Sarah Thompson reflects on the current religious debates surrounding the implementation of a human milk bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thompson considers potential ways to offer more inclusive milk-sharing practices in Muslim-majority communities and elsewhere.
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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…
Recent Blog Posts
September 13, 2016
How do religious factors affect Senegal’s development agendas?
The Berkley Center at Georgetown University and the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) presented the findings of their two-year effort to “map” the intersections of development and religious…
February 22, 2016
Women Countering Violent Extremism: Under the Radar?
Religious literacy has taken on new importance for security
and peace efforts focused on countering violent extremism. Groups such as Boko
Haram, Al-Shabaab, and ISIS use Islamic rhetoric to recruit…
Faith in Action
Faith in Action tracks the faith-inspired activities of people and institutions across the globe and across religious traditions, with a focus on development and humanitarian issues. Earlier posts were originally published by the Huffington Post or on the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site.
Recent Blog Posts
Katherine Marshall reflects on the outcomes of the 2024 G20 Interfaith Forum gathering in Brazil, highlighting the urgent calls to action, the context of the G20, and the critical recommendations put forward by the interfaith community.
August 29, 2024
Brasilia: Leave No One Behind—The G20 Interfaith Forum’s Journey
Katherine Marshall traces the G20 Interfaith Forum's development, highlighting the importance of religious engagement in addressing global challenges and the forum’s unique position as a “network of networks” that brings together diverse faith-based perspectives on critical issues facing the world today.
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.