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Faith and Development in Focus: Nigeria
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2018-05-15)
Nigeria’s vibrant and dynamic religious landscape plays many roles in the nation’s life and development. It is also a factor, albeit a complex one, in conflicts and violence that many see as linked to religious divides. ...
Faith and Development in Focus: Bangladesh
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2015-10-01)
In development circles, Bangladesh is renowned for its robust civil society including some of the world’s largest and best known NGOs. The considerable development work of religious actors, however, is much less well known, ...
Reducing Maternal Mortality: Actual and Potential Roles for Faith-linked Institutions and Communities
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2011-11-10)
This report reviews the work of faith-inspired leaders, communities, and organizations in worldwide efforts to reduce maternal mortality. Maternal mortality rates represent one of the most extreme cases of inequality in ...
The Education and Social Justice Project: International Summer Research Fellowships 2015
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2016-01-29)
This report reflects on the sixth year of the Education and Social Justice Project, which provided four Georgetown University students with fellowships to travel to South Korea, Guatemala, Senegal, and Canada to conduct ...
Junior Year Abroad Network Annual Report 2014-2015
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2015-09-23)
The Berkley Center Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) connects Georgetown students studying abroad at universities around the world. During the ninth year of the Junior Year Abroad Network, Georgetown students studied in ...
Faith-Inspired Organizations and Global Development Policy: A Background Review "Mapping" Social and Economic Development Work in Southeast Asia
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2010-06-16)
This report explores issues confronting organizations working on international development in Southeast Asia that are, in different ways and to varying degrees, inspired by religious faith. Part of a global mapping of such ...
Faith Communities Engage the HIV/AIDS Crisis: Lessons Learned and Paths Forward
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2007-10-01)
This report reviews the work of faith-inspired leaders and communities in both global and country-specific efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. It is directed both to practitioners and to academics, to those from faith-inspired ...
The Education and Social Justice Project: International Summer Research Fellowships 2012
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2013-03-27)
This report reflects on the third year of the Education and Social Justice Project, which provided four Georgetown University students with fellowships to travel to Uganda, Uruguay, Bolivia, and France to conduct in-depth ...
Mapping the Role of Faith Communities in Development Policy: The U.S. Case in International Perspective
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2007-04-01)
This report maps the work of faith-inspired organizations in the United States that are engaged in the international development and relief arena. Secondly, the report reviews major elements in the academic and policy ...
Junior Year Abroad Network Annual Report 2008-2009
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2010-01-04)
Forty-two Georgetown students studying on five different continents participated in the Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) in 2008-09, sharing reflections on their time spent living and studying around the globe. Participants ...