SMC Inspirational Day: Hope for Change
SMC Inspirational Day
HOPE FOR CHANGE
We are happy to invite you to the 2026 SMC Inspirational Day, our annual digital event available in English and French, where members and partners throughout the SMC network get together for learning and inspiration. Hope for Change is the theme and speakers are, among others: Reggie Nel, South Africa, Justina Mike Ngwobia, Nigeria, Hepi Rahmawati and Ramesh Babu, India. We will also hear about local social audit from Entropika, Colombia, ASJ, Honduras, FEPAS, Brazil. Full program below.
All sessions are held in English and are simultaneously interpreted into French. Participation is free—just sign up using the link below to receive a Zoom link for the event, which will take place at 10 am CET, February 18.
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues from all over the world, together we are working in Hope for Change.
ProgrammeSession 1, 10.00-10:50 Faith in Action: Churches’ Unique Assets for Community Development Reggie Nel Dean of Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, Head of Missiology, University of South Africa Using Social Audits to Improve Services: Rights holders driving change
Session 2, 11:00-11:50 Hope for change – FORB in Local Communities and Churches Justina Mike Ngwobia, Coordinator for PROCMURA Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) Trainers Network, Nigeria,Executive Director, Justice, Peace & Reconciliation Movement Interactive showcasing of courses and materials Katherine Cash, senior advisor Freedom of Religion or Belief and Kristina Patring, senior advisor on FORB, Mission and Theology, SMC Faith in Development Session 3, 12:00-12:30 Local Roots, Global Reach: Civil Society for Climate, Environment & Resilience Hepi Rahmawati, Regional Coordinator for South-East Asia, Pacific and Europe, GNDR and Ramesh Babu, Director, EFICOR, India |