Resources

The scale of the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa presented unprecedented challenges for the international humanitarian community, and learning from the successes and failures of the response effort is important for designing future crisis interventions. Lessons…

In preparation for the JLI’s October 2016 Board meeting, there was a desire to better understand JLI’s role in influencing policymakers and to determine the evidence requirements to be effective. To this end, 19 interviews were conducted in August and…

This is a 2016 autumn update on some of the engagement by faith-based organizations on HIV this year; many events are under the auspices of the PEPFAR/UNAIDS FBO Initiative. It gives you a summary of global activities that took place…

Early Diagnosis and Treatment for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV: Urgent Call by Religious and Faith-Inspired Organizations for Greater Commitment and Action   As professionals engaged in the response to the continuing and grave challenges posed by the HIV…

World Food Program In today’s world of unprecedented need and inadequate solutions, ending hunger is possible only with stronger partnerships between governments, religious communities, global food agencies such as WFP, and other stakeholders. The inter-religious convening on Zero Hunger at…

This report provides an overview of the engagement with faith-based actors and faith-related activities by the members of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Engaging Faith-Based Actors for Sustainable Development

Religious leaders are in a prime position to change harmful attitudes about family planning. They are some of the most important and respected opinion leaders in Ugandan communities who can help shift social norms. By virtue of their status and…

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE? The quality and use of evidence in humanitarian action Paul Knox Clarke and James Darcy ALNAP Study This paper reviews the quality of evidence available today to support humanitarian action. It focuses primarily on evidence generated by the ‘formal…

The goal of the Tangiraneza “Start Well” Innovation Child Survival Project (ICSP) was to reduce morbidity, mortality, and improve nutritional status of children under five and pregnant women in Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda. The project’s objective was to improve…

Multi-purpose Agents Success Story in Murrupula District (2015-2018) One of the main activities of PIRCOM is the training of Volunteers for Dissemination Messages-Actions on Prevention and Treatment of Malaria through Door-to-Door visits. The local people initiated the idea for volunteers to…