Mission & Vision
OUR VISION, GOALS, AND APPROACH

About the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities
An international collaboration on evidence for faith actors’ activities, contributions, and challenges to achieving humanitarian and development goals. Founded in 2012, JLI came together with a single shared conviction: there is an urgent need to build our collective understanding, through evidence, of faith actors in humanitarianism and development.
Our Goals
- Excellence in Evidence: improve the quality, management, and accessibility of evidence
- Excellence in Communications: communicate effectively to academics, policymakers, and practitioners
- Excellence in Advocacy: encourage change in key areas of policy and practice through evidence-based recommendations on faith engagement
Our Vision
Our Vision
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Leadership
The JLI Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Advisory Group guide the project with support from JLI staff, led by CEO, Kirsten Laursen Muth.
Kirsten Laursen Muth, CEO
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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Join Us
Become a JLI member!
Join more than 500 members of Learning Hubs from all sectors dedicated to building the evidence of faith engagement to inform and improve policy and practice between faith, humanitarian and development groups.

How we work
In our Knowledge Partnerships, we contribute research and advice to build better faith engagement strategies. We have hosted and contributed to major conferences and led the publication of major reports, special issues, articles, and books. To find out more, see our JLI Research & Knowledge Partnerships page:
Framing Questions
- What is the evidence for local faith actor activity and impact?
- What do policymakers and practitioners want and need to know?
- How can we better communicate the evidence for change?
- How can we collaborate to fill critical research gaps?