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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Accidental Diplomats
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT Online
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Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti, HHCJ, is one of three finalists for the annual Opus Prize. Sr. Ngozi was part of the 2023-2024 cohort of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship.
A strategically designed effort in Senegal and Guinea offers important lessons about both opportunities and challenges in addressing high maternal and infant mortality, many linked to the specific country situations involved but with implications that extend well beyond.
February 23, 2024
Sisters at Work: A Special Global Cohort
What is too little known and understood is the frontline support Catholic sisters provide in communities facing poverty, armed conflict, and natural disasters. A new report begins to address this gap by exploring, through a global lens, the peacebuilding and development work of Catholic sisters.
Brochure June 27, 2024
Women Faith Leaders Fellowship 2024-2025 Brochure
The Women Faith Leaders Fellowship is a 10-month professional fellowship that cultivates leadership and advocacy skills among Catholic sisters in Africa, accompanying them in their work to champion progress for women and girls.
Other Publications
Article February 6, 2024
The Complex Context for Social Welfare and Human Capacity Strategies in Africa
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