[Vorstand] Changes in responsibility in ewe board

[Guido Schürenberg]

Dear ewe team in Zambia, dear partner of ewe in the diocese of Monze,

after our member meeting in august, when a new board of ewe was elected 
for the period 2020-2022, we had this week the first and constitutive 
meeting.

The *member of the board* and their *responsibilties*:

*Chairman:* Guido Schürenberg - <guido.schuerenberg at eine-welt-erleben.de>

*Chairwoman:* Irmela Kuhlen - <irmelakuhlen at googlemail.com>

*Cashier:* Arnold Flatten - <A.Flatten at rurtalgymnasium.de>

*Secretary:* Jörg Thönnes - <joerg.thoennes at web.de>

*German volunteers:*
Helen Hermens - <helen.hermens at gmail.com> - selection, preparation, 
coaching, supervision
Yoko Kuchiba - <yoko.kuchiba at gmx.de> - selection, administration
Guido Schürenberg - selection, coaching
Monika Heidenfels - <christensand at t-online.de> - company of parents of 
volunteers

*Zambian volunteers:*
Irmela Kuhlen - company and supervision of volunteers, acquisition of 
host families, coaching superiors of assignment
Evans Chali - <evanschali397 at gmail.com> - company and supervision, 
cultural coaching
Silja Thönnes - <Silja.Thoennes at web.de> - company and supervision

*Public relations:*
Yoko Kuchiba - ewe-magasin (with team of former volunteers)
Guido Schürenberg - Social Media (with team of former volunteers)

*Legal responsible:*
Guido, Irmela, Arnold

*Main task* for the next month will be to promote the *volunteer 
exchange* and to pass the quality inspection (needed to get support from 
government). We hope that their will be a chance of resumption the 
*support of small projects for communities* suffering under climate 
change. We try to take over the *schoolfee project* from catholic 
chaplaincy for students in Aachen.

With sorrow we are looking at the *pandemic and the outcome *in Zambia 
(14.500 infected/332 dead) and Germany (285.000/ 961). All area of civil 
society are affected, but within the german population only 80%  agree 
with protection concepts, ordered by administration because they 
restrict personal rights and freedom. The infections are rising (more 
than 2000 per day) but they are on a level, our health system can 
manage. Looking forward to fall and cold season, when people have to 
stay in closed rooms, more protection is needed. Medication and vaccine 
in needed extend for the whole world will be available may be at mid of 
next year. People in Germany are tired of the restricts because we had 
the last 2 month, while summer, some openings for open air restaurants 
and events.

The pandemic is a worldwide issue and it can only fighted in solidarity 
and respect.

German churches had less ideas how to react in the pandemic, because 
services and mass were not allowed because of infection risk. Lay 
communities builded prayer communities and house-churches like the first 
christians. This was supported by digital communication services. But 
most of the bishops and priests remain sceptic about this development. 
Church vistors in Germany prefer to consume and not to participate 
activly. The pandemic is also a crisis of church.

The upcoming 2nd wave will challenge : How to celebrate christmas with 
socialdistancing and the local carnival? Creative ideas in church and 
society are needed. we saw the video fo holyspirits mask drive campaign 
while in Germany people demonstrte against mask wearing.


However, we hope to stay in good partnership with our Friends and the 
people in the diocese of Monze. We will continue, what started 25 years 
ago as an idea of a zambian bishop and a german school chaplan. With 
gratefulness we are looking back to a successful partnership with 
intercultural exchange. We are glad to continue with you and hope to 
find good ways of inspiring communication and sharing and motivated 
people to join in this idea.

Stay save and be blessed

Guido

-- 
Guido Schürenberg
Vorsitzender des eine-welt-engagement.de
www.eine-welt-engagement.de

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