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SMC releases a new resource material aimed at inspiring dialogue on sensitive and polarising issues between Churches and Christian organisations.  

SMC Faith in development is one of 1,044 organisations that have advanced to the second stage of Sida’s call for partnership proposals under the Government’s strategy for supporting civil society.

After an intensive learning week in Togo, organized together with PMU, ODOS, and ADRA Togo, Miriam Mondragon, Capacity Development Advisor, reflects on how we can build resilience in our communities. With over fifty participants from ten countries in West Africa, strong networks for future collaboration were established.

When Petter Jakobsson, theological advisor at the Swedish Mission Council (SMR), traveled to Azerbaijan to participate in COP29, he was met with conflicting images of the state of the earth.

In November, the UN Global Summit on Biodiversity, COP16, will be held in Cali, Colombia. The SMC – Faith in development (SMC), together with a delegation from member organisations and partner organisations, will be represented.

The 2023 Annual Report was formally approved at the Annual Meeting. It is now available for everyone to read, and you can download a copy.

The SMC has continuously monitored and analysed the bill on democracy criteria for state support to faith denominations and civil society organisations proposed by the former government. On the 27th of March 2024, a new version of the bill was released by the new government after a previously announced review of the previous one. 

Despite the pressured situation that Swedish international development is in right now, the SMC’s annual meeting was a day with a focus on faith and hope for the future.

Interactive exercises, stories and case studies. In April the Freedom of Religion or Belief facilitators’ toolkit was launched in a digital event with around 50 participants from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.