GRAPE Kenya Water Conference, Flowing Toward Dignity: Rethinking Water Access as Economic Policy
On Tuesday, 18th August 2026, the Kenyan GRAPE programme of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), in collaboration with St. Paul’s University in Limuru, convened a Water conference under the theme: Flowing toward dignity: Rethinking Water Access as Economic Policy. The conference brought together representatives of the university, churches, Muslims, civil society and water […]
GRAPE Condemns Anti-Migrant Violence in South Africa, Calls forSystemic Economic Justice and Institutional Accountability
The Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement (GRAPE) expresses deepconcern over recurring incidents of xenophobia, anti-migrant sentiment, and violencedirected at foreign nationals in South Africa and elsewhere on the African continent. As people of faith committed to justice, human dignity, and the flourishing of all people, weunequivocally reject all forms of discrimination, exclusion, intimidation, and […]
Positive Tipping Points for Social Justice: GRAPE Cohort Training
In Cape Town, South Africa, the 3rd and 4th cohorts of the Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement (GRAPE) gathered for the annual in-person training workshop. Held from April 20 to 24, this intensive workshop equips participants with tools to drive social change and amplify justice-driven advocacy within the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) […]
WCRC Calls for Applications: GRAPE Training Programme – 4th Cohort (2026–2027)
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the fourth cohort (2026–2027) of the GRAPE Training Programme (Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement). This innovative advocacy and leadership programme equips churches, researchers and civil society actors to confront economic injustice and the climate crisis through research, theological […]
Advancing Advocacy: GRAPE Third Cohort Training Empowers Global Change Agents
As the sun rises over Cape Town, the second and third cohorts of the Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement (GRAPE) gather for the annual in-person training workshop. Held from March 30 to April 5, this intensive workshop equips participants with tools to drive social change and amplify justice-driven advocacy within the World Communion of […]
Theology of Advocacy Consultation
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) held a consultation on the theology of advocacy, gathering church leaders and theologians to explore the role that WCRC churches and ecumenical partners have played in advocacy and in addressing the root causes of global injustices. The consultation was held in Hannover from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, […]
GRAPE Calls for Universal Basic Income to Ensure Fair Access to Social Relief in South
The Global Reformed Advocacy Platform for Engagement (GRAPE) in South Africa, advocating for a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG), has gained the full endorsement of South African churches. The advocacy campaign in South Africa aims to provide essential income support to adults aged 18-59 as a vital response to the severe poverty, unemployment, and inequality […]
Historic launch of the South African GRAPE platform in Cape Town
“As it is widely known that South Africa is the country with the widest gap between the rich and the poor it is time that a Basic Income Grant is introduced in South Africa so that we try to narrow the gap between the poor and the rich.” These are the words of Professor Leepo […]
GRAPE campaigns advance advocacy into action
Two “generations” of GRAPE activists gathered the first week of May in Windhoek, Namibia, to sharpen and deepen the advocacy campaigns in Kenya and South Africa, strengthening them for active implementation. The GRAPE—Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement—program was established by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to address the enormity and complexity of […]
Next round of GRAPE applicants invited
The Global Reformed Platforms for Engagement (GRAPE) programme is looking for its next round of participants from Kenya and South Africa. The magnitude and intricacy of the inequitable economic system, coupled with the escalating climate breakdown, necessitate a paradigm shift. The GRAPE initiative endeavors to tackle the root causes of these challenges, leveraging the distinctive […]
