UGANDA: Conference undergoes training on Emergency Response in Conflict Scenarios
By Antony Mbandi, AMECEA JPC Coordinator
AMECEA Justice Peace and Caritas Department has been undertaking training through the national conferences in emergency response in times of conflict. The need for this training was brought about by the increasing conflicts in the region and the need to equip church agents in the region with the necessary tools to act competently when emergencies are coupled with conflict.
This training is part of the wider strategy of the Justice Peace and Caritas Department to deliver on the mandate of AMECEA to provide knowledge and capacities for effective delivery of services by church agents.
The training which is embedded deeply in the church doctrine has been well accepted in the region as a means to bring about a common understanding to the works of mercy of the church.
Sr. Tabitha who has been leading this exercise says that the experiences in each of the countries is so different and the approach used by AMECEA JPC of working with local experts has been very effective since the strategies being put in place are taking into consideration local context.
The trainings are being undertaken with support of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) who have been partnering with AMECEA in ensuring the capacities of the national bishops’ conferences in the AMECEA region are well equipped in capacities to deal with the pastoral needs of today
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