Excerpt: The NRASD is a network of religious organizations, established in 1997, with the aim of fostering the role ofreligious organizations in social development projects. NRASD believes in placing people first as they partnerwith a wide variety of institutions to develop policy and implement practical programs. They work primarily inthe fields of education, health andRead more
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Within the formal partnership between the EFSA Institute (Stellenbosch) and the Protestant Academy of Tutzing in Bavaria, Germany, Dr Koegelenberg attended the conference “Israel, Syria and Ukraine – is it possible to ensure stability and Peace?” . The conference was part of the programme of the “Political Club” of the Academy – which is currentlyRead more
National church leaders gather to reflect on 20 years of democracy in South Africa and the challenges that still remain for the country As South Africa celebrates two decades of democratic freedom this year, National Church Leaders gathered together in Johannesburg this week to reflect on the critical role of the church in today’s society,Read more
Debate on 16 Days Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children National Assembly Chamber, Parliament of RSA 21 November 2014, 09h00 Introduction: The Minister responsible for Women in the Presidency, honourable Minister Susan Shabangu wrote a letter to the chairperson of the National Church Leaders’ Consultation (NCLC) the Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba, firstRead more
Shohreh Rawhani represented the Baha’i community on the Board of the National Religious Association for Social Development (NRASD), an association which partners with the Government to work on societal issues such as poverty alleviation, primary education, illiteracy and primary health care. She was born in Tehran, Iran, to a Baha’i family. After a few yearsRead more
The NRASD and NACOSA in partnership with the National Department of Social Development is calling for proposals for a Process Evaluation of the OVC programme funded through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Programme Evaluation organizations and practitioners with proven experience requisite qualifications in evaluation are invited to submit proposals to conductRead more
The NRASD conducted job interviews from 14-23 May in the provinces of Free State, Mpumalanga and North West. Following interviews, all successful and unsuccessful applicants were informed of the outcome of the process. Ms Lynnette Murimba, as NRASD Programme Officer HBC-OVC, was responsible for all communication. It has since come to our attention that anotherRead more
Dear Church Leaders I trust that you are all well. We wish to extend a word of thanks to all of you for coming to the Procession of Witness on Saturday. It was really well organised and successful. We also wish to thank all the Church Leaders who sent some messages of support and delegates onRead more
“A dialogue amongst only politicians does not really make sense”. These were part of the welcoming words of Dr Renier Koegelenberg, Director of the EFSA Institute, at the annual conference of the Dialogue Programme of the Western Cape and Bavaria Partnership. The conference took place from 28 February 2014 to 02 March 2014 at theRead more