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We have extended our pastoral involvement to other aspects of human development through sport activities. With enthusiasm, initiative and creativity Fr Frederic Ajaruva Bedijo is supporting the Pastoral Team with the formation of netball and football teams. They are doing very fine. So far, they won most of their matches. Being coach and manager, Fr Frederic expects more victories. All this has been made possible through the generosity of our confreres. In a special way, we would like to convey our thanks to Fr Guido Stuer. His generosity has indeed been acknowledged not only by us but the community as a whole.

Attached are some of the photos of our netball and football teams. In one of them you can see Fr Frederic making strategic plans before a match. Our hope is to reach the District level. We are planning to get involved in other areas of developmental projects in helping our youth with other skills.

Phelim Malumo, M.Afr

Vocation team in Lumimba, Zambia

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 9, 2013

In Vocation animation, Zambia Sector

A vocation team from Directors of various congregations of diocesan and missionary groups visited Lumimba in June 2013. They met students in Lumimba Day Secondary school. It was a great opportunity to see each congregation touching the lives of our youth. Following its presentation, the vocation team encounter with some interested students. The team left after lunch. We were particularly happy to welcome Fr Francis Kangwa, our Vocation Director. In one of the attached photos you can see Francis with some of the students interested in joining us. Please Francis! Come back again. Our mission is to touch all the corners of the earth so that people may experience life, life in its fullness; Jn 10:10.

United in the same mission and vocation

Phelim Malumo, M.Afr

Death of Mr. Christopher Mahoney

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 9, 2013

In News

This is to inform you of the passing on of Chris Mahoney in Lusaka last month. Chris came to Zambia as an Associate member of our Society and stayed on after his contract. Dioscoro Malugao, on behalf of the Missionaries of Africa, attended the requiem Mass at St. Ignatius. Chris’s body was cremated and his brother took the ashes back to USA.

May he rest in perfect peace.

Christopher Chileshe, M.Afr

Death of Mr. Christopher Mahoney, USAID/Zambia Supervisory Development Outreach and Communications Advisor

Office of Origin: USAID/AFR

Date of Announcement: June 27, 2013

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Mr. Christopher Paul Mahoney. Mr. Mahoney joined USAID in August 2008 as the Supervisory Development Outreach and Communications Officer. Mr. Mahoney passed away early Sunday, June 23, 2013, of a severe asthma attack.

Mr. Mahoney arrived in Zambia as a Catholic Missionary in 1989 and worked as a studio manager for the Catholic Secretariat Communications Department. He successfully built his career in Zambia, owning multiple media and production companies. As an expert in communications and a member of the USAID/Zambia senior staff, Mr. Mahoney spent the past five years expanding the Mission’s development outreach operations, training and mentoring new staff and serving as an interagency leader in public affairs. Mr. Mahoney was often the go-to person for high-level visits to Lusaka, most recently taking a lead in former President George W. Bush’s visit to Zambia in November, 2011.

Mr. Mahoney’s strong faith, passion for Africa and love of family were evident in his daily life. Condolence messages from colleagues worldwide are testament to his positive nature and outgoing personality. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 3:00pm Zambia time at Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in Lusaka. Mr. Mahoney was passionate about fighting gender-based violence. Donations can be made in his name to World Vision. Mr. Mahoney is survived by his wife, Patricia Mahoney and stepchildren, Richard and Debra.

For those wishing to make a donation to World Vision’s Gender Based Violence Survivor Support project in Zambia in Mr. Mahoney’s name via mail: Personal checks may be sent, with a note that they wish their donation to go to the Women and Girls Crisis Fund found in the gift catalogue, to: World Vision, PO Box 70200, Tacoma, WA 98481-0200, USA

All donations made to the Women and Girls in Crisis fund between June 27 and September 31, 2013, will be directed to WV’s Zambia’s GBVSS project.

