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Image Students of ELCZ schools learn the equality of men and women. Photo: LWF Zimbabwe’s Lutheran church tackles child marriage and domestic violence Government to adapt Lutheran gender policy to fit school curriculum - 16 Days of Activism (LWI) – Child marriage remains a critical social problem in Zimbabwe but a new Lutheran program aims to address the issue. “Polygamy is still…
Image Bishop emeritus Ambrose Moyo, Zimbabwe and Dr Martina Fischer, Bread for the World, Germany. Photo: LWF/I. Benesch Create a space to address pain and suffering Consultation in Zimbabwe calls for strengthened church capacity for peace building (LWI) - Religious leaders and peace building practitioners should be actively involved in peace building processes. That was the conclusion of a recent…
Image A group of women participants at MLCâs jubilee. Photo: MLC Precious in God’s Eyes 16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…
Image Kenneth Mtata during a visit at the Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Zimbabwe Council of Churches calls for end to violence Statement says the country’s crisis can only be resolved through dialogue and consensus building (LWI) - The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has appealed for an end to the violence which erupted in…
Image Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Vital role of religions in providing safe space for civil society organization General Secretary of Zimbabwe Council of Churches says faith groups must play prophetic role in mobilizing for justice and peace (LWI) - Faith groups play a vital role in opening spaces for civil society engagement with governments, even…
Image Journalists interview LWF General Secretary Martin Junge following a meeting with government officials in Harare. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson Churches called to combat exclusion, discrimination LWF leader explores ‘Role of the Church in the Public Space’ in meeting with Zimbabwe Council of Churches (LWI) - Churches around the world today are called to combat “exclusionary, discriminatory narratives and policies”, modelling…
