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Indian researcher Parinitha Shetty has looked into the history of the Basel Mission in South India - and says that the mission's presence has shaped Indian society to this day. Parinitha Shetty, I have brought you this photograph from the Mission 21 research archive. Do you know the photograph? Yes,...
For the last time, our colleague Luzia Illiger is writing a newsletter from Isoko, Tanzania. She worked as a gynecologist in the country for three years. Now Luzia Illiger looks back on an eventful time: on her various fields of work, on her contact with the local population and on her busy renovation work. "Over the past three...
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"...
Our colleague Daniel Gloor is a lecturer in biblical studies at the STS Theological Seminary in Sabah, Malaysia. He has experienced very special Christmas celebrations in two small congregations deep in the Malaysian hinterland of Borneo. He reports on this in his newsletter. In his current newsletter, Daniel Gloor also addresses a very serious topic....
From Friday, February 2, the first podcast from young@mission21 will be available on all popular platforms. Mission 21's youth network is launching "Young Voices - An Intercultural Podcast", a series in which young people from all over the world talk about their everyday lives and share their ideas, wishes and challenges. With...
The federal government wants to support the reconstruction of Ukraine from the development aid pot. This has met with widespread criticism. Christian organizations are also calling for aid not to be provided at the expense of the Global South. The high-circulation newspaper "reformiert." prominently on the front page - and Mission 21 also has its say.
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...
Simone Dollinger, Program Manager Latin America at Mission 21, gives insights into her work during her time in Bolivia and Costa Rica, about farewells and new beginnings and about the cultural differences in social relations in Latin America and Switzerland in the kath.ch podcast. Simone Dollinger lived with her husband for nine years in...
The new girls' building at the Muhaba Children's Center in Renk was officially opened in November 2023. Thanks to the dormitories, the schoolgirls are spared the dangerous journey to school On April 13, 2023, 19 of the 20 girls were able to spend the night in the dormitories for the first time. The new building has now been opened in the presence of the country coordinator...
This year's "16 days against violence against women" campaign ended on December 10, Human Rights Day. Mission 21 took part with a selfie campaign and shared posts from partners in the Global South. A message from the Federal Parliament shows that the joint commitment to gender equality is worthwhile: a motion for additional...