Centre for Faith and Community Development is happy to announce that it has, today, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Foundation for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Initiatives. The two Organizations have established a partnership based on the foundation of mutual trust for the mutual benefit and development of their institutions and the promotion of international understanding and good will.
The scope of collaboration to be pursued through this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) includes the following:
Ø Research collaboration in the areas of mutual interest.
Ø Resource mobilization and utilization.
Ø Exchange of visiting research scholars
Ø Cooperative symposia, seminars, workshops, conferences, and joint projects
FIIDI-Canada is a registered charitable organization in Alberta, Canada and affiliated with the Foundation for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Initiatives (FIIDI) – a non-profit, non-religious, non-partisan and non-political community-based organization working in Port Loko District of Sierra Leone, and Foyer pour les Initiatives de Dialogue Interculturel et Interreligieux (FIIDI) – a civil society organization working in Burkina Faso. Each organization operates independently but the vision and mission remain the same.
Centre for Faith and Community Development (CFCD), formerly New Era Educational and Charitable Support Initiative (NEEDCSI), is a Nigeria-based nonprofit organization, founded in 2007. CFCD holds Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC), and works to strengthen communities by building relationships between faith-based organizations and local communities. We believe that collaboration between these groups is the key to creating positive change in our neighborhoods. The Centre recognizes that faith and spirituality can inspire and empower individuals to become agents of change, leading to the creation of just and compassionate societies.