Faith-Based and Community Initiatives will empower community and faith-based organizations to better tackle poverty and social decay. USAID is currently conducting a review and issuing a report on existing faith-based and community programs.
USAID has a long history of working with faith-based organizations. Since the Agency’s inception, USAID has worked extensively with relief organizations affiliated with religious institutions. USAID’s goal is to “enhance our current partnerships with faith-based and community-based organizations. Because such organizations are able to address the deepest and most profound needs of human society, these partnerships help USAID to improve the lives of citizens in developing nations.”
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