Main faith groups:
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Buddhism (96.9%)
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Islam
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Christianity
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Other Religious Practices
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- Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project
Religious leaders are a respected voice in society and people listen to them in a manner that they will not listen to anyone else – coming from a trusted source of cultural tradition, respect and morality.
Religious context
Main Faith-Based Organization Partners: Buddhist Pagodas; Buddhism Leadership Initiative (BLI)
Main government affiliates: Ministry of Cults and Religion
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Key
Implementing
Partners
Priorities: Child Protection; HIV and AIDS
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Social and Behaviour Change Expected:
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Individual monks, children and adults identify safe places and engage in none violence with peers
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Parents and caregivers increase their knowledge and adopt positive behaviour that protects children against violence
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Community provides enabling environment of support to protect children from violence and support vulnerable families to protect children or to access necessary services
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Buddhist monks in Pagodas increase awareness about violence against children, adopt positive parenting, practice none violence to young monks and children staying in pagoda.
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Development of the Pagoda Child Safeguarding Policy and child protection code of conduct
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Develop pagoda child protection training curriculum for the monks to increase awareness in the community