Bern Workday 2018

The Bern Workday for Church Bazaars took place for the 30th time this year. Many committed women always make this meeting an interesting exchange platform.

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Girl kidnapped again in Nigeria

On February 19, 111 schoolgirls were abducted by the terrorist militia Boko Haram from the village of Dapchi in northeastern Nigeria.

On February 19, 111 schoolgirls were abducted by the terrorist militia Boko Haram from the village of Dapchi in northeastern Nigeria. As yet, few details are known. How many girls could be rescued is unclear. Reports from SRF4 News and in the NZZ show that the Nigerian government's fight against the terror militia has come to a standstill. Thousands of girls and women are ...

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Girl kidnapped again in Nigeria

On February 19, 111 schoolgirls were abducted by the terrorist militia Boko Haram from the village of Dapchi in northeastern Nigeria.

Encounters in Jordan

Daniel Gloor works for Mission 21 as a theology lecturer in Malaysia. But he has spent the past few months in Jordan - here is his report on his experience.

New start in Costa Rica

Simone Dollinger and Angel Román met in Costa Rica. Now the Swiss and the Guatemalan are returning with their daughter to the place where they first met. For Mission 21, they are taking on tasks in the field of theological education in Latin America.

Empowering the people of Africa

Jochen Kirsch (right), Head of International Relations at Mission 21, with Markus Gamache from the partner organization in Nigeria. Photo: Mission 21

Recently, US President Trump referred to Africa as a "shithole". Pastor Jochen Kirsch defends himself against this view in an interview in the "Kirchenbote".

Situation in Cameroon becomes more uncertain

Togho Lumumba Mukong, coordinator for Mission 21 in Cameroon. Photo: Miriam Glass

Since separatists proclaimed the Anglophone part of Cameroon independent, the conflict has intensified. The coordinator of Mission 21 paints a rather bleak picture.

Interreligious dialogue on Mary/Maryam

An inspiring dialogue; theologian Uwe Hummel (l.) and Imam Muris Begovic. Photo: Detlef Lienau

We understand each other better when we search together for what is sacred to us. This is what a well-attended Mission 21 event undertook with an interreligious reading on Mary/Maryam in the Bible and Koran.

Chibok Girls: New video surfaced

Christian and Muslim members of society are equally affected by the terror of "Boko Haram". Here, women wait with their children for the distribution of relief supplies. Photo: Jochen Kirsch

The Islamist terrorist militia Boko Haram recently released a video showing 14 of the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria.

Mission in the river

Karina Schumacher 2017 in Basel. Photo: Miriam Glass

Karina Schumacher has been living in South Korea for six years. The ecologist brings environmental issues closer to the population and recently even opened her own café for this purpose.

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