Local faith communities and the promotion of resilience in humanitarian situations: a scoping study

Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Alastair Ager

Local Faith Communities (LFCs) are groupings of religious actors bonded through shared allegiance to institutions, beliefs, history or identity. They engage in a range of activities across the humanitarian spectrum. Resilience – defined as the ability to anticipate, withstand and bounce back from external pressures and shocks – is increasingly a central construct in the shaping of humanitarian strategy by the international community. This scoping document investigates the evidence for LFC contribution to resilience under the guidance of the JLI Resilience Learning Hub, membership of which is made up of 20 practitioners, academics and policymakers expert in humanitarian services and faith communities.

Type

Working paper

Publisher

Refugee Studies Centre

Publication Date

02/2013

Volume

90

Total pages

62

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