MALAWI: CCJP Trains 150 Animators to Monitor Electoral Processes
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| Group Photo of the Participants in Dedza |
In a bid to
ensure a free,fair and credible General election, the Catholic Commission for
Justice and Peace (CCJP),an arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has
trained 150 animators to be monitors of Malawi General election scheduled on 20
May, 2014.
ensure a free,fair and credible General election, the Catholic Commission for
Justice and Peace (CCJP),an arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has
trained 150 animators to be monitors of Malawi General election scheduled on 20
May, 2014.
The trained
animators who came from Karonga, Mzuzu and Dedza dioceses of the Catholic
Church will be deployed in the centers selected from the three dioceses to
monitor the electoral process especially during the counting of votes.
animators who came from Karonga, Mzuzu and Dedza dioceses of the Catholic
Church will be deployed in the centers selected from the three dioceses to
monitor the electoral process especially during the counting of votes.
The CCJP’s
National Programs Officer Beatrice Mateyo Mkanda said the trainings in all the
dioceses are aimed at complementing the Catholic Church’s values which among
others is to realize the significance of a Christian participation in
socio-economic and political issues.
National Programs Officer Beatrice Mateyo Mkanda said the trainings in all the
dioceses are aimed at complementing the Catholic Church’s values which among
others is to realize the significance of a Christian participation in
socio-economic and political issues.
Mkanda
challenged the trained animators to utilize and develop skills in becoming
domestic observers (monitors) in the forthcoming tripartite elections.
challenged the trained animators to utilize and develop skills in becoming
domestic observers (monitors) in the forthcoming tripartite elections.
According to
Mkanda, the trained animators have been imparted with skills to understand the
tripartite election, electoral related conflicts and conflict management
strategies.
Mkanda, the trained animators have been imparted with skills to understand the
tripartite election, electoral related conflicts and conflict management
strategies.
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| Beatrice Mkanda CCJP National Program Officer |
Dedza
District Elections Clerk, Fracks on Kafausiyanji commended the Catholic Church
through CCJP department for taking an initiative in ensuring that the May 20
tripartite elections are handled with conscious and that the electoral results
are accepted for all. He challenged the trained animators to act as referees
when handling the electoral process in their respective centers.
District Elections Clerk, Fracks on Kafausiyanji commended the Catholic Church
through CCJP department for taking an initiative in ensuring that the May 20
tripartite elections are handled with conscious and that the electoral results
are accepted for all. He challenged the trained animators to act as referees
when handling the electoral process in their respective centers.
“What you
must know is that an election is like a game of football where candidates
compete. You are therefore there as referees of the game meaning that you will
be there as an eye of the Malawi Electoral Commission. You are obliged to
monitor every process and bring trust to the voters as true representatives of
MEC,” he said.
must know is that an election is like a game of football where candidates
compete. You are therefore there as referees of the game meaning that you will
be there as an eye of the Malawi Electoral Commission. You are obliged to
monitor every process and bring trust to the voters as true representatives of
MEC,” he said.
The training
was funded by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) through the One year Program
of Institutional Capacity Building Project towards 2014 Tripartite Elections in
which the participants were trained on following topics: the spirituality of
Justice and Peace, Elections, Non-partisan Elections Observation and
Monitoring, Electoral challenges in Malawi with reference to Bishops Pastoral
Letters and Elections.
was funded by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) through the One year Program
of Institutional Capacity Building Project towards 2014 Tripartite Elections in
which the participants were trained on following topics: the spirituality of
Justice and Peace, Elections, Non-partisan Elections Observation and
Monitoring, Electoral challenges in Malawi with reference to Bishops Pastoral
Letters and Elections.
SOURCE: ECM Communications Office
