activities:
Fellowship Conferences are held every two years with the next one due to be held in 2012, in Tanzania.
In April, 2009, the first Fellowship Girls camp was held in Livingstone, Zambia. It is hoped that these will also be held every two years and the girls chose South Africa as their venue for the 2nd Fellowship camp.
Annual camps, fun-days, hiking, canoeing and workshops are happening all the time in every country. Get in touch with a GB contact in your country or nearest country if there is no GB in your own country.
The Continent of Africa is vast and travelling between countries is very expensive and prohibits effective attendance to Fellowship gatherings. The Fellowship is therefore looking at the possibility of dividing it into regions. Fellowship events will still be held but smaller regional events will also be organized. The Proposed regions as discussed in the Fellowship’s EXCO meeting in April 2009 are:
Southern Region
- South Africa
- Botswana
- Swaziland
- Zimbabwe
Central Region
- Zambia
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Congo DR
- Sierra Leone
Eastern Region
- Tanzania
- Kenya
Message from the Africa Fellowship, IVP Priscilla Penny
Dear GB Friends,
Welcome to GB Africa Fellowship. The Girls’ Brigade is represented in 12 countries on the African continent with a membership of almost 30 000. Africa is full of diversity in culture and ministries which makes it a unique continent.
There are a lot of challenges that the Christian family faces throughout the continent of Africa. This calls for the need to develop a generation of Spiritually strong citizens and Prayer Warriors. We, in the Girls' Brigade Africa Fellowship, have a passion to nurture our girls to be able to stand up as Women and Leaders of tomorrow with strong Christian and Social foundations.
Wherever you are in Africa, the Girls' Brigade is for you if you care about the future of our beautiful continent. We aim to develop a holistic girl with a four – square programme covering, Spritual, Physical, Social and Education.
The current leadership of the fellowship was ushered into office in August, 2008 in Abuja, Nigeria. It is an honour and a challenge for me to lead the fellowship and pray that together, we can accomplish the aim of the organisation of helping the young people to know Christ and find true enrichment of life.
Isiah 45 vs 2- 3 says, "I will go before you and will level the mountains. I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you riches stored/hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I an the Lord". We claim this promise for Africa as we strive to heed his call in this ministry.
Pasellah P. Penny, International Vice President, Africa