Young Africans of Faith Take Part in the 137th UNEP Committee of Permanent Representatives alongside Member States
By David Ngigi Munene Represented by its Founding Executive Director, Allen Ottaro, and its Programs Manager, David Munene, at the UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa participated at the 137th UNEP CPR where it sits as an accredited Major Group and Stakeholder…
Africa ~ Caring For Our Common Home
Other continents often admire our African continent because of the natural resources we have been blessed with, like different types of trees, rivers, lakes, mineral and our unique animals. But it is sad to note that many a times, we have failed to take care of these gifts due to…
Laudato Si’: E-interview with Bishop José Luis Ponce de Leon, IMC.
“There is a need to become aware of the “throw-away” culture that is affecting us all and moving towards a “re-cycle / re-use / repair / refuse (I think particularly of the amount of plastic bags we get at shops… we could do without) / respect” and so many other…
COP 22 Marrakech
Bonjour à tous! Je m’appelle Pascal KAMA, j’ai 31 ans je suis le Secrétaire Général de l’Eglise Luthérienne du Sénégal et membre de la délégation de la Fédération Luthérienne Mondiale présente à la COP 22. La Convention Cadre des Nations Unies pour les Changements Climatiques (CCNUCC) a organisé cette année…
Sowing the Seeds of CYNESA South Africa
As the CoP17 of the CITES meeting, took a two-day break, the CYNESA team embarked on an important mission. That of sowing the seeds of a CYNESA Chapter in South Africa. The Justice and Peace department of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, invited them to share about the mission of CYNESA, with young…
CYNESA's Mission is to offer the platform through which young Catholics across Africa, respond to the twin challenges of Environmental Degradation and Climate Change, from the perspective of Catholic social teaching on care for creation, paying attention to the most vulnerable.