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CAPA
CONSULTATION - 19 - 21 Sept. 2005
Archbishop Bernard
Ntahoturi attended the Archbishops’ Consultation on the
Church’s Response to Making Poverty History in Africa that was
organised by the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA)
in
Dar es Salaam
,
Tanzania
. Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach and a team of professional
people assisted the participants to work through the issues
relating to the reduction, alleviation, and eradication of
poverty, particularly as it relates to the areas of health,
education, and micro-finance. A working group was constituted
comprising the Archbishops of
Tanzania
,
Kenya
and
Burundi
to develop strategies for action in those areas.
In a statement from
the consultation the Archbishops say, “As Church leaders we
recognise that we have a prophetic ministry to our people and
nations and we pledge ourselves to continue to offer moral
leadership in the fight against poverty, disease, and social
injustice in our societies.”
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IN
MEMORY OF…
The
Province remembers with thanksgiving the long
life and years of service of Rev. Canon Stephen
Fyoto who died on 5th September 05 at
the age of 87. He was one of the oldest pastors,
with a ministry stretching back to the 1940s
when the Anglican Church in
Burundi
was beginning to be established.
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VISIT
The Province recently welcomed back the
Rev. David Peck, the Archbishop of
Canterbury’s Secretary for International
Development. His purpose was to follow up some
of the issues raised during the Archbishop’s
visit in July, among them, the role of churches
in post conflict reconstruction, and programmes
relating to education.
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PRESIDENT’S
VISIT TO GITEGA
On
Monday 26th September the President of
Burundi, Peter Nkurunziza, visited St. Luke’s
Cathedral, Gitega, where he held a meeting with Church
leaders and attended prayers led by Bishop John Nduwayo,
along with the Roman Catholic Archbishop and Moslem
leaders.
Speaking
on the occasion, the President referred to his recent
visit to the United Nations in
New York
and the World Bank, and their willingness to support
education in
Burundi
. He also spoke of his appreciation of the work of the
Church, and called for joint action with the government
to develop a national curriculum and educational
programmes for all schools.
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NEWS
IN BRIEF
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Since
the announcement that primary education would be free from
September, the number of children registering around the country
has doubled or tripled. Classrooms are needed urgently as well
as other resources and supplies.
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At
the end of August Gitega diocese celebrated the completion of
the rehabilitation of part of the Lycée of Buhiga.
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Bujumbura
’s Baho project has supplied 337 children with exercise books,
pens and geometry sets for this academic year. Many of them are
orphans either because of the war or AIDS. Some are survivors of
the massacre at Gatumba.
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Two
pastors and 35 deacons have just been ordained in
Bujumbura
diocese by Bishop Pie Ntukamazina, and 632 candidates confirmed.
§
Mathias
Nkurunziza recently visited the HIV/AIDS associations in the
dioceses and found their work to support those with, or affected
by, the disease was beginning to develop.
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