People of faith
caring for living earth
Faith leaders
and green champions in action
Who we are
SAFCEI (Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute) is a multi-faith organisation committed to supporting faith leaders and their communities in Southern Africa to increase awareness, understanding and action on eco-justice, sustainable living and climate change.
What We Do
Care for the Earth by Faith Communities
Promoting understanding of the connection between faith and living Earth, and inspiring people of faith to effect change and just development within their own communities.
Energy Justice
Working for South Africans to have accessible, affordable and sustainable energy, and for faith leaders and communities from other countries to learn from South Africa’s experience.
Food & Climate Justice
Promoting a rights of nature approach to food sovereignty and climate change, opposing factory farming, industrial agriculture and GMOs.
Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training
Facilitating faith leaders environmental advocacy training (FLEAT) in southern Africa, and providing learning resources to conduct local eco-projects, including eco-actions in congregations.
Statement on Gaza and Israel
See below SAFCEI's statement on Gaza and Israel.
The Green Connection and SAFCEI respond to energy minister’s divisive and deflecting comments
Following reports that Minister Mantashe has doubled down on his accusations against NGOs during his address at Africa Oil Week (10 October) – he said: “Foreign funded Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)...
More than just a cost issue, secret decisions about Koeberg could result in more harm than good
For years, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) has been raising awareness about cost and safety concerns associated with Eskom’s plans to extend the lifespan of the Koeberg...
Bvumbwe Parish’s Holy Childhood Programme: Nurturing Faith and Nature through Tree Planting
Father Damian Abraham, a Catholic priest at Bvumbwe Parish in Blantyre, Malawi, and a dedicated member of SAFCEI's Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training (FLEAT) Malawi group, passionately highlighted the remarkable initiatives undertaken by his parish. “The Priests of Bvumbwe Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi lead children into planting trees, through their Holy...
Indigenous Foods in Malawi
There is an old adage that says “let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. On Wednesday 7 June 2023, faith leaders from our Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training (FLEAT) Malawi II group, demonstrated this by selecting indigenous foods in Malawi that have a combination of nutrition and health aspects. Some of them grow in the wild and are slowly being domesticated as well. The...
SAFCEI hosts FLEAT Malawi II in Lilongwe
SAFCEI was back in Malawi from 6 to 8 June meeting with the second cohort of faith leaders at the Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training (FLEAT) Malawi II in Lilongwe. The group of twenty-nine faith leaders representing the Muslim, Baha’i and Christian denominations were selected from the over one hundred and fifty excellent applications we received for the FLEAT training. SAFCEI’s...
APPLY: Join our Regional Women’s Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training (FLEAT) II in Johannesburg – 7 to 9 November 2023
SAFCEI will be hosting the first workshop for our second cohort of Regional Women in Southern and East Africa: Regional Women's Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training (FLEAT) II in Johannesburg....
Season of Creation Resources 2023- Let Justice and Peace Flow
Join Christians around the world in celebrating the Season of Creation from 1 September through 4 October. The Season of Creation, which runs from 1 September through to St Francis Day on 4 October, is an...
Media Advisory: “No Decision About Us Without Us!”
Leading African Farmer Groups Challenge AGRA Summit Over Corporate Dominance WHEN: Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 1 PM GMT / 4 PM EAT / 9 AM EDT WHERE: Online. Link to be provided upon registration. REGISTER HERE...
