http://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/are-grassroots-faith-organizations-better-at-advocacymaking-change-happen/
Interesting summary of some of the faith-based vs secular questions in the NGO world. One piece that is missing, in my opinion, is the role of inter-religious peacebuilding. It is alluded to towards the end (that things are not as clear in a more diverse community), but, to me, that is the more critical question. It seems fairly straightforward that many people would do things at the request of their own faith-group more than they would for a secular request. However, for example, what about if the mosque asks the church for help or the reverse? What if multiple faith groups join together to ask their people to work together on an issue? It certainly happens (I have been involved in these kinds of projects, and would like to see it happen more), but I haven’t seen much research on inter-religious cooperation as opposed to single-faith vs secular. (Admittedly, I haven’t dug very hard). How do success rates or implementation change in secular vs single faith vs multi-faith projects?
Are grassroots faith organizations better at advocacy/making change happen?
