Around 12 million girls aged 15–19 years and at least 777,000 girls under 15 years give birth each year in low and middle-income countries. Prioritizing adolescent sexual and reproductive health services and information can address these and other urgent 1…
Published: 2022
Author:Faith to Action Network and BMZ, UNFPA, FP2030, the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development, Christian Connections for International Health, World Vision
HOPE International - Burundi, Haiti, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe How this story represents an international-local faith partnership in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL): International non-denominational Christian faith-based poverty alleviation organisation & involvement of local church partners in Burundi, Haiti,…
Published: 2021
Author:Rebecca Mentzer, HOPE International and Jennifer Philippa Eggert, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities
Churches' Commitments to Children - Caring for children by addressing global warming A Research Report funded by the Keeling Curve Prize This document was developed as a result of the World Council of Churches (WCC)’s Churches’ Commitments to Children initiative…
Published: 2020
Author:Frederique Seidel, Emmanuel de Martel
Emmanuel, aged 16, Brazil Children Front and Centre of Climate Action "Talk less and act more, the world needs help’ (Emmanuel, aged 16, Brazil). Climate change is happening now, and is threatening the realisation of children’s rights and their ability…
Published: 2020
Author:Patricio Cuevas-Parra
An evaluation was conducted of a three-year intervention focused on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and implemented in the conflict-affected north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country with high rates of VAWG. The intervention addressed VAWG,…
Published: 2020
Author:Elisabet Le Roux, Julienne Corboz, Nigel Scott, Maggie Sandilands, Uwezo Baghuma Lele, Elena Bezzolato & Rachel Jewkes
The houses of worship can become minarets of sustainability and examples of how religious beliefs demonstrate the concept of stewardship and human responsibility towards the environment, in the same symbol of the religion, i.e. the house of worship. It is…
Published: 2020
Author:UN environment programme, Faith for Earth
“We will walk every step with our Children” Southern African Faith Leaders Commit to Respond to Teenage Pregnancy We, the faith community in Southern Africa (African Traditional Religion, Baha’i faith, Christian and Muslim) view children as whole human beings who…
Published: 2020
Author:Faith to Action Network, Because We Can, ACT UBUMBANO, UBOM'BAM LUVUYO, We Will Speak Out SA, Apostolic, Zanerela+Positive Faith in Action, Lutheran Action Against Gender Based Violence, Fatwa Zahra Women's Organization, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, Partners in Sexual Health, OIKOUMENE, Conselho Cristao de Mocambique, Baha'i Community of South Africa, The Methodist Church of Southern Africa, actalliance
Demands for both sustainability and value for money means that traditional NGO approaches to implementing projects may no longer be appropriate. An alternative approach called Church and Community Mobilisation Process (CCMP) is gaining traction in many parts of the world.…
Published: 2019
Author:Steffie Kemp and Rob Maclennan
This report presents findings of the Survey on Traditional Practices in Malawi that was carried out by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the Centre for Social Research (CSR) at the University of Malawi, and the Center for Child Well-being and…
Published: 2019
Author:Medson Makwemba, Blessings Chinsinga, Chrissie Thakwalakwa Kantukule, and Alister Munthali, Mekonnen Woldegorgis, Simon Haenni and Qingyang Lin
Published in 2000 by UNEP, Earth and Faith is a basic introduction to critical environmental issues and the role religious communities can play in engaging the environmental crisis.
Published: 2000
Author:UNEP
Rethinking relationships: from violence to equality in the DRC, evidence brief. Key findings of endline survey undertaken across 15 communities in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo about faith, gender norms and SGBV in conflict affected communities.' UK government…
Published: 2019
Author:UK Aid, WhatWorks, Heal Africa, Stellenbosch University, Tearfund
Child marriage results from the interplay of a variety of factors and happens across countries, cultures, ethnicities and religions. There is no single religion that is solely associated with child marriage. But as religious leaders often hold considerable power and…
Published: 2018
Author:Elisabet le Roux and Selina Palm, Girls Not Brides
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a global issue that affects women and girls from different backgrounds, faiths, and races. In recent, years, there has been an increased focus on Muslims and the Muslim faith. Reyhana Patel's research has…
Published: 2018
Author:Reyhana Patel, Institute of Global Engagement
Overview of Ethiopian Faith-Based Organizations’ response for the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child Early Forced Marriage (CEFM) from 2010-2016. This report provides a baseline to engaging FBOs for future programming and provides evidence on how FBOs have…
Published: 2017
Author:Iftu TRC
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