Knowledge Centre
The PaRD Knowledge Centre is a collection of relevant resources on religion and sustainable development. It includes reports, policy papers, booklets, journals, e-books and compendia.
PaRD invites everyone to submit resources by writing an email with the subject “Publication for PaRD Knowledge Centre” to info@pard.international. Please include title, date of publication, teaser, author/editor, and attach the subsequent document.

Inter-religious Engagement for Zero Hunger
This World Food Programme publication explores interfaith engagement for zero hunger. © 2016 WFP

Religion and Development: Dialogue on Gender Rights and Sensitive Issues
This report summarizes the main topics placed at the conference “Religion and Development: Dialogue on Gender, Rights and Sensitive Issues” in 2016, aimed to provide an arena to critically examine the role of religion and diverse religious/faith-based actors in promoting gender equality and the rights of girls and women. © 2016 Norad & UNFPA

Zero Hunger: Faith Partnerships for Action
This publication highlights the role of religious actors in all dimensions of the Zero Hunger challenge. © 2016 WFP

Faith in Finance
This paper aims to stimulate, encourage and support discussion and debate about faith consistent investing and its potential role as part of the investment quest to support sustainable development. © 2016 UNDP & ARC

Religion and Gender Equality
This document outlines the key issues and challenges discussed on religion and gender equality at the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Further it puts forward recommendations for UN Women’s engagement with faith-based actors as critical partners in the achievement of Agenda 2030. © 2016 UN Women

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development/PaRD A Global and …
This publication is an introduction to the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD). © 2017 WCC

Voices from Religions on Sustainable Development
This book offers an insight into how religions and indigenous traditions from all over the world understand sustainable development and contribute to it. Its publication marks the launch of PaRD during the international Berlin conference Partners for Change – Religions and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in February 2016. © 2016 BMZ

More than anything
This brochure draws attention to the special nature and the potential of cooperation with religious organisations and human rights organisations.© 2016 GIZ

Voices from Religions on Sustainable Development – Chinese Version
This book offers an insight into how religions and indigenous traditions from all over the world understand sustainable development and contribute to it. Its publication marks the launch of PaRD during the international Berlin conference Partners for Change – Religions and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in February 2016. © 2016 BMZ

African Initiated Churches’ potential as development actors
This paper evaluate the potential of African Initiated Churches (AICs) as partners of international development agencies for community development. © 2016 AOSIS

Mehr als alles
This brochure draws attention to the special nature and the potential of cooperation with religious organisations and human rights organisations.© 2016 GIZ

Ethik im Weltkontext – Sikh-Religion
This paper published in the book ‘Ethik im Weltkontext’ explores the theme ‘Ethics in Sikh- Religion’. © 2014 Springer Verlag

LWF Gender Justice Policy
This document aims to affirm gender justice as a matter of faith. © 2013 The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

Faith Partnerships Principles – Working effectively with faith groups to fight global …
The Faith Partnership Principles paper underlines the importance of understanding and cooperation between Government and faith groups on international development. © 2012 DFID & UKAID

Religion, Conflict & Peacebuilding – An Introductory Programming Guide
This toolkit addresses the discomfort around examining the religious dimensions of conflict for development practitioners. It aims to help USAID staff make analytical and programmatic connections between conflict, religion, and peacebuilding. © 2009 USAID

Religion, Development and GBV. Recommendations for a Strategic Research Agenda for the …
PaRD’s Gender Equality and Empowerment Work-stream identified GBV as a key priority, with a focus on ending all forms of violence against and exploitation of women and girls. The report was prepared under the auspices of the JLI’s Gender-based Violence (GBV) Learning Hub and in collaboration with Stellenbosch University’s Unit for Religion and Development Research. © 2019 JLI & PaRD