We are people of faith taking a stand together around Africa to avert the climate crisis, end the era of fossil fuels, support a just transition to a green economy. We want to restore harmony with the planet for a livable future.
Around the globe, local GreenFaith members and Circles are rising together to end the era of extraction and exploitation and to create bold transformation.
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In East Africa, we are campaigning to stop the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Ghana, we are opposing new oil and gas expansion. In Nigeria and across the continent, we are building relationships with grassroots people of diverse faiths
People of faith around the globe are organizing ambitious and faith-rooted climate actions to create a livable future for all people. Learn more about our campaigns below!
Grassroots participants condemn arrest of Ugandan students for protesting against pipeline Students from several Kenyan universities joined Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and tribal leaders in a march in Machako, demanding that COP27 deliver commitments for universal access to clean, affordable energy
The proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline – the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
The number of East Africans that risk displacement along the EACOP route
that more than 100,000 people would be negatively affected. Oketh Patrick, a Uganda based Seventh Day Adventist church elder whose land was seized to pave way for the pipeline, described the injustice that EACOP and its backers are inflicting on
The proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline – the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
The number of East Africans that risk displacement along the EACOP route
The African Energy Sovereignty Concept – X Space Discussion, held on 29th January 2025 from 19:30 to 21:00 pm EAT , marked a pivotal moment in the ongoing dialogue surrounding Africa’s energy future ahead of Africa Heads Of States Energy
The proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline – the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
The number of East Africans that risk displacement along the EACOP route
The Africa Women of Faith in Energy initiative was launched in response to the growing environmental and social impacts of Ghana’s fossil fuel expansion, particularly in communities like Anokyi and Ngalechi. Despite national commitments to renewable energy, continued investment in
The proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline – the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
The number of East Africans that risk displacement along the EACOP route
On 28 -29 October 2024, GreenFaith Nigeria hosted a multi-faith consultative Dialogue to evaluate intersections and alignment between the ETP, NDC, LT-LEDS and the IRP for just transition. It also identified recommendations for policy makers to enable a just and
The proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline – the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
The number of East Africans that risk displacement along the EACOP route
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to vast mineral reserves, including cobalt, copper, and coltan, essential for global energy transition technologies. However, mining and fossil fuel exploration have had severe environmental and social impacts. According to Global Witness,
The proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline – the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
The number of East Africans that risk displacement along the EACOP route
"Together, we are building resilient, caring communities and economies that meet everyone’s needs and protect the planet. The era of conquest, extraction, and exploitation has given way to co operation and community."
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In a moment that many present will remember as a moral wake-up call, faith leaders took centre stage at the opening plenary of the 2025 UNEP Regional Consultative Meeting for Major Groups and Stakeholders in Africa, a critical prelude to
500 African faith leaders sign letter, receive no reply An open letter to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation signed by nearly 500 faith leaders across Africa and organized and sent by the Southern African Faith Communities’ Institute (SAFCEI) emphasizes that the
People of faith around the globe are organizing ambitious and faith-rooted climate actions to create a livable future for all people.
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