Religious Engagement in Development: What Impact Does it Have?

Marshall, Katherine; Roy, Sudipta; Seiple, Chris; Slim, Hugo

doi:10.1080/15570274.2021.1983347

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“…Another milestone on the continuing road to collaboration between faith actors and secular actors in development is the "Evidence Summit on Strategic Religious Engagement" of 2020, which was hosted by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) (cf. Marshall et al 2021).…”

Section: Increasing Recognition: 2000 To Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Religion Matters: Religion and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Schliesser

2024

Religions

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With 85% of this planet’s population adhering to a religion, faith communities are the largest transnational civil society actors in the world. This accords them a major role in societal processes, aincluding current global challenges as spelled out in the 17 SDGs, the core of the Agenda 2030. After decades of neglect, recent years have seen a rise in interest in the role of religion in the public agenda. Academics, policymakers and practitioners alike increasingly acknowledge the significance of faith actors for the SDGs. Key terms such as “Common Home”, shared by faith and secular actors, already indicate their mutual relevance. At the same time, there is a lack of religious literacy in recognizing and interpreting religious dimensions in a given development context. This paper therefore seeks to shed light on the often nebulous “religious factor” in the SDGs in two consecutive steps. At first, the historical part traces the rise of religion in development. In the second step, an analytical part then provides a seven-dimensional model to enhance religious literacy and to provide a better understanding of both the potential and the problems of religion in the global quest for implementing the SDGs.

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Section: Increasing Recognition: 2000 To Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Religion Matters: Religion and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Schliesser

2024

Religions

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“…They are often the first respondents in displacement emergencies. Faith based organizations (FBOs), local faith communities, congregations, and faith leaders have traditionally contributed to a wide range of humanitarian activities, including providing physical protection, facilitating access to aid, mediations with host communities; peace-building activities; combating discrimination and addressing GBV (Marshall et al, 2021). Yet, the religion and gender nexus has not received enough attention in forced migration literature.…”

Section: Religion Forced Migration and Gbvmentioning

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Gender-based violence, religion and forced displacement: Protective and risk factors

Pertek¹,

Block²,

Goodson³

et al. 2023

Front. Hum. Dyn.

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IntroductionThis paper examines the relationship between gender-based violence (GBV) and religion in a range of forced displacement contexts. While it has been acknowledged that religion frequently shapes experiences of GBV survivors, little is known about the influences of religion on GBV experiences in forced displacement and its potential role in strengthening interventions.MethodsUtilizing empirical evidence from 58 interviews from the SEREDA project with forced migrants in Sweden, UK, Turkey and Australia, we outline the interactions between religious resources and GBV in migrants' forced displacement experiences. We conceptualise religious resources as comprising religious ideas, religious practices, religious experience and religious organization.ResultsSurvivors talked about religion spontaneously when responding to questions relating to resilience, coping mechanisms, and risk factors. Religion acted as both a “protective” and “risk” factor for GBV experiences. Religious beliefs were assets in coping with GBV experiences, but also contributed to creating an environment in which violence was normalized, exposing women to further harm. Religious practices supported survivors emotionally to cope with GBV but also some practices posed risks. Religious organizations in many cases served as a lifeline for many displaced women, offering practical and emotional support, however religious leaders at times encouraged survivors to stay in abusive relationships. Religious experiences “empowered” and “disempowered” survivors across the processes of forced migration.DiscussionWe demonstrate the relevance and importance of acknowledging the role of religion in the experiences of GBV in forced displacement. Our analysis advances the understanding of religious resources as both protective and risk factors that affect forced migrants' experiences of GBV over time and place. We suggest a way forward for practitioners and researchers to account for the roles of religion in experiences of GBV and forced displacement, as opportunities and barriers to GBV prevention and response, and to work with religious leaders and local faith communities to strengthen protection of survivors.

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“…Education is one field where religious associations become almost the sole provider throughout most histories. For example, education plays a significant role in most countries, notably among them, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan (Marshall et al, 2021). Education specifically on mashaf disposal is very important to society to instill the value of the Muslim individual and shape his attitude toward the holy verses of al-Quran.…”

Section: Issue and Challenge Of Mashaf Al-quran Disposalmentioning

confidence: 99%