The magazine "begegnen" is Mission 21's donor magazine and is published four times a year. The magazine contains information and stories about Mission 21's projects and the people behind them. Among other things, the current issue focuses on various projects that promote peace. The magazine "begegnen"...

Great honor for former Mission 21 employee, Pastor Hans Lutz. He received an honorary doctorate at the Dies Academicus 2023 of the University of Basel. Hans Lutz has worked for the Basel Mission for over 50 years and then for Mission 21 in Hong Kong. As part of this work, he will now...

She is considered one of Indonesia's ten most influential women: psychologist Alissa Wahid, co-founder of a network promoting human rights, interfaith understanding and democracy. Alissa Wahid is also co-leader of the largest Muslim association in the world. On Thursday, August 17, she will deliver the keynote address at the International Forum for Interfaith and...

What role do men play on the path to gender justice? Key people from Mission 21's international network addressed this question in the Positive Masculinities workshop. Action plans emerged to involve men more actively in gender justice work. "The issue affects every one of our projects and all of our partner organizations," said...

In South Kalimantan, the long-standing project work of our partner organizations resulted in a success story in 2019: The interreligious cooperative "Borneo Braid" now supports producers in generating their own income with their handicraft. In multi-ethnic and multi-religious Indonesia, inter-religious peace is an ongoing issue. Mission 21's project area in the south of the island of Borneo...

The "Pancasila Award" is presented annually by the Indonesian government. It honors individuals or institutions that raise awareness for a pluralistic Indonesian nation. The term Pancasila describes five principles of the Indonesian constitution, including humanism, democracy, social justice and national unity. Pancasila also includes a religious component, according to which in...

The promotion of women and girls is an important element of Mission 21's program work in Southeast Asia. Noria Majaman is also working there. As a coordinator, she is helping to ensure that women can continue their education and earn their own income. Mathias Waldmeyer talked about this strong woman on the occasion...

Following the devastating earthquake in the Cianjur region of West Java on November 21, our partner church GKP is providing aid to those affected. The earthquake on November 21 had a magnitude of 5.6. According to Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency, 328 people lost their lives and more are missing. More than 2,000 people were injured,...

The fight against violence against women and for gender justice is a central area of Mission 21's work. At the "Dialog International" event on November 17, three women experts who are active in this field and have a lot to report from the field exchanged views. The whole event with the three experts...