FLC Messages and Reports 2011 - Fellowship of the Least Coin
FLC Messages and Reports 2011 - Fellowship of the Least Coin
FLC Messages and Reports 2011 - Fellowship of the Least Coin
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crisis <strong>and</strong> it is through <strong>the</strong>ir active participation that solutions can be found.<br />
6. Networking <strong>and</strong> Collaboration<br />
6.1. AWEPON (African Women’s Economic Policy Network)<br />
Steering <strong>and</strong> Management Committee<br />
It is a faith-based Organisation with its Headquarters in Ug<strong>and</strong>a<br />
with about 150 member organisations in 18 countries across Africa.<br />
AWEPON owes its origin to <strong>the</strong> All Africa Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches (AACC)<br />
Women’s Desk. The Organization works towards attaining women’s<br />
empowerment <strong>and</strong> economic justice through research, economic policy<br />
analysis, capacity building, lobby & advocacy with a gender <strong>and</strong> human<br />
rights perspective.<br />
6.2. Using Regional Approach to Fight against Gender Based Violence<br />
<strong>and</strong> Advance a Shared Security for Women Empowerment in <strong>the</strong><br />
Churches in West Africa (August 10th to 12th, 2010)<br />
Following <strong>the</strong> invitation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fellowship</strong> <strong>of</strong> Christian Councils <strong>and</strong><br />
Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA), we attended <strong>the</strong> above mentioned<br />
Workshop in Accra, from August 14th to 12th, 2010.<br />
The Workshop intended to highlight <strong>the</strong> root causes <strong>of</strong> Gender Based<br />
Violence in West Africa, examine traditional <strong>and</strong> cultural challenges<br />
in <strong>the</strong> fight against Gender Based Violence in <strong>the</strong> region. Lifting up<br />
<strong>the</strong> Biblical Exegesis on <strong>the</strong> creation stories <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> man in<br />
Genesis Chapter One, participants discussed <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> church<br />
<strong>and</strong> Civil Society Organisations in dealing with GBV perpetrators <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>n examine some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> constraints militating against <strong>the</strong> Church’s<br />
effective performance <strong>and</strong> silence on Gender Based Violence as<br />
Watchdog <strong>of</strong> Society.<br />
The Workshop aimed at breaking <strong>the</strong> chains <strong>of</strong> silence, building a<br />
campaign to reduce <strong>the</strong> high level <strong>of</strong> Gender Based violence <strong>and</strong> draft a<br />
Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct to guide <strong>the</strong> Campaign. This should be articulated by<br />
<strong>the</strong> churches in raising awareness on different levels.<br />
7. Conclusion<br />
The Programme has continued to try to improve networking with<br />
women <strong>and</strong> Gender/Women’s Desks Coordinators as well as with o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
organizations dealing with women <strong>and</strong> migration issues. A lot needs to be<br />
done but <strong>the</strong> Programme is committed to making networking a culture <strong>of</strong><br />
work. The <strong>FLC</strong> Grant has assisted <strong>the</strong> Programme a great deal to carry<br />
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