Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Chapter 1. Bridging the Worlds of Development and Faith -- Religious Groups Face Development -- The World Bank's Journey to Partnership with Faith Institutions -- Practical Challenges -- The Rationale for this Book -- The Book's Organization and Goals -- PART I - PARTNERS ON MILLENNIUM CHALLENGES -- Introduction -- Chapter 2. Faith Communities Engage the Millennium Development Goals -- Global Faith Advocacy and Mobilization -- Monitoring Progress -- Country and Regional Engagement -- Scaling Up -- Faith Participation in Policy Making and Programs -- Chapter 3. Strategic Challenges for Faith-Based Health Care -- Ancient Roots -- Information Challenges -- Challenges for Faith-Run Health Care -- The Morality Conundrum -- The Promise of Partnerships -- Looking Ahead -- Chapter 4. Partnerships in Battling AIDS -- Mapping the Terrain -- Integrating Faith-Run Programs into National HIV/AIDS Strategies -- Emphasizing Advocacy and Messages -- Engaging Faith Leaders in National, Regional, and Global Forums -- Forming Innovative Secular-Faith Partnerships -- Tackling the Core Challenges of HIV/AIDS Work -- Boosting the Faith-Based Capacity to Respond -- Chapter 5. Together Against Malaria: Faith-Led Community Mobilization in Mozambique -- The Challenge -- The Washington National Cathedral and Interfaith Activists in Mozambique -- The Inter-Religious Campaign against Malaria in Mozambique -- Creating a Sustainable Interfaith Infrastructure -- Chapter 6. Education, Values, and Global Citizenship: Centro Magis and the Council of 100 -- Education for Change in Latin America -- Education and Relations between Western and Islamic Nations -- Chapter 7. Ghana's Interfaith Initiative to Manage Waste and Care for the Environment -- Roots of the Response -- The Program -- Lessons beyond Ghana.

Chapter 8. New Alliances to Tackle the Housing Dimensions of Poverty -- The Challenge -- Applying Principles in Practice -- Interfaith Community Action in the Philippines -- Interfaith Dreams in Lebanon -- PART II - FAITH COMMUNITIES IN ACTION -- Introduction -- Chapter 9. Shifting Community Attitudes: The Tostan Story in West Africa -- Tostan -- Addressing Female Genital Cutting -- Public Declarations and Community Engagement -- Chapter 10. Grassroots Matters: Sarvodaya, the Tsunami, and Development in Sri Lanka -- Introducing Sarvodaya -- Linking Peace and Community Building -- Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka -- Learning from the Disaster -- The Road Ahead -- Chapter 11. Madrasa Challenges and Reforms in Pakistan -- Origins of ICRD -- How the Program Works -- Medium-Term Goals -- The Impact of the Program -- A Respectful and Inclusive Approach -- Chapter 12. Integrating HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment, and Support: The Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa -- The Challenges -- The Coptic Orthodox Mission -- Chapter 13. Alliances for Development: Case Studies from the United States -- The Interfaith Summit on Africa -- The 2006 Global Summit on AIDS and the Church: A Race Against Time -- Chapter 14. Learning from the Extreme Poor: Participatory Approaches to Fostering Child Health in Madagascar -- ATD Fourth World's Approach to Learning from People Mired in Extreme Poverty -- Health and Living Conditions in Antananarivo, Madagascar -- Lessons for Other Programs -- PART III - EXTENDING THE REACH: GLOBAL DIALOGUE, PARTNERSHIPS, AND MOVEMENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 15. Responding to the Orphan Crisis in Africa -- The Impact of HIV/AIDS on African Children and Communities -- What Draws Religious Organizations to Offer Programs for Children? -- How Have Faith Organizations Responded? -- What Do Faith-Based Children's Programs Do? -- Challenges in Scaling Up.

Building Local Capacity -- Chapter 16. A Pathfinding Dialogue among the World Council of Churches, the IMF, and the World Bank -- Origins of the Process -- The Dialogue Process -- The Finale: A High-Level Encounter in Geneva -- Next Steps? -- Chapter 17. Faith and Finance: Unlikely Partners -- Leading Up to the Present -- The International Interfaith Investment Group -- Chapter 18. Paths to Hope through Music and Culture: Dialogue at Fès -- The Idea -- Rumi's Elephant -- Paths to Hope? -- The 2006 Forum -- Sustaining the Forum -- Chapter 19. New Alliances for Integrity, Against Corruption -- Common Religious Ethical Teachings and Public Integrity -- Exploring Differences -- Mobilizing the Organizations of the World's Faiths -- Education and Religious Teaching -- Integrity within Faith Communities and Programs -- Faith Engagement in Monitoring Poverty and Public Sector Expenditures -- Integrity, Ethics, and Accountability: HIV/AIDS and Gender-Linked Violence -- Chapter 20. From Community Initiatives to Movements: Faith-Inspired Work for Social Transformation -- Two Sets of Case Studies -- Tyndale's Visions of Development -- Dharma and Development -- A Holistic View of Development -- PART IV - CONFLICT, REBUILDING, AND RECONCILIATION -- Introduction -- Chapter 21. Hope for Peace and Faith-Based Reconciliation in Northern Uganda -- The Conflict -- The Faith Contribution -- Religious Leaders in Peace Processes -- Turning to Rebuilding -- Reconciliation and Truth Commissions -- The Future Role of Religious Groups in Northern Uganda -- Chapter 22. Religion, Reconciliation, and Rebuilding -- Forgiveness at Fès -- Religion and Reconciliation: Different Approaches -- Chapter 23. Bridging Civilizations and Cultures -- Alliance of Civilizations -- The Council of 100 -- Chapter 24. Concluding Thoughts -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- BOXES.

1.1 What on Earth is the Friday Morning Group? -- 1.2 Principles for Partnerships -- 3.1 Mapping Religious Health Assets in Zambia and Lesotho: The Importance of Local Wisdom -- 3.2 Uganda's Faith-Based Health Partners: A Workable System Confronts a Crisis -- 5.1 Global Partnerships against Malaria -- 13.1 Bread for the World: A Christian Citizens' Movement to End Hunger -- 13.2 Heartland Tour with Bono and Gateway Ambassadors -- 16.1 Joint Statement by the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, President of the World Bank, and Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Geneva, October 22, 2004 -- 17.1 Faith-Based Microcredit: Five Talents -- 17.2 Faith-Consistent Investing in Development: Responsible Forestry -- 20.1. Mayan Spirituality Meets Catholic Teaching in San Marcos, Guatemala -- 20.2 A Partnership to Address Senegal's Number-One Social Issue: Getting Children off the Streets -- 20.3 Turkey's Street Children -- 23.1 The Imam and the Pastor -- 23.2 A Wall of Peace: Reflections of Mahatma Gandhi's Grandson -- 23.3 Caravan Safe Community: Youth, Faith Groups, and Armed Violence -- 24.1 What Can One Person Do? -- 24.2 Challenges for Minds, Hearts, Soul and Hands -- FIGURES -- 15.1 Faith Adherents in Six African Countries (Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, and Uganda) -- 15.2 Number of Vulnerable Children Supported by Different Types of FBOs -- 15.3 Main Activities of FBOs to Address the Needs of Orphans and Vulnerable Children -- TABLES -- 15.1 Sample of Large-Scale Faith-Based Initiatives Serving Orphaned and Vulnerable Children -- 15.2 Best Practices for Child-Friendly Institutions Caring for HIV/AIDS Orphans -- 15.3 Priority Needs of FBOs Serving Orphans and Vulnerable Children (Percent).