Congratulations to Rev Prof Kumalo, outgoing president of SMMS (SA)

June 28, 2018 1

We at CIHA Blog would like to congratulate blog co-editor Rev Prof Simangaliso Kumalo for his successful tenure as president of the Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary (SMMS) in Pietermaritzburg, South […]

PhD Mama Collective Calls for an End to Family Separation and Family Detention

June 26, 2018 0

We at the CIHA Blog are well aware that this is not the first time that families have been separated by authorities in the U.S. The Trump administration’s policy recalls […]

Partner Update: Ujamaa Centre June 2018 Newsletter

June 22, 2018 0

This latest newsletter from CIHA Blog partner, the Ujamaa Centre discusses chronic unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa as well as highlighting research work that has been conducted looking at the “feminization of […]

No More “Harmful Traditional Practices”! Gender Activism and Faith Leaders in International Development

June 14, 2018 2

Guest post by: Brenda Bartelink Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalisation, University of Groningen and Elisabet Le Roux, Unit for Religion and Development Research, University of Stellenbosch

Researchers from the University […]

The Importance of Developing an Effective Online Communications Strategy for Humanitarian Practitioners Working across Africa

June 12, 2018 0

By: Michelle McDonald (University of California, Irvine and CIHA Blog intern)

As an ever increasing percentage of the world’s population engage in rich conversation online, there is […]

East Asian Religious Presence in Africa: An Overview

June 7, 2018 1

By Kairu Wang, University of California, Irvine CIHA Blog Intern

Despite common assumptions that religious activities on the African continent are limited to western Christianity, Islam, and indigenous African religions, there […]