Effects of local faith-actor engagement in the uptake and coverage of immunization in low- and middle-income countries: A literature review


January 1, 2022

This landscape review from the USAID-funded MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, published in the Christian Journal for Global Health, in May 2022, found extensive evidence supporting the value of religious engagement for immunization promotion and acceptance in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet rigorous evidence and specific approaches...

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Working with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)


January 1, 2022

Working with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV): The Journey to Healing Program is a Collection of Tools and Resources from TearFund Learn. The Journey to Healing approach creates safe peer-to-peer spaces for healing from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and supports the global survivor movement.

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Reaching Boys and Men


December 17, 2021

This short film explores how Health Policy Plus (HP+) collaborated with Malawi’s six religious mother bodies to implement PEPFAR’s Faith and Community Initiative (FCI) in eight of Malawi’s districts. Through FCI, religious leaders incorporated PEPFAR Messages of Hope—accurate HIV messages that correspond with religious texts from the Bible...

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Recommended Practices for Religious Communities to Address HIV-Related Stigma, a Dave Barstow Presentation


November 1, 2021

CCIH member Dr. David Barstow presented in November 2021 at the International Conference on Stigma on “Recommended Practices for Religious Communities to Address HIV-Related Stigma: A Review of Training Materials for Religious Leaders.” He put together 13 practices after reviewing a variety of materials about HIV for faith...

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