POSTCARDS: THE TREE HELPING KENYAN FARMERS BEAT DROUGHT AND POVERTY
KAGONDU NJAGI, in an article first published by Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
1.85 million people affected in Mozambique alone in aftermath of Idai, says UN
Some 1.85 million people have been affected by the destructive power of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique alone, according to the latest UN assessment which comes as a new appeal is launched to fund relief efforts. The cyclone, which made landfall near the Mozambique port of Beira on 14th March, smashed buildings, destroyed crops and caused […]
“No cemetery, no vote”, Mumbai’s Christian voters warn ahead of polls
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Christian voters in the Indian city of Mumbai have demanded more burial grounds ahead of national elections next month, claiming they are being forced to pile bodies on top of each other due to overcrowding in cemeteries. India will hold a general election from 11th April and campaigning is now in […]
Millions of women still landless despite global push for equality
Washington, DCThomson Reuters Foundation Millions of women worldwide are still unable to access and own land despite laws recognising their rights, researchers and campaigners said on Monday as they urged countries to bridge the gap between policy and practice. Patriarchal attitudes towards women and girls and a lack of knowledge of their own rights “prevent […]
YouTube key to evangelising young people online, UK survey finds
The “most effective space for sharing Jesus online” is YouTube, according to a new study carried out for Youth For Christ in the UK. The research – which followed on from a 2017 study which found three-quarters of Generation Z engaged with YouTube daily – found that 41 per cent of young people ranked YouTube […]
Dozens of Bangladesh migrants trafficked to Vanuatu stuck in limbo
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu with the promise of jobs are stuck in limbo and struggling to survive while awaiting justice and the option of returning home. About 101 migrants who arrived in the Pacific island nation over the course of the last two years say […]
Quick facts: Deadly anniversary – eight facts as Yemen’s war enters fifth year
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation Bombs from air raids have killed or injured an average of 37 children every month for the last 12 months, Save the Children said on Monday, as Yemen’s brutal war enters its fifth year this week with no end in sight. Air strikes have been the leading cause of war-related deaths […]
SPRING
I remember living in Armidale in New South Wales during my university days. Armidale, unlike a lot of Australia, enjoys four very distinct seasons – summer, winter, autumn and spring. PICTURE: Alexandru Tudorache/Unsplash It was my first spring there. The days were warming up, the sun shining, the birds singing. Flowers were coming into bloom, […]
FILM: ‘BEST OF ENEMIES’ – REAL FAITH AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION ON THE BIG SCREEN
MARK I PINSKY, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports on a new film about how an unlikely pair, through friendship and a shared Christian faith, demonstrated the possibility of reconciliation…
Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls for release of church members in China
Christian Solidarity Worldwide have called for the release of members of the Early Rain Church in China, describing their continued detention as a “grave violation” of the right to religious freedom. More than 100 members of the church were arrested in December and 11 members were reported as still being in detention in a church […]