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Siete Semanas por el Agua, semana 7: "Agua para la paz en la región Africana"

La séptima reflexión de la serie, Siete Semanas para el Agua 2024, de la Red Ecuménica del Agua del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), está escrita por la Prof.ª Dra. Isabel Apawo Phiri. En ella, reflexiona sobre uno de los primeros conflictos por el agua de los que se tiene constancia en la Biblia y llama nuestra atención sobre los conflictos actuales por el agua, con ejemplos de conflictos hídricos transfronterizos en su región de África. Destaca a Isaac, que eligió, una y otra vez, la paz frente a los conflictos hídricos; un mensaje oportuno para el Día Mundial del Agua de 2024 y su lema “Agua para la paz”. 

Seven Weeks for Water 2024, week 7: "Water for peace in the Africa region"

The seventh reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri. She reflects on one of earliest conflicts over water recorded in the Bible, and draws our attention to today’s water conflicts, giving examples of transboundary water conflicts in her region in Africa. She highlights Isaac, who chose peace over conflict related to water, time after time—a fitting message for the World Water Day 2024 and its theme, Water for Peace.” 

Witnessing the mighty river flow

What an incredible time to be living in! While skepticism and eco-anxiety tend to be the results we most see nowadays as we grow aware of the dimensions of the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity and the socio-environmental crisis, for me I can't help but feel the daring and stubborn Christian hope as I grow increasingly committed to ecumenical care for creation. 

Women’s wellness and mental health as part of the mission of the church – a wounded healer’s balm

I received a call from a friend of mine - we both work as medical doctors and had earlier realised that our husbands, who are ministers in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, had been friends for years —this is one of the reasons that drew us to each other.  She had been attending the February meeting of the Methodist Womens Prayer and Service Union (Manyano), Connexional Extended Executive Meeting. My friend said that the general president, Gretta Makhwenkwe, had appointed us to the Wellness Committee.

Siete semanas para el agua 2023, semana 3: "Feminización de la pobreza del agua en el contexto de África ",la Dr. Agnes Abuom

Escrito originalmente en 2017, la tercera de las siete reflexiones de la Campaña de Cuaresma: Siete Semanas por el Agua 2023 de la Red Ecuménica del Agua (REDA) del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) es de la Dra. Agnes Abuom, ex moderadora del comité central del CMI.

La Dra. Abuom es la primera mujer y la primera africana en desempeñar este importante cargo. También es directora ejecutiva de la organización Research and Development Consultants - TAABCO, con sede en Nairobi (Kenia). En su reflexión, tratándose de la víspera del Día Internacional de la Mujer, y siendo ella misma una mujer africana, analiza la relación entre la pobreza, la escasez de agua y sus repercusiones para las mujeres. Su reflexión se encuadra también en el contexto actual en el que Kenia está sufriendo las consecuencias de una grave sequía que no hace más que empeorar la situación de la mujer en el país, dado que las mujeres son las principales responsables de ir a buscar el agua para sus familias en la mayoría de los casos.

Sieben Wochen im Zeichen des Wassers 2023 woche 3: "Feminisierung der Wasserarmut in Afrika ", von Dr. Agnes Abuom

Die dritte der sieben Reflexionen der Fastenkampagne: Sieben Wochen für Wasser 2023 des Ökumenischen Wassernetzwerks (EWN) des Weltrats der Kirchen (ÖRK) wurde ursprünglich 2017 verfasst und stammt von Dr. Agnes Abuom, ehemalige Vorsitzende des ÖRK-Zentralausschusses .

Dr. Abuom ist die erste Frau und erste Afrikanerin, die diese bedeutende Position einnimmt. Sie ist auch geschäftsführende Direktorin der Organisation TAABCO Research and Development Consultants (Forschungs- und Entwicklungsberatung) mit Sitz in Nairobi, Kenia. In ihrer Reflexion am Vorabend des Internationalen Frauentages erklärt sie als afrikanische Frau die Zusammenhänge zwischen Armut, Wasserknappheit und deren Auswirkung auf Frauen. Sie ist auch sehr kontextbezogen, da Kenia heutzutage unter einer großen Dürre leidet, welche die Situation der Frauen verschlechtert. Letztere sind in ihren Familien vorwiegend für die Wasserbeschaffung zuständig.

