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Institute for Faith and Gender Empowerment (IFAGE)

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COVID tracing and case management workshop.
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Our Story

Since 2013, IFAGE (formerly Ekklesia Foundation for Gender Education EFOGE) has been at the forefront of fighting for equality and justice for women and girls in Sub Saharan Africa. The main objective continues to be addressing gender-gaps in the African context and to challenge structures and systems of patriarchy, poverty, and attitudes in the society which fuel violence against women and girls.

Our Impact

The IFAGE strategy is to harness the potential of faith groups and religious communities in sub-Saharan Africa in order to address and transform harmful social gender norms that are the root causes of sexual and gender-based violence, injustices, and inequalities of the area.

We fight to overcome these issues that are deeply entrenched in the socio-cultural, religious, political, and economic institutions and that continue to oppress, disempower, and endanger the lives of many women and girls in the society, based on gender.

Our Programs

  • Integrated Faith and Gender Justice Leadership

  • Women's Health and Safety Program

  • Positive Masculinity and Biblical Gender Equality Training

Your donation directly provides services for victims of gender violence and empowers our communities through training and prevention.

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"For the last seven years, we have...empowered more than 5,000 key faith leaders, about 9,000 women and men in community leadership, 18,000 youth in schools and colleges...We sincerely thank our partners and friends for prayers and support than enabled these great achievements."     

- Rev. Domnic Misolo

 

For the latest news and stories...

Click here to read - 2023 Annual Report

IFAGE responds to the challenges faced by vulnerable groups such as persons living with HIV, during the Covid-19 crisis.

Participants from EFOGE’s 2019 Faith and Gender International Conference share new perspectives gained and how they plan to use what they have learned to make an impact in their communities across Africa.

Photo Gallery

Health service explaining the process of menstration.
International Day of the African Child.
Nyaka Annual Walk against sexual and gender based violence.
Collaborating with the county health department and educators.
IFAGE currently serves this flooded area with their Women's Health and Safety Program to prevent gender violence, reduce teen pregnancy, and address early marriage.
IFAGE offering emergency assistance to 130 families finding shelter in a nearby school.
Training delegates from the faith-based Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)-Mozambique. Participants joined from West and East African countries, including Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Lesotho.
The role of gender in context of the Bible.
At the core of our mission lies a commitment to advocating for positive masculinity and gender equality.
Bringing together religious leaders from different denominations and backgrounds, allowing a safe space to discuss reproductive health.
Discussion on women’s rights, the role of religion in promoting gender equality, and women’s leadership.
A youth sharing his experience with healthcare providers.
Engaging participants in a discussion about their reproductive health and the legal procedures for reporting gender-based violence cases.
Providing practical assistance to girls and women with access to menstrual hygiene resources.
A sign language Interpreter assisting in translating for deaf participants during the sessions at Public Health Centre.
Rev. Domnic Misolo leading a discussion on the 3Ps of patriarchy: Provider, Protector, and Property Owner. Men traditionally assume roles as providers and protectors, reinforcing power dynamics. Property ownership signifying control, perpetuating gender inequalities.
Rev. Prof. Collin Miller, second right, showing a group of pastors the basics of Microsoft Word during the leadership training.
A priest from Christ Adoration Church taking a pledge to his church as a Safe Place for gender-based violence or intimate partner violence survivors.
Sponsored girls at Nyamira Girls.
Para-social work training - we equipped 25 gender champions from six dioceses with the essential tools to manage gender-based violence cases and engage in the vital task of tracking and tracing gender-based survivors.
Counseling is an important service provided by IFAGE, giving survivors a safe place to share their experiences.
IFAGE runs group counseling for survivors as well as individual meetings.
Future IFAGE para-social workers with Bishop Rose Okena, at a collaboration exchange workshop.
Gender equality workshop bringing together 24 men and women from all faiths, with unique perspectives and struggles, to be voices of change.
Teen pregnancy outreach.
Rev. Domnic Misolo

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