The Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada (formerly Bangladesh Buddhist Association of Canada [BBAC]) is a nonprofit, non-political and non-discriminatory organization established in 2007 in Toronto, Canada. It works to promote Buddhism to the Canadian community by reaching out to the youth, providing a place of worship and extending a hand to those who are in need. The […]

The Detroit Free Press provides this resource on Islam and Arab-Americans in the U.S.

National Survey of Families and Households provides resources on family life, relationships and environments across many disciplinary perspectives.

The United Church of Christ has an official website that provides resources on the Christian beliefs and news. Rebekah Choate is the WCM Communication Associate.

Read the 2005 report by the United Nations Millennium Project about reducing gender inequality through education.

Read a August 23, 2012, story on the World Food Programme website about how the organization’s programs to improve maternal health have changed one community.

Read an August 2012 research report about the effects of religion on the spread of AIDS in Africa.

Read a Jan. 6, 2011, article in Bloomberg Businessweek about Kiva, a microlending non-profit, and how microfinancing can help women around the globe.

The Institute of Halal Investing in Portland, Ore., can provide an Islamic perspective on microfinance and development assistance. It is associated with Rubicon Global, a halal financial advisory firm.