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Engaging Faith Based Organisations in HIV Prevention: A training Manual for Programme Managers (UNFPA, 2007)
The aim of this training manual is to encourage policy makers, programmers in the field and development practitioners to recognize the complex social, cultural and economic factors in HIV prevention and to partner with faith-based organizations to address them. The ultimate goal: to advance the ICPD agenda and reverse the spread of HIV.

African Religious Health Assets Prgramme Publications (ARHAP, 2007)
This site offers numerous publications and papers available for download.  The emphasis of the website and documents available are on public health initiatives, and religious perspectives.

Asian Inter-faith network website (2007)
AINA has the following objectives for their work: Identify, strengthen and promote regional country level interfaith networks; to build capacity of faith and religious organizations; to create a supportive environment at country, regional and international level for faith based responses to HIV and AIDS 

• Teaching Adults to Communicate with Youth from a Christian Perspective with Participant Handbook (Family Health International, 2006))
• Teaching Adults to Communicate with Youth from a Muslim Perspective with Participant Handbook (Family Health International, 2006)

The above manuals contain six workshops and a participant handbook designed for a Christian and Muslim audience, respectively. Participants practice communication skills and learn factual information as linked to religious teachings and appropriate Bible and Quran verses. The manuals encourage open discussion about sexuality, reproductive health, and HIV in the context of faith communities.

Advancing Reproductive Health and Family Planning through Religious Leaders and Faith-based Organizations (Pathfinder International, 2006)

This report describes how Pathfinder has engaged the support of religious leaders through training and sensitization, to spread knowledge and acceptance of family planning and to challenge harmful traditional practices. Working with faith-based organizations and religious leaders helps Pathfinder establish credibility in traditional communities and can provide a solid, established network for collaboration and dissemination of information and services.

“Freedom of religion and belief: an essential human right - a learning guide” (The People's Movement for Human Rights Education (PDHRE), 2006)

This manual is part of a learning package consisting of the manual, video dramas and handouts that aim to build knowledge of fundamental human rights generally and in particular the right to freedom of religion, as well as promote religious tolerance. It is designed for faith-based, inter-religious, and citizen groups dedicated to learning and action to promote human rights and peace education. This guide is organized into 3 parts. The first part is designed to help the learning group facilitators to prepare for guiding the learning experience. The second provides background on the substance of the problems and the conceptualization of human rights education. The third provides a specific set of procedures for conducting the learning groups.

Faith in action: working toward the Millennium Development Goals: an action toolkit for religious leaders and communities (Religions for Peace, 2005)

This manual was created to equip religious leaders and inter-religious councils to carry out advocacy campaigns that support achievements of the Millennium Development Goals.

Faith Based Organisations: Contributions to HIV Prevention (Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, 2003)
This report provides examples of FBOs that are making a difference in afflicted communities. As nations seek ways to beat back HIV and AIDS, FBOs can provide instructive lessons for us all.

Responses of the Faith Based Organisations to HIV/ AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA), date unknown)
This report discusses Muslim, Christian and Traditional religious FBO’s and their successful linkage with other NGOs and government departments.  The report emphasises that as FBOs are such a dominant component of African society, it is very necessary that they are active in the area of HIV and AIDS.