AMECEA
Justice and Peace Desk participated in a 3 days annual planning meeting which
was organized by CAFOD. The meeting which took place between 25th
and 27th brought together partners who are implementing Justice and Peace
and Action for Better governance (ABG) projects on a round table meeting with a
view of building synergies and promote learning. Partners, who were drawn from Justice and Peace regional and national
offices in Kenya and Uganda, were able to develop new strategies on how to
advocate for peace building and better governance. They were also able to identify
their strength in the work; Map out their allies and barriers and ways to lift
the barriers.
The participants were urged to be committed to their
projects so that they can yield the anticipated change. The forum provided an
opportunity where participants learned best practices from one another. They
were urged to be realistic in terms of their level of intervention and be clear
in the model they use for them to remain relevant and be able to measure their
level of contribution or attribution to the positive outcome of the
projects they are undertaking.
Peter Kiama who was among the facilitators during the
meeting insisted on the importance of documenting the change but cautioned that
method of documentation should be selected wisely as not all methods would work
for all projects and some methods may exceed the projects budget.
According to Laureta Madegwa of CAFOD, the
participants are not just the voice of reason and change but the voice of the
church in the matters related to Justice and Peace in the region. Laureta
reminded the participants that they will be measured by the change they will
have brought about at the end of the projects which are ending in the year
2016.
AMECEA Justice and Peace was represented by Fr. Jude
Waweru who is the Desk Coordinator and Pauline Wakibiru who is the
Administrative Secretary.
CAFOD (Catholic
Agency for Overseas Development) is the
official overseas development and relief
agency of the Catholic Church that work with partners across the world,
wherever the need is greatest, to bring hope, compassion and solidarity to poor
communities, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice. We
work with people of all faiths and none.
