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Fredskorpset Exchange (FKE) Programme Notes for Strategic Planning Meeting that took place on Friday, 12th March, 2010
The FK Exchange Programme 2009-2010 has come to an end with FECCLAHA having sent two participants Ms. Rosa Kihara and Ms. Nkatha Kagendo to Ethiopia Orthodox Church – Development Inter Church Action Commission (EOC-DICAC) and Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) respectively. FECCLAHA in turn hosted two participants: Ms. Nardos Chuta (EECMY) and Ms. Inguun Smoergrav (NCA/Headquarters).Guided by the theme ‘Peace and Gender in the Horn of Africa (PGHA)’, the participants had the opportunity to work on various projects in Ethiopia and Kenya.
As this round comes to an end, there was a Strategic planning meeting that took place on 12th March, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. The strategic meeting was held to plan for the upcoming third round of exchange which is scheduled to take place on 2010-2011. The theme that will inform this exchange is “Women, Peace, and Security” with a focus on Protection, Participation, and Prevention. This round of exchange will include Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Kenya.
Fredskorpset Exchange Programme supports the exchange or personnel among different organizations in different countries within the framework of institutional cooperation. It is a governmental body under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). It has its regional offices in Norway, Thailand, Zambia, and Uganda. The aim of the exchange is to facilitate transfer of competence between partners, learning within the partnership at the organizational and individual level, and facilitate for increased knowledge and interest in North-South issues.
Recruitments for the next round of exchange (2010-2011) are underway.
FECCLAHA Strategic Plan 2009 - 2013
Since its inception in 1999, the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA) has remained consistent to its mission to enhance peace and reconciliation in the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa by facilitating ecumenical cooperation and fellowship within the framework of holistic Christian ministry. In addition....