’s Food Security
Why is Africa so rich, but is inhabited by the planet’s poorest people? Some governments have gone as far as leasing land to agro-businesses for large scale agriculture as a possible solution to food insecurity. This has led to disempowerment of small farm holders and the displacement of communities from their ancestral lands. Also, efforts are…
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What is Burning in Your Heart?
A Reflection on a Three-Day Workshop for Tanzania Catholic Association of Sisters “What is burning in your heart after these days?” asked one AFJN team member following the meeting of some seventy plus TCAS (Tanzania Catholic Association of Sisters) gathered for their annual meeting in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. “Well, just about everything!” was my reply. First…
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Africa Faith & Justice Network Highlight the Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita, Patron of Trafficked Persons
Uganda On February 8, the feast of St. Josephine Bakita, the Africa Faith & Justice Network Uganda (AFJN-Uganda) organized a nationwide prayer session for the victims of human trafficking, and called for an end to this evil. On the same day three sisters held a radio talk show on Jubilee Radio in Fort Portal City…
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Yes to Agroecology, No to Agro-colonialism
Africa Faith and Justice Network is one of the 176 organizations which signed a letter to the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres in effort to protect Africa’s food system against large scale agribusinesses whose aim is in part to disposes Africa of its indigenous seeds by genetically modifying them and tie our nutritional needs…
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Is partitioning the Democratic Republic of Congo the true reason for the killing in Beni?
An interview with Florentin Mokonda Bonza, Professor at the University of Kinshasa and President of the Convention of Christian Democrats (CDC) and of the political platform the New Initiative for the Congo (NIC). The opinions expressed in this interview do not represent the policy of the Africa Faith and Justice Network. Thank you for agreeing…
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Message from the bishops, priests, and lay delegates of the Conferences of Catholic Bishops of Burkina-Niger, Ivory Coast, and Ghana
To the faithful in Christ, men and women of good will, who love justice and peace: 1.Given the gravity of the security and humanitarian situation facing the populations of their respective countries, the bishops, priests, and lay delegates of the Conferences of Catholic Bishops of Burkina-Niger, Mali, Ivory Coast, and Ghana met at Ouagadougou, Burkina…
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(aciafrica) Nuns in Nigeria Commended for Fight against Human Trafficking at Ongoing Conference
The brave fight mounted by religious sisters against human traffickers in Nigeria has been a key highlight of the ongoing conference that has brought together religious men and women in the west African country.
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AFJN mentioned in Business Wire/Conrad N. Hilton Foundation press release
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced today that 15 grants were approved, totaling more than $32 million during the fourth quarter of 2019.
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AFJN featured in ACI Africa on Nuns in Nigeria against human trafficking
On January 17th, 2020, ACI Africa published an article titled “Nuns in Nigeria Commended for Fight against Human Trafficking at Ongoing Conference” by Agnes Aineah.
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We are ready for a Successful Year 2020
Dear Supporters, Happy New Year to you and yours!We resumed work today, Thursday, the second day of the Year 2020 after New Year’s Day celebration. As the first order of business and to refocus and renew our commitment to the mission of the Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) we (Eucharia, Baz, Bahati and Aniedi)…
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Africa Faith and Justice Network advocates for child rights in Nigeria
Nigeria currently has 13.2 million out-of-school children, according to Nigeria’s education board. Also, child labor has remained an issue throughout the country despite the Child Rights Act that was signed into law by the federal government. In February, Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, UNICEF and other organizations reported that half of Nigeria’s 79 million children…
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AFJN featured in National Catholic Reporter on child rights in Nigeria
When Uzo Obinna turned 10, he stopped going to school because his family could not afford the fees anymore.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Advocacy to solve the threat posed by plastic waste
Article 53 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’ (DRC) constitution states that “All persons have the right to a healthy environment that is favorable to their development. They have the duty to defend it. The State ensures the protection of the environment and the health of the population.” Late October 2019, as part of…
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Flight Simulator built by Congolese pilot and engineer
In 18 months Illith Ongagna with the help of secondary school students from Brazzaville, the capital city of the Republic of Congo built a flight simulator made out of recycled materials. This innovation could put Brazzaville on the map for civil aviation. Illith dreams to eventually build drones and passenger aircraft that is capable of…
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Kenya: young Kago Kagichiri invents a virtual library for rural disadvantaged students
In 2009, Kago decided to drop out of college as a junior pursuing a degree in IT at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology, to concentrate on a more pressing issue that he was confident and capable enough to fix. In 2015, Kago Kagichiri became cofounder of Eneza Education which is a mobile education…
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Ugandan innovators have breast cancer detection for male and female
Three young male technology experts from Uganda developed an app that uses a simple process to collect images and screen ultrasounds that locate any signs of breast cancer. This diagnostic cancer innovation concept is the result of an inspiration that Mr. David Mwesigwa had after he lost his grandfather to breast cancer. This device can efficiently…
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Ivory Coast: Environmental entrepreneur reforest areas by resorting to Kenyan Seed ball solution
After an initiative in Kenya to encourage reforestation, entrepreneur Sarah Traboulsi got inspired and decided to work in order to save her country’s environment. Over 40 years, about 80% of the Ivory Coast’s forestation dissipated. In Traboulsi’s fight against climate change, she takes action by implementing the seedball innovation. How did she start? “I got in…
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AFJN Uganda mentioned in The Tablet on human trafficking
As violence escalated last weekend in the latest of four months of protest, Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, laid the blame firmly with the Hong Kong authorities.
