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In the second week of October, a church delegation from South Sudan visited Switzerland. They talked about the peace process in their country with the DFA foreign department of the Confederation. And they were guests of Mission 21 in Basel. Mission 21 supports the South Sudanese churches in peacebuilding. ERF Media...
Dealing with trauma is enormously important in Cameroon. The ongoing armed conflict between separatists and government troops also means that thousands of people are suffering from trauma. These people are finding help from Mission 21 and our partners. The Africa editorial team of "Voice of America" recently reported on this in an impressive film report.
The program mitenand on SRF television reports on the work of Mission 21 in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo. We get to know young Priscille, who is able to train as a seamstress thanks to support. In the poor districts of Kinshasa, hundreds of thousands of young people lack education and prospects. Priscille was a...
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...
Mission 21's commitment to development cooperation, presented in the newspaper reformiert.köniz - and a radio report on the commitment of Christian aid organizations against corruption. Mission 21 is able to convey its working attitude in two current media contributions.
On the occasion of the international day against the use of child soldiers on February 12, Radio Maria interviewed guests from Mission 21. Dorina Waldmeyer, program manager for South Sudan, and Father James Oyet Latansio provide information about the challenging work in South Sudan.
On the occasion of the Olympic Games in Beijing, "reformed. interviewed two experts on China. One of them is Tobias Brandner, a staff member of Mission 21, who notes that the party leadership is taking increasingly harsh action against Christians and says: "The repression is evidence of a deep sense of insecurity.
In Indonesia, pressure from radical organizations is increasing. The internet portal reformiert.info reports how Mission 21 partners are working for interreligious dialogue and peaceful coexistence.
Mission 21's online webinars on mission history trigger a positive media response. Radio SRF 2 Kultur reports in detail on Mission 21's transparent approach to mission history. And the Interkantonale Kirchenbote devotes an entire newspaper page to the topic.
Mission 21 is continuing its events on the topic of racism and discrimination. On September 11, 14, and 17, an international online Summer School will be held on the topic of "Mission and Church - between Racism and Respect." The focus is on the question of how mission history and today's church relations can be understood from perspectives in...
