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Religion and Development DatabaseAn increasing number of organizations and programs are grappling with problems at the intersection of religion and development. On this site you have access to the latest...
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
For many faith traditions, religion and health are essentially inseparable, tightly linked in teachings and practice. Most religions see care for the sick and suffering as...
For many faith traditions, religion and health are essentially inseparable, tightly linked in teachings and practice. Most religions see care for the sick and suffering as...
Ensure environmental sustainability
Care for the health of the natural world, born out of concern for its intrinsic value and for how it bears on human thriving, is emphasized in all faith traditions....
Care for the health of the natural world, born out of concern for its intrinsic value and for how it bears on human thriving, is emphasized in all faith traditions....
Develop a global partnership for development
Faith leaders and institutions have long criticized ways in which they see that the global financial system disfavors the poor, and have led protests around debt relief for...
Faith leaders and institutions have long criticized ways in which they see that the global financial system disfavors the poor, and have led protests around debt relief for...
Reduce child mortality
Reducing child mortality requires improvement of primary and neonatal health care, of the education level of the family, and of attitudes toward childbirth spacing. Faith...
Reducing child mortality requires improvement of primary and neonatal health care, of the education level of the family, and of attitudes toward childbirth spacing. Faith...
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Gender
Gender issues intersect with global development challenges in complex ways, and women play vital roles in religious institutions and in all facets of international...
Governance
The problem of corruption undercuts effective development policy at all levels; good goverance is increasingly recognized as a global priority. Explore the role of...
Tuberculosis
TB is known as one of the “big three” infectious diseases affecting the developing world, but has received less attention and funding from donors than have HIV/AIDS and...
HIV/AIDS
The ferocity of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has drawn many religious leaders and groups—by insight, compassion, or the practical realities around them—to respond. Explore the...
Malaria
Malaria continues to devastate poor communities around the world, particularly in Africa. Governments and global institutions are increasingly working with faith-inspired...
South and Central Asia
Engaged in a global mapping of faith-inspired organizations in development work, in January 2011 the Berkley Center and the World Faiths Development Dialogue convened...
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A Discussion with Lisette van der Wel, Anthropologist, Policy Advisor, Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation
June 25, 2008
June 25, 2008
A Discussion with Stephen Weir, Vice President for Global Development and Support, Habitat for Humanity
April 4, 2007
April 4, 2007
A Discussion with Deborah Dortzbach, International Director for HIV/AIDS Programs, World Relief
April 5, 2007
April 5, 2007
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Development and Faith: Where Mind, Heart and Soul Work Together
June 29, 2007
In Development and Faith: Where Mind, Heart and Soul Work Together, Katherine Marshall and Marisa Van Saanen draw on their extensive experience at the World Bank to discuss the ways in which faith and development are connected. The book highlights important roles of faith leaders in poor communities and promising partnerships between secular and faith-based development groups. The authors also promote the Millennium Development Goals as a common rallying point and impetus for cooperative action. Several chapters, notably a review of the West Africa Tostan experience, focus specifically on gender issues.
Katherine Marshall
Katherine Marshall is a Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, where she leads the Center's program on Religion and Global Development. After a long career in the development field, including several leadership...
Katherine Marshall
Katherine Marshall is a Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, where she leads the Center's program on Religion and Global Development. After a long career in the development field, including several leadership...