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.
Faith communities’ vigil calls for an #energyplan4all, as crises continue
MEDIA RELEASE JULY 2022 FAITH COMMUNITIES’ VIGIL CALLS FOR AN #ENERGYPLAN4ALL, AS CRISES CONTINUE On the morning of 20 July, in time to rise with the winter sun, the Southern African Faith...
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Government’s new amendments for fracking regulations do not make sense
MEDIA RELEASE 26 JULY 2022 GOVERNMENT’S NEW AMENDMENTS FOR FRACKING REGULATIONS DO NOT MAKE SENSE According to the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute (SAFCEI), the Department...
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Join us on 18 August for our AGM with keynote speaker, Vandana Shiva
Please join us on 18 August 2022 at 5 PM (SAST) for our virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) where we will be sharing our highlights and achievements of the previous year. We are thrilled to announce that...
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Advocacy gains momentum: group energy growing, nuclear going down!
By Rev Berry Behr There is nothing like sharing experiences to inspire and motivate a group of Faith Leaders to greater heights in eco-justice advocacy! At our July Legacy Advocacy Programme workshop, faith leaders shared the work they had done since our June gathering. The actions taken were creative, brave, expansive and inspiring. Here are a few examples: Sanele Tshange from Mount...
read morePlant a tree to save the world
Vincent Manyika from FLEAT Zambia sent us this inspiring video and message. "African Youth Global Network Director wishes to thank SAFCEI for the support rendered to us. We have grown from one level of Glory to another. We have even started a tree nursery project in our community after undergoing a series for climate Justice training in the quest to combat Climate Change. We therefore dedicate...
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A Prayer for Us
By Ricardo Swanepoel , Rastafarian, Helenvale, Gqeberha. Be it as it may We’ve broken bread, we’ve prayed the lessons learned and knowledge gained assure us all nothing was not in vain We’ve known not we’d hear these voices, the challenges, the hard choices Yet once heard, we did wonder what to say I thought to say nothing except give you all a bow as we go forward in this fight having...
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Faith communities’ vigil calls for an #energyplan4all, as crises continue
MEDIA RELEASE JULY 2022 FAITH COMMUNITIES’ VIGIL CALLS FOR AN #ENERGYPLAN4ALL, AS CRISES CONTINUE On the morning of 20 July, in time to rise with the winter sun, the Southern African Faith...
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Regional Interfaith Dialogue: What does your faith say about women in leadership? – 3 August 2022
Calling Faith Leaders in Southern Africa! Join us on 3 August 2022 at 10 am (SAST), for an online (Zoom) Regional Interfaith Dialogue in commemoration of women’s month. Topic: What does your faith say...
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Join us on 18 August for our AGM with keynote speaker, Vandana Shiva
Please join us on 18 August 2022 at 5 PM (SAST) for our virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) where we will be sharing our highlights and achievements of the previous year. We are thrilled to announce that...
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