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Inspiring Faith For Everyday Life
Mississauga, ON: Kentro Annual Forum
April 13 @ 8:00 am – April 15 @ 5:00 pm
Join relief and development workers for Kentro’s Annual Forum on April 13-15, 2026 in Mississauga for inspiring discussions, networking, and shared insights shaping the future of development work.
As faith-based organizations engaged in development work, we sense the call to pursue justice with dignity and mutuality. In practice, however, whose voices shape our operational vision?
This Forum will invite participants to reflect on the power dynamics influencing who sets the agenda, who makes the decisions, and ultimately who benefits — both locally and globally.Why do some efforts, like those supporting women and children, for example, attract significant support, while initiatives led by Indigenous leaders and/or traditional authorities often remain underfunded?
In light of our faith, what does true partnership look like — especially when donors and institutions hold the larger share of financial and/or structural power?
Through dialogue and reflection, we’ll explore what it means to shift from “doing charity” to “being in solidarity,” and from offering inclusion to creating shared ownership in the work of God’s restoration.
