High-Level Collaboration between the Public Sector and Religious and Faith-Based Organizations: Fad or Trend?

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Acknowledgement

The authors acknowledge the assistance of Helena Manguerra in preparing this article.

Notes

1. The authors note the challenges of terminology. For this article we use “religious” to pertain to congregational infrastructures, their leaders, and adherents, and we use “faith-based” to refer to organizations—often NGOS—and people inspired by faith in their work. When referring to both religious and faith-based organizations we use the acronym RFBOs. When referring inclusively to the collective aspects of religious communities and faith-based organizations, we use the term “religion” or “religious.”

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Funding

The production of this article was supported in part by a Policy Research Fund grant to promote “Effective Partnership between Faith and Development Groups” from the UK Department for International Development.

Notes on contributors

Jean Duff

Jean Duff leads the Partnership for Faith and Development supporting faith groups in their work with governments and with each other. Duff also serves as Coordinator of the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities.

Mike Battcock

Mike Battcock is in the Inclusive Societies Department, UK Department for International Development, and leads on the role of religion in development and how DFID can work effectively with faith groups.

Azza Karam

Azza Karam is a Senior Policy Advisor at the United Nations Population Fund and Convenor of the United Nations Task Force on Religion and Development.

Adam Russell Taylor

Adam Russell Taylor leads the Faith Initiative in the External and Corporate Relations department of the World Bank Group, strengthening engagement with faith-based and religious organizations. Previously, Taylor served as the Vice President, Advocacy at World Vision U.S.