ECHO is a Christian technical resourcing and networking organization based in North Fort Myers, Florida, but working globally via a diverse network of over 18,500 organizations and individuals and through our Regional Impact Centers serving Asia, East Africa, West Africa, and the Americas. We equip and empower a diverse network […]
Monthly Archives: December 2023
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The WEA Sustainability Center’s co-director, Dr. Chris Elisara, has launched a new initiative entitled Faith for Cities. This groundbreaking initiative, funded by the Templeton Religion Trust (TRT), is poised to harness the transformative potential of diverse faith traditions, collaborating with secular partners to champion urban development that fosters thriving communities for […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will release a report entitled “Faith in Action” in January 2024 at Davos. This report focuses on how faith and business can collaborate to help in solving our global polycrises. WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher is a member of the report’s advisory committee while Dr. […]
In Germany, congregations and groups from the Evangelical Alliance are showing an increasing concern for creation care. The awareness of ecological crises, and Christian publications on the topic provided an impetus for this. Among the publications was the 2022 book “FROMM + GRÜN” (pious + green), published by Thomas Kröck […]
Only three people have ever received honorary citizenship in Nepal. One of these was Sir Edmund Hillary, who (with Tenzing Sherpa) was the first to scale Mount Everest. The third was Colin Smith who devoted six decades to recording and describing the butterflies of this Himalayan country. Arriving from Britain […]