Resources

The World Evangelical Alliance and its Global Partners provide this position paper on the unique and essential role of the evangelical community in humanitarian response and development. Associated media coverage on Christianity Today can be found here. Description for WHS Resources:…

The aim of this annotated bibliography on ‘Religion and Development’ is to lend a hand to practitioners in humanitarian and development work: ‘Where can I read and learn about how to take religion, religious communities and religious actors seriously in…

World Vision's series of Church Engagement Fact Sheets to provide a learning resource that helps World Vision staff understand how we partner with churches to accelerate change in communities to transform children’s lives. The  document includes a total of 66…

Dealing with climate change is vital for Islamic Relief to fulfil its mission of addressing the root causes of poverty. Climate change is a threat to us all but it is already having a devastating impact on the poorest and…

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/504104 Tagged with "Religion Belief" on the WHS website

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/504989 Tagged with "Religion Belief" on the WHS website

Guidelines for church leaders in areas where disasters (earthquakes, fires, flood etc.) are common. Chapters include:  Introduction Chapter 1 – The local church and disasters Chapter 2 – Organising ourselves Chapter 3 – Risks, needs and capacity assessments Chapter 4 – Displaced people…

You are invited to participate in a new E-Course on Faith Sensitive Humanitarian Response: Mental Health & Psychosocial support. The purpose of this new 1.5 hour training is to give the learner an introduction to faith-sensitive response to humanitarian emergencies,…

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Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/468287 Tagged with "Religion Belief" on the WHS website

The Enhancing Community Resilience Programme (ECRP) works to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, reduce vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of around 77,000 households. In total, it reaches 423,000 people across seven districts who are among the hardest hit by climate…

In 2016 the Secretary General presented a report titled  One Humanity: Shared Responsibility. The report identifies five core responsibilities that will be the focus of discussion and proposed action. The JLIF&LC has prepared evidence briefs linked to each of these responsibilities. Each…

The Online Information Platform for the WHS Side Event hosted by JLIF&LC, Soka Gakki International, and others is available at www.jliflc.com/whs.

The Online Information Platform for the WHS Side Event hosted by JLIF&LC, Soka Gakki International, and others is available at www.jliflc.com/whs.

The Online Information Platform for the WHS Side Event hosted by JLIF&LC, Soka Gakki International, and others is available at www.jliflc.com/whs.

The Online Information Platform for the WHS Side Event hosted by JLIF&LC, Soka Gakki International, and others is available at www.jliflc.com/whs.

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/504278 Search results: "Faith"

The report "Faith & Resilience after Disaster" explores the role of faith in building resilience in the context of the response to Super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda), which made landfall in the Philippines on 8 November 2013, affecting…

Reviews faith based organizations, primarily Christian organizations, and the history of their development and the context in which they operate. The roles these organizations play and challenges they face are also discussed.

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/502609 Tagged with "Religion Belief" on the WHS website

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/503484 Submitted by religious leader or FBO

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Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by humanitarian crises, both natural and man-made. A significant proportion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) are also affected by conflict, disasters or displacement. HIV can spread quickly in conditions of poverty, powerlessness and social instability, conditions that are often at their most extreme during emergencies.

Guidelines to plan and implement multi-sectoral interventions regarding mental health and well-being during emergencies

repost from USIP With international assistance and a measure of justice and stability, Iraq’s ancient minority groups may stand a chance https://youtu.be/oOAtPW2nR9U Three years ago this week, the extremist Islamic State group stormed across north-central Iraq, launching a deadly assault…

Based on case studies, the book creates a multidisciplinary conversation on the gendered vulnerabilities resulting from extractive industries and toxic pollution, and also charts the resilience and courage of women as they resist polluting industries, fight for clean water and…

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/505032 Tagged as "Religion Belief" on the WHS website

Link on the WHS Website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/504285 Tagged with "Religion Belief" on the WHS website Submitted by religious leader or FBO

This Scoping Study, a product of the JLI F&LC Resilience Hub, investigates evidence for Local Faith Communities’ contributions to resilience in disaster and humanitarian situations.

13-17 May 2019, Geneva, Switzerland

With its focus on faith leaders, this study uses the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and Liberia to explore the relationship between humanitarianism and religion and seeks to provide evidence, in real time, of the role of faith leaders in…

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/502731 Search result: "FBO"

The Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities (JLIF&LC) worked collaboratively with its members and other partners worldwide to collate and review the evidence on local faith communities (LFCs) and religious engagement in humanitarian response. The resulting evidence briefs…

This is one in a series of three learning briefs presenting findings of an updated review of faith-based action for children on the move. A set of briefs was first published in 2018 to support the evidence base for the…

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/505002 Tagged with "Religion Belief" on the WHS website

Exploring the Impact of Social Acceptance on Refugee Integration into Host Communities: Policy Research To better understand how local integration plays out within communities, particularly the process of social integration, CRS has undertaken a three-country qualitative study in Ecuador, India…

Policy note prepared for the UNHCR Dialogue on Faith & Protection in December 2012 based upon the JLI Scoping Report on LFCs and resilience.

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/504271 Tagged with "Religion Belief" on the WHS website

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/504272 Search results: "Faith"

LWR outlined its institutional Approach to Resilience in a technical document produced in 2015 (see below). Building on the foundations laid out in LWR’s approach, part II goes one step further: It provides the basis to apply resilience thinking in…

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Malteser International’s Humanitarian Action in Lebanon embedded into the Cooperation-Network of the Lebanese Association of the Order of Malta Project Briefs on the Occasion of the World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul, May 23-24, 2016, Background Material for the Side Event: One Humanity,…

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/503482 Submitted by religious leader or FBO

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/503481 Submitted by religious leader or FBO

Link on the WHS website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/503483 Submitted by religious leader or FBO

In 2021, CWS completed a study on perceptions of climate change, adaptation, and migration in five countries where they support locally led adaptation. Drawing on more than 200 interviews and 26 focus groups, the report shares how farmers and rural…

Link on the WHS Website: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/497995 Submitted by religious leader or FBO

Link on the WHS site: https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/node/498647 Submitted by religious leader or FBO