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Kenya gathering focuses on including persons with disabilities in development

Fifty church development practitioners and leaders as well as organisations for persons with disabilities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda met in Nairobi, Kenya from 9-13 October to share their experiences on disability inclusion in church development programmes and to explore strategies to ensure inclusion of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The meeting was organised by WCC Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network Project on Disability Inclusion in Development.

Una reunión en Kenia se centra en incluir en el desarrollo a las personas con discapacidad

Cincuenta dirigentes y profesionales del desarrollo en el marco de las iglesias, así como organizaciones de personas con discapacidad de Kenia, Tanzania y Uganda, se reunieron en Nairobi (Kenia) del 9 al 13 de octubre para compartir sus experiencias sobre la inclusión de la discapacidad en los programas de desarrollo de las iglesias y examinar estrategias que garanticen la inclusión de las personas con discapacidad en la aplicación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). La reunión fue organizada por el Proyecto sobre la Inclusión de la Discapacidad en el Desarrollo de la Red Ecuménica de Defensa de las Personas Discapacitadas (EDAN, por sus siglas en inglés) del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI).

Un rassemblement au Kenya met l’accent sur l’inclusion des personnes handicapées dans le développement

Cinquante dirigeants et spécialistes du développement ecclésial, ainsi que des organisations pour personnes handicapées au Kenya, en Tanzanie et en Ouganda, se sont réunis à Nairobi, au Kenya, du 9 au 13 octobre, pour partager leur expérience de l’inclusion du handicap dans les programmes de développement ecclésial et pour explorer des stratégies visant à assurer l’inclusion des personnes handicapées dans la mise en œuvre des objectifs de développement durable (ODD). La rencontre a été organisée par le projet d'inclusion du handicap dans le développement du Réseau œcuménique de défense des personnes handicapées du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (EDAN-COE).

East African communities discuss disability, theology

Twenty church leaders from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania met in Arusha, Tanzania from 7-11 November to discuss deepening inclusion, participation and active involvement of persons with disabilities in the spiritual, social, economic and structural life of the church and society. The forum was organized by the WCC Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and hosted by the Council of Churches in Tanzania.

Sam Kabue: from the village to the world with eyes wide open

Dr Samuel Kabue, an ordained elder of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, has been the person behind the solid work of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network over the past years. On 6 October, he was interviewed by WCC communications, in Geneva, and talked about his memoirs, “From the Village to the World”, the importance of inclusiveness and the loud prophetic voice of the minorities in church and society.

Humanitarian Partnership Conference focuses on inclusive practices

Including persons with disabilities and the aged in humanitarian practices was the theme for the 4th annual International Humanitarian Partnership Conference in Nairobi on 21-22 September. More than 140 humanitarian practitioners, academicians and advocates met for the conference, organized by the Inter Agency Working Group on Disaster Preparedness for East and Central Africa (IAWG). The theme was “Disability and Age Inclusion in Humanitarian Practice: Scaling up inclusive practices toward the achievement of Agenda 2030.”