1. The role of the church and religious communities in development

2. The role of the church and religious communities in healing and reconciliation

3. The formation and promotion of values by the church and religious communities

4. The development of youth and community leadership

1. The role of the church and religious communities in development

• The role of the church and religious communities in community development
• The role of the church and religious communities in social and welfare services
• The development of community and youth leadership
• The eradication of poverty in South Africa

The EFSA Institute has hosted several international conferences on the role of the church and religious communities in community development and in delivering social services.  This has contributed to the establishment of the National Religious Association for Social Development (NRASD) that is a national coalition of faith-based social and welfare services.

2. The role of the church and religious communities in healing and reconciliation

• The role of women in healing our violent society
• The mobilisation of the church and religious communities against crime and violence
• Breaking down stereotypes such as racism

3. The formation and promotion of values by the church and religious communities

• Honesty
• Support for the weak
• Respect for life
• Human rights

4. The development of youth and community leadership

Special courses for the development of leadership skills among our youth (on school and university level) have been developed and are presented to underline this important facet of the EFSA Institute’s work in supporting the building of a new society.

The institute’s Community Leadership Academy (CLA) works with all cultural and religious groups and strives to support them in developing the skills and the moral commitment to become leaders in community upliftment as well as the implementation of community development projects.