Faith in Action:
Reflections Series
Faith-based Approaches to Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery
Aggie Chiku Chizoka
My name is Aggie Chiku Chizoka, I work as the Humanitarian Programs Manager for The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in charge of Zambia and Malawi. I am a social worker, who is passionate about humanitarian services and Community Development. I have worked in the humanitarian sector for over 10 years, managing and implementing various projects in Zambia and Malawi. I love to see people’s lives change for the better.
Quote: “I am excited to be part of this webinar because I want to learn how other faith organizations are blessing the lives of God’s children in meaningful ways. I also hope to better understand how we can collaborate across communities to increase our support for our brothers and sisters in need”
Zeinoul Abedien Cajee
Mr. Cajee is a founding CEO and board member of the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA). He earned international recognition, being named among the Top 500 of the world’s most prominent and influential personalities in the Islamic world and economy by Islamica 500 in 2016.
Michael Swain
Michael Swain was raised in England, graduating from the University of Bristol with an Honours degree in Law before immigrating to South Africa in 1983. He is a co-founder and former vice president of the Every Nation (formerly His People) movement of churches and ministries. He has spent over 30 years in Christian ministry in South Africa, Europe, and the USA.
Michael has also enjoyed success as a businessman, having founded and run companies in diverse areas, including software development, events management, marketing, and communications.
Michael currently serves as the Executive Director and primary spokesperson for FOR SA. He is an allied lawyer with the Global Advocacy Alliance.
“In an increasingly secular world, where views and values based upon faith are often marginalised, ignored or even viewed as regressive, there is a growing realisation of the importance of the right of religious freedom. This right is shared equally by all faiths and increasingly creates opportunities for diverse faith communities to collaborate and work together where they find common cause.
I am looking forward to sharing some practical examples of where this unity has been successful and created harmony and understanding between faiths who would otherwise have little in common.”
Mu-Aalima Fakude
She is a National Interfaith Leader, premised on pious living towards PEACE in the world led by human beings of conscious obedient leadership towards civil efficiency based on competent civic interpretation of the Constitution. She propagates effective exercise of Human Rights and defence thereof. As a Researcher and Scholar she works in collaboration with civic and community leaders. She is hands-on in civil society, identifying and addressing socio – economic political shortfalls as well as all ills impeding equal access to opportunities, thereby the realisation of Human Rights protection in a Constitutional Democracy – South Africa.
Among many mechanisms to achieve the recognition and realisation of Human Rights for all, she provides Intergenerational Workshops and Facilitations on capacity building through Leadership Development. She organises as well as operates strongly in activities directed at fostering spaces for change especially by developing the capacities of communities such that their collective issues are addressed by themselves with a view to act on them in consensus which is built on shared values deriving from the Bill of Rights. She leads campaigns on food security, energy efficiency for prevention and protection against energy poverty and conducts interventions against the impact of climate change.
Her Community Conversations and Dialogues extend to include expressing initiatives on platforms and spaces of various leadership congresses and conventions. She believes only shared values will bring about a common identity that builds one South Africa – one Nation. She fully appreciates that as strenuously as it is to strive for this goal, it is only with the Divine Grace and Will of The Almighty that it will be achieved in South Africa and finally the world through. She serves as Chairperson for the National Interfaith Council of South Africa (NICSA) and a Peace Ambassador for Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL) all in the quest to *Enhancing Understanding and Harmony* globally.