All questions about this Agency Notice should be directed to Acting USAID/Zambia Mission Director, Ms. Mikaela Meredith. Any questions concerning this notice may be directed to: Mikaela Meredith, USAID/AFR/SA, mmeredith@usaid.gov

Antislavery Videos on Internet

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 8, 2013

In Justice and Peace

Some interesting links on the Internet. The talks on TED can be downloaded in High-Medium- and low definition, with subtitles in several languages. Click on Download and choose your option.

I have all the videos on DVD-CD-USB pen for those who do not have a decent/good internet connection.

Claudio Zuccala, Woodlands, Lusaka

Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery

In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research — and names the price of freeing every slave on earth right now. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 18:01)

Lisa Kristine: Photos that bear witness to modern slavery

For the past two years, photographer Lisa Kristine has travelled the world, documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares hauntingly beautiful images — miners in the Congo, brick layers in Nepal — illuminating the plight of the 27 million souls enslaved worldwide.

Sunitha Krishnan: The fight against sex slavery

Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimillion dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane approach to helping these young victims rebuild their lives. Sunitha Krishnan is galvanizing India’s battle against sexual slavery by uniting government, corporations and NGOs to end human trafficking.

Human trafficking – 21st century slavery: Faridoun Hemani

Faridoun Hemani is a broadcast journalist, and founder of independent production company Linx Productions. He has been in the television news business for 35 years, and has covered major international stories around the world. In 2010, Faridoun co-produced a 6-part series on Human Trafficking (as part of Moonbeam-Linx), that aired on BBC World Television. The series was supported and funded by End Human Trafficking Now (EHTN), a Geneva based organization that encourages businesses to take an active role to stem this modern form of slavery.

Modern Day Slaves – Niger

July 2005. The chains and markets may be gone, but in 21^st century Africa, people are still being born as slaves. Produced by ABC Australia. Distributed by Journeyman Pictures.

MODERN SLAVERY – AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATIONS 9 videos Mac McKinney

This is Al Jazeera’s powerful investigative series on modern slavery throughout the planet. No country, officials say, is untouched by this recurring scourge of inhumanity and depravity that enslaves, reports say, some 27,000,000 men, women and children. Although slavery has often morphed in form from classic scenarios, it still shares these common conditions: 1) victims of slavery cannot escape the complete control of their enslavers; 2) they are controlled through violence and threats; 3) They are economically exploited. This series of nine videos will educate and upset you.

The Child Within

To be a pregnant child is to be terrified. Girls between 15 and 19 are twice more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth than women in their 20s and 25,000 children marry every day, 19 every minute. Camfed is part of the international movement to end child marriage and motherhood. Our film, The Child Within, is an unflinching portrait of three girls, three unique individuals, who are among the statistics. The Child Within was made in 2011 in rural Malawi, in a district where pregnancy is the prime cause of school dropout in 50 percent of cases.

Hidden Truth

Filmed by the first women’s filmmaking collective in rural Zambia, Hidden Truth is an intimate portrayal of the effects of domestic violence on women and children in Samfya, a remote region of Northern Zambia.

Breathing Forgiveness on Facebook

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 5, 2013

In Publications

In this page we are invited to explore and expand our Consciousness of the reality of Slavery through Awareness, Compassion and Forgiveness.

Timber rackets, gas booms in Mozambique

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 5, 2013

In News, Publications

As the gas industry opens up the north, generals and politicians are smuggling hundreds of tonnes of timber and ivory to China

As the booming trade in smuggled ivory and timber devastates northern Mozambique’s environment, Attorney General Augusto Paulino has launched an investigation into the claimed involvement of Agriculture Minister José Pacheco and his predecessor Tomás Mandlate. Both face accusations of involvement in timber smuggling in cahoots with Chinese companies. Both Pacheco and Mandlate deny all wrong doing. READ MORE

7 June 2013 • Vol 54 – N° 12 • Africa Confidential

No one innocent in human trafficking, UN official says

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 5, 2013

In Justice and Peace, News

ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says almost every country in the world is complicit in human trafficking, urging them to fight against it

