26th Annual NGO Conference

October 15-17, 2014New York City, New York

UN Center

Nedra Locke 5th District NGO Liaison

Monthly Conference Calls / Highlights

The NGO MDG/SDG Fistula CampaignRed Alert Campaign The UN Peace Pal Art Project

Monthly Conference Calls:An article was submitted by 2nd Dist.

Liaison to the Missionary Magazine, defining the role of the WMS NGO and a list of District NGO.

A 30 Day prayer initiative was commissioned to continually pray for the girls.

A Statement of Concern was written by the District Liaisons regarding the horrific act of violence in the abduction of the Nigerian school girls from Chibok by the Boko Haram.

Monthly Conference Calls cont’dContinued support of “Bring Our Girls

Home” with a letter writing initiative to all Districts requesting letters created and mailed to elected officials nationally including the President of the United States and the Secretary of the United Nations.

An appeal was sent out to all ecumenical organizations especially those with predominantly African American women to share in this initiative. The CME Women adopted the initiative

Monthly Conference CallsAppeal to participate in the UN Peace Art

Pal Project.Disseminating information and shared

“Best Practices” for success from each Dist.

On going support of the Chibok School Girls with the Red Alert project initiation on October 11 in collaboration with “International Day of the Girl Child”.

The WMS NGO moving from MDGs to SDGs

Department of Economic and Social Affairs

NGO Committee CSW (Commission on the Status of Women)

Climate Change and GenderUN Permanent Forum on Indigenous

IssuesSpecial Interest

Fistula Campaign$17,000 was collected last year for the

campaign which is down from the previous year.

Last year $25, 000 was donated to Zimbabwe and $25,000 to Uganda.

The cost of the repair surgery is $400

The Day at the UN

Raising the Bar

The Day at the UN

Key Note Speaker- Hauwa Ibrahima human rights lawyer from Abuja, Nigeria. Her bio is amazing but her invitation to the NGO conference was to talk with us on the topic of the school girls from Chibok Nigeria, kidnapped and held by the Boko Haram.

As We PrayOur prayers need to include:

Pray regarding the source of fundsRansom for the girlsProtection funds from rich people and the

GovernmentDonations of sophisticated weapons from

Libya and of course whoever supplies Libya with arms.

Pray that the powers and principalities can be unlocked and the right questions are being asked of the media.

Ask, Seek and KnockAsk that the girls be found safe.

They believe that the girls have been separated and sent to several camps were they are possibly being used as human shields and slaves and worse.

Seek for God’s intervention- that they Boko Haram may seek His face and see their ways

Knock so the doors will be opened to find the girls Pray that the cattle herders, fisherman

and other groups may see the camps and help the government find the girls.

Pray for Common Humanity- that the God who binds us all, that they may seek His face.

Pray that the Ebola Concern in Nigeria does not over shadow the plight of the girls.

Mostly as you pray, put a name and a face to your prayers

I am proud to report that 22 young people from across the 5th District submitted art. They ranged from age 4 to 15. The success of this project supported by our Episcopal President came about with the support of our YPD Directors. I received calls from moms, grandmas, and YPD Directors wanting to get involved. I know the Midwest Conference YPD used this project as part of Self Denial. However you used it in your conference I was so excited to report the response that you showed. And because of your overwhelming response I was asked to submit an article to the WMS magazine. I have posted the art of the young people here so you can see what World Peace looks like through the eyes of some the Fifth District Young People.  Thank you for allowing me to serve as your District NGO Liaison.

UN Peace Pal Art Project

UN Peace Pal Art Project