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Arigatou International: Action for Children in Response to COVID-19

15. December 2020

Arigatou International together with several other PaRD members has issued a statement regarding the wellbeing of children and young people during the pandemic. ...

Call for members of a Steering Committee to guide research study on MHPSS

11. December 2020

The PaRD health work-stream in collaboration with Queen Margret University is planning a study that will produce faith-sensitive guidance for MHPSS. Individuals or representatives are invited to join the steering ...

Call for proposals: Collaborative initiatives among PaRD work-streams in response to COVID-19

10. December 2020

We invite PaRD work-streams to submit proposals for collaboration to respond to the inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline: 15.02.2021. ...

A Faith Imperative for Human Rights

4. December 2020

On Human Rights Day, 10th December 2020, PaRD members as Side by Side, Christian Aid, Religions for Peace and others co-host an interactive event at 15:00 – 16:30 GMT. ...

Action against Gender-Based Violence

27. November 2020

This week marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism campaign against Gender-Based Violence. A number of PaRD members are involved in hosting a series of events. ...

Webinar on Bridge Builders model with focus on South Sudan

20. November 2020

Webinar about findings from the two-year Bridge Builders project, which established a capacity sharing model between local faith actors interacting with international humanitarian actors - with LFA from South Sudan, ...

New Side by Side Advocacy Briefing: The Role of Faith Leaders in Achieving Gender Justice

19. November 2020

This first Side by Side advocacy briefing is offered as a contribution to the emerging conversation about the distinctive role of faith representatives in advocating for gender justice. ...

Universal Code of Conduct on Holy Sites

19. November 2020

Search for Common Ground's (SfCG) Universal Code maps out a practical code of conduct and policy for sacred places worldwide, aiming to improve the protection of holy sites and promote ...

PaRD at the 10th World Health Summit 2018

19. November 2020

The global summit was held in Berlin from October 14-16, 2018 for the 10th time with a panel co-convened by the PaRD "Health" work-stream on "Respect and Dialogue". ...

DRC: Health training for religious leaders

17. November 2020

Health training for religious leaders in remote areas of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is what Rev. Siyani Zimba, working for World Vision as a Channels of Hope Specialist on ...

COVID-19 in India: Migrant workers lost everything

17. November 2020

The migrant workers have been hit the hardest in India, says Kuki Rokhum, director of Training and Mobilisation with the Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) based in ...

PaRD Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable discussion

12. November 2020

Strenghening opportunities for funding COVID-19 responses: A conversation between funding partners, implementing partners and analysts at the PaRD Virtual Annual Forum in September 2020. ...