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,…
Published: 2024
Author:Carole Rakodi
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,…
Published: 2024
Author:Uwe Brandes, Alberto Pallecchi, Sophia Sanniti, Chendan Yan
An increasing number of recent studies on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) points to the importance of cultural adaptation of MHPSS programmes to suit the context in which they are applied. There is a significant need for MHPSS interventions…
Published: 2023
Author:Dr Mohammad Abo-Hilal, Dr Jennifer Philippa Eggert, Manal Alkourdi, Zein Okab, Marwa Alghadban, Amr Mustafaalhasan
This brief is aimed at policymakers, practitioners and donors working on PVE, conflict and peace and/or research capacity-sharing. It summarises key learnings from a PVE-focused collaborative research capacity-sharing project implemented by the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities…
Published: 2023
Author:Jennifer Philippa Eggert
As a joint learning network focused on evidence in religions and development, we (i.e., JLI) are often asked to summarize the “evidence” on religions and development. While that may seem like a simple request, it is, in fact, a complicated…
Published: 2022
Author:Olivia Wilkinson, Susanna Trotta, Katherine Marshall, Ezra Chitando, Emma Tomalin, John Blevins, Esther Mombo, Philipp Öhlmann, Ignatius Swart, Selina Palm, Kanykey Jailobaeva, Elisabet Le Roux, Nora Khalaf-Elledge, Susan Hayward, Erin Wilson, and Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh.
Large-scale health emergencies like COVID-19 oftentimes result in widespread humanitarian impacts. Due to their long-standing relationships and involvement within local communities, along with extensive networks and support from faith-affiliated institutions, faith-based NGOs carry a unique advantage in reaching the most…
Published: 2021
Author:Emily Hirata, Michael Peach, Sharon Tobing
Action by Churches Together (ACT) Alliance is a coalition of more than 140 churches and church-related organisations working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their…
Published: 2021
Author:Marianna Leite, Ruth Watson and Gudrun Bertinussen
HOST: jliflc.com
REQUEST: /resources/
QUERY: _topics%5B%5D=336&_topics%5B%5D=65