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It’s Wednesday Morning, the end was in sight, my team and I had were coming to the end of our stint at the party conferences. I was just about to pack up our displays in Manchester, when a Party Official said to me “Daniel you’re […]

By Derek Markie I’m sure you agree that alienation is a bad thing. For Christians, alienation from God is where our journey as humans begin, for Jews and Muslims, I understand, it is where any breach of God’s law lands us. For Buddhists and Hindus […]

FaithAction has been at another party conference this week, and it’s been another great opportunity to highlight the difference that faith makes. Being at a party conference is interesting… especially this week’s one! You have probably seen a lot of news coverage around the protests, […]

This week was my first opportunity to spend an extended time at one of the major party conferences. What struck me most was how many people are passionately committed, not only to their party, but to grappling with the challenge of how to change our […]

We have had many MPs and councillors come by the FaithAction stand and sign the Friendly Places Pledge. When they hear what we are promoting, they often respond with “How can I  refuse?”. We certainly believe that the community and place of belonging that faith […]

Some of the FaithAction team have been at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. It has been rewarding to have a fair amount of interest in the work of faith organisations in the UK, with many doing our quiz on the facts of the faith […]

Earlier this month, Felicity and I were at the NHS Expo in Manchester. The Expo is a conference and exhibition for anyone involved in NHS services, from health professionals, local government and industry to the patients themselves, and of course, the voluntary sector. The Department […]

I may have not been around FaithAction for long, but I have observed something that bugs me a tad. It’s faith-based organisations (FBOs) not being realised for the potential that they have, whether it being others recognising them or them recognising it themselves. Very often […]

Francis Wahome is Tearfund’s Country Representative for the Mano River countries in West Africa. Keeping the Faith has been published in advance of the World Humanitarian Summit, which will be held in Istanbul in May 2016. The full report is available here. Above: Acting a […]

Last week was an interesting week for the voluntary sector, with a high-profile charity hitting the headlines! Kids Company supported thousands of children in London, Bristol and other selected sites across England. Receiving substantial support from central government, as well as wealthy backers, the charity […]