The following are some of the key events in the life of the Organisation:
1981 : A programme for training Bishops was started.
1987 : Pre-Lambeth meeting for Bishops was organized by CAPA.
1991 : A CAPA continental communications workshop was held in Swaziland.
1994 : CAPA Secretariat was officially started.
1994 : A South-South Encounter Conference was organized by CAPA in Nairobi.
1995 : The Bishops Training programme was taken to the Provinces.
2000 : CAPA and the World Bank in Nairobi organized a continental poverty alleviation conference.
2001 : CAPA organized the Boksburg AIDS Conference held in South Africa.
2001 : CAPA acquired its own office space in Kilimani, Nairobi.
2001 : A Communications Office was established.
2001 : HIV/AIDS Co-ordinating Office was established in Nairobi Kenya
2002 : A CAPA continental communications conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya
2003 : An HIV/AIDS Conference for all Provinces is held in Mukono, Uganda.
2004 : 1ST African Anglican Bishops Conference in Lagos Nigeria
A significant trough in the life of CAPA includes:
1996 – 1998: Near collapse of CAPA due to management and administrative problems. The Council has since then taken measures designed to strengthen the organization.
CAPA’s activities have expanded particularly in the last three years in a bid to respond the challenges facing Africa today. This can also be attributed to a change in leadership and CAPA attaining its own identity. There’s been a conscious effort to reach out to the Provinces, to have them own CAPA in addition to encouraging them to raise their voice on what they see as the role of CAPA.
At the time when CAPA did not have its own secretariat and was experiencing a leadership crisis, very little was achieved and stakeholders interest was almost lost. But with a renewed leadership and vision, CAPA has been able to attract interest from Provinces and Partners. The organization can be likened to a delayed growth but quickly picking maturity. |
