The EFSA Institute is an ecumenical institute that promotes dialogue and consensus between different sectors and role-players on the challenges facing our diverse society.
Due to the on-going COVID 19 pandemic a virtual forum will be held and an in-person Annual Forum and General Assembly of Members is scheduled for 31 Aug to 3 Sep 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The NRASD is a network of religious groups with the aim of fostering the role of religious organisations in social development projects.
Address to Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development Conference Thank you for this opportunity to make this address on behalf of the National Church Leader’s Consultation. As faith-based communities, we are not only concerned about the souls of people but also about their physical wellbeing because human beings are not bodiless beings. Thus, between the…
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Zweli Mkhize Deputy Minister of DIRCO Hon. Alvin Botes, PaRD Co-chair Mr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, PaRD Co-Chair Ms. Kirsten Evans Leadership of Faith Based Organisation Leadership of All Faiths Members of the International Partnership on Religious and Sustainable Development Panelists and Speakers Members of the Media All Religious Communities,…
Religious leaders and institutions have been a vital part of the global response to HIV and AIDS since the early days of the epidemic. However, the faith-based response to HIV must be scaled up significantly if we are to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. This strategy paper outlines success criteria, the key elements of…
Virtual Forum: 3-4 September 2020 (Click here for more information) Save the dates for both years ! 31 August to 3 September 2021 Dear PaRD Members, Greetings from the PaRD Secretariat in Bonn! As you may be aware, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s in-person PaRD Annual Forum and General Assembly of Members…
Mthatha, 5 June 2020 The main challenge facing South Africa now is not the issue of legality or rationality (although these are very important and valid principles in our constitutional democracy) – but of saving lives, caring for the sick and feeding the hungry. Therefore the ultimate legitimacy test for all measures dealing with the…
By: Renier Koegelenberg & Katherine Marshall South Africa’s population faces multiple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A state of emergency has been in effect, with a national lockdown, since March 26, 2020. This has caused great disruption to everyone, especially the most vulnerable. Many face immediate hunger and the threat of starvation. Children in poor…
Background: Dr. Renier Koegelenberg is a leader in efforts to promote both ecumenical and interfaith cooperation on a broad development agenda, but especially on public health, across Southern Africa. The programs he supports focus on demanding partnerships including, among others, mining companies and churches. The theme running through his work is expanding access to public health…
(Antananarivo, May 22-27, 2018) Greeting: The grace and peace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be with you all. Dearly beloved brothers and sisters and all of you men and women of goodwill, from May 22 to 27, 2018, we, representatives of the German Bishops’ Conference and of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of…
Statistics about TB in children make shocking reading, especially because TB is preventable and curable. Yet in 2015, 240,000 children died of TB, which is 660 deaths every day, including 40,000 TB deaths among children living with HIV. Eighty per cent of child TB deaths occur in children younger than five. At least 1 million…
