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
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.
Language: English and French
Department: Department for Mission and 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.
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
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).
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.
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?
Join our 2nd Waking the Giant webinar focusing on SDG16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions
This online presentation and panel discussion will explore the ways in which churches in different countries are contributing to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, helping to bring peace, justice and the development of strong institutions.
The Webinar agenda includes:
Overview of the SDG16 targets and indicators
Examples of the SDG16 implementation from our Waking the Giant programs in Colombia and the United States
Panel discussion on best practices and creative ways in which churches or church-related actors can contribute to this goal
Reflections on the Christian responsibility and commitment to justice and peacemaking
Join our 4th Waking the Giant webinar focusing on Climate Action
In this webinar we will look at the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action, discussing the challenges and practical solutions that churches can work towards.
The online discussion will feature a presentation by Ruth Ivory-Moore, ELCA’s Program Director for Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility, offering basic advocacy skills and examples of successful climate action at national and international level.
The webinar will also feature an update on activities in the Waking the Giant target countries and the future of the program from 2021 onwards.
