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The Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation, founded in 1958, is located in Kitwe.  Kitwe is the third largest city in Zambia with a population of 363,734 according to the 2000 census.  It is in the center of the Copperbelt, Zambia’s copper-mining region, with a complex of mines.<\/p>\n

Mindolo is an interdenominational center that serves as a place of worship, study, consultation and reconciliation.  Also on the campus are: Africa Literature Center; Young Women’s Christian Association; United Church of Zambia Theological College; Theological Education by extension in Zambia; St. John’s Anglican Seminary.<\/p>\n

The Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld ‘Messengers of Peace’ Training Programme is run by the Foundation.  The objectives of this bi-annual two-week training programme are:  <\/p>\n

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  1. To spread information and knowledge of conflict resolution at different levels of society in Africa and the world;<\/li>\n
  2. To promote a culture of peaceful conflict resolution among people.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In addition to this two-week training programme, the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (MEF), which executes the programme, offers a three-month Peace Certificate covering conflict analysis, conflict resolution, human rights, training of trainers, mediation skills, restorative justice and non-violent strategies. A nine-month Peace Certificate in conflict resolution, peace-building, computer training and democracy is also offered. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","region":[20007,20089],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMindolo Ecumenical Foundation - Global Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_mindolo_ecumenical_foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation - Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation, founded in 1958, is located in Kitwe.  Kitwe is the third largest city in Zambia with a population of 363,734 according to the 2000 census.  It is in the center of the Copperbelt, Zambia’s copper-mining region, … Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_mindolo_ecumenical_foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-27T12:57:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_mindolo_ecumenical_foundation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_mindolo_ecumenical_foundation\/\",\"name\":\"Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation - Global Ministries\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-22T00:09:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-27T12:57:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_mindolo_ecumenical_foundation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_mindolo_ecumenical_foundation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_mindolo_ecumenical_foundation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Partners\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partners\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/\",\"name\":\"Global Ministries\",\"description\":\"Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. 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