By Staff on February 12, 2019 Annastacia Tichavavangani (56), Margret Sitanimezi (52), Mziwentombi Nyilika (57), and Sikhululiwe Sikhosana (47) are House mothers caring for orphans and vulnerable children at Mustard Seed Communities. CCCD is providing ICT training to the House mothers to enable them to use technology to address issues such as poverty, child marriage, HIV/AIDS. Photo: CCCD The Creative Centre… Read more »

By Staff on February 12, 2019 Annastacia Tichavavangani (56), Margret Sitanimezi (52), Mziwentombi Nyilika (57), and Sikhululiwe Sikhosana (47) are House mothers caring for orphans and vulnerable children at Mustard Seed Communities. CCCD is providing ICT training to the House mothers to enable them to use technology to address issues such as poverty, child marriage, HIV/AIDS. Photo: CCCD The Creative Centre… Read more »

Photo: Kyle Glenn/Unsplash WACC Latin America, WACC North America and WACC Africa recently elected new Executive Committee members for their regional associations. During its regional assembly, held electronically for the first time Nov. 24, 2018, WACC Latin America elected the following: Regional President – Leonardo D. Félix (Argentina) Regional Vice President – Nieves Vargas (Peru) Regional Treasurer – Héctor Tecum… Read more »

Photo Credit: George Castellanos – Jesuit Refugee Service The World Association of Christian Communication (WACC)  is launching a new communication initiative on the border of Venezuela and Colombia to improve access to information and intercultural dialogue for migrants and their host communities. The initiative, “Entre Parcer@s y Panas[i]: Network of Venezuelan and Colombian Citizen Journalists Advancing Intercultural Dialogue,” will establish… Read more »

By Staff on January 07, 2019   The Board of Directors of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Sara Speicher as Deputy General Secretary. WACC President Dr Samuel Meshack said, “With General Secretary Philip Lee and Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher, we have two leaders who have long been part of the WACC… Read more »

Christian communicators will gather in Helsinki and Stockholm in April 2019 to explore the challenges of hate speech and fake news online. Under the title “What Makes Us So Angry? Hate speech, fake news and communication rights,” the conference from 10-12 April 2019 is being organised by the World Association for Christian Communication – Europe Region (WACC Europe) and the Conference… Read more »

The World Association for Christian Communication – Europe Region (WACC Europe) is embarking on a one-year project to identify and promote strategies to counter online hate speech focused on refugees and migrants. “Communication Rights and Refugees in Europe: Breaking Down the Social Media Divides” will explore existing attempts to address hate speech and cultural and political divisions online, particularly in… Read more »

  A Special Meeting of Members of the World Association for Christian Communication will be held on Tuesday 18 December, 2018 commencing at 10:00 EST, for the following purposes: 1. To authorize the corporate restructuring of the Corporation in accordance with the recommended changes submitted to the membership. 2. To authorize Articles of Amendment of the Corporation to make the… Read more »

By Staff on November 02, 2018   WACC is a member of the ACT Alliance. The ACT (Action by Churches Together) Alliance celebrated its 3rd General Assembly between October 29 and November 1 in Uppsala, Sweden. Hosted by the Church of Sweden, this gathering provided an opportunity for representatives of the 140 ACT Alliance members around the world to engage in… Read more »

By Staff on July 17, 2018   Humanitarian aid workers meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: CDAC. “Digital inclusion and community voices: Stepping over the humanitarian-development divide” was the theme of the “Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities” (CDAC) Network Global Forum held 31 May to 1 June, 2018, in Nairobi, Kenya. As the CDAC Network reported, “The resounding sentiment in the room… Read more »