The ‘Compendium of Good Practices on Conducting MEAL in Partnerships with International Actors and Local Faith Actors’ bridges the knowledge gap on how international and local faith actors practice MEAL in a diverse range of development and humanitarian contexts. It seeks to help overcome some of the tensions that can occur in international-local faith partnerships due to conflicting aims, priorities and capacities in the area of MEAL.
The Compendium is based on more than 30 interviews with representatives of secular and faith-based international organizations, local faith actors, and academics, and consists of three sections:
- Part I, covering methodology and exploration on the opportunities and challenges of doing MEAL in international-local faith partnerships
- Part II, a selection of 10 stories of change that illustrate the diversity of MEAL practices
- Part III (Annex), a list of recommended resources, research participants, and a glossary
The Compendium also particularly includes alternative practices of MEAL beyond Western, secular or Christian approaches. By sharing a diversity of practices in the area of MEAL and faith in international-local partnerships the Compendium aims to contribute to a normalization of decolonized approaches in the sector.
Download the full JLI MEAL Compendium of Good Practices on Conducting MEAL and Faith
Stories of Change:
- Adyan Foundation: MEAL and Faith in Highly Sectarianized Contexts
- AMAN: Amplifying the Voices of Women in Interfaith Settings
- EAGLES: From Staff-Based to Community-Focused MEAL
- Hogar De Cristo: When Qualitative Approaches Work Best
- HOPE International: Listening as Ministry
- International Care Ministries: Representative Long-term Community Phone Surveys
- Jamyang Foundation: Covering MEAL Basics unders Challenging Circumstances
- Soka Gakkai International: Beyond Western MEAL Frameworks
- Tearfund: Integrating the Light Wheel Approach into Church and Community Mobilisation MEAL
- World Relief: Quantitative Household Surveys led by Local Faith Actors
Read the Summary Brief here
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