Almost every country in the world is complicit in human trafficking, as each one is an origin, transit or destination country for the trade, the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, has said, adding that the victims of the crime are being exploited in almost every part of the world. (…)

Turkey a transit route

However, Fedotov heralded some good news, as the number of countries criminalizing human trafficking increased from 78 to 95 percent of the total considered in the report between 2008 and 2012. “The improvements are encouraging, but they are coming too slowly to help the millions of victims. A catalyst is needed. We need an inspirational, but totally realistic goal: a decade of concrete action to try to end human trafficking. Action built on cooperation and coordination,” he said. READ MORE

Priestly ordination of Norbert Nkingwa in Tanzania

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 4, 2013

In News

Dear C. Chileshe,

It is my hope that you are doing well and carrying on with your daily activities. I wish to invite you for my ordination to priesthood on the 25^th July 2013 in Malya Parish, Mwanza Archdiocese in Tanzania by the Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi.

I understand it might not be possible for you to attend but, at least, I am assured of your prayer. Mwaiseni

Norbert Nkingwa, M.Afr

Interview with David Pruett

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 3, 2013

In News

David Pruett is the author of the book Reason and Wonder. A Copernican Revolution in Science and Spirit. This interview invites us to a journey of transcending human narcissism. As we deconstruct our egoic mechanisms of control we surrender to our real identity in Christ.

The author says: A thesis of Reason and Wonder is that we humans have embarked upon a third great “Copernican” revolution, now in its infancy. The first, which originated with Copernicus, has redefined our physical place in the cosmos. Copernicanism exploded our perceptions of the physical extent of the universe. The second revolution, which originated with Darwin, redefined our biological place in the cosmos and exploded human perceptions of its temporal extent. I believe that the third “Copernican” revolution will ultimately redefine our psychical (or spiritual) place in the cosmos. Moreover, I believe that, like its predecessors, it will explode our perceptions of the depth and reach of consciousness within the cosmos.

The journey of transcending human narcissism: Awakening to our Real Identity (Part 1)

The journey of transcending human narcissism: Awakening to our Real Identity (Part 2)

Diaconate May 19, 2013, Kinshasa

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 3, 2013

In News

The Lord has done marvels, holy is his Name!

Coming to the end of my third year in theology, I remembered our favourite slogan when I was at Mlale Minor Seminary in Lilongwe Archdiocese, Malawi: “I run strait towards the goal.” It’s very surprising to see that many years have gone since I left Mlale but these words still remain engraved in me.

I made my final oath on the 2^nd May followed by my ordination as a deacon two weeks after. Nevertheless, I continue meditating upon the same slogan: “I run strait towards the goal.” Thanks to you all who accompany me up to where I am today : my parents, my brothers and sisters, the members of the entire Nyengere family, my formators starting from the moment I was aspiring up to the moment I made my final oath and all the family friends who kept me in their prayers. My missionary life has just begun. Therefore, I continue imploring for your prayers so as to remain strong in my drive to discover how best to serve the Lord.

Remi Nyengere, M.Afr

The ordination took place at Marie Auxiliatrice Parish, Commune de Masina, Kinshasa, by Mgr Edouard Kisenga, auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

From left to right, on the picture:

Deacon David Doo Songo from Nigeria, Deacon Michel Ouedraogo from Burkina Fasso, Father Tshibangu Fortunat, Deacon Emmanuel Imani Mwanga Mwanga from DRC, Deacon Remi Nyengere from Zambia and Deacon Bernard Ndiritu Gachuru from Kenya.

: Family members of Remi Nyengere

: Friends of Remi Nyengere

: David Doo Songo from Nigeria, Michel Ouedraogo from Burkina Fasso, Father Tshibangu Fortunat, Emmanuel Imani Mwanga Mwanga from DRC, Remi Nyengere from Zambia and Bernard Ndiritu Gachuru from Kenya.