With operations around the globe, our programs target strategic opportunities to create positive change. Different situations call for different approaches but all our projects are driven by the purpose of building trust, peacebuilding and development.

To enhance their effectiveness, there are several working committee meetings that deal with each program and these committees respond to all inquiries about a specific program.

Visit our programme pages and download the program fact sheets to discover more about our varied and much needed work.

A global network active in conflict prevention and reconciliation with a focus on religious community leaders in any given situation. Check regularly the activities around the globe. Should you want us to come and organize such program in your community, do not hesitate to contact us.

East Africa countries (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi) will soon form a Federation and it is anticipated that the 5 Nations of East Africa Community will have a common market, common currency and most likely one head of State in 2013. The commonality and the union of these 5 countries with the diversity of languages and cultures present the region with unusual challenges, particularly in the area of education and conflict transformation.

The federation is an important key to the growing East Africa region economy. Therefore to make a smooth transition, the building of East Africa Federation is not a just a matter of politicians and Businessmen. Others voices must be heard and Religions without Borders has taken its proper role focusing on the issues of federation through the East Africa Programme build around Conflict Intervention and Peace Building Support and Policy Development and Research.

The overall goal of Religions without Borders, to be implemented between September 2007 and September 2011, is to contribute towards a just and sustainable peace in East Africa. The immediate objective is to strengthen the capacity of East African institutions and actors to manage conflicts in their own regions. Religions without Borders will also seek to influence positively and critically policy and academic debates on East African Community Federation security and governance issues by making a substantial contribution to these discourses through providing a neutral platform for diverse East African actors. The programme pursues these goals by providing training and through strengthening the capacity of National and East Africa Non Profit organisations.

The goals of this programme will be pursued through the following strategies:

• Disseminating the results of RWB training, policy advisory groups, policy seminars, and research to key stakeholders both within and outside East Africa;
• Equipping and empowering individuals and groups with the skills to manage community, political and social conflict;
• Participating in national and regional peace initiatives;
• Producing policy-relevant, academically-rigorous research that promotes African “ownership” of peace processes and allows East Africans themselves to contribute to the shaping of policies to promote peace security, federation in East Africa;
• Promoting public awareness of the value and practice of constructive conflict resolution;
• Contributing towards an understanding of conflict and violence through public education and research that contributes to training the next generation of EAST African researchers.
• Strengthening the research, training, and policy capacity of EAST Africa’s Federation-based parliament.

For more details on the specific objectives and goals, check regularly as the information becomes available.

 

 

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KiJiji Community Program at Religions without Borders is composed of several activities and initiatives. Thus several initiatives follow under the Kijiji community program and this largely depends on the funding and the persons who want to take on the initiative under this program.

The word "kijiji" (pronounced like key-gee-gee) means "village" in Swahili. Currently Religions without Borders do have two initiatives that follow under this program.

The first initiative is designed to developing and managing supportive rental housing for people with extremely low incomes, ex combatants, rebels, homeless, and people with mental disability in the post –conflict reconstruction and reconciliation.

Religions without Borders under this initiative plans to provide educational presentations to religious communities/ congregations in countries where we work. We seek to closely collaborate with religious communities and non profit housing groups on this initiative.

What is Unique About the Program:

• The program is designed to serve families and persons who are most vulnerable, who have the greatest need.
• The program supports affordable housing projects that create a substantial number of affordable units.
• The program is designed to encourage the creation of supportive community in affordable housing developments.

Check the web site regularly to find out the progress of this initiative. Should you have question or want to support this programme, do not hesitate to contact us.

The second initiative that falls under the Kijiji Program is the Ambulance Project. We intend to use bicycle-pulled ambulances, Motocyle and to some extend small engine vehicles for use by HIV/AIDS Home Based Care (HBC) workers, HIV/AIDS self help projects, communities, clinics, and hospitals in rural Areas where Religions Without Borders have projects.

Below are some of samples of Bicycles pulled ambulances being used in Africa, though Religions without Borders plan to combine it with Motocyles pulled ambulances and small engine vehicles ambulances.

Based on the Religions Without Borders research and findings in rural areas of Himalaya (Nepal) and Africa, particularly in Horn, Central East and South Africa countries where bicycle ambulances are in use, there have been increases in access to health care and marked declines in infant and maternal mortality rates.

What is Unique About the Initiatives:

• The initiative helps to improve access to healthcare for people living in rural areas where other transport is neither available nor appropriate.
• The initiative supports the community (Village) Development programs
• The initiative is designed to encourage the creation of supportive community in affordable transportation.  

Check regularly this website to learn more about the development of this initiative. Should you  have a question, or want to be part of the programme do not hesitate to contact us.