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A new residential hall at Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe, will provide female students with a safe and secure home while studying. The residence, funded by the East Ohio Conference, has modern amenities including six lounges where students can relax and enjoy fellowship. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah, UM News.

East Ohio adds dorm to Africa University campus

Dozens of women from across Africa for many years to come will have safe and secure campus accommodations provided by the East Ohio Conference through the Teach-Reach-Bless campaign.
General Conference
Vagris Umba (from left), Bertin Kyungu and Adolphe Kitenge, delegates from the North Katanga Conference in Congo, listen to the morning worship at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference at the Portland Convention Center in Portland, Ore. The proposed regionalization legislation coming to General Conference on April 23-May 3 is generating a lot of discussion among African United Methodists. Their votes could be key to whether regionalization can pass. File photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

Regionalization a key question for Africans

The proposed regionalization legislation coming to General Conference on April 23-May 3 is generating a lot of discussion among African United Methodists. Their votes could be key to whether regionalization can pass.
Human Rights
A woman has her face painted for a photography exhibition during a retreat to help cope with trauma from the war in Ukraine. Photo courtesy of the Faces of Courage Facebook page.

Art exhibition shows trauma of women on Ukraine war frontlines

In the fall of 2023, a group of women working in various capacities on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine gathered for a retreat to share their stories and experiences through art. Each painted their face or body for a photography session.

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