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
May
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Seeking Refuge in Kenya
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EDT Online
Laura Collins examines the increased external state engagement in the Central African Republic, what she describes as a cautionary tale about how we understand the effects of external state influence on local conflict dynamics and the relevance of transnational linkages based on a common religious identity.
August 22, 2023
Combatting Accusations of Witches in Ghana
Katherine Marshall highlights the work of John Azumah, a scholar of religion and leader of the Sanneh Institute who has led advocacy campaigns to criminalize accusations of witchcraft in West Africa.
With over three million people living in situations of internal displacement, Nigeria has the largest population of internally displaced people (IDPs) in West Africa. This population, as well as the demands and suffering associated with displacement, has grown. The causes are complex but include insurgencies, notably Boko Haram; increasing lawlessness and gang violence; and resource-based conflicts linked in part to fluctuations in rainfall associated with a changing climate.
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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