Country Mapping: Kenya
This project will identify and examine how faith-inspired organizations and religious leaders engage in development in Kenya, mapping their involvement and particular challenges and opportunities.
Africa
Explore the Berkley Center’s resources on Africa, which include mapping work on faith-inspired development organizations in Senegal, Kenya, and Nigeria; case studies on issues such as education, child welfare, and global health; and an interview series with peacebuilders from Rwanda, South Africa, Mozambique, and Sudan.
Country Mapping: Nigeria
This project, a collaboration between the World Faiths Development Dialogue and the Berkley Center, aims to explore how faith-inspired organizations and religious leaders engage in the many facets of Nigeria’s development, mapping their involvement and particular challenges and opportunities.
Country Mapping: Senegal
This project explored Senegal’s current landscape in order to inform policies and understand the roles that religious communities have played both in promoting and discouraging development efforts.
Country Mapping: Tanzania
This project, a collaboration between the World Faiths Development Dialogue and the Berkley Center, aims to explore how faith-inspired organizations and religious leaders engage in the many facets of Tanzania's development.
Discover the firsthand experiences of faith leaders, activists, and peacebuilding practitioners working on issues ranging from development and education to conflict resolution and foreign policy.
For over a decade, Berkley Center scholars and students have been conducting interviews with individuals working at the intersection of religion and world affairs. These discussions offer unique insights into the inner workings of a wide spectrum of professions touched by religion with interviewees ranging from the highest levels of leadership of international organizations to on-the-ground practitioners. Explore individual interviews here or follow links to our interview collections below:
Recent Interviews
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Listening to the Stories of Local Faith Actors on COVID-19 Responses
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EDT Online
July 1, 2022
Religion and Friendships in Qatar
Alice Kangabe (SFS’25) reflects on how her study abroad experience in Qatar inspired her to pursue a deeper understanding of her personal faith as well as challenged her perceptions of friendship.
Peter Mandaville argues that ongoing day-to-day interfacing with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation secretariat via the U.S. consulate in Jeddah is important, but only a full-time U.S. special envoy will be able to oversee the kind of global and multifaceted OIC strategy America needs.
May 9, 2022
Five Flights of Stairs
Alero Oyinlola (C’22) reflects on the way her study abroad experience in Strasbourg, France, taught her more about herself and about French society, education, religious systems, and ways of life than she could have imagined when she first arrived.
Policy Brief March 31, 2022
Religion and COVID-19: Recommendations for Policy Action
In this Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy policy brief, authors Alexander Yendell, Oliver Hidalgo, and Carolin Hillenbrand provide an empirical overview of the beliefs and practices of religious groups and individuals actors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Publications
Lesson Plan February 1, 2021
Event Summary July 22, 2020
Food and Faith Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis: Directions Ahead?
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