{"id":1100,"date":"2018-08-02T19:44:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.karongadiocese.org\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2018-08-02T19:44:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T19:44:02","slug":"ellen-schmitt-interacts-womens-rights-project-beneficiaries-chitipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/ellen-schmitt-interacts-womens-rights-project-beneficiaries-chitipa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen Schmitt in Interacts with Women\u2019s Rights Project Beneficiaries in Chitipa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Leah Nyondo<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, the Diocese of Karonga received a consultant working with Misereor Germany, Ellen Schmitt, who came to monitor some of the projects the organization is funding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Diocese of Karonga is implementing two Misereor funded projects namely Integrated Rural Development and Women and Girls\u2019 Rights project through the Development and Justice and Peace Desks respectively.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1101\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1101\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ellen-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen with CCJP volunteers and project beneficiaries\" width=\"758\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ellen-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ellen-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ellen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ellen-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ellen.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellen with CCJP volunteers and project staff and beneficiaries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During her visit, Hellen interacted with Justice and Peace Volunteers and beneficiaries under the Women and Girl\u2019s Rights Project to assess impact of the project at Chisankhwa. Among other aspects, Hellen\u2019s interest was also to see how gender and HIV\/AIDS issues are being mainstreamed in the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reacting to Hellen\u2019s visit, Justice and Peace volunteers expressed a word of gratitude to Misereor for supporting the project especially for promoting access to justice for the vulnerable people in hard to reach areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One beneficiary of the project had this to say: \u201cDomestic violence was the order of the day. I was suffering violence at the hands of my husband, simply because I am a woman. My husband could not allow me to engage in small scale income generating activities under the pretext that I will all of a sudden start indulging in immoral acts. Thanks to CCJP volunteers who counselled my husband now I am able to engage in economic activities and contributing to the welfare of our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting was then closed by the Justice and Peace Desk Officer Mr. Louis Nkhata thanking Ellen for the visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Leah Nyondo Recently, the Diocese of Karonga received a consultant working with Misereor Germany, Ellen Schmitt, who came to monitor some of the projects the organization is funding. 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