Our Voices Count: African Youth Sharing Lived Experiences of Synodality
Our Voices Count: African Youth Sharing Lived Experiences of Synodality
WEBINAR: Thursday 27 January 2022, 2pm / 14h EAT
“Listening is the first step, but it requires having an open mind and heart, without prejudices. To whom does our particular Church “need to listen to”? How are the Laity, especially young people and women, listened to?” - Preparatory Document, 30 (ii)
The African Synodality Initiative invites you to a Zoom webinar on synodality and the youth. Young people desire to be active participants in the Church, and to enrich its mission with their passion, energy and creativity. Following the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Young People, Pope Francis established an International Youth Advisory Body to strengthen the involvement of young people in the life of the Church. During the ongoing consultative synodal phase, dioceses have been encouraged to involve young people in this process and to genuinely listen to their ideas, concerns and dreams. In this webinar, we invite you to listen to some African youth as they share their lived experiences of synodality.
Join us in this synodal conversation with our panellists: Agathe Sagne, Benson Makusha, Dominique Yon and Prisca Koffi.
Panelists
Agathe Sagne (Senegal) is a member of the International Young Catholic Students (IYCS) Advisory Board and the Religions for Peace Youth Media Team. She has represented IYCS in the drafting of various documents such as the UN Youth Strategy. She has also served as the IYCS Africa Regional Coordinator (2016 – 2019) and as Co-Chair of the African Interfaith Youth Network (2016 – 2020).
Benson Makusha (Zimbabwe) is the Africa Regional Coordinator for the International Young Catholic Students (IYCS), a faith-based action movement that creates platforms for youth in 34 African countries to critically examine and act on contemporary issues to build a just world. In this role, he engages with regional and international bodies, such as the African Union and the United Nations, to ensure that the views and aspirations of the youth are recognised and represented in policy-making.
Dominique Yon (South Africa) is the Youth Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa, and a member of the Vatican International Youth Advisory Body. She is a teacher at Christian Brothers College in Parklands, Cape Town.Prisca Koffi (Côte d’Ivoire) is a Regional Coordinator of the International Young Catholic Students (IYCS) Africa. She has been a member of the IYCS since 2007.
Moderator
Fr. Oscar Momanyi, SJ is a Jesuit priest of the Eastern Africa Province of the Society of Jesus. He currently works at Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Center in Nairobi, Kenya, as a Retreat/Spiritual Guide.
The discussion will be available in English and French.
The African Synodality Initiative is a partnership between the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar and the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa.
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