This time I am going to introduce you my friend Evariste Mamadou, a 23 year-old young man from Central African Republic. After graduating from high school, he has been working for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Central African Republic (ELCCAR). His major duty is to audit the projects implemented by ELCCAR.
Evariste told me that the concept of climate change [...]
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Yesterday, 17 young people stood in front of the LWF Council in Arusha and read the following message:
“A household in a remote village outside of Arusha in Olokii Parish enjoys electric lights provided by a solar panel, allowing them to finish schoolwork and household chores after dark. A woman cares for her cow, ensuring her [...]
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Posted in Africa, Church, Faith, Youth on June 3, 2008 | No Comments »
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madagascar is one the big Lutheran churches in Africa. It has more than three million members. I have just received a report by the Malagasy youth liaisons about the major youth activities in the church so far. Here is the report of Andoniaina HARINIRINA and Thomas RAMILIJAONA:
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Posted in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Church, Ecumenism, Europe, LWF, Latin America/Carribean, Middle East, North America, Youth, Youth participation on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The Lutheran World Federation is about community. People from all over the world who belong to a host of churches on all continents say: We belong together. I care what happens to sister or brother in a far away country. We are connected in Jesus Christ.
That is really not a new idea. Christians from the [...]
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Christine Mangale from Kenya participated in the youth caucus of the Commission for Sustainable Development from May 5th-16th 2008 at the UN Headquarters in New York, the themes were: Agriculture, Rural development, Land, Drought, Desertification, and Africa.
Christine made an intervention on behalf of children and youth (scroll down this page to the afternoon interactive session).
Amongst [...]
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What does youth unemployment has to do with peace building? Youth unemployment is, I suppose, an issue that occurs everywhere in the world, in the North and in the South, the East and the West, in rich countries and in poor countries alike. I personally read about that in my home country’s domestic news and [...]
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Posted in Africa, Justice, Life on April 14, 2008 | No Comments »
How to rig an election and stay in power: learning from a master, Zimbabwe’s ‘President’ Mugabe.
In the past, Mugabe managed to rig elections by intimidating voters beforehand. He used violence, often on the opposition candidates themselves, banned opposition rallies, and made various laws to put a lid on any opposition. These elections had been seen [...]
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Posted in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Carribean, Middle East, North America, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, UN, Youth, Youth participation on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, Francis and I went to the Presentation of the World Youth Report 2007. For the main website of LWF (www.lutheranworld.org) I put together a formal report. Here is it:
“There has never been a generation that was more likely to volunteer and be involved in community causes than this one,” said Patience W. Stephens, the [...]
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(This post is a reflection on the ecumenical Youth Gathering sponsored by the ELCA and the Lutheran Church of Rwanda held 3/27-3/30.)
Yesterday we heard a testimony from a man who participated in the Rwandan genocide. He killed the parents of his neighbors, and now he lives with them side by side. After spending several [...]
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By George Arende
The Rwanda Youth Gathering opened today in a colorful ceremony presided over by Bishop George Kalisa of the Lutheran Church in Rwanda, at the Presbyterian centre Itito Isano.
Bishop Kalisa in his opening speech stressed the importance of the gathering since it brought together other youth from other countries. Bishop thanked the conveners [...]
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