CALAR Initiative – A Declaration: Africa Remember Who You Are
The Coalition for Africa's Liberation and Restoration (CALAR), initiated by the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), was launched on Africa's Liberation Day on May 25, 2020 to mobilize Africans on the continent and in the diaspora in order to claim their rights and dignity and protect their heritage and resources against those whose actions continue to exploit Africa, and subjects Africans at home and abroad to all forms of indignities. Sign the Declaration, Pray for African Renewal, and watch the kickoff event video here.
AFJN's work include educating and tackling the different forms of injustice. Read about the different ways we are empowering women to fight injustice in the communities through the Women's Empowerment Project. AFJN also has delved deeper into systemic injustice within the U.S. and abroad and the new movement sparked by George Floyd's death. AFJN advocated for release of prisoners with minor offenses in the D R Congo and to uphold the Constitution. Read more here.
Women's Empowerment Project
AFJN's Women's Empowerment Project continues to be making strides in Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana amid COVID-19. The sisters have taken to the airwaves talking about human trafficking, domestic violence and other issues relevant to their communitties amid the pandemic. They have also hosted several online workshops including several for youth. To learn more click here.
Just Governance
AFJN continues in the fight against corruption by educating and advocating for increased transparency and accountability. Members of the community are being emboldened to stop paying bribes and demand integrity in their schools, businesses, communities, and governments. Learn more here.
AFJN has many projects going on to see some of the projects that we are focusing on at this time click here.
Fierce Urgency: Advancing Civil & Human Rights
VIRTUAL ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY DAYS TAKING PLACE APRIL 25-27, 2022. EAD 2022 calls us into solidarity to restore, protect, and expand voting rights in the United States and to realize human rights around the... READ MORE
This we Learned from a Trafficker of Persons from East Africa to the Middle East
A former human trafficker told Africa Faith and Justice Network on December 2, 2021, that his Middle Eastern partners had sent a video showing four men, aided by two dogs, gang-raping a young... READ MORE
Zambia Association of Sisterhoods (ZAS) Workshop on Advocacy
The workshop's theme was "Religious Vocation, Justice Ministry and Evangelization" and was held from 12-17th November 2021. They were beautiful sunny days in November 2021 when all roads led to City of Hope... READ MORE
Corruption No More: Pressured, Fossang's Catholic Health Care Center Staff all Resign
Corruption grips African societies, economies, and politics. No matter how small, it must not be minimized and must be forcefully confronted, if prosperity is ever to be secured. Countless meetings and endless reports... READ MORE
The Malaria Disease: Has The Most Effective Treatment Been Ignored?
This October the World Health Organization has officially recommended the use of the RTS, S/AS01 Malaria vaccination for children (WHO). This vaccine has been in trial since 2019 and has had more than... READ MORE
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