Leaders from the 10 LWF member churches in LUCCWA will discuss churches’ active engagement in the global SDGs and explore involvement in Africa’s Agenda 2063. Similar to the SDGs, the AU’s strategic framework for socio-economic transformation seeks to enhance implementation of past and current African initiatives for the continent’s growth and sustainable development.

Hosted by the Lutheran Church in Liberia (LCL), the summit coincides with an ecumenical worship service to commemorate 500 years of the Reformation jointly organized by the LCL and the Roman Catholic Church. LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge, a participant in the summit, will preach at the service, which will be attended by representatives of other churches in Liberia, and by the country’s Vice-President Mr Joseph Boakai.

LUCCEA member churches Capacity building workshop

This is a Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop that seeks to realize increased capacity among church diaconal actors to initiate and implement inclusive community resilience (ICR) projects by communities utilizing innovative skills.

The main challenge to be addressed is ensuring that advocacy engagements become more collaborative and well networked to ensure sustainability. In view of improving specific skills for diaconal engagement the training shall focus on specific and selected topics: “Building ICR”, “Embracing Diversity in ICR”, “Promoting Learning and Innovation” and “Characteristics of Resilience”.  ICR link to Sustainable Development Goals and the Framework on Overcoming Poverty shall be demonstrated and the revised program implementation strategy rolled out.

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Churches and sustainable development

Workshop on the UN Agenda 2030 for churches from Colombia and Latin America

The LWF Department for Mission and Development, together with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO) and the Fundación Camino de Emaús, is planning a workshop on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for LWF member churches from the Latin American and Caribbean region. They will be joined by representatives of Colombian churches that participate in the ‘Waking the Giant’ initiative.

The purpose of the workshop is to:

• Raise awareness on SDGs and their relevance to the work of the churches
• Gather existing experience on working with SDGs from the region
• Provide churches with tools for relating their work to SDGs (by introducing ‘Waking the Giant’ SDG self-assessment tool)
• Promote the ‘Waking the Giant’ initiative within the region
• Further plan implementation of the ‘Waking the Giant’ initiative in Colombia.

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How do communities of faith promote dignity, justice, and social protection?

Join us for conversation with churches from Colombia, Liberia, Tanzania and the United States as we raise awareness and partner together for positive change.

“Waking the Giant” is a global ecumenical initiative designed to build the capacity of churches to contribute effectively to the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Preliminary program:

• What is Waking the Giant? Introduction to the global initiative
• Agenda 2030 as an opportunity for convening Churches to jointly promote dignity, justice and service – the examples of Colombia and Liberia
• Churches working together to achieve SDG5 – the example of Tanzania
• Churches and Agenda 2030 in the Global North – the example of the United States
• Questions and answers

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Annual global meeting of the Waking the Giant Initiative

The annual global meetings of Waking the Giant bring together implementers and partners to share updates on the initiative and develop plans for future implementation.

The preliminary program of this year’s meeting is as follows:

• 30 October – Internal meeting of target country representatives.
• 31 October – Update on Waking the Giant implementation at the global level and in the target countries; launch of a mapping study on churches’ contributions to the SDGs in Liberia.
• 01 November – Mid-term review of Waking the Giant pilot phase (working sessions).

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Relating the work of churches to the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development

Churches have been working on areas related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) long before the United Nations even existed. However, very often, churches are not aware of how their work links to the work of the United Nations and its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.

As part of the ‘Waking the Giant’ initiative, LWF has developed a tool that easily allows churches and related actors to make the connection between their ongoing activities and specific SDGs.

This tool, available online and as a paper version, will be officially launched during the LWF Council, in the presence of the Council members, UN and government representatives. Subsequently, it will be publicly available on the LWF website.

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UPDATE

This event has been updated from an event initially planned for 25 – 27 March 2020.

Training of facilitators on SDG assessments for churches and related actors

The training focuses on the active involvement of churches and their related organizations in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The aim is to create a group of facilitators who have the knowledge and skills to conduct SDG trainings, assessments and planning processes for church-related actors both in Finland and other parts of the world.

Topics that will be covered include:

• Getting to know the UN Agenda 2030 and LWF’s Waking the Giant initiative
• Theological reflection on SDGs – why churches and SDGs?
• Understanding specific SDGs more in-depth
• How to use the SDG Self-assessment tool
• Next steps: What to do with the results?

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