The Pan African Christian Women Alliance held a five-day leadership conference at a retreat and conference center in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2008.
As a commission of a continental evangelical association, the conference brought together approximately thirty-five women from around fifteen African countries. National coordinators attended from Eswatini, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Liberia, Botswana, Burundi, Uganda, Madagascar, and Mauritius.
The gathering was designed as a time to celebrate, reflect on earlier victories and challenges, and plan collectively for the alliance’s next ten years. Its program combined leadership training with strategic planning and group discussion.
A call to grow in readiness
During the opening ceremony, the continental coordinator explained the meeting’s “10 times better” theme, drawn from Daniel 1:20. Participants were challenged to give attention to three areas:
- caring for their health;
- continuing to learn and study so their work remained relevant;
- making a serious commitment to prayer.
Devotional sessions explored grace in service, security, and times of difficulty. The wider training program addressed self-understanding, servant leadership, proposal writing, fundraising, and organizational sustainability.
Discussion and shared strategy
Facilitated small-group discussions gave participants space to process questions raised during plenary sessions. In breakaway groups, delegates also considered strategies for increasing local ownership and helping the alliance move forward.
Several projects were presented as examples of the network’s activity. These included work supporting people affected by AIDS and orphanhood in Zambia, as well as literacy and church-planting initiatives among Maasai communities in Kenya.
At the time of publication, the alliance reported activity in thirty-two African countries, with six regional coordinators overseeing national initiatives. Its stated mission was to mobilize and equip women through prayer, evangelism, discipleship, and capacity-building for service in the home, church, and society.
This archived report has been edited for clarity and presentation. Personal biography details and external organization links have been omitted; the event’s central themes and historical context have been retained.