Tuesday 21 July 2015

Bishops Dialogue: Achieved its Goals and Objectives

bishops pondering hard about CHILD MARRIAGE and how to end it, at an ACCZ Bishops Dialogue, in partnership with the UNFPA
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The main goal of the consultative meetings is to accelerate the end of child marriage in Apostolic churches by engaging religious leaders
Objectives
Ø To sensitise religious leaders on the negative implications of child marriage.
Ø To educate them of their role as church leaders in eradicating child marriage.
Ø To educate religious leaders on the importance of birth registration, quality education and sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) services in ending child marriage.
Ø To sensitise church leaders of their role in promoting and enhancing the realisation of sexual reproductive health rights and information.
Ø To partner with churches in the fight against child marriage
Ø To strengthen the evidence base needed to design and implement commusnity informed policies and programmes for reducing child marriage in Apostolic and Zion churches.
Ø To understand the doctrine and the churches.`  


during a breakaway session at the Bishops Dialogue at the HICC,

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