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EECMY-DASSC General Assembly
in Addis Ababa
31st
of March 2008
The 4th general assembly convened for
two days at the conference hall of EECMY in
Addis Ababa. Rev. Iteffa Gobena, President of
EECMY and chairperson of the assembly opened the
meeting under the leading bible verse “Encourage
one another daily … so that none of you be
burdened by sin’s deceitfulness” (Hebrews 3:13)
Elected leaders chairing the
conference
The Assembly will receive
updates on the current EECMY-DASSC operation. It
was highlighted that from
2002 to 2007 achievements of DASSC were immense.
The number of funding agencies working with
DASSC has more than doubled from 15 to 38 and
its annual budget increased from 66.6 to 140.0
Million Eth. Birr during this period.
Partial view of attending
participants
Rev. Dereje Jemberu, Vice President of the EECMY
and Chairperson of the DASSC Board has
underlined that DASSC is operating in a highly
competitive environment, where professionalism,
efficiency, effectiveness, accountability and
community empowerment is the norm and fast and
vigorous self adjustment is critical to stay a
relevant and competitive development actor. He
concluded his report by extending his gratitude
to all actors, leaders, partners and workers for
their great contribution to the effort of the
commission. He called upon them to continue to
provide unreserved support to the service of the
commission as planned through the extensive
review process of the previous strategic plan. |
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Diaconia and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming 2nd
National Consultation at Bonita Youth Centre – at Bishoftu town,
March 14-15, 2008
The two main operational wings of the
EEECMY, DMT and DASSC held a two days joint consultation for leaders,
program staff and invited guests, on how to strengthen their
collaborative work of Diaconia program of DMT and HIV/AIDS program of
DASSC on the mainstreaming of the HIV/AIDS in the life and work of the
church throughout its structure.
Listening attentively to the briefings on mainstreaming HIV/AIDS
In this 2nd national
consultation, it was recalled that the EECMY took a leading role and
boldly faced the new challenge of the time posed by the HIV virus and
took initiative in raising awareness, curbing its spread and care and
support to the affected citizens since 1988. Much has been done, yet
more intensive efforts are still expected from the church for sometime
to come. The 1st national consultation dealing with this
issue was held during July 26 -28, 2006, and this is a follow-up
for review of accomplishments and recommend further action for enhanced
mainstreaming in which congregations play a central role and leaders at
different levels become a role model in the fight against the virus and
care for the affected citizens.
Participants
discussing in groups
The participants
shared ideas and experiences from the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat (ECS)
represented by Sr. Mahdere Tedla and from Dr. Henok Gebre Hiwot
representing the Kale Hiwot Church. It is expected to review and analyse
the past practical experiences of the above mentioned mainstreaming
services and make further strategic input, on how to strengthen the work
of Diakonia and HIV/AIDS ministry at all levels of the EECMY structure.
Finally, the participants carried out small group discussions and
reported their findings and recommendations to the plenary which will be
further deliberated on by DMT and DASSC in order to come up with a
feasible way forward |
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29th
CMCR Meeting in Addis Ababa
The annual consultation of the Committee
of Mutual Christian Responsibility (CMCR) ended its four day
consultation on 01.02.2008 – involving the EECMY and her partners – at
the Gudina Tumsa Wholistic Training Centre
Partial view of CMCR participants
The DASSC Director, Ato Deed Jaldessa,
presented a paper on “Challenges in Development in the context of
Ethiopia”. It was received with appreciation, recognizing that there are
many opportunities for the EECMY and the DASSC-Church Units to
contribute to poverty reduction and uplifting the work with the
marginalized groups.
Read
the original presentation
Text by Margret Stasius |
Millennium Celebration Logo Launched
Meanings of the Logo
The green background of Ethiopia’s map:
Represents hope, prosperity, development and renewal
The Bible: Indicates the authentic and
infallible word of God
The sparkling light: Denotes the
preaching of good-news, the life it gives to the nations in Ethiopia and
beyond
Shaking hands: Signifies love, unity and
strength
The wheat: Represents life, fruitfulness
and growth
The cross: The blue cross is believed to
be the cross of Philip the evangelist in the early Church history. It is
also central to the doctrine of Christianity during the reformation. The
cross represents the mission of the Church in proclaiming the good news
to all nations.
The globe symbolizes the world for God’s
mission
Text by Amanuel Teferi |
