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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"...
Attackers raided several villages in central Nigeria over the Christmas holidays and killed numerous people. Reports from our partners on the ground now reveal the extent of the violence and destruction: over 280 people lost their lives and around 450 were injured. Several thousand had to flee. Our partners report that help is urgently...
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...
"Plant Today - Grow Tomorrow" - this was the motto under which the youth network young@mission21 met on Saturday, April 22, for this year's Youth Summit. More than 50 young adults from 13 countries logged on to the virtual city "Gather" and addressed the problems and progress made in the...
The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) is an important partner organization for Mission 21. Together we work for peacebuilding, education and food sovereignty. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the EYN, Jochen Kirsch, Director of Mission 21, traveled to Abuja to celebrate together with the church leadership and the population and to send greetings from our worldwide...
Reconciling economy, ecology and social issues is one of the major challenges of our time. Human nutrition and thus the food industry, and sustainable agriculture in particular, have a central role to play here. How can healthy food be produced in an environmentally compatible manner under changing climatic conditions and thus conserve resources? How...
Many girls and women around the world do not have access to sanitary pads or other hygiene products during their menstrual period. This has serious consequences: They have to resort to unhygienic means during their period, which are associated with considerable health risks. Girls are often unable to attend school during their periods. In Nigeria, our...
In central Nigeria, the population is suffering from severe flooding. Nine people have already lost their lives in the floodwaters. In more than 20 communities, people lost their livelihoods. Mission 21 supports emergency relief actions on the ground and asks for donations.
Due to a fire at a secondary school of our partner church EYN, the residential building of the students was completely destroyed. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire. But 61 students lost all their belongings.
"We feel committed to the preservation of creation": That's what director Hannes Liechti from Theater Johannes in Bern says. What is meant is the topic of climate justice. "Enough talk, get up now!" is the name of the latest production by the church theater ensemble. The premiere was on October 31. The play is about the story of Greta Thunberg...
