World Faiths Development Dialogue

03/09/2026

Leadership roles are never easy, but being a woman leader has its own special obstacles, distortions, and double binds. As a woman leading a college that empowered women, I was especially intent on being thoughtful about how I used the power of the office. The words here were part of my inaugural address at the outset of my presidency in 1993, and I made an effort to live into them over the 14 years. I wasn’t always successful.

So I was right there with America Ferrera during her impassioned speech in the recent movie, Barbie, as she bore witness to the ongoing barrage of impossible social expectations on women.

Here is the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBqlDWHkdHk

03/08/2024

Felicitations!

11/02/2023

Conference in Dhaka

08/07/2023

10/20/2022

Join the conversation to learn how World Faiths Development Dialogue is addressing with Senior Researcher Sudipta Roy, and also discover best practices learned to apply in future peacebuilding work.

Register here https://bit.ly/3ek8Ed5

08/05/2021

Join us on August 11 for this discussion. RSVP via the link!

This webinar will highlight available knowledge and unanswered questions about the status of education for girls in Bangladesh in the wake of the pandemic.

05/07/2021

WFDD is hiring a research consultant: https://www.indeed.com/job/research-consultant-south-asia-fdbd33183fe8f55f

03/15/2021

Join us tomorrow for this webinar!

Building on a February 24, 2021, webinar that considered faith engagement in COVID vaccines in the United States, this webinar will look at vaccination in the context of international health and development work.

03/08/2021

Widespread sexual violence is a persistent problem in Bangladesh, aggravated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy brief focuses on the ongoing r**e crisis, examining pathways to policy reform.

11/30/2020

As part of the funded project, , peacemakers from South Asia recently gathered at a Town Hall to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on social cohesion and wider peace in the region.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union Funded project, AHA! Awareness with Human Action seeks to contribute to the response efforts of the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing conflict and building social cohesion in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and broader South Asia. As part of the pr...

10/15/2020

DEADLINE IS October 20!

Call for

project is looking to award 50 small grants to individuals and organizations in Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh who are conducting initiatives that promote awareness of & constructive narratives that reduce discrimination, hate speech, & stigmatization against communities. is funded by the EU.
Interested in applying? Click here for more information:

Announcement – Grant Description, Criteria & Application Process This announcement is also translated by project partners to local languages. You can find it available in Bangla, Sinhala and Tamil. The questions of the application form are also available in Bangla, Urdu, Sinhala and Tamil. Kindly ...