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In Nigeria, the Gurku Peace Village offers a new home to displaced Christians and Muslims. The newspaper "reformiert. reports on how peaceful coexistence across religious boundaries works in Gurku.
The Seeberg parish planted a peace tree on October 7. The planting action is part of Mission 21's campaign "Peace grows with us". The newly planted cinnamon maple in Seeberg symbolizes the commitment to peace worldwide.
On Friday evening, Indonesia was surprised by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami. The central province of the island of Sulawesi, where two member churches of the Indonesian Federation of Churches (PGI) are also based, was particularly affected. The PGI is a partner organization of Mission 21.
Successful actions to protect the environment took place on three continents at the JointAction for Environment.
In Neuhausen, several dozen interested people came to the church community center in September to cook together, taste Nigerian and Somali dishes, and learn more about Mission 21's peace work.
When twenty young adults from over ten countries meet and are together in a confined space for two weeks, it could have really gone wrong.
Most people in high El Alto (Bolivia) are poor and have to endure precarious living conditions. Their small incomes are almost never enough for a healthy diet. Especially the children suffer from malnutrition and are often sick.
New reports document the violence in the world's youngest state. Mission 21 stands by the people on the ground in the difficult situation.
The federal Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer is a public holiday dedicated to the peaceful coexistence of different faith communities and their service to society. The deliberately political theme of the interfaith Day of Prayer event at Basel University was a reminder of this.
Cooperation across religious boundaries is a key to greater peace. A conference in Basel made clear what is meant by this.