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
The Civil Society Working Group’s letter to the Zondo Commission
The Civil Society Working Group on State Capture CSWG Secretariat Open Secrets Second Floor Community House 41 Salt River Road Cape Town 7925 T: +27 21 447 2701 E: nrahim@opensecrets.org.za TO:...
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Our faiths call on us to care, protect and love this incredible planet of abundant life
By Bishop Geoff Davies For many years, faith communities, scientists and environmentalists have been warning political, and business leaders about the dangers of climate change and environmental destruction....
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Reconstruction and redevelopment of our economy is only way forward
By Mamphela Ramphele We cannot solve our socio-economic problems by using the same thinking that generated them. Ground-up citizen participation and co-creation are the only guarantors of restoring dignity...
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Southern Africa – Feeling the Effects of the Climate Crisis
By Robyn Bowden “More than 11-million people are now experiencing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity” due to the “deepening drought and climate crisis” and this “number will likely rise in the coming months.” This news came through a joint call for support, issued late last year, from the United Nation’s (UN) World Food Programme (WFP), UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the UN Food and...
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SAFCEI attends the Western Cape NERSA hearings
By Georgina Blumears January saw SAFCEI and faith leaders back, at what seems to be becoming an annual event, a public consultation on rising electricity costs. At the latest public hearings held by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) Eskom is looking to recoup R27.3-billion to cover its costs from the 2018/19 financial year, meaning electricity tariffs may rise by 12-17% next...
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FLEAT Karoo 2019
We hosted our first Karoo Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training (FLEAT) workshop in Graaff-Reinet from 19th to 21st November. Faith leaders from the Eastern Cape and surrounding areas engaged on issues around water, land, biodiversity loss, food, climate and energy. The group joined the march against fracking in the region and prayed for the community of Graaff-Reinet currently...
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