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Inter-Faith condolence prayer took place for the victims of the July 11th 2010 twin bombimg of Kampala. The prayes was held at Baps Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu temple 18th July.
On the night of Sunday 11th July 2010, a tragedy fell in Kampala when soccer fans watching the world cup finals at Lugogo Rugby club and [...]

By Hajiya Bilkisu (mni)
‘Conscience is an open wound, only the truth can heal it’ – Usman Danfodio
As the dust settled, the women in Jos across ethnic and religious divide fasted and prayed for three days and planned a protest march to register their condemnation of the wanton destruction of lives and property in their once [...]

It is a new year – 2010 and IFAPA women have started the year on a high note – they are committed to making a difference in their communities this year. This is not to say that they were quiet last year, rather it is to say that their impact will be stronger this year. [...]

IFAPA President Dr. Ishmael Noko have sent a letter to Copenhagen to the Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and the Minister of Climate Change Conference, Ms. Connie Hedegaard on the issues of IFAPA third Summit.
(Letter PDF attached.)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (30 November, 2009) – “Interfaith Action for Peace in
Africa,” an organization formed in 2002 that brings together representatives from African
Traditional Religions, Baha’is, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and Jews, has
been named the recipient of the Paul Carus Award for Outstanding Contributions to the
Interreligious Movement by the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions.
The [...]

by Rev. Ilukpitiye Pannasekara Nayaka Thero, the chief monk for the African continent.
Water is the very source of all life on this planet. Its quality and integrity are vitally important to all forms of life. Our body is very much like a sponge and is composed of trillions of chambers called cells that hold liquid. [...]

Prabhu Pattni, Secretary General, Hindu Council of Africa
In Sanskrit, there are 52 words for water.  Water is held in considered such an important part of human existence that in almost all ancient cultures, it was deified.  We have Varuna as the Vedic God of water and Neptune in ancient Greece.  Water is considered sacred in [...]

by Mrs. Lally Lucretia M Warren,  Bahá’í community of Botswana
No country in Africa has the importance of water at the centre of its national psyche as does Botswana. A  visitor to Botswana will soon hear the word “pula” which means “rain”. When a chief or person of importance addresses a meeting he or she will [...]

IFAPA Third Summit Having a Special Focus on Water
The preparations for the third Summit of the IFAPA –  Interfaith Action for Peace in Africa – have started well in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. The launching meeting took place in August and since that a lot have been done for the Summit taking place  17th [...]

The introduction of the grain amaranth in the Kwale women empowerment training brought renewed hope to this otherwise quiet village. There was excitement as the women who had gathered very early in the morning for the training were introduced to this wonder crop which has been referred to ‘as the crop for the future.’ There [...]