Omega Chilufya Bula (d. 2023) was a long-time staff member of the General Council Office of The United Church of Canada. She served in the Division of World Outreach as Area Secretary for Southern Africa and Gender Justice, as the first-ever Racial Justice Minister, and as Executive Minister of the former Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations (JGER) and Partners in Mission Units (PIM). Her commitment to partnership led to the formation of the Partner Council, and was instrumental in shaping the Principles of Global Partnership that guide the global partnership program of The United Church of Canada today. She was also a integral member of the Roundtable for Specialized Ministries. Bula was also involved with other ecumenical programs. She was involved with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management for an Economy of Life, and the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture. She worked with the All Africa Council of Churches as program executive of the Women's Desk and educated women across the continent on the adverse negative impact of structural adjustment programs imposed by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in the 1980s and 1990s. She developed videos on women, economic justice, and empowerment to mitigate against injustices experienced by African women. She also gathered women to listen and learn together how to practice life-affirming strategies and tactics. Upon retirement, she established a sustainable farm and guesthouse, providing educational and entrepreneurial support for members of her community, and worked with members of her church in Zambia and Canada to host a two-week children's camp in August, dubbed "Camp Chipembi." Omega passed away in 2023.
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Africa
- NT Algeria
- NT Angola
- NT Bénin
- NT Botswana
- NT Burkina
- NT Burundi
- NT Cabo Verde
- NT Cameroun
- NT Central Africa
- NT Central African Republic
- NT Chad
- NT Comoros
- NT Congo
- NT Congo, Democratic Republic of
- NT Côte d'Ivoire
- NT Djibouti
- NT Eastern Africa
- NT Egypt
- NT Equatorial Guinea
- NT Eritrea
- NT Eswatini
- NT Ethiopia
- NT Gabon
- NT Gambia
- NT Ghana
- NT Guiné-Bissau
- NT Guinée
- NT Kenya
- NT Lesotho
- NT Liberia
- NT Libya
- NT Madagascar
- NT Malawi
- NT Mali
- NT Mauritania
- NT Mauritius
- NT Morocco
- NT Mozambique
- NT Namibia
- NT Niger
- NT Nigeria
- NT Northern Africa
- NT Rwanda
- NT Sao Tome and Principe
- NT Sénégal
- NT Sesel
- NT Sierra Leone
- NT Somalia
- NT South Africa
- NT South Sudan, Republic of
- NT Southern Africa
- NT Sudan
- NT Tanzania
- NT Togo
- NT Tunisia
- NT Uganda
- NT West Africa
- NT Zambia
- NT Zimbabwe