WSCF the Redbook 2009-2010
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TheRedBook C M Y CM MY CY CMY K World Student Christian Federation Inter-Regional Office Ecumenical Centre 5 route des Morillons P.O. Box 2100 CH 1211, Geneva 2 Switzerland Tel: + 41 22 791 6358 Fax: + 41 22 791 6152 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wscfglobal.org Network site: www.WSCFConnect.org THE 2009 | 2010 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE WORLD STUDENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION O God as we gather, in front of us are the three themes: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue. “Blow the trumpet in Zion, We thank you for the rich and diverse identities you have given to humankind. We thank you for the possibilities for dialogue in our world. sound the alarm God, help us to understand the rich diversity of humanity, on my holy mountain! not as a matter of separation and division, but as a positive reality. Let all the inhabitants Enlighten our minds and hearts, as together we seek respect for all people, loving communication and true community. of the land tremble...” Amen. (Joel 1.16-2.6) The sound of a clock alarm tells to us it is time to wake up, it is the time we must prepare. The climate has changed and is changing, it is time for action. The siren is blasting, we have an emergency, make way for the dying! The village crier with his gong calls us to the village square. The rains have not come as usual, the land has dried up, crops fail and the flocks have no forage. Now comes the rain, but it’s an unprecedented flood destroying everything in its trail. We look up to the heavens, to the clouds, from where will our help come? Our hope is in God who made the universe. C TEACH US TO CONSIDER OUR WAYS LORD, M Y THAT WE MAY APPLY OUR HEARTS TO WISDOM IN THESE TIMES. CM MY CY CMY We pray together, K Almighty and Sovereign God, Maker of the heavens and earth, Creator of all that lives, You formed the seasons and the times to provide for all of your creation. We worship, adore and revere you. We stand in awe of the greatness, beauty and harmony of that which your hand has made. The suns, moons, stars, clouds that bring us light, warmth, rain and shade; the soil, the streams, lakes and ocean, the grass and trees, animals and birds with which we share the gift of life and provisions of nature, and we thank you. For failing to live up to the privilege and responsibility of managing and caring for the earth we ask for forgiveness. For our self-centred exploitation of the earth’s resources to the detriment of others, forgive us. For satisfying our extreme appetites and comfort in ways that have unjustly harmed the earth and brought suffering to others, have mercy on us. We now come in repentance and plead that the light of FROM THE WSCF your love be rekindled in our hearts and that we will use UNIVERSAL DAY our hands in the service of your Creation, through OF PRAYER FOR Christ our Lord. STUDENTS, 2009 Amen *From the Universal Day of Prayer for Students 2010 WSCF ANNUAL WSCF ANNUAL pray2 REPORTS 2009 | 2010 REPORTS 2009 | 2010 27 THE 2009-2010 WSCF Contents MEMBER MOVEMENTS THE 2009 | 2010 ANNUAL REPORTS (aliated and associated) OF THE WORLD STUDENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION The Red Book 2009-2010 Aotearoa New Zealand SCM Aotearoa Jordan Orthodox Youth Fellowship Argentina MEC en Argentina Kenya SCM Kenya Australia Australian SCM Korea Korean Student Christian Federation Introduction 4 Editor Austria Evangelische Hochschulgemeinde in Österreich Latvia Kristigo jauniesu biedriba KRISTA Christine Housel Bahamas SCM Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Lebanon Apostolic Youth Federation 2009 Year in Review 5 Bangladesh SCM Bangladesh Armenian Evangelical Youth Managing Editor Belarus Centre Ecumena Armenian Christian University Student Association Julanne Clarke-Morris Benin Jeunesse Chrétienne Universitaire et Scolaire du Bénin Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne Promoting women's participation, leadership & human rights Bolivia Pastoral Juvenil Bolivia Marian Apostolic Movement The 2009 Global Women's and Gender Justice Report 6 Texts Brazil Movimento Ecuménico de Estudantes de Teologia Brasil Orthodox Youth Movement in Lebanon Julanne Clarke-Morris, Stephen Brown, Bulgaria Christian Youth Council in Bulgaria Lesotho SCM Lesotho Identity, Diversity and Dialogue Christine Housel, Michael Wallace Burundi Département des Jeunes, Eglise Episcopale du Burundi Liberia National Student Christian Council (SCM Liberia) The 2009 Global Leadership Training Programme Report 7 Research Support & Cambodia SCM Cambodia Lithuania Vilinius Evangelical Lutheran Academic Youth Fellowship Membership Data Cameroon Mouvement des Étudiants Protestants du Cameroun Madagascar Mpianatra Kristiana Malgasi Monika Rawcliffe Canada SCM Canada Malawi Christian Youth Association of