WORLD FAITHS DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE INTERNATIONAL INC

Programs

1. Strategic religious engagement in education and social protection: this program is an initial grant from the templeton religion trust and is designed to explore and deepen understandings of roles played by diverse religious communities and their underlying approaches to development efforts, within four countries; promote active dialogue and collaboration among key stakeholders from religious, development, and government sectors, leading to practical action; facilitate inclusion of diverse religious actors in policy discussions and decision-making processes; enhance religious, intercultural, and development literacy; and address challenges related to education and support for society's most vulnerable, focused on safety nets within social protection programs.

   $496,963 spentof which $264,739 as grants
   64% of program spending

2. Family planning and reproductive health in west africa: this program builds on a prior grant from the william and flora hewlett foundation; its primary purpose was to engage high-level religious leaders in the drive to increase family planning uptake and promote reproductive health. This grant focuses more closely on three areas: possibilities for working with religious networks to support family health and family planning at a regional level (I.e., beyond senegal); the importance of pursuing dialogue and action at the regional level within senegal, engaging the religious leaders; and the need to address sensitivities linked to some fundamentalist muslim religious voices within senegal that actively oppose family planning.

   $200,471 spentof which $125,000 as grants
   26% of program spending

3. Religions for peace: wfdd agreed to conduct a series of roundtables and write research briefs on four key topics: youth, environment, gender, and corruption.

   $29,730 spent
   4% of program spending

4. Bangladesh religious dimensions of development and social cohesion: this program builds on the previous bangladesh program, expanding the scope to ensure that the initiatives are deepened, sustained, and adapted, and respond to emerging challenges that bangladesh confronts. Underlying goals are to address rising tensions within bangladesh society and to situate both understanding and response in national and regional settings. Audiences include current and future policy actors from both secular and religious communities. The scope is bangladesh centered but set in a regional and international context, exploring topics with significant but often misunderstood social and religious dynamics.

   $20,630 spent
   3% of program spending

5. Wwsd: wfdd played a leading role in the g20 interfaith conference. In addition to being a member of the coordination unit, wfdd authored several policy briefs that were presented at the conference.

   $12,488 spent
   2% of program spending

6. Director project support: wfdd supports its executive director on projects that fall outside of a formal wfdd program. These projects are often related to programs that have concluded or have yet to formally begin. Activities include travel related to new grant planning and director travel for wfdd program area-related events.

   $8,963 spent
   1% of program spending

7. Crsd: wfdd provides technical support to crsd in senegal as it transitions from being a project partner to a main grantee.

   $11,201 spent
   1% of program spending

The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $780,446.