The Role Of Faith-Based Organizations In Community Development: A Study Of Justice, Development And Peace/Caritas' (Jdpc) Interventions In Kano State

📄 Project Abstract

In the past, some have viewed religion as unconcerned with the mundane, hence, uninterested in the material development of people. Karl Marx (1818-1883) for example, has famously described religion as the opium of the people; and this is to drive home the point that religion not only dwells on the care of souls butalso deludes the people to do nothing about their impoverished conditions. This study posits that despite the misrepresentation of religion in history, it is still a powerful influence in the lives of people, and not just care for the souls, it also cares for the wellbeing of the people.Hence, the study deals with the role religious organizations, like Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas (JDPC), play in community development and how deploying appropriate communication approaches could enhance their interventions. The study focuses on the JDPCs development interventions in Refawa and Gamashina communities in Kano State. Faith-Based organizations are involved in development ...