Project Briefs

CCDP Project Brief No.5: Tajikistan Dialogue Project

Authors: Moncef Kartas

Details: This project paper reviews the Tajikistan Dialogue Project, providing the reader with a concise overview. The paper features three main sections, beginning with historical background information placing the dialogue in its context. The second
main section delineates the evolution of the project and achievements. It is divided
into five subsections reflecting the main stages of the project. In the first two stages
the dialogue was set up and so-called confidence-building measures were
developed. The following three stages used a "dialogue through practice" approach
to implement the previously developed ideas. Finally, the paper addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the project and the implications of these insights for future or ongoing initiatives conducted as part of the "Religion and Politics" programme.

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CCDP Project Brief No.4: The Swiss Egyptian NGO Dialogue Project (SEND)

Details: The issue brief explores the principal objectives and results of the SEND project through a review of the activities and outcomes reached during the four-year process. It also highlights the challenges faced by both NGOs and the ways found to overcome them.

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CCDP Project Brief No.3: The Islamic Charities Project

Authors: Benoit Challand and Emanuel Schaeublin

Details: The Islamic Charities Project (ICP) seeks to remove obstacles faced by bona fide Islamic charities, with a main focus on the occupied Palestinian territories. The CCDP brief seeks to highlight the evolution of the ICP since the conclusion of the Montreux Initiative. It offers a detailed account of the project rationale, its activities, and the lessons learnt from the process.

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CCDP Project Brief No.2: The Sri Lanka Dialogue Project

Authors: Moncef Kartas and Azar Eskandarpour

Details: The Sri Lanka Dialogue Project (SLDP) involves actors from the Buddhist clergy with members from the Tamil (both Muslim and Christians) communities, with the aim of rebuilding confidence after the conflict. The CCDP brief switfly describes the SLDP that falls within the "Religion and Politics: Initiatives and Applied Research" programme. It offers a background of the context that lead to the project, outlines the activities organized, and highlights the progress and challenges lying ahead for the Sri Lankan working group in the field.

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CCDP Project Brief No.1: The Swiss and Egyptian NGO Dialogue

Authors: Benoit Challand and Emanuel Schaeublin

Details: The CCDP has recently published a Project Brief highlighting the progress and results of the Swiss and Egyptian NGO Dialogue project. The project involves two faith-based NGOs, the Swiss Interchurch Aid (HEKS) and the Egyptian Zainab Afify's Organizations (ZAOs) in meetings and joint activities through the Diapraxis methodology; dialogue through action. The paper gives an overview of the project through a presentation of its rationale, the actors involved, and the activities set up since 2008. It also outlines the current dynamics, progress, and challenges faced by the actors and finally opens on the lessons learnt from the process.

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