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Economic Justice
What is EJP?
The Economic Justice Programme (EJP) is under the Justice and Peace
Unit of the CCJDP. The programme, in its current form began in
January 2001 under the then Catholic
Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) now called the Governance
Unit. Prior to this it was called the Structural Adjustment
Programme (SAP) Monitoring Project, which began in 1994.
The Economic Justice Programme is a follow up to the SAP Monitoring
Project, which arose from a concern about the harsh effects of
economic reforms on the poor. The EJP is concerned with issues of
economic justice arising from the implementation of national and
international policies.
In the analysis of policies and practices, EJP is strongly guided by
the Catholic Church’s Teaching on the centrality of the human
person, concern for the poor, solidarity and common good.
The Programme is mainly supported by Catholic development agencies,
Cafod of England and Wales and Trociare of Ireland.
Goal
The EJP’s goal is to promote economic justice for the poor through
advocacy, research and capacity building.
Strategic Focus
Governance
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To facilitate Citizens engagement in local and national
development and governance issues in five Dioceses
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To strengthen capacity of diocesan teams to understand and engage
in policy making analysis
Poverty Reduction
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To Advocate for effective and pro-poor implementation of
government policies and programmes each year.
2.
To advocate for just socio-economic policies at both national and
international levels each year.
3.
To monitor the development and implementation of governance policies
and processes
Spirituality
To produce and disseminate to all dioceses and the wider society the
materials on the social teaching of the church each year
Activities
The EJP works through the Churches Diocesan teams who are usually
involved in research and advocacy. EJP has been working on the
following issues:
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Budget Tracking and Expenditure Monitoring,
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socio-economic policy analysis, PRSP,
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trade justice,
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privatisation, education and health sector reforms, agriculture and
food security, cost of living and general poverty concerns.
The EJP Desk believes that the success of a country lies in how its
policies and practices affect the poor.
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