Document tools & resources
Welcome to Side by Side, a growing global faith movement for gender justice. In March 2015, faith-based organisations and religious institutions came together to discern…
The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the…
Defesa Lado a Lado – Informações O Papel de Líderes Religiosos/as* na Luta pela Justiça de Gênero Autores: Solène Brabant, funcionária regional de Defesa contra…
Autores: Solène Brabant, Encargada regional de apoyo e incidencia en asuntos de violencia de género, Norwegian Church Aid Jenny Brown, Asesora de incidencia de la…
From the 25th November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to 10th December, International Human Rights Day, we will be participating in…
Side by Side Advocacy Briefing: The Role of Faith Leaders in Achieving Gender Justice Authors: Solène Brabant, Regional GBV Advocacy Officer, Norwegian Church Aid…
Side by Side Brief: Le rôle des leaders religieux dans la réalisation de la justice de genre Auteurs: Solène Brabant, Regional GBV Advocacy Officer,…
This toolkit has been written by Tanja Haque, CAFOD’s Gender Advisor from 2009-2018. All material and case studies in this toolkit were gathered during this period. This toolkit…
Side by Side is a partner of the the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) which was established in February 2016 at the Berlin…
In this toolkit, experiences and contexts are drawn from female activists in southern Africa and beyond. While the focus predominantly is reserved women´s rights activists, anyone…
“At PMU we are convinced that gender equality is the key to build sustainable Churches, organizations and societies. When we read the Bible we see a beautiful…
This document provides guidance and defines the outcomes and outputs of a Regional Advocacy Strategy on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. The strategy was…
Arise is a Women’s Development Magazine Published by ACFODE. The issue looks at various Christian faiths – Catholicism, Anglicanism and Pentecostalism – throws light on the doctrines,…
A knowledge building brief from Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family.
En Colombia, el Secretariado Nacional de Pastoral Social (SNPS) desde hace varias décadas ha venido generando reflexiones en torno a la necesidad de realizar transformaciones…
Report of a Seminar on the Transformation of Masculinities in African Christianity, January 2011 As a result of the HIV epidemic, concepts of masculinity in…
Seven Bible Studies exploring masculinity and relationships. This is a downloadable resource from Side by Side member organisation Restored, published February 2017. Violence against women is…
This toolkit has been designed as a guide for religious leaders of both Christian and Islamic faiths in Nigeria as they address the challenges faced by…
Side by Side is a growing global movement of faith leaders and communities, faith-based organisations and individuals of faith who are committed to removing barriers…
Side by Side [Côte à Côte en français] est un mouvement mondial en expansion dont l’objectif est un changement transformationnel pour la justice de genre….
Un recurso del Instituto Superior Ecuménico Andino de Teología (ISEAT), publicados en La Paz, Bolivia, en septiembre de 2016. El módulo tiene el siguiente objetivo: Contribuir a la capacitación…
TEOLOGÍA Y GÉNERO: UNA MIRADA HERMENÉUTICA ACTUAL Un recurso del Instituto Superior Ecuménico Andino de Teología (ISEAT), publicados en La Paz, Bolivia, en septiembre de 2016. Este módulo tiene…
‘Living as a First Man Standing’ is a resource developed by Restored. living_as_a_first_man_standing When Restored launched First Man Standing in June 2011, men were challenged to:…
A 2016 joint publication by the Global Partnerships Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Christian Aid Scotland. The resource is for use in churches…
A publication from Brot für die Welt, February 2016 For a long time, at least in the field of development cooperation, gender has been regarded…
Une publication de Norad et UNFPA, 2016 Le présent document est destiné notamment à informer les États Membres, les organisations de la société civile, dont…
Una publicación de Norad y UNFPA, 2016. Este documento pretende informar a los Estados Miembros; las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, incluidas las organizaciones confesionales;…
Una presentación de PowerPoint. Documento basado en los compendios de evidencia producidos por: ‘Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities’ y The World Humanitarian…
On May 20, 2016, Norad, UNFPA and Norwegian faith-based actors, under the leadership of the Council for Religious and Life Stance Communities and the Christian…
A gender policy and gender strategy from Side by Side member organisation CAFOD, 2013
April 2016 saw the launch of a ‘Theology of Gender Equality’ on the first day of the Church Partnership Program (CPP) Forum in Port Moresby, Papua New…
Women, Faith and Human Rights (UNFPA/Church of Sweden, June 2016) is a summary overview of some of the most honest and critical articulations, by women and…
Lado a Lado é um movimento global de pessoas e organizações de fé que querem ver a justiça de gênero se tornar realidade na vida…
The Side by Side Southern Africa coalition was founded when over 50 church leaders and representatives of Christian faith-based organisations from the countries of Southern…
Religion, Women’s Health and Rights: Points of Contention and Paths of Opportunity This paper published in May 2016 by Norad and UNFPA seeks to inform…
This book explores passages from the Bible to help us gain some insight into the impact of sexual violence on our communities and churches, and to suggest…
Fifty years of political conflict, fuelled by illegal drug trafficking, political corruption and an unequal distribution of wealth and access to development opportunities, have left an…
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by a lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and shoulder the largest burden in water collection….
