By A Correspondent
In a powerful theological reflection on reimagining financing for development through the lens of reparations, Rev. T. Maforo, a ZCC Economic Justice Champion, emphasized that reparations represent a Kairos moment—a divine opportunity for justice as expressed in Micah 6:8: “To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Rev. Maforo made it clear that reparations are not merely a political or economic agenda but a faith-rooted call to heal the deep scars of colonial injustice, cancel unjust debts in line with the biblical Jubilee (Leviticus 25), and actively resist illicit financial flows, tax injustice, and systemic greed that continue to marginalize the Global South.
Framing the conversation within sacred scripture, Rev. Maforo highlighted Genesis 1:27, which affirms that all people are created in the image of God and thus deserve to live in dignity. He further invoked Luke 4:18, calling for a spirit of solidarity and liberation, echoing Christ’s mission to “proclaim good news to the poor… to set the oppressed free.”
This reflection comes amid ongoing advocacy by organizations like ZIMCODD, ActionAid Zimbabwe, Women and Law in Southern Africa – Zimbabwe, and Christian Aid, who are pushing for #ReparativeJusticeNow through platforms such as #FfD4, #ConversationsOfHope, and #ZacTax.
Together, these voices are shaping a new moral economy—rooted in justice, faith, and hope—where development is not just about numbers, but about healing, dignity, and right relationships.
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