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About 30 bazaar women and Oeme leaders met in Basel for the Regional Mission Day. They were informed about the work of Mission 21 and about possibilities to support this commitment from Switzerland.
Today, November 12, a unity government should have been formed in South Sudan. According to the peace agreement signed by the two main opponents on September 12, 2018, this government should have been in place by May 2019. Now the implementation deadline has been extended by another 100 days.
Fransisca Sianipar, a Christian, and Eva Nurdiana, a Muslim, are both from Indonesia and yet come from different worlds. Because the rifts between the religions are deep. Nevertheless, Eva and Fransisca are best friends and fight together for religious peace. Both attended an interfaith youth camp supported by Mission 21. Their...
For a long time, the fronts between Pamela and her mother Gladys were hardened. Family counseling and workshops by a partner organization of Mission 21 helped to reunite them. Glayds and Pamela now pass on their gratitude: As volunteers, they support others with family problems. The need is great, the Puno region is plagued by poverty....
They belong to opposing groups, but they maintain a close friendship: Elizabeth Nyayuk and Elizabeth Deng work together for peace in South Sudan.
Interview with Peter Gai, President of Mission 21's partner church "Presbyterian Church of South Sudan".
Young@mission21 made hate on the Internet the topic of discussion this Thursday at the JointAction Talk in Basel. Jolanda Spiess-Hegglin from Switzerland from the association #NetzCourage and two guests from the interfaith network Jakatarub from Indonesia shared their experiences and approaches to solutions.
To kick off the campaign, we had a stand at the Matthäusmarkt in Basel last Saturday. We received support from the Soup' Mobil of the Reformed Church Kleinbasel. The donations for the soup will be used for the peace work of Mission 21.
The "Dialog International" series of events brought together interfaith peace ambassadors from Switzerland and Indonesia. The presentations and the subsequent discussion explored the question of what is needed for peaceful coexistence between religious groups - and made it clear that humanity is at the heart of this.
The bloody civil war in South Sudan turned people of different ethnic groups into enemies. They no longer knew who they could trust and who they could not.
