Milk Banks for Premature Babies: Religious Debates in Bangladesh
June 11, 2020
Faith in Development
Faith-inspired organizations and religious leaders often work in tandem with secular global development practitioners, with similar motivations to fight poverty and alleviate suffering. At the same time, many development practitioners work with faith actors engaged in the community. This blog features encounters and conversations by WFDD staff with these actors, highlighting their perspectives and the complexity of their work.
Posts
How do religious factors affect Senegal’s development agendas?
September 13, 2016
Women Countering Violent Extremism: Under the Radar?
February 22, 2016
Girls Cut Down: Working to stop FGM in Kenya
February 6, 2016
Faith at the UN Commission on the Status of Women
March 19, 2015
The Ubiquity of Religion in Kenya
December 15, 2014
Visite au Maroc dans le cadre de la planification familiale
December 2, 2014
Visit to Morocco by Senegalese Religious Leaders
December 2, 2014
The Sin of Corruption: Challenges in Kenyan Churches
December 1, 2014
The Lake of Tears: Understanding the Experience of Bangladesh’s Indigenous Minority
September 22, 2014
Buddhism and Forest Conservation in Southeast Asia
April 22, 2014
Of Violence and Hope: Final Thoughts From Cambodia
July 15, 2013
Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly: Working for World Interfaith Harmony
April 23, 2013
Phnom Pehn Prepares a Final Farewell: Part II
March 4, 2013
Phnom Penh Prepares a Final Farewell
January 31, 2013
Nourishing Spirit, Nourishing Nation: Feasts for the living and the dead at the Pchum Ben Festival
October 23, 2012
Reincarnating Knowledge: Training the Lay Buddhist Priesthood of Khmer Achars in Cambodia
October 9, 2012
The Grassroots Games: Mountain Bike Racing at Wat Phnom Cheal Pagoda
August 16, 2012
When the City Sits Still: Meditation Communities in Phnom Penh
August 10, 2012
A Higher Education: Transcendental Meditation at the Chea Sim University of Kampucheamar
August 9, 2012
Delicious Spirituality: the Spirit Houses of a Phnom Penh Ice Cream Parlour
August 6, 2012
Politics, Pagodas, and Community: A Glance at the Role of Buddhism in the 2012 Elections
June 5, 2012
Business as Mission in Phnom Penh: A Survey of Three Faith-Inspired Social Enterprise Cafes
June 5, 2012
The Dhammayietra: Sharing stories of hardship and hope (Part 2)
March 30, 2012
The Dhammayietra: Patience, compassion, understanding, and a border conflict (Part 1)
March 26, 2012
Pagoda at the heart of local debate: economic development or environmental conservation?
March 19, 2012
Alternative Forms of "Religion" and "Development"
February 2, 2012
Buddhist-inspired flood relief project marks new wave of development work at Life and Hope Association
January 13, 2012
Support from the Community and the Gods at Yie Xian Gong Temple
November 21, 2011
The Cao Dai in Phnom Penh: A Unique and Surprising Expression of Faith and Development
November 1, 2011
Reason, Religion, and Loving-Kindness: Salesian Education in Cambodia
October 21, 2011
Pchum Ben Provokes Questions on Faith Roles in Gender Equality and Maternal Health
September 30, 2011
Venerable Loun Sovath and the Politics of Compassion
June 29, 2011
Cambodia’s “Quiet Movement”: Buddhist Women in Development
May 2, 2011
Moving Toward Hope: Observations on Religion and Counter-Human Trafficking in Cambodia
March 31, 2011
Building a modern welfare system using an ancient pillar: Zakat in Cambodia
January 26, 2011
A New Life for Phnom Penh's Urban Poor
December 20, 2010
Indigenous Rights to Address Economic Wrongs: The Indigenous Peoples Forum
December 7, 2010
Up to the TASK: Addressing the Changing Nature of HIV's Impact in Phnom Penh's Mean Chey District
November 15, 2010
A Walk in the Woods with Venerable Bun Saluth of the Monk's Community Forest
October 27, 2010
Using Millennia-old Religious Beliefs to Fight a Modern Disease
April 7, 2010
With Bold Determination and Strong Convictions, A Monk Develops Cambodia
February 19, 2010
A Business Model Built on Faith
January 30, 2010
To Fight AIDS In Cambodia, Buddhist Monks Arm Themselves With Peaceful Minds and Loving Hearts
December 1, 2009
Fellowship on the Mekong
November 24, 2009
A Place to Call Home
November 17, 2009
In the Shadow of the Spotlight, Buddhist Monks and Laypeople Help Develop Cambodia
November 6, 2009
Beyond Basics: Teaching, Reading, Writing, and Morality
November 5, 2009