Federation Updates
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WSCF Prepares for International Peacebuilding Training in Alexandria, Egypt
The World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) is moving forward with preparations for the in-person phase of its International Project: Peace, Dialogue and Cooperation in the Middle East, to be held in Alexandria, Egypt, from October 10 to 13, 2025.
This project, launched earlier this year, aims to equip ecumenical students and youth from the Middle East with practical tools for interfaith dialogue, reconciliation, and grassroots peacebuilding. The initiative brings together +25 selected participants from the region (Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq) and builds on the Federation’s global commitment to justice, peace, ecumenism, and youth leadership.
An urgent call for peace in the Middle East.
The WSCF Peacebuilding Program supports peace-building in the Middle East—training students and young people to lead initiatives that tackle the root causes of war and conflict.
In this video prepared by the WSCF Inter-Regional Office in cooperation with WSCF Middle East and WSCF Latin America and Caribbean, young people from the Federation speaks of their yearning for justice and peace in the region historically plagued by war and violence.
Dialogue on Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities and Expressions
Inter-Regional Program on Identity, Diversity, and Dialogue (IDD)
In Partnership with the Council for World Mission (CWM)
Delegates of the IDD Inter-Regional Program, July 10-16, 2019, Desmond Tutu Conference Centre, All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), Nairobi, Kenya
COMMUNIQUÉ
We, participants of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) Inter-Regional Program on Identity, Diversity, and Dialogue (IDD) in partnership with the Council for World Mission (CWM) held on July 10th to 16th 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya, from diverse identities but together belonging to the Federation’s ecumenical family of SCMs and churches in 20 countries namely; Kenya, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Madagascar, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, Canada, Brazil, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Australia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, United Kingdom and Lebanon commit to carrying forward the process of constructive dialogue which has just started for the first time in Africa in the hope of building an inclusive community for justice and peace where people of different sexual orientations and gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics are affirmed and celebrated. To this end, we express our shared understanding and prayers that this may serve to ground the framework of this continuing dialogue.
"Many SCMers have very strongly recommended, like the IDD Dialogue process, should continue. There is a need within the WSCF to initiate dialogue in different SCMs." – IDD Program Working Group Members
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Participants of the International Seminar pictured with the WSCF regional and inter-regional flags.
“Envisioning Ecumenical Youth Advocacy and Solidarity in the 21st Century: Human Rights, Gender Justice and Leadership Engagement”
Jakarta, Indonesia, 13-23 July 2023
Under the theme “Envisioning Ecumenical Youth Advocacy and Solidarity in the 21st Century”, the World Student Christian Federation held a global event from 13 to 23 July 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Organised by the Interregional office of the WSCF, the Regional Office of WSCF Asia Pacific Region and the Student Christian Movement of Indonesia GMKI, this event held four different activities:
- Staff and Officers Meeting
- International Seminar on Human Rights and Fundamentalisms
- Gender Sensitivity Workshop
- Regional Committee of WSCF Asia Pacific Region
Affirming WSCF legacy into today’s pathways of Justice
Invitation: WSCF Christmas Virtual Event
Dear WSCF Senior Friends,
Warm greetings from WSCF!
We are thrilled to invite our Senior Friends and WSCF supporters to join the WSCF Christmas Virtual Event “Affirming WSCF legacy into today’s pathways of Justice,” to be held on December 13th, 2023, at 13 GMT.
The recent WSCF 37th General Assembly (GA) reminded us of the profound impact we can collectively make on the world. In this spirit, the WSCF Christmas Virtual Event has the purpose on one hand to officially introducing and launching among our senior community the new programmatic areas approved for the next quadrennium - Climate and Economic Justice; Youth, Peace, and Security - Peacebuilding; Democracy, Human Rights, and Fundamentalisms; Identity, Diversity, Dialogue, and Gender Justice; and Youth Ecumenical Leadership - Together with the strategies that will be implemented cutting across our programs; Biblical Theological Reflection; Youth Mobilization and Participation; Advocacy and Solidarity; Capacity Building and Strengthening of Movements.
