Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local CommunitiesBriefing on Evidence for Faith Groups’ Activity and Contributions to International Community Health and Development, Sydney Australia

Rob Kilpatrick, Co-Chair and Jean Duff, Coordinator

UNICEF

JLI F&LC Vision: •Robust evidence and smart communications to transform the quality, effectiveness, and impact of partnerships between faith groups and the development community

•Collaborative learning platform that is cross sector, interfaith, cross discipline

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Christian Aid

The Joint Learning Initiative

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• Why: To support effective engagement with faith groups by practitioners, policy makers, and donors

• Who: Over 70 multi-sector & international partners

• How: Collecting, commissioning, and communicating evidence about the faith groups’ activity and impact

Who: JLI F&LC Steering CommitteeAnglican Alliance Rachel CarnegieCAFOD Chris Bain and James MarchantChristian Aid Paul ValentinDigni Jørn LemvikPartnership for Faith &

Development Jean DuffIRHAP Jill OlivierIslamic Relief Atallah Fitzgibbon & Helen StawskiMcKinsey & Company John DrewSamaritan's Purse Chris Blackham, Ruth SandersTearfund Matthew Frost (Co-Chair)Traidmission Rob Kilpatrick (Co-Chair)UNAIDS Sally SmithUNFPA Azza KaramWorld Vision Int. Dan Ole Shani

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HUBS: Self-driven,Collaborative, open source learning communities,supported by JLI F&LC

Joint

Learning Hubs

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4 JLI F&LC Learning HubsResilience:What is the impact of faith groups in promoting individual & community resilience in humanitarian situations?

HIV & Maternal Health:What is the impact of faith groups on HIV and Maternal Health, with special attention to PMTCT and skilled birth attendants?

Immunization:How do and can faith groups contribution to the delivery of vaccines and immunizations?

Capacity Building:What are faith groups doing to strengthen the capacity of faith groups to care for the communities, and to collect and communicate data?

Learning Hub:HIV/AIDS and Maternal Health

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What is the impact of faith groups on HIV and Maternal Health, with special attention to PMTCT and skilled birth attendants?

HIV/AIDS & Maternal Health: Who’s been involved?

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Co-Chairs:

UNFPA, Azza Karam

World Vision: Christo Greyling

Glasgow University: Julie Clague

Members

CAFOD, Georigia BurfordCMMB, Jeff Jordan Sara MelilloCaritas Internationalis, Robert Vitillo

Dutch Royal Tropical Institute, Korrie de KoningEmory University IFHP, Sandra ThurmanIRHAP, Jill OlivierIRNARA, Rijk van DijkIslamic Relief, Atallah Fitzgibbon, Najat El Hamri, & Mamoun Abuarqub

Nordic Consulting Group, Catrine ShroffOjus Medical Institute, Asavari HerwadkarOxford University, Nadine Beckmann, Traidmission, Rob Kilpatrick, World YWCA, Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, University of Glasgow, Dr Julie Clague, UNFPA, Dawn MinottUNICEF, Julia KimUSAID, Afeefa Syeed, Utrecht University, Martha Fredericks, World Council of Churches,

World Vision, Kate Eardley, Christo Greyling, Logy Murray & Jane Chege

Unaffiliated: Sigrun Mogedal, Lucy Muriuki, Astrid Bochow, Manoj Kurian

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Hypothesis: Maternal health services are commonly provided by faith-based actors

Data Point 1: In Uganda, 50% of maternal health and child services are provided through faith-based institutions (USAID & Access 2007).

Data Point 2: 90% of faith-inspired health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa offer maternal and newborn services (Chand and Patterson 2007)

Data Point 3: Faith groups provide 70% of nursing and midwifery training in Malawi and Uganda, and between 30 to 55% in Tanzania and Zambia (Pearl, Chand, and Hafner 2009)

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Hypothesis: Faith groups influence demand for and uptake of maternal and child health services

Data Point 1: Faith community engagement helped improve the percentage of pregnant women who received a course of IPT under direct observation from 43% to 94% in Kasese District, Uganda (USAID & Access 2007)

Data Point 2: Faith-based interventions in Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, the DRC and India found that these programs couple outreach to the broader communities with clinical services (Chand & Patterson 2007)

Data Point 3: Religious and spiritual beliefs were seen to be a key barrier to exclusive breast feeding from a 2010 barrier analysis in Burundi (Francisco 2010)

Learning Hub:Capacity Building

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How do Faith Groups strengthen the capacity of Local Faith Communities to care for the health and wellbeing of their communities?

Samaritan's Purse

Learning Hub:Resilience

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What is the impact of faith groups in promoting individual and community resilience in humanitarian situations?

Anglican Alliance

Learning Hub:Immunization

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How do faith groups contribute to the delivery of vaccines and immunizations?

Global Polio Eradication

Initiative

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Exchange and learn: Share your best evidence about the impact of faith groups; learn from others; useevidence to inform practice and policy

Collaborate: Join and shape the JLI;join a Learning Hub; start a newHub; lead new research.

Communicate: Share the evidence and insights from Joint learning to influence key stakeholders, donors

Sponsor/co-fund JLI F&LC Hubs, Information exchange

Robustdata to effectively engage faith groups & drive policy and practice

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Exchange

Collaborate

Communicate

Sponsor/co-fund

Robust Data

Faith Communities Fully Engaged to Realize a World Without Poverty

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Thank You to all 70+collaborators and toJLI F&LC funders:CAFOD, Christian Aid, The MacLellan Foundation, McKinsey & Company, Samaritan’s Purse, Tearfund, UNFPA and World Vision International