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The Catholic priest and philosopher James Oyet Latansio has long been committed to peace in South Sudan - also on behalf of Mission 21. In this interview, he talks about his own experiences of conflict and explains why you can't just rely on God to promote peace.
Health consultant and medicinal herb specialist Solveig Schrickel writes about her work in Chile for the last time. After decades of collaboration, Mission 21 is ending its cooperation in Chile at the end of the year. Solveig Schrickel looks back on a long and loyal collaboration, writes of happy moments, but also of deaths and natural disasters - and of course...
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Today, Human Rights Day, the day commemorating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, marks the end of the International Campaign 16 Days Against Violence Against Women. Over the past 16 days, organizations and activists around the world have made it clear that women's rights are human rights....
Among other things, the current issue focuses on projects in sustainable agriculture so that particularly vulnerable people can feed themselves and their families reliably and responsibly, even under the conditions of the climate crisis.
40 years ago, teacher Gisela Fankel traveled to Cameroon on behalf of the Basel Mission for an assignment as a religious educator. She has now published her experiences from that time and her assessment of her work in retrospect in the book "Four years under the corrugated iron roof". "A longing for new experiences, a search for real...
Women from numerous churches in Asia came together to discuss the role of churches in the fight against gender-based violence. The more than 30 women met at a three-day conference in Bangkok. Women from the Mission 21 network also took part. The conference sent out an initial signal shortly before the "16-days" campaign in...
From 25 November to 10 December, thousands of organizations worldwide are calling for action against violence against women. Mission 21's partner organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America are also taking part. Mission 21 in Basel is also raising awareness of the issue through a social media campaign. Violence against women and non-binary people is...
The Bible offers inspiration for active engagement against the climate crisis. This was the conclusion of three experts from three continents in Mission 21's latest webinar "Seeing the Bible through different eyes", which was attended by around 70 participants from 23 countries. Dr. David Castillo (Costa Rica) used Isaiah...
The sixth episode of Mission 21's "Voices of Hope" podcast series reports on the work of our partner organization Machaqa Amawta in Bolivia against violence against women and children. A touching report about courage and perseverance. In this episode of Voices of Hope, Hildegard Willer from Bolivia reports on the commitment of the...
Swiss politicians want to massively reduce contributions for development cooperation. This is a lack of solidarity and will affect the poorest, says the umbrella organization of Swiss Protestant organizations. The Federal Council has already earmarked CHF 1.5 billion for aid to Ukraine - from the budget for international cooperation (Mission 21 reported)....
