Resources

Abid Gulzar from World Vision on behalf of the Advocacy Working Group for the Localization of Humanitarian Response Forum to the ICVA meeting in Bangkok in December  

The Role of Religion in Preventing Violence November 8, 2017 The Cordoba Foundation of Geneva, in partnership with the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Inclusive Peace & Transition Initiative, and the World Council of Churches, is…

The following policy brief focuses on lessons learned around attitudes toward engaging faith more broadly.

This case study will briefly examine MERATH’s localized approach, including a spotlight on child-focused programming in education in emergencies in Lebanon and child protection in Syria, providing quantitative and qualitative evidence of its community-level impact based on focus group discussions,…

The aim of this report is to highlight evidence regarding the roles and impact that Local Faith Communities (LFCs) play in relation to urban refugees, with the aim of informing interconnected conversations around localisation and urbanisation. The international community is…

10/3 Joint Learning Webinar For more information on the webinar see post below https://jliflc.com/2017/09/joint-learning-webinar-oxfam-america/ [embed]https://youtu.be/rvA0qTXXM48[/embed]

This paper seeks to examine how Palestinian children’s agency integrates Islamic religious idioms in daily life to combat Israeli oppression. While children are often seen as objects that are merely subjected to political and cultural processes, this research shows that…

The Organization of African Initiated Churches (OAIC) and International Care Ministries (ICM) have partnered up to learn from each other on monitoring, evaluation, and learning for organizations working through local faith communities. We spoke to Rev. Nicta Lubaale (OAIC) and…

A curated list of academic references around faith and ending violence against children. This is an ongoing resource list that will be updated periodically.

Although many crime victims seek support from members of the faith community, faith leaders may feel unsure of their abilities to assist. This paper describes findings from a descriptive needs assessment that preceded a national project to link faith-based organizations…

Survey responses of 5,417 women were studied to obtain information about childhood sexual abuse, religion, and mental health. There were 653 (13%) who reported being sexually abused while growing up. When studying those who were sexually abused, it was found…

This case study focuses on several situations in Kenya, Senegal, and Cambodia where religious attitudes and actors are directly involved in specific challenges facing children, notably the roles that religious beliefs and religious communities play in appreciating the challenges of…

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.

Transcript of remarks by Ruth Messinger, President & CEO of American Jewish World Service, at the Religion & Politics: Development Implications panel at the Religion & Sustainable Development Conference held on July 7-9, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Dietrich Werner delivered expert commentary at the Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief session of the Religion & Sustainable Development Conference. The conference was convened in Washington DC, July 2015.

http://issuu.com/nrasd/docs/hands_of_hope

https://vimeo.com/88043539

Please see the link below to view a post by Katherine Marshall (Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University) on the Lancet Series on Faith-based Health Care, which was launched at the “Religion &…

Conference participants were divided into small groups for the working sessions. Facilitators guided small group discussions and recorded notes on the Discussion Templates. Facilitators recorded the actionable recommendations proposed by the group on the template, and each group's discussion template was collected by…

Washington, D.C. – A highly significant conference brought together 130 attendees to discuss Religion and Sustainable Development this week. The “Religion & Sustainable Development: Building Partnerships to End Extreme Poverty” conference was convened and co-hosted by the World Bank Group, the…

The "Religion & Sustainable Development: Building Partnerships to End Extreme Poverty" conference, held at the World Bank on July 7-9, 2015, aimed to produce specific and actionable recommendations to strengthening partnerships between public sector and religious and faith-based groups. Conference working…

Click here to view the resource: http://iprcua.com/2015/04/28/extreme-poverty/

Click here to view the resource: https://vimeo.com/88043539

Click here to view this resource: http://www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpe/2015/06/24/passionate-leader-of-unfpa-kenya-battles-violence-against-women-fgm-and-child-marriage/

Click here to view this resource directly in USAID's website: http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/50-years-global-health

Click here to view this resource: http://www.usaid.gov/news-information/frontlines/maternal-child-health

Click here to view this resource: http://www.usaid.gov/actingonthecall

Please see the following links for more resources provided by USAID: Administrator Shah National Prayer Breakfast 2014 Remarks http://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/feb-6-2014-administrator-rajiv-shah-national-prayer-breakfast Mission Statement http://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/mission-vision-values News Story/Interview with Alex Thier http://ncronline.org/news/global/forum-outlines-strategies-end-extreme-poverty-worldwide

The aim of this Toolkit is to help lower the discomfort of USAID staff in making the analytical and programmatic connections between conflict, religion and peacebuilding. The Key Issues section provides additional arguments for why development practitioners should—and can—address religion…

http://www.usaid.gov/resilience

http://www.usaid.gov/actingonthecall

http://www.usaid.gov/news-information/videos/%E2%80%9Cfaith-works-honoring-contributions-faith-community-peace-and-prosperity

Please see the following links for more information: USAID "Rule" for Participation by Religious Organizations http://www.usaid.gov/faith-based-and-community-initiatives/usaid-rule-participation U.S. Strategy on Religious Leader and Faith Community Engagement http://www.usaid.gov/faith-based-and-community-initiatives/us-strategy Faith-Based Organizations FAQ http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/partnership-opportunities/faith-based-community-organizations/faith-based-organizations

DFID has worked with Wilton Park on a number of programmes The relationship of international foreign policy to faith and religion https://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/podcast/the-relationship-of-international-foreign-policy-to-faith-and-religion-wp1311/ Religion and development: making better policy to make a bigger difference in Africa (WP1400) https://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/conference/wp1400/ Freedom of religion…

This research programme has included research on religion. Pathways is a research and communication programme which seeks to discover where women are achieving real gains despite or because of policy and practice. It looks at how this has happened, and…

Women's Empowerment in Muslim Contexts (WEMC) is a 5-year Research Programme Consortium funded by the British Government's Department of International Development (DFID). The Consortium consists of eight Key Partners led by the Southeast Asia Research Centre (SEARC), located at the…

Between 2005 and 2010 the Religions and Development Research Programme Consortium undertook a series of comparative research projects that addressed the following questions:  How do religious values and beliefs drive the actions and interactions of individuals and faith-based organisations? How…

The first research programme funded by DFID was led by Dr Gerard Clarke at Swansea University This research was to look at DFID’s engagement with faith groups and how DFID could work more effectively with faith communities.  This was published…

Jean F Duff, Warren W Buckingham III http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60250-1/abstract  

Andrew Tomkins, Jean Duff, Atallah Fitzgibbon, Azza Karam, Edward J Mills, Keith Munnings, Sally Smith, Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Avraham Steinberg, Robert Vitillo, Philemon Yugi http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60252-5/abstract

Jill Olivier, Clarence Tsimpo, Regina Gemignani, Mari Shojo, Harold Coulombe, Frank Dimmock, Minh Cong Nguyen, Harrison Hines, Edward J Mills, Joseph L Dieleman, Annie Haakenstad, Quentin Wodon http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60251-3/abstract  

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/changing-world-changing-aid-where-international-development-needs-to-go-next