Consultations with senior church and political leaders in Germany 2 July 2015 Background Based on the cooperation between the EFSA Institute and the “Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland” (EKD), and its development agencies – now Bread for the World, and the formal partnership with the “Evangelische Akademie Tutzing”, there have been an exchange on public challengesRead more
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General and travel information: EFSA Institute Contact Office Dr Sipho Mahokoto ( Sipho@cddc.co.za ) Rev Marlene Mahokoto ( Marlene@cddc.co.za ) Dr Renier Koegelenberg (Director: Renier@cddc.co.za ) All conference shuttles are arranged from Cape Town International Airport to Kleinmond – Arabella Spa and Golf Estate. Specific needs – for visa applications (if you need formalRead more
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
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