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Here's an example of the "Praxis" part of the work of Henry Martyn Institute (HMI).
HMI has separate staff who work in 2 areas: Community Development (CD) and Conflict Transformation (CT).
The CD staff works locally and in other parts of the state and of India doing more traditional development work - education, coastal restoration, and health/hygiene - but with a special focus on serving communities that (because of their poverty) are more vulnerable to religious conflict, for example in the colonies of the Old City of Hyderabad.
The CT staff works with NGOs from around the country to develop materials that can be used for conflict resolution - training manuals for workshops, calendars with quotes from a wide range of religious and other leaders from around the world.
The CT team is hosting 2 back-to-back conferences. This week is the first of two (see picture). The purpose is to create a training resource ("manual") that will serve a wide range of organizations in their efforts to help communities heal after acts of religious violence and/or prevent such violence in the future.
While I have no expertise at all in this area, I have offered to proofread the product before it goes to print. Lesson (re)learnt? Every person's unique gifts matter, everybody has something to contribute.
I am curious to see the outcome and wonder what other lessons I can learn from the process and from the manual's content that may be useful to share with my non-India friends. I'll keep you updated.
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