AN is one of CAFOD’s only partners working exclusively on women’s rights and empowerment, providing Palestinian refugee women in Lebanon with the necessary skills to become leaders…
Some 3 million women and girls face female genital mutilation (FGM) every year. In Maralal, Kenya, the story is no different. CAFOD partner Caritas Maralal…
Colombia is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a human rights defender. On average, a human rights defender was killed…
CAFOD sees violence against women and girls as a violation of human rights. Our partner organisations respond internationally in a variety of ways: Providing support to survivors:…
Violence against women constitutes “any act of gender based violence that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering…
A baseline assessment on the social attitudes, relations, and practices of men in relation to gender, and sexual and gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic…
Haiti Article de la MISSEH Mars 2016Haiti Article de la MISSEH Mars 2016 écrit par Mme Rose Ketlyne E. ETHEART, Resp. Equité de Genre, MISSEH
A report of the East Africa Faith Leaders’ Consultation on Gender Justice held at the Desmond Tutu Conference Centre, Nairobi, November 23 – 24, 2015
Voices 4 Change: Being a Man in Nigeria – Perceptions and Realities This is a Research Report by Voices 4 Change (V4C) – Nigeria, published in September…
Zimbabwe: The Gender Faith Network A presentation by Sheila Murimoga, Senior Programme Officer, Gender and Inequalities, Christian Aid, Zimbabwe, January 2015
Gender Justice Movement in Kenya: Potential coordination structures and spaces This presentation was made by Grace Mbugua, Organizational Director for Women’s Empowerment Link (WEL) during…
Contextual Bible Study Manual on Transformative masculinity, edited by Ezra Chitando and Nyambura J Njoroge, 2013. “I commend these Contextual Bible Studies on Transformative Masculinity…
This 2012 publication brings together 15 case studies demonstrating gender good practice from programmes run by ACT Alliance members and their partners around the world. It…
Gender and the Bible: The Role of Gendered Texts in determining Gender Relations A presentation by the Rev Dr Lydia Mwaniki, Director of Family Life and…
In October 2015 the International Anglican Women’s Network (IAWN) held a consultation for the Network’s country links in the Anglican and United Churches in South Asia…
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is committed to being inclusive and enabling the full and equitable participation of women and men in church life and society, and in its…
Presentation made by co-facilitator Josh Levine to the East Africa Faith Leaders’ Symposium, Nairobi, November 2015. The presentation looks at Conference objectives What would success…
Highlights in English of the Latin American and Caribbean Symposium October 2015, São Paulo, Brazil International Faith Leaders Movement for Gender Justice Side by Side…
International Faith Leaders Movement for Gender Justice – Side by Side – Lado a Lado – Côte à Côte – Kot a Kot. Memoria del Simposio…
Dr Agnes Abuom, Moderator of the WCC Central Committee and participant in the East Africa symposium for faith leaders on gender justice, reflects on existing structures…
A scoping study on the role of faith communities and organisations in prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence: Implications for policy and practice,…
The Declaration of Commitment for the Side by Side East Africa Regional Coalition, from participants at the Regional symposium in Nairobi, November 2015.
The report on the consultative workshop which led to the foundation of Side by Side: Faith Movement for Gender Justice, held in London, March 2015….
A declaração de compromisso para a coalizão regionais da América Latina & o Caribe, escrita por as participantes do simpósio regional em São Paulo, outubro…
La declaración de compromiso para la coalición regional de latinoamérica & el Caribe, redactada por los participantes del simposio regional en Sao Paulo, octubre 2015.
La déclaration de compromis pour la coalition d’amérique latine & les caraïbes de Côte à Côte, formulée par les participant(e)s du symposium regional à Sao Paulo,…
The Declaration of Commitment for the Side by Side Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Coalition, from participants at the Regional symposium in Sao Paulo, October…
A Bible study produced by the Tamar Campaign, published by The Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and The Horn of…
A paper by Nantondo Habede: Institute for Contextual Theology, Durban, South Africa
A gender justice Bible study from the Biblical Association for the Church of Ireland, 2013.
A paper from the Church of Scotland
A policy paper from the Division of World Outreach, The United Church of Canada
A short tool to facilitate learning on gender analysis from the The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
The Church of Scotland has produced a number of reports concerning violence against women (VAW) since 2003, all of which are rooted theologically in the…
