Summer School of the Ecumenical Water Network
January 25, 2008 in Church, Ecumenism, Enviroment, Justice, Life, LWF, Youth, Youth participation
The Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) organizes an International Summer School for youth and young adults (18-30). Many Lutheran churches are tackling the issue as well and the Lutheran World Federation’s Desk for Women in Church and Society had already a series of consultations on the issue.The summer school has the following description:
“Preserving the world’s water resources and securing access to water for all is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. In 2008, the EWN will therefore bring together about 20 young people from all over the world in the first EWN Summer School on Water.
Thanks Roger for highlighting the EWN summer school.
Over the next few months I’m going to try and highlight water issues with the young people in my church in Ferney Voltaire. Lent which is just around the corner is a good time to reflect on this precious resource that is squandered, polluted and made too expensive in so many places around the world. Water makes us human …
JAne
I think the summer school will put an end to shortages of water in my area if i can attend the course.Because is a general problem in the whole of Africa.
[...] Just to remind that the deadline for applying Summer School of the Ecumenical Water Network will be on 24th March. Visit: http://lwfyouth.org/2008/01/25/summer-school-of-the-ecumenical-water-network/ [...]