Sept semaines pour la campagne l'eau 2023, semaine 3: "La féminisation de la pauvreté en eau sur le continent africain ", par Dr Agnes Abuom

Rédigé à l'origine en 2017, le troisième des sept reflets de la Campagne de carême : Sept semaines pour l'eau 2023 du Réseau œcuménique de l'eau (REE) du Conseil mondial des Églises (COE) est du Dr Agnes Abuom, ancienne modératrice du comité central du COE.

Le Dr Abuom est la première femme et la première Africaine à occuper cette fonction importante. Elle est également la Directrice exécutive de la société de conseil TAABCO Research and Development Consultants, basée à Nairobi (Kenya). À la veille de la Journée internationale des femmes, en tant que femme africaine, elle explore les liens entre la pauvreté, la rareté de l'eau et l'impact de cette rareté sur les femmes. Une réflexion qui prend tout son sens aujourd'hui, puisque le Kenya est actuellement touché par une grande sécheresse qui aggrave la situation des femmes. En effet, ce sont elles qui, la plupart du temps, doivent approvisionner leur famille en eau.

Seven Weeks for Water 2023, week 3: "Feminization of water poverty in Africa", by Dr Agnes Abuom

Originally written in 2017, The third of the seven reflections of the Lenten Campaign: Seven Weeks for Water 2023 of the Word Council of Churches’ (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) is by Dr Agnes Abuom, former moderator of the WCC’s central committee. 

Dr Abuom was the first woman and first African to hold this important position. She is also the Executive Director of TAABCO Research and Development Consultants, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In her reflection, being an African woman on the eve of International Women’s Day, she explores the linkages between poverty, water scarcity and its impact on women.  It is also contextual in that today Kenya is reeling under a serious drought which is deteriorating the situation for women as they are mostly responsible for fetching water for their families.

Women suffering from fistula need urgent help

Rose Mantey qualified as a state registered nurse in Ghana in 1996, and completed training in midwifery in 2002. In 2005 she started working in a maternal and child health community clinic, attached to the Mercy Women’s Catholic Hospital in Mankessin, Ghana. 

A meeting place, a zone for exchange, and a second home: The Networking Zone from the perspective of the Protestant Church in Switzerland

Nomen est omen – the big white hall right next to the entrance really lived up to its name as a Networking Zone during the assembly. Here, there were times of colorful confusion, laughter, concentrated listening, and relaxed tranquility on the sidelines of a program that was filled to the brim. The Networking Zone was a source of strength for us at the Protestant Church in Switzerland, which was allowed to occupy a booth here as one of the host churches. This hall came to life only through the efforts of everyone at their booths: after getting their bearings, refueling with the best assembly coffee, some Ricola drops, and candies from the ACK, they were ready to keep going.

Voices on the ground: peace, social justice, and ethics—the way to the end of hunger

Halfway to the sustainable development goals, the latest UN indicators show a record increase in hunger. The World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization report that 828 million people are hungry, an increase of 46 million from the previous year and an increase of 150 million people since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people worldwide who cannot afford a healthy diet has increased by 112 million, reaching nearly 3.1 billion by 2020, the report said. Millions of people are at risk of falling into a vicious cycle of malnutrition, ill health, and poverty, exacerbating inequalities already visible to current and future generations.

Pentecostals at the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany 2022

As a Pentecostal, I have dreamed dreams” and had visions aplenty, but often it has been the WCC that brought those dreams and visions to life. What is found in this report fulfills a vision that I took with me to Geneva in 1989 in a meeting with then-general secretary Emilio Castro. During that visit, I called on the WCC to bring together 120 Pentecostal scholars from around the world to the WCC 7th Assembly known as Canberra 91.