Want to learn more about JLI? Walk Talk Listen is the podcast of Maurice Bloem (our CEO/President) and there’s a whole series of episodes about the JLI and with JLI’s members.
Special Series about the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities
- Episode 1 features JLI Board Member Prof. Emma Tomalin in an engaging conversation about how religion impacts global development. Listen here.
- In Episode 2, Katherine Marshall from World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) discusses JLI’s flagship State of the Evidence Report. Listen here.
- Episode 3 features JLI’s Fair & Equitable Coordinator, Sadia Kidwai, and she shares how JLI is a ‘transformative space’. Listen here.
- In Episode 4, JLI’s Director of Research Olivia Wilkinson joins Maurice in an engaging conversation about JLI’s unique approach to religious engagement. Listen here.
- In Episode 5, JLI’s Board Chair Dionne Gravesande shares how we can view love as a proactive force in nurturing global partnerships and supporting local communities. Listen here.
- Episode 6 features JLI Leadership Council Member Mary Mwiche Zulu who shares how she finds JLI a resonant platform that bridges her fervent beliefs in education, gender equality, and faith-driven community enhancement. Listen here.
- In Episode 7, JLI’s Board Secretary Jayeel Cornelio shares insights into how JLI uniquely combines diverse religious perspectives to tackle global development challenges. Listen here.
Other Episodes Featuring JLI Members
- Episode 187 “Faith in Action for Gender Justice” with Rev. Dr. Elaine Neuenfeldt from ACT Alliance, Dr. Paul Z. Mmbando from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, and Dr. Nora Khalaf-Elledge. This episode was released for the launch of the report ‘30 years on: Faith in the ICPD Programme of Action – How faith actors advance sexual and reproductive health and rights‘. Listen here.
- Episode 186 ‘Transforming through Encounter’ with JLI Board Member Julie Clague. Listen here.
- Special WTL Series “Revisiting Beijing: Power, Progress, and the Promise of 2030”
- Episode 1 with JLI Board member Andrea Kaufmann. Listen here.
- Episode 2 with Irene Anena from JLI member ACT Alliance. Listen here.
- Episode 3 Joy Kimani from JLI Member Episcopal Relief and Development. Listen here.
- Episode 6 with JLI Member Nora Khalaf Elledge. Listen here.
- Episode 9 with Nicole Hosein from JLI Member Episcopal Relief and Development. Listen here.
- Episode 182 “Faith, Research, and Transformative Action” with JLI Member Romina Istratii. Listen here.
- Episode 13 of the Special Series at CSW68 with Simon Chambers from JLI Member ACT Alliance. Listen here.
- Episode 179 “Creating Safer Communities” with JLI Member Diana Gerson. Listen here.
- Episode 164 “Reconnecting with Purpose – Religion’s True Meaning and Humanitarian Leadership” with Abagail Nelson from JLI Member Episcopal Relief and Development. Listen here.
- Special “Brews, Bites, and Banter – A Sustainability Sip an Share” Series
- Episode 7 with JLi Board Member Araif Yusuff from Islamic Relief USA. Listen here.
- Episode 9 with Karol Arámbula from JLI Member ACT Alliance. Listen here.
- Episode 10 with Graham Gordon from JLI Member Christian Aid. Listen here.
- Episode 15 with with Osmawani Osman from JLI Member Islamic Relief Worldwide. Listen here.
- Episode 152 “Faithful Advocacy for Immigrants and Refugees” with Noel Andersen from JLI Member Church World Service. Listen here.