LWF Youth Secretary, Caroline Bader, and LWF Council member/Director ELCA World Hunger, Mikka McCracken, examine the ways in which LWF youth can shape the Sustainable Development Goals
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.
UN Commission on the Status of Women – Parallel event
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
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