“God Wants Us To Plan: What the Bible Says about Family Planning”


January 1, 2016

Religious leaders in Zambia turn to scripture to explain why they believe Christianity supports family planning. Leaders from the Baptist Church, the Wesleyan Church, and the Reformed Church in Zambia discuss the divine mandate to have dominion over the Earth, only achievable if we are responsible and able...

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ICFP 2016 Faith Pre-conference Report.


January 1, 2016

The faith community made historic progress at ICFP in 2016 when 85 faith leaders from 26 nations came together for the first-ever Faith Pre-conference. They discussed best practices in faith-based involvement in family planning and committed to scaling up services to help families with healthy timing and spacing...

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Responding to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa: What Role Does Religion Play?


January 1, 2016

This case study by the World Faiths Development Dialogue highlights the complex institutional roles of religious actors and positive—and less positive—aspects of their involvement with Ebola.

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Mental Health Gap Action Program: mhGAP (Uganda Pilot 2012-2016)


January 1, 2016

Mental Health Gap Action Program: mhGAP (Uganda Pilot 2012-2016) | MHGAP was launched in 2008 by the WHO with the aim of scaling up care for people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders. World Vision, in partnership with the ministry of Health has been implementing this program...

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