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
A Discussion with Canon Sarah Snyder, Rose Castle, United Kingdom
February 22, 2020
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The Proto-Ecumenical Dialogue of Abba Mika’el, Martin Luther, and Philip Melanchthon
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST Online
July 29, 2020
COVID-19’s “Shadow Pandemic” Driving Early Marriage
As COVID-19 disrupts and destabilizes on a global scale, reports from very different societies point to increasing violence against women. Unfortunately, the analysis of the problem often lacks a faith dimension or actionable ways faith communities can help.
Coby Vail (G'21) explores the challenges and possibilities of Catholic peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the COVID-19 crisis, reflecting on a webinar hosted by Boston College on July 8, 2020.
December 10, 2019
Reimagining Community through "Imbeleko"
Teak Hodge (SFS'21) explores how South Africans conceptualize community differently than many Americans, noting how the concept of "imbeleko" embodies a more active understanding of community.
Event Summary July 22, 2020
Food and Faith Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis: Directions Ahead?
This event summary highlights contributions to a July 8, 2020 Berkley Center webinar on “Food and Faith Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis: Directions Ahead?” drawing on the insights of development practitioners and leaders who focus on food security.
Other Publications
Report June 15, 2020
Article April 17, 2020
Religion Can Be a Healing Balm for COVID-19's Disruption, If Applied Judiciously