Articles & News

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Religious Organisations Safeguard the Environment through Cooperation

9. March 2022

According to Faith for Earth Panel participants, PaRD connects people, religions, and governments for positive and agile environmental impact. ...

Villas to Villages: Uganda’s Religious Networks Fight Corruption at all Levels

3. March 2022

Cooperation between Uganda’s religious networks and government grows as both focus on positive change for the people. ...

Faith Sensitive Approaches for Children on the Move brings them Closer to Well-being

25. February 2022

PaRD members create a resource with recommendations for faith-sensitive mental health and psychosocial support from a 2021 series. ...

First Equity, then Sustainability: There is hope to save the Earth when we put ourselves in the centre of change

21. February 2022

At the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Faith for Earth Dialogue opening session on February 21, 2022, Head of Secretariat Khushwant Singh underscores how PaRD members are working to be ...

Prayers and Policy: How Governments and Religious Actors can meet Sustainable Development Goals together

25. January 2022

Research shows that governments and multilateral organisations can be more efficient in meeting some of their development cooperation goals by working with religious organisations and communities. ...

The right time to open a new page: The first journal on Religion and Development is launched in South Africa

6. December 2021

The study of religion and development has it first academic journal, offering a resource for academics, decision makers and religious actors. Its interdisciplinary concept welcomes contributions from across the social ...

1. December 2021

PaRD’s 2021 Annual Forum and General Assembly of Members provided first-hand accounts of issues affecting the Global South and explored how to “become more together” through dialogue, learning, and collaboration. ...

PaRD with new leadership

30. November 2021

Continuing on its path towards more diversity and outreach to the Global South, PaRD elected new leadership at the annual meeting in South Africa. ...

PaRD becomes even more diverse

16. November 2021

Bringing more representation to the Global South, marginalised communities, and not yet represented religions; PaRD welcomes nine new members in 2021. ...

Becoming More Together: New PaRD Head of Secretariat’s Welcome Remarks of the General Assembly of Members 2021

8. November 2021

Khushwant Singh spoke on the inclusive process of the new PaRD strategy for 2022-2026, the importance of building partnerships in the Global South, and how South African leders have inspired ...

New PaRD Video on faith and environment

5. November 2021

New video on faith and natural resource management - presented at the Geneva Peace Week 2021 - by the PaRD Health and Water, Environment and Climate Action work-streams. ...

PaRD in South Africa: North and South Learn from Each Other