ACNS - Anglicans, Christian Aid renew partnership

From Worldwide Faith News <wfn@igc.org>
Date Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:56:09 -0700

Posted On : March 18, 2011 11:08 AM | Posted By : Admin ACO
ACNS: http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/3/18/ACNS4821
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Anglicans, Christian Aid renew partnership
Anglicans and Christian Aid renewed their
partnership for development at a three-day
consultation which ended yesterday (Thursday 17th) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Building on experience in Burundi, Kenya, Nigeria
and Sudan, they looked at new models for making
their joint work more effective in Africa and
elsewhere in the developing world.


This included:


·         Affirmation from Christian Aid for the  Anglican Alliance.

·         A commitment from the Anglican Alliance
to capacity building among development partners
in the Communion -  one of the key needs to emerge from the consultation.

·         Joint working on partnerships for
development, and building  a theology to underpin this work.
The workshop heard about joint Anglican and
Christian Aid work on emergency relief in Kenya,
HIV and Aids in Nigeria, environmental
conservation in Burundi and post conflict
advocacy for Sudan. The need for continuing
commitment to Sudan was underlined by one
participant who left Malakal in southern Sudan
after heavy military bombardment to travel to Nairobi.

Attendees at the meeting included  Archbishop
Daniel Deng of Sudan, Canon Grace Kaiso, general
secretary of CAPA, Sally Keeble, Director of the
Anglican Alliance for relief, development and
advocacy, Rachel Carnegie, International
Development Secretary to the Archbishop of
Canterbury,  Karimi Kinoti Deputy Regional
Director of Christian Aid and  Paul Valentin,
Christian Aid?s Director of Programmes.  The
consultation was opened by Archbishop Eliud Wabukala of Kenya.


ENDS


Notes to Editors

The Anglican Alliance for development, relief and
advocacy is the international initiative that
brings together work across the communion. Its
mission is to build on the work already being
undertaken across the communion, build capacity,
co-ordinate and provide a clear voice for the
Anglican Communion in the international development.