Secretary General: Dr. Francis Kuria

Address: 5 Mararo Avenue, P.O Box 6352-00200, Nairobi, Kenya

Website: www.acrl-rfp.org / Twitter

Email: secretariat@acrl-rfp.org

Main Areas of Work:

Promoting peaceful, just, and inclusive societies through

• Building external capacities through the formation, rejuvenation and strengthening of National Interreligious Councils, Women of Faith Networks (WOFNs), Interfaith Youth Networks (IYNs) and regional hubs
• Strengthening ACRL internal capacities, such as organisational structures and human resources, to undertake programmematic interventions effectively and efficiently
• Holding interreligious peace training and dialogue sessions to empower religious leaders, WOFNs and IYNs across the continent to prevent conflict and build a resilient culture of peace
• Counteracting radicalisation, violent extremism and the misuse of religion
• Advocating for the general disarmament of all weapons of destruction and the universal implementation of regional and international treaties relating to disarmament, such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
• Advancing inclusive democracy and good governance by encouraging religious leaders to enhance their engagement in electoral processes, strengthen accountable leadership and reinforce virtues in society

Nurturing a sustainable environment through

• Contributing to the movement towards a global, inclusive green economy by supporting Sustainable Development Goals

Constituency:

ACRL-Religions for Peace is comprised of 10 Pan-African Religious Coordinating Bodies (RCBs), five sub-regional networks, 30 National Interreligious Councils (NIRCs), the Africa Women of Faith Network (AWFN) and the Africa Interfaith Youth Network (AIYN).  The Council has representation from Africa Traditional Religion, Baháʼí, Christian, Hindu and Muslim faith families. The five regional platforms are: the hub of Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean Island Countries, Southern Africa and Western Africa.

The RCBs include: African Forum for Muslim Councils, All Africa Conference of Churches, Association of Evangelicals in Africa, Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa, Hindu Council of Africa, Organisation of African Instituted Churches, Seventh Day Adventist Church East-Central Africa Division, Symposium of Episcopal Conference in Africa & Madagascar and World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisation – Africa.

The 30 NIRCs include: Religions for Peace Benin, Proposed Interreligious Council Botswana, Conseil Interreligieux pour la Paix au Burkina Faso (Interfaith Council of Peace in Burkina Faso), Religions for Peace Burundi, Camerounaise pour le Dialogue Interreligieux (The Cameroonian Association for Interreligious Dialogue, ACADIR), Interreligious Council of Central African Republic, Religions for Peace Comoros (Working Group), Forum National des Confessions Religieuses de Côte d’Ivoire (National Forum of Religious Confessions of Cote d’Ivoire), Interreligious Council of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopian Interfaith Forum for Development Dialogue and Action, Ghana Conference of Religions for Peace, Conseil National Interreligieux de Guinée (National Interreligious Council of Guinea), Interreligious Council of Kenya, Interreligious Council of Liberia, Forum for Religious Leaders and Faith Organisations in Madagascar, Malawi Public Affairs Committee, Council of Religions of Mauritius, Council of Religions of Mozambique, Nigeria Interreligious Council, Groupe de Dialogue Interreligieuse de la Réunion (Reunion Island Interreligious Dialogue Group), Interfaith Commission of Rwanda, Interfaith Committee of Seychelles, Interreligious Council of Sierra Leone, Religions for Peace South Africa, Interreligious Council of South Sudan (Working Group), Sudan Interreligious Council, Interreligious Council for Peace Tanzania, Interreligious Council of Togo (Working Group), Interreligious Council of Uganda, Zambia Interfaith Networking Group.

Women of Faith Network:

First launched in 2003, the Africa Women of Faith Network (AWFN) was rejuvenated in 2016 during the 3rd ACRL-Religions for Peace General Assembly, where the Executive Committee of the Network was elected. AWFN members are influential decision makers in advocacy efforts and initiatives, advancing the objectives of the Council within faith communities. AWFN engages Christian, Islamic, Baháʼí, Hindu and Africa Traditional Religion communities from the ACRL-Religions for Peace regional coordinating bodies, NIRCs and other Pan-African women faith based organisations. AWFN is fully integrated in the implementation of activities in all strategic priority areas of the Council, dependent on the programme’s availability of funds. There are five active AWFN projects.

Contact: Ms. Linnet Ng’ayu, Institutional Strengthening Advisor ( secretariat@acrl-rfp.org / AWFN Website )

Interfaith Youth Network:

The African Interfaith Youth Network (AIYN) is the youth platform of ACRL-Religions for Peace and the regional representation of the Global Interfaith Youth Network of Religions for Peace. The Network encourages religious youth to promote just and harmonious societies on the continent. AIYN was rejuvenated during the 3rd ACRL-Religions for Peace General Assembly in 2016, where officials of the Executive Committee of the Network were elected. AIYN engages Christian, Islamic, Baháʼí, Hindu and African Traditional Religion representatives from the ACRL-Religions for Peace regional coordinating bodies, NIRCs and other youth-focused faith organisations. AIYN is involved in the implementation of activities –– including capacity building and advocacy – in all the strategic objectives areas of the Council, dependent on the programme’s availability of funds.

Contact: Ms. Linnet Ng’ayu, Institutional Strengthening Advisor ( secretariat@acrl-rfp.org / AIYN Website )