disaster – Regional Interfaith Network

Faith-based Organizations and Japan’s Earthquake Disaster

March 28, 2015August 28, 2014 by admin

Yuka Saionji, Deputy Chair, Byakko Shinko Kai and the Goi Peace Foundation There are many roles religious organizations can play, but also there are many roles that only religious organizations and faith-based organizations can play during disasters, told Yuka Saionji during an address during World Interfaith Harmony Week at United Nations.

An Interfaith Code of Conduct for Disaster Relief

March 28, 2015August 28, 2014 by admin

Bill Canny, director Catholic Relief Services We look to the UN and the organizations of the UN to help us pay more attention as we respond and give us the space to respond to spiritual needs during interfaith disaster relief operations, indicated Bill Canny of Catholic Relief Services at the UN.

Indonesia: The Role of Interfaith in Disaster Workshop

January 12, 2016November 23, 2011 by admin

The Role of Interfaith in Disaster

Workshop on Interfaith Role in Disaster

A workshop examining The Role of Interfaith in Disaster was held at ICRS Yogyakarta. Participants included UNOCHA, Muhammadiah, Karina KAS, Humanitarian Forum Indonesia (HFI) and Pos Keadilan Peduli Ummat (PKPU).

Oregon Islamic Academy helps out in Japan

January 12, 2016June 15, 2011 by admin

Muslim Education Trust Students help out in Japan

Basil Abu-Hamdeh, a junior at Oregon Islamic Academy, helps clean up debris from a house damaged by the March 11 tsunami in Japan

Seven students from the Oregon Islamic Academy in Tigard recently returned to Portland, Oregon, after a week touring Japan and helping in the tsunami recovery effort.