
Advocacy At The African Union
Advocacy at The African Union is broken down in the following thematic areas.
1. Agenda 2063
Programmatic Goals
- Monitor the implementation of Agenda 2063
Programmatic interventions
- Undertake continuous research and advocacy on the Agenda implementation
- Disseminate the research findings (both to the AU and the AACC member churches)
- Advocate for children’s rights
2. Migration and trafficking in persons
Programmatic Goals
- Minimize the phenomenon of illegal migration
Programmatic interventions
- Undertake research on the underlying causes
- Hold governments accountable, where applicable
3. Population and Development
Programmatic Goals
- Highlight the link between population growth and development/poverty
Programmatic interventions
- Undertake research and generate discussions on population and development
- Promote sustainable population growth
4. Representation of Faith Based Organizations’ voice
Programmatic Goals
- Present issues from the member churches and Civil Society Organizations (e.g. gender, climate change, interfaith relations, etc.) to the AU
Programmatic interventions
- Participate in issues debated in AU respective organs (ECOSOCC, CIDO, FEMWISE, PANWISE, etc.)
5. New African Debt Crisis
Programmatic Goals
- Raise awareness on the increasing debt crisis
Programmatic interventions
- Undertake research and conduct analysis on national debts
- Initiate and generate debate on national debt
Peace, Diakonia And Development
This programme is broken down in the following thematic areas.
1. Peace
Programmatic Goals
- Maintain ecumenical pastoral presence for reconciliation and peace in difficult situations
Programmatic interventions
- Maintain high-level ecumenical diplomacy
- Encourage the churches to have disaster preparedness and management systems (effective early warning systems)
- Facilitate reconciliation and mediation initiatives
- Assist the churches to play a proactive role in preventing potential conflicts (e.g. related to land, water and other natural resources)
2. Migration and Human Trafficking
Programmatic Goals
- Increase awareness on the phenomenon and address root causes of migration
Programmatic interventions
- Encourage the churches to include the issue of migration and human trafficking in the church agenda
- Promote an Africa of Hope (Videos, documentaries on returnees, profiling of successful business women, etc.)
- Work with European ecumenical institutions to address the challenge of Africa-Europe migration
- Develop linkages with Africans in the diaspora
3. Climate Change
Programmatic Goals
- Addressing the impact of Climate Change
Programmatic interventions
- Engage in advocacy at the AU through the Liaison Office (compliance with the Paris Agreement)
- Promote the use of renewable energy
4. Environment and Care for Creation
Programmatic Goals
- Promote eco – theology.
Programmatic interventions
- Educate member churches on the challenge of environment and climate Justice and the imperatives of an eco-theology in African contexts
- Address issues of land and water justice
5. Engagement with Global and Continental Development Agendas
Programmatic Goals
- Creatively engage with UN Agenda 2030 and African Union “Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want”.
Programmatic interventions
- Continue popularization for ownership by the churches
- Equip churches to monitor implementation and hold their governments accountable
- Showcase achievements from time to time
6. Advocacy for Economic Justice and a new Debt Crisis
Programmatic Goals
- Engage in multi-stakeholder dialogue on national debts, international aid, access to markets (economic partnership agreement) etc.
Programmatic interventions
- Advocate for Churches’ commitment to economic justice in the continent
- Produce fact sheets on ballooning new debt and the challenge of debt management
- Equip churches to monitor governments borrowing (ethical decision-making)
- Address issues of corruption
7. Population and Development
Programmatic Goals
- Highlight the issue of sustainable population growth and its impact on development
Programmatic interventions
- Demonstrate the link between population growth and development
- Assist churches to responsibly engage in reproductive health issues
- Research and make available statistical data and analysis on population growth in Africa
8. Diakonia
Programmatic Goals
- Advocate for Diakonia as an imperative ministry to the Church to be inclusive, empowering and transformative
Programmatic interventions
- Collaborate with the World Council of Churches on Diakonia in the African continent.