Malawi Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne Mexico MEC por la Equidad de Mexico 2010 Year in Review 8 Financial Data Chile MEC de Chile MEC de México Peter Tyler, Youhanna Kamal-Shawky Colombia Pastoral de Jóvenes y Estudiantes de Colombia Mozambique Movimento de Estudantes Cristaos de Mocambique Democratic Republic of Congo Fédération Nationale des Jeunes Protestant du Congo Myanmar SCM Myanmar - University Christian Work Photo Credits Association des Jeunes et des Étudiants Chrétiens Namibia SCM Namibia Engaging students in critique, reflection and action on gender justice David Ball, Diana Bazi, SCM Cambodia, Congo Brazaville Association Congolaise des Étudiants Chrétiens Nepal SCM Nepal The 2010 Global Women's and Gender Justice Report 9 Julanne Clarke-Morris, Georgine Kengne Côte d'Ivoire Association Chrétienne des Elèves et Étudiants Netherlands Ecumenical University Chaplaincy Djeutane, Immanuel Gopalakitnan, Protestants de Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria SCM Nigeria Deepening student engagement on Climate Justice Christian Hoff, SCM Hong Kong, Christine Croatia Studentski Evandeoski Pokret Norway Norges Kristelige Studentforbund Housel, Luciano Kovacs, Marcelo Leites, Cuba MEC de Cuba Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea SCM The 2010 Global Leadership Training Programme Report 10 David Masters, Horacio Mesones, Necta Czech Republic Oikumené Akademicka YMCA Pakistan SCM Pakistan Montes Rocas, Mathew Mekondjo Denmark Ecumenical Youth – Danish SCM Philippines SCM Philippines Student leaders raising capacity and promoting best practice Ndahomenwa, Serge-Pacome N'Gohou, Ecuador CEPAJ Ecuador Poland Fellowship of Orthodox Youth in Poland The 2009-2010 Ecumenical Assistance Programme (EAP) Report 11 Andrew Igiri Okanga, Sarah Onore, SCM MEC Guayaquil Ecuador Romania Romanian Christian Orthodox Students Association Pakistan, Jill Piebiak, Gustavo Casadiego Quintero, Shantha Ready, Antonio da Egypt Coptic Catholic Youth Egypt Rwanda Mouvement des Étudiants au Service Social au Rwanda Silva, SCM Sri Lanka, Sunita Suna, Belkys Ecumenical Youth Committee Egypt Rassemblement de la Jeunesse Étudiantine Protestante à l'Action Students & communities working for positive change Téhéran Estrada, Marlon Antonio Donado El haq wa el Adel Egypt Senegal Mouvement des Jeunes de l'Eglise Protestante du Sénégal 2009-2010 Ecumenical Assistance Programme Projects 12-13 Vanegas, Elsy Wakil, Michael Wallace, Evangelical College Youth of Egypt Sierra Leone SCM Sierra Leone Marlon Zakeyo National Participation Movement Singapore SCM Singapore Students working for transformation in the world All images ©Photographer/WSCF 2011 Orthodox Youth Movement Cairo Slovakia Ekunet Slovakia Edinburgh 2010 report images (Pg. 15) University Student Christian Association of Egypt South Africa Federation of South African Christian Students The 2010 Global Executive Committee Report 14 ©2010 WCC Media/Gary Doak Youth of Evangelical Synod Sri Lanka SCM Sri Lanka Ethiopia Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Sudan Khartoum University Caucuses Students helping shape the future of global mission Cover Image Haimonate Abew Ethiopian Students' Association Sudanese Student Christian Mission WSCF at the Edinburgh 2010 World Mission Conference 15 WSCF students attending Agape Political Finland Ortodoksinen Opiskelijalitto Sweden KRISS Kristna Studentrörelsen i Sverige and Theological Camps, Prali, Italy 2009 Suomen Kristillinen Ylioppilaslitto Syria Orthodox Youth Movement in Syria France Fédération Française des Associations Chrétiennes Taiwan SCM Taiwan Connecting students and sharing the Movement's stories Design and Layout d'Étudiants Tanzania Tanzania Student Christian Fellowship The 2009-2010 Global Communications Report 16 CREATOR studio L'Action Chrétienne des Étudiants Russes Thailand SCM Thailand [email protected] Mouvement de Jeunesse Orthodoxe Timor Leste MEC Timor Leste Standing up for human rights in Zimbabwe Gambia SCM Gambia Togo Association Chrétienne des Elèves et Étudiants du Togo Georgia Georgia SCM Uganda Church of Uganda Youth Department The 2009-2010 Zimbabwe Advocacy Oce Report 17 Germany Evangelische StudentInnengemeinde in Deutschland United Kingdom SCM Great Britain World Student Christian Federation Ghana SCM Ghana USA CESCM (2009) 2009-2010 Governing Bodies and Sta Leadership 18 Haiti ACH MEC Haití Lutheran Student Movement Hong Kong Hong Kong SCM SCM USA (2010) Hungary Keresztény Ökumenikus Diákegyesület United Methodist Student Movement 2009-2010 Global Administration 19 WSCF Inter-Regional Office India SCM India Uruguay Espacio Estudiantil Cristiano Ecumenical Centre, 5 route des Morillons Indonesia Gerakan Mahaiswa Kristen Indonesia Venezuela MEC Venezuela Celebrating the past, building for the future P.O. Box 2100, CH 1211, Geneva 2 Iraq Christian Youth Committee in Iraq Zambia SCM Zambia The 2009-2010 Centennial Fund Board of Trustees Report 20