Religion and COVID-19: JLI and Berkley Center launch platform
Focus on Religious Dimensions and International Development Policy and Practice.
Coronavirus and the consequences for PaRD events
The coronavirus COVID-19 worries many people around the world and leads to numerous cancellations of events. This has affected also the work of PaRD.
Agreement between URI and EASF concluded to advance peace & security in Eastern Africa
Motivated by a shared commitment to promote and advance peace and security in the eastern African region, United Religions Initiative (URI) and the Africa and Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) concluded an agreement to work in partnership.
Faith in times of COVID-19
COVID-19 is a pandemic – and therefore affects people of all faiths worldwide. Several PaRD members call on praying at home and provide important info for their communities.
New career opportunities with The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
Find various open positions as the Network is expanding its global team.
“Faith Actor Partnerships in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health”
PaRD’s SDG 3 work-stream on Health has published a new study with the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI).
The Power of Words: The Role of Religion, Media and Policy in Countering Hate Speech
More than 200 religious leaders, policymakers, and media experts came to Vienna last month to discuss hate speech.
How to counter hate speech in digital media
An online game to promote dialogue, social media campaigns with messages of peace or an Ethical Journalism Network. Three media practitioners from Spain, Kenya and Indonesia discussed different ways to counter hate speech online.
Call for proposals for World Bank’s Fragility Forum
The World Bank invites practitioners and policymakers from around the world to submit proposals for the Fragility Forum 2020 in Washington DC from March 2nd to 4th. The deadline is November 22nd, 2019.
USAID officially launched the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Incubator
The NPI Incubator will develop resources and training for local and underutilized groups, including faith-based, community, and civil-society organizations, so they can successfully compete for USAID funding.