Religious and Migration in the 21st Century

A two and half day international conference on migration took place at Dimesse Retreat Center, Karen-Nairobi from June 6th to 8th, 2017.  The conference under a theme “Women and Migration in the African Context” was convened and organized by Augustinians International, Congregations of St Joseph, Franciscans International, Passionists International, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and VIVAT International. These six organizations, accredited as NGOs with consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), are part of leading civil society organizations dealing with issues of migration in over 100 countries.

This conference ends with a new awareness among participants followed by some recommendations and action plan.