According to United Nations Statistics, it is estimated that there are some 258 million widows around the world, with over 115 million of them living in deep poverty, and 86 million have suffered physical abuse.

 

At least 2/3 of the widows come from Africa due to

 

On 18^th November, General Secretary, All Africa conference of Churches (AACC), Rev. Dr. Fidon Mwombeki, Rev. Dr. Lesmore Ezekiel of AACC and Rev. Dr. Ibrahim Wushishi, General Secretary, Council of Churches in Nigeria, had the honor of an audience with H. E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President

Rev. Dr. Fidon Mwombeki, General Secretary, All Africa Conference of Churches, was speaking at the Religious Leaders Pre-Summit on ICPD 25 organized by the AACC and other Faith Actors ahead of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) on 12th -14th November.

Matters of reproduction are informed by

 

On 11th November, the All Africa Conference of Churches and other religious actors co-hosted a side-event: Religious Leaders Pre-Summit on ICPD 25 for the Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) at Desmond Tutu Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme being ‘Population and Development:

Rev. Dr. Lydia Mwaniki represented The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) at the 10^th Regional Consultation of Child Helplines in Africa and MENA whose theme was “Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A call to Action on Preventing and Responding to online CSEA in Africa” in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from 5^th