MANGOCHI-(MaraviPost)-The country’s social monitoring body, Centre for Social Concern (CFSC) on Thursday, December 1, 2022 launched Irish Government funded inter-religious dialogue project in the lakeshore district of Mangochi district.
The project aims at promoting tolerance and peaceful co-existence among diverse faith groups; particularly Christians and Muslims.
This comes as Eastern Region leads in cases of conflicts over political and religious differences
CfSC Executive Director Reverend Father Dr. James Ngahy said time had come for Christians and Muslims, particularly those living in Mangochi and other the Eastern Region districts, to bury their hatchets and allow tolerance and peaceful coexistence to reign in their communities.
Ngahy observes that Malawi cannot achieve any meaningful development in the absence of peace and tranquility.
“This project aims to promote tolerance among the ethno-religious groups, leading to peaceful coexistence within and without churches or mosques, and also peace and unity among the people before, during and after elections,” he said.
Speaking during the project launch, Minister of National Unity Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo appealed to religious leaders to actively get engaged in promoting peace and unity to ensure peaceful co-existence among people in the district.
Mtambo however reiterated that peace is a prerequisite catalyst for achieving sustainable development.
“This is my ministry’s combined effort with its partners has been working at promoting tolerance and peaceful coexistence among faith groups through dialogue and conflict management in Mangochi district and other conflict hotspots in Malawi.
“This project is in line with the peace agenda which is one of the key enablers for the Mw2063 national development strategy,” lauds Mtambo.
The three year project aims at promoting tolerance among the diverse ethno-religious groups, leading to peaceful co-existence and unity in the district and beyond; particularly before, during, and after elections.
CfSC is a Catholic-based organization that promotes research and action on social issues, linking the Christian faith and social justice.
Over the years, the Centre has been implementing various projects and interventions to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence among Christians and Muslims in Malawi.