- Equip churches in developing common understanding of Diakonia and practice of the ministry of Diakonia
- Disseminate publications on Diakonia

Gender, Women And Youth
Gender, Women and Youth
Gender, Women and Youth is broken down in the following thematic areas
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Programmatic Goals
Ending Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Programmatic interventions
- Pursue the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
- Increase participation of men in the fight against SGBV
- Encourage abused men to open up to/for help
- Produce resources (practical tools on how to address SGBV issues and theological reflections on SGBV)
- Conduct a research on the persistence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- Widows
Programmatic Goals
Highlight the plight of widows
Programmatic interventions
- Conduct an awareness campaign on the plight of widows in the continent
- Produce ideas to assist in addressing the plight of widows in the churches
- Women’s Rights
Programmatic Goals
Advocate for women’s rights and gender equality
Programmatic interventions
- Engage with the African Union and UN Women on gender concerns and involvement of women in decision making
- Establish an AACC men’s movement for gender justice
- Initiate a youth campaign for gender justice
- Sensitize young girls and women about their value as human beings created in God’s image; have a good self-esteem
- Gender Equality in church Leadership
Programmatic Goals
Enhance women’s participation in church leadership
Programmatic interventions
- Promote gender sensitive interpretation of the bible (interpretation of gender-biased biblical texts)
- Conduct a survey on the level of women’s involvement in church leadership
- Support advanced training for potential women leaders
- Women and Entrepreneurship
Programmatic Goals
Promote women entrepreneurial skills development for wealth creation
Programmatic interventions
Create a forum for women entrepreneurs to share ideas and showcase success stories for inspiration of other women
- Youth employment and Entrepreneurship
Programmatic Goals
Foster job creation and innovation among the youth
Programmatic interventions
- Encourage churches to create opportunities for exchange programs for young people
- Showcase success stories of young people (innovation, small-scale enterprises, etc.)
- Fight drugs and substance abuse
- Organize youth contests (essay competitions, etc.)
- Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization
Programmatic Goals
Establish an Interfaith Youth Movement for Peace Building
Programmatic interventions
- Provide platforms for awareness creation on religious radicalization and extremism
- Create opportunities for interactions among youth of different faiths in Africa
- Use social media for peace promotion and peace building in Africa
- Open an online forum on “youth as agents of peace”
- Collaborate with the African Union interfaith programmes and other actors
- Youth and African Patriotism
Programmatic Goals
AACC Youth Campaign on African Patriotism.
Programmatic interventions
- nitiate a youth campaign on Youth Patriotism in Africa: - “Africa: my home, my future”.
- Organize an All Africa Youth Congress to launch the campaign and inspire youth to love their countries.
- Create awareness programs on the achievements of our countries, societies, and promotion of the diversities and talents in our countries.
- Create a youth platform for discussion to own and popularize the Agenda 2063 for a United, Peaceful and Prosperous Africa.

Theology, Interfaith Relations And Ecclesial Leadership Development
Theology, Interfaith Relations and Ecclesial Leadership Development is broken down in the following thematic areas.
- Ecumenical Formation
Programmatic Goals
- Nurture young theologians and pastors for ecumenical formation
- Rekindle the spirit of ecumenism
Programmatic interventions
- Young theologians especially participants at the AACC Ecumenical Theological Institute are encouraged and supported to write, present and publish theological literature
- Conduct a tracer study of the graduates of Theological Institute
- Organize annual theological colloquiums and competitions
- Addressing Misleading Theologies
Programmatic Goals.
Engage churches in identifying, analyzing and deconstructing misleading theologies on the continent
Programmatic interventions
- Create platforms for dialogue with theological associations on deconstructing misleading
- Theologies
- Equip church leaders in Africa to identify and analyze destructive and misleading theologies
- Interfaith Interventions
Programmatic Goals
Diffuse interfaith tensions and create awareness on the need for interfaith dialogue
Programmatic interventions
- Collaborate with Program for Christian Muslims Relations in Africa (PROCMURA)
- Facilitate member churches in interfaith reconciliations
- Engage the African Union on interfaith matters
- Facilitate peace meetings involving leaders and youth of different faiths, particularly in conflict areas
- Ecclesial Leadership Development for Self-Sustainability
Programmatic Goals.
Provide guidance and accompaniment for sustainable leadership in the churches
Programmatic interventions
- Promote good governance and democratic transition in the churches (e.g. respect for church constitutions, fighting corruption, etc.)
- Facilitate conflict resolution within churches as requested
- Create an AACC pool of mediators who are non-partisan
- Continue providing capacity building on leadership at different levels