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
Energy Justice
Food & Climate Justice
Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training
Hotel Verde to go cage-free by 2025
After running a week-long public campaign, Hotel Verde, with operations in Cape Town and Zanzibar, has committed to sourcing 100% cage-free eggs throughout their operations by 2025. They have also committed to annually publicly report on their progress in this regard....
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SAFCEI comments on Eskom’s tariff increase application to NERSA
SAFCEI has sent its comments and recommendations to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) NERSA regarding ESKOM’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application for the 2018/19 financial year. In December, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa...
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COP25: The voices of the earth as well as of the young, poor and marginalized are crying for more urgent climate action around the world
The voices of the earth as well as of the young, poor and marginalized are crying for more urgent climate action around the world Policy Recommendations for COP25, Madrid Executive Summary Pressure on the land and the world's most vulnerable communities...
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Churches in Southern Africa as civil society actors for ecological sustainability
SAFCEI recently attended the International Conference onChurches in Southern Africa as civil society actors for ecological sustainability that was hosted by the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Pretoria in collaboration with Humboldt University,...
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Taking back ownership of our seeds
Seeds are one of the most remarkable miracles, where life bursts forth from the tiniest dormant organism. Humans have spent generations caring, saving and sharing seeds to ensure that there is enough diversity for both themselves and the natural world on which...
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SAFCEI Policy Conference 2019
We hosted our first Policy Conference in ten years, from 5th to 7th November 2019 at eMseni Christian Centre in Benoni, South Africa. Entitled “A New Vision for Sacred Life and Living Earth”, the conference brought together faith and thought leaders and...
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