Resources

This book explores the links between religion, states, social welfare and social change in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Building on the author’s previous analysis of how religious beliefs, practices and values influence social behaviour and relationships, especially within families,…

This Guidebook supports FBOs to identify, measure, monitor, and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their operations including energy consumption, mobility, heating, and cooling. It explains how to identify relevant physical assets (i.e., buildings, vehicles), compile a greenhouse gas inventory,…

The research project that informed this brief deployed intersectional and socioecological analysis of violence against women (VAW) in forced migration and identified two aspects of religious influences on survivors’ experiences as: 1) a vulnerability intersecting with other factors, and 2)…

Violence against children is shaped by social norms which are frequently underpinned by faith-related beliefs and values. There is renewed global recognition of the role of religions in legitimating or challenging harmful attitudes and practices, and this highlights the relevance…

Protection practitioners (VAWG, GBV, MHPSS) can strengthen their work by demonstrating cultural competency which includes religious literacy. Religious literacy involves being open to the role that religious beliefs, practices, organisation and experiences may play in survivors’ and perpetrators’ understanding of…

This report offers a high-level comparative review and analysis of Muslim family laws (MFLs) in seven countries in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA) region that was conducted to build the case for legal reform towards justice and equality in…

Ce guide résume la vision et les éléments de base de l'initiative FPCC. Un guide des ressources, disponible en fin de document, rassemble les principales ressources produites pour cette initiative. Original version of the guide in English  Guía traducida al…

Este guia resume a visão e os elementos básicos da iniciativa FMPC. Um guia de recursos, disponível ao final, reúne todos os principais recursos produzidos para a iniciativa FMPC. Original version of the guide in English  Guide traduit en français…

Esta guía resume el concepto y los aspectos básicos de la iniciativa Fe y cambios positivos para niños, niñas, familias y comunidades (FPCC por sus siglas en inglés). Al final de este documento, se ofrece una guía en la que…

This guide was updated in 2024. The updated version is available here in English and here in French. Ce guide est destiné aux « champions » du Dialogue Esprit-Cœur: les chefs religieux et leurs institutions, ainsi que le personnel des organisations…