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Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection - JCTR
20 Years of "Promoting Faith and Justice" 1988 - 2008

JCTR Programmes

	The Basic Needs Basket (BNB) Survey is conducted every month to show the minimum cost of a decent lifestyle for a familiy of six
	Recent BNB Figures
	May
	K1,931,350
	Cycle of unfulfilled development commitments must come to an end...
	April BNB for other towns:		Kasama - K1,131,340
	Ndola - K1,459,840		Livingstone - K1,621,381
	Luanshya - K1,170,690		Kitwe - K1,650,240
	Glimpses of life in the compounds of Lusaka Dec. 2007 - February 2008 Rural Basket for 3 areas January 2008 Malama -- Saka -- Matushi NEW!

	Some recent updates ...
	Implications for Poverty Reduction of the increase in commodity revenues. Paper Prepared for the Copperbelt University Workshop on “Translating Commodity Price Boom Revenues into Development in Zambia”- 09 May 2008, Kitwe We want a new Bill of Rights in a New Constitution! A new Bill of Rights fully incorporating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This should be a TOP PRIORITY! *Sign the Petiton...*
	Quarterly Bulletin; Our Current Issue...No. 75 1st Quarter 2008
	Some articles in this issue... - Political Theology and Zambian politics - Debt canellation and trade justice campaign - King Canute to the rescue: Reflections on global warming - Africa: United on Zimbabwe, divided on EPAs - Scripture and HIV and AIDS - Echo of the first African synod: New look of ordained ministry See complete list of articles...
	Useful downloads :
	An Evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of Public Debt Management in Zambia and The JCTR comprehensive Public Debt management Legal Review November 2007 Monitoring Debt Resources: The case of Zambia a review of current practices and procedures in Zambia. August 2007
	Debt Resources Monitoring Manual: a stakeholders’ tool for monitoring debt relief resources in Zambia August 2007
	Peter Henriot's (JCTR Director) POST Newspaper articles Vulture Funds - What are they? Read More... Meet the wonderful staff at JCTR 2008 JCTR Events Calender