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Economic Justice Network of the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Biodiversity Business and Industry Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Coorporate Accountability De-mining Debt Relief Decolonization Development Economics and Finance Education Energy Environment Extreme poverty Financing for Development Food Governance Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Industrial Development Least Developed Countries Media Micro-Credit Minority Rights Religion Social Development Statistics Sustainable Development Taxation Policy Technical Cooperation Trade and Development United Nations Funding United Nations Reform Values Water Women Women/gender Equality Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues External debt Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development International Cooperation in Tax Matters International Trade as an engine for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research Service provision Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Population: International migration Population growth Population structure Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Cooperative Employment Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Statistics: Country or region codes Demographic and social surveys Development indicators Environmental Accounts Household Statistics Informal Sector Statistics International Comparison Programme International Economic and Social Classifications Labour and Compensation Methodological publications in statistics National accounting Official statistics, principles and practices Population and housing censuses Poverty statistics Services Statistics Social Statistics and Social Monitoring Statistical activities classification Statistics on international trade in services Sustainable Development: Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Biotechnology Capacity-building Climate change Consumption and production patterns Demographics Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Education Energy Finance Forests Freshwater Gender equality Health Human settlements Indicators Industrial development Information for decision-making and participation Institutional arrangements Integrated decision-making International cooperation for an enabling environment International law Land management Major Groups Marine Resources Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.) Mining Mountains Oceans and seas Partnerships Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development Sanitation Science Sustainable Tourism Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Sustainable development of SIDS Technology Toxic chemicals Trade and environment Transport Waste (hazardous) Waste (radioactive) Waste (solid) Waste Management
Mission statement:	We are the Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA, the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa. FOCISSA is an ecumenical organisation working with 11 national councils of churches in southern Africa. Our vision is to harness the resources of the southern African region for all of its people, with a view to bringing about economic justice through the transforming agency of Christians compelled by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to strengthen the commitment of the church in its advocacy work on economic justice and to act as a catalyst for engaging people in the promotion of just economic and social structures. The Network will establish mechanisms to bring the experience and concerns of the marginalized and the poor people to the agenda of the church and society. Our specific objectives are: To develop and implement effective advocacy strategies and interventions on a selected number of priority issues affecting the region, through joint conferences, seminars and workshops; To undertake relevant research on issues of concern which can be used in the advocacy activities of the National Christian Councils, EJN and our partner organisation; To facilitate information gathering, dissemination and exchange within EJN and with partner organisations on the key priority areas (debt, trade and food security); To encourage economic literacy programmes by the Churches at all levels; To liaise with similar networks in southern Africa, greater Africa and globally in order collaborate on issues of collective concern.
Year established:	1997
Year of registration:	2007
Organizational structure:	NCCs EJN’s Structure 1. Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa (FOCCISA) member National Councils of Churches (NCCs) Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), South African Council of Churches (SACC), Botswana Council of Churches (BCC), Council of Swaziland Churches (CSC), Angola Council of Christian Churches (ACCC); Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) , Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM); Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN); Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) , Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ); Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), Madagascar Council of Churches; Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) 2. FOCCISA Chairperson and EJN Chairperson i) Rev. Suzanne Matale (General Secretary, CCZ) 3. EJN of FOCCISA’s Steering Committee i) Rev. Suzanne Matale (General Secretary, CCZ) (Chairperson) ii) Rev. O. Joda-Mbewe (General Secretary, MCC) iii) Rev. M. Simane (General Secretary, BCC) iv) Rev. M. Macamo (General Secretary, CCM) v) Rev. M. Damon (Executive Director, EJN of FOCCISA) 4. EJN of FOCCISA Executive Director i) Rev. M. Damon 5. EJN of FOCCISA Finance Management Staff i) Ms. M. Carnatz (Finance Manager) ii) Mr. R. Julius (Assistant Finance Officer) 6. EJN of FOCCISA Programmes Management i) Mr. M. Hadebe (Programmes Manager) 7. EJN of FOCCISA Programmes Staff i) Mr. S. Vilakazi (Programmes Officer) ii) Ms. R. Masango (Programmes Officer) iii) Ms. J. Ilunga (Programmes Officer) 8. Interns
Number and type of members:	Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), South African Council of Churches (SACC), Botswana Council of Churches (BCC), Council of Swaziland Churches (CSC), Angola Council of Christian Churches (ACCC); Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) , Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM); Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN); Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) , Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ); Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), Madagascar Council of Churches
Affiliation with NGO networks:	FOCCISA, All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), World Council of Churches (WCC)
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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