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News :
Circle Appoints New Coordinators
The Circle appointed a new coordinator
at the last Pan African Conference, which was held
in Addis Ababa from 4th - 9th August 2002. Isabel
Apawo Phiri, currently a Professor of African Theology
at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South
Africa was appointed the General Coordinator of the
Circle from 2002 to 2007.
She will serve one non- renewable term
of five years and then circulate to other members.
The General Coordinator's role is to:
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facilitate the visibility of the
Circle;
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network with outsiders, partners
and friends of the Circle;
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raise funds for the whole Circle;
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maintain unity of the Circle as
a whole.
At the same gathering, three Linguistic Research Coordinators
were appointed. Hélène Yinda of Cameroon, Dr. Dorcas
Akintunde of Nigeria and Rev. Felicidade Cherinda of
Mozambique were appointed coordinators for the Francophone,
Anglophone and Lusophone regions respectively.
They will serve one non-renewable term of 5 years.
Their role is to:
- maintain communication within the linguistic Circle;
- liaise with the chief coordinator;
- mentor writing within the linguistic Circle;
- promote the vision of the Circle and welcome new
members;
- liaise with Circle chapters;
- help in updating database, website and dissemination
of information to members and their chapters.
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General Coordinator
Professor Isabel Phiri of Malawi
was appointed General Coordinator.
Her address is as follows:
School of Theology,
University of Natal,
Private Bag X01 Scottsville,
3209, Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
Tel: (27-33) 260 6132,
Fax: (27-33) 260 5858,
E-mail: PhiriI@nu.ac.za |
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Research Coordinator-
French
Ms. Hélène Yinda,
World YWCA,
16 Ancienne Route,
Ch-1218 Grand Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland,
Tel: 41-22-9296053,
Tel: (41-22) 929 6053 (Off)
Fax: (41-22) 929 6044 (Off),
Email: helene.yinda@worldywca.org
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Research Coordinator- English
Dr. Dorcas Olubanke Akintunde
Department of Religious Studies,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria,
Tel: 08023244616
E-mail: dolubanke@yahoo.com |
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Research Coordinator- Portuguese
Rev. Felicidade Cherinda, Caixa Postal
21, Igreja Presbiteriana de
Moçambique, Maputo
Mozambique, Tel: (258-1) 421790,
Fax: (258-1) 421790 |
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