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TRAINING & EDUCATION
• Every month we carry out several training
sessions for Parish Council Leaders, Catechists and parents in different dioceses.
• Every month we hold several training sessions for secondary school teachers in different dioceses.
• We run workshops for professionals.
• We
give Open Lectures every two months in institutions of higher
learning such as Gabba National Seminary and Kampala International
University.
• We present petitions to Parliament on Justice & Peace issues, in
particular for the integration of civic-ethical education into the
National Curriculum.
Police Workshop Report 2010
RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION
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We carry out research in ten informal settlements of Kampala to establish
the cost of living and the prevalence of poverty within
the slums of the city especially duiring this global economic crisis.
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We carried out research on other critical social issues such as food security in Northern Uganda and Domestic Violence.
• We run workshops with representatives of different
ethnic-cultural groups in Uganda to gather their traditional wisdom in
promoting a just, reconciled and peaceful society.
The Plight of the Urban Poor - Summary
ADVOCACY
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We
hold launchings for our findings together with
the respective ministries, especially the Ministry of Lands, Housing
and
Urban Development.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
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We design policies on gender, peace building, reconciliation and care for the environment.
• We take part in radio programs in Advent and Lent to present the Christian
understanding of Justice, Reconciliation and Peace in line with
the 2nd African Synod.
• We regularly participate in workshops organised
by the Justice & Peace Commission of the Uganda Catholic Episcopal Conference, the Uganda Human Rights Commission and NGOs like Trocaire.
• We regularly publish articles about current social
issues in the Daily Monitor and the Leadership Magazine.
Participation International
Conference on Religion, Peace and Development - Mukono 23rd-26th May 2010
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