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A volunteer distributes a hot lunch to schoolchildren in the Pochalla region. Around 350 children receive a hot meal every day.
The federal government wants to support the reconstruction of Ukraine from the development aid pot. This has met with widespread criticism. Christian organizations are also calling for aid not to be provided at the expense of the Global South. The high-circulation newspaper "reformiert." prominently on the front page - and Mission 21 also has its say.
Simone Dollinger, Program Manager Latin America at Mission 21, gives insights into her work during her time in Bolivia and Costa Rica, about farewells and new beginnings and about the cultural differences in social relations in Latin America and Switzerland in the kath.ch podcast. Simone Dollinger lived with her husband for nine years in...
Peace and reconciliation for South Sudan. The Federation of South Sudanese Churches is working towards this major goal. The ecumenical umbrella organization is supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and Mission 21. In October, a delegation from the Federation of Churches was in Basel for talks. The church member media in German-speaking Switzerland are now reporting on this.
In the second week of October, a church delegation from South Sudan visited Switzerland. They talked about the peace process in their country with the DFA foreign department of the Confederation. And they were guests of Mission 21 in Basel. Mission 21 supports the South Sudanese churches in peacebuilding. ERF Media...
Dealing with trauma is enormously important in Cameroon. The ongoing armed conflict between separatists and government troops also means that thousands of people are suffering from trauma. These people are finding help from Mission 21 and our partners. The Africa editorial team of "Voice of America" recently reported on this in an impressive film report.
Advancing global warming is fueling armed conflicts over resources and food. The newspaper reformiert. reports on the consequences for various African states - and, among other things, on Mission 21's support for the benefit of the population. For example, in Mali, Nigeria or Somalia, humanitarian disasters are taking place in which drought, dying livestock...
Mission 21 is committed to climate justice worldwide so that all people can live a life in dignity. That is why Mission 21 is involved in the ecumenical coalition "Christ:innen für Klimaschutz". Christian churches and organizations are working together to support a Yes vote on the climate bill on June 18. Climate change is felt worldwide....
Mission 21's commitment to development cooperation, presented in the newspaper reformiert.köniz - and a radio report on the commitment of Christian aid organizations against corruption. Mission 21 is able to convey its working attitude in two current media contributions.
For about three weeks now, the war in Ukraine has been shaking Europe. The Russian attack makes it clear that peace is not a state, but an ongoing process of dealing constructively with conflict. Approaches for non-violent conflict resolution from the field of art and culture are presented at the current expert conference "FriedensKunst" (PeaceArt) organized by Mission 21. Experts with...
