Section outline

  • Introduction


    Religious literacy is the understanding that religious faith and religious actors play an important role in shaping and developing societies, and is the ability to relate to and work with, these ideas and actors.         It is also the awareness that religion and religious actors are important aspects of the "social landscape" we move about in, and to know these  

    actors and beable to navigate in this landscape. In addition to the general understanding,  SMC wants to present a contextual and practical dimension of religious literacy. SMC emphasizes the importance of Freedom of Religion and Belief in connection to all levels of religious literacy.

  • courses

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    For people in organisations working at the crossroads between a faith-based 
    and a rights-based approach. To promote knowledge about religious literacy.

    This course gives you a basic introduction to the interaction between religion and develop-ment to build effective multilateral partnerships among secular and faith actors.  

    The purpose of the training is to give an introduction to faith-sensitive responses to humani-tarian emergencies, with a focus on mental health.



    Ideal course for anyone working with women’s rights or seeking to integrate gender in FORB work: development workers, decision-makers, donors, or faith groups


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