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Church Response to Domestic Abuse

Published to help mark the 16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women, the IAFN newsletter on the theme of Church Responses to Domestic Abuse shows both the scope and international extent of such abuse within families and the growing efforts now being made by churches and faith organisations to combat it.

Instead of dismissing physical violence and coercive control as a "private matter" or part of a culture, work is being done on the causes of such violence.

Women’s Voices at AACC Assembly

The 10th General Assembly of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) coincided with the celebration of its golden jubilee in the town it was born -Kampala, Uganda.

Creating a future of equal, respectful relationships

As people of Christian faith, we know in the deepest way that as women and men, girls and boys we are cherished and equal before God

Birth Registration: Church Responses

 Churches can help families to overcome obstacles to birth registration. The stories in this newsletter show how this can be done. Why should churches care about this? Because children who are not registered at birth may not have access to education, health care, and other benefits of citizenship.

In Uganda, Mozambique and Madagascar, successful partnerships between UNICEF and the Mothers' Union have resulted in thousands more children obtaining birth certificates. This not only opens many doors for them but provides a more accurate database of statistics which assists governments and civic authorities in their task of providing vital services.

IAWN Coordinator Ann Skamp asks ‘Dare We Hope?’

This year’s UN Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW57) met at a time when global media stories highlighted violent attacks against women and girls.

A “Network of Networks”

Our new Steering Group Co-ordinator, Ann Skamp, writes:

In Archbishop Rowan Williams’ Advent letter to the Anglican Primates he writes of the Anglican Communion becoming a “network of networks”: