The Centre for Social Concern

The Centre For Social Concern (CfSC) is a project of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers). In line with their vision and mission, the CfSC seeks to promote Justice and Peace and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC) and Interfaith Dialogue in Malawi and beyond. The Centre was started in 2002 and in its short history has been working on issues like:

A monthly review of the cost of living through the Basic Needs Basket survey
The international debt burden, its causes and debt cancellation
The linkage between the international trade system and poverty and the rising cost of living in Malawi
The plight of the tobacco tenants and the promotion of the passing of a bill regulating tobacco tenancy labour
A survey on how people who have very low salaries cope with the ever-rising cost of living
Marginalization of religious communities and (the lack of) participation in development
Dialogue between Islam and the Catholic Church on their social teaching
Conflict management and mediation, mainly in conflicts involving religion

Some of the publications coming from these projects can be found on the publications page of this site. The latest contributions are the BNB data and press release, the Press Review and the homilies for Advent 2008. The Annual Report for 2007 gives a good idea of the activities undertaken by CfSC and it cana be downloaded as a PDF file in a booklet format ready for printing.

For further information about CfSC please see the contact page.