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In this episode of the podcast series "Voices of Hope" (Voces de Esperanza), journalist Hildegard Willer takes us to Lake Titicaca, which lies between Peru and Bolivia. Here, at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters, indigenous women are campaigning to protect the lake, which is increasingly threatened by pollution and water shortages....
The latest edition of the "young voices" podcast focuses on Nyanagun, a former Mission 21 youth ambassador and graduate of the midwifery school in South Sudan.
Mission 21 hosted the second virtual International Forum for Interreligious and Transcultural Peacebuilding on September 19 and 20, 2024. Experts from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe discussed whether and how reconciliation is possible in polarized conflict situations. Over 200 experts and interested parties from all over the world...
In Nigeria, heavy rainfall has led to the heaviest flooding in decades. The north-east of the country, the state of Borno and its capital Maiduguri, have been particularly affected. This region is already under severe pressure: it has been terrorized by Boko Haram and other Islamist militias since 2009. Mission 21 is now strengthening the...
On Sunday, September 22, 2024, Mission 21 was a guest at the Titus Church on the Bruderholz in Basel. The opening service for the 2024 campaign "Learning from each other, living sustainably" was celebrated together. The focus was on the topics of food sovereignty in Latin America and global climate change. Pastor Harald Matern gave an impressive...
In our "Voices of Hope" podcast, this time we visit "Casa DEI" in Costa Rica. Human rights activists under threat find refuge and support there. In this episode of "Voices of Hope", journalist Hildegard Willer visits the "Casa DEI" center in San José, the capital of Costa Rica, with reports and stories from Mission 21 projects.
On Friday, September 13, 2024, the Basel Mission was transformed from an association into a foundation. Board members signed the foundation deed at the Mission House. The Basel Mission, which has been in existence for almost 209 years, thus completed one of the biggest restructuring steps since the transfer of operational activities to the newly founded Mission 21 in 2000.
In a solemn service on Thursday, September 12, in the Aargau parish of Schlossrued, Evelyn Borer, Synod President of the EKS, was installed in her new office as President of the Board of Mission 21, as were the members of the newly composed Board. The guests had gathered for this ceremony at 2 p.m. in...
"Voices of Hope", the new podcast from Mission 21, provides an insight into the realities of life for people working in our partner organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The first six journeys for the ears take us to Latin America. There will be a new episode every two weeks on the usual podcast platforms. With...
The issue of restitution, i.e. the return of cultural assets, has been the subject of heated debate for some time now. Mission 21 is also actively involved in the debate and contributes to the critical reappraisal of history.
