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The conflict in Cameroon's English-speaking provinces between the government and separatist forces has driven thousands of people to flee. Mission 21, in cooperation with the UN, has launched a comprehensive emergency aid and reconstruction program in Cameroon. This program is now underway.
Tobias Brandner, international co-worker of Mission 21, tells about surveillance cameras in churches and about the passion and openness of Chinese Christians.
International staff member in Tanzania, Claudia Zeising, reports on sleepless nights due to the avocado harvest and latest developments in her work.
Uwe Hummel reports in his new newsletter about life and work in Kalimantan
The civil war in South Sudan has caused great suffering among the population since 2013. The main cause of the war is the conflict within the political elite between President Salva Kiir and the rebels, led by former Vice President Riek Machar. Now, years of painstaking peace efforts, especially by church actors, seem to be bearing fruit....
The unrest in Cameroon also had consequences for Manyemen Hospital. After a shooting on the premises at the end of May 2018, the hospital was closed for almost a month, the staff had fled. A good month later, operations were resumed, at least on a reduced scale. In an interview, Martin Witmer provides information about...
In Arlesheim, a Japanese fan maple now stands on the grounds of the Reformed Church. It was planted by children during a camp week on the theme of "Heaven and Earth. The tree planting campaign is part of Mission 21's "Peace grows with us" campaign.
What motivates people to advocate for women's rights? At a public panel organized by Mission 21, women and men from four continents shared their experiences in advocacy work.
The newspaper reformiert. Aargau published a portrait of a Mission 21 youth ambassador in its July issue. In the reformiert. article, you can read how Mission 21 was able to inspire the critical young woman for its youth ambassador program. In other media, especially the discussion evening with the former special ambassador Eduard Gnesa received strong attention.
On Friday, June 22, a prominent information event in the "Dialog International" series on the situation in South Sudan took place at the Missionshaus in Basel. The presentations and the subsequent discussion shed light on the complex civil war and the peace work of Mission 21 and its partner organizations.
