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Churches set to respond to African water crisis

Posted On : May 24, 2007 4:40 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
Related Categories: Wold Council of Churches, Africa

According to some estimates, over 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack adequate access to safe water. What can churches do to help ensure sufficient and safe water - a basic human right - for all the continent's inhabitants?

A 21-25 May conference in Entebbe, Uganda, to be opened by Uganda's minister of water and environment, will discuss the role of churches in the face of the African water crisis.

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New Global Alliance of Churches Working on Development Launched in Nairobi

Posted On : February 7, 2007 6:29 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
Related Categories: Wold Council of Churches

"The capacity of the ecumenical movement to respond to the challenges of today's world depends to a large extent on more creative and future-oriented forms of co-operation and networking," said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia today. Kobia was speaking at the first assembly of ACT Development, a new alliance of churches and related organizations working on development.

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