List of Bahá’í-inspired development organizations

An overview of Bahá’í development activities worldwide as of 2017.

Bahá’í endeavours for the betterment of society have, in many cases, led to the establishment of formal development organizations which oversee various social and economic development programs. As of 2022, the number of Bahá’í-inspired development organizations worldwide stood at 170, compared to 39 in 1996.[1]

This article presents a list of notable Bahá’í-inspired development organizations in various parts of the world, organized by continent.

Africa[edit]

Ahdieh Foundation, Central African Republic
...[2]
Emergence Foundation, Cameroon
...[3][4][5]
Fondation Erfan-Connaissance, Democratic Republic of the Congo
...[6]
Fondation Ilm, Chad
...[7]
Graine d'Espoir, Democratic Republic of the Congo
...[3][8]
Inshindo Foundation, Zambia
...[9][10][11]
Kimanya-Ngeyo Foundation, Uganda
...[12][10]
Lomthunzi Foundation, Zambia
...[13]
Mwelekeo Organization, Kenya
...[9]
Nosrat Foundation, Mali
...[14][15]
Olinga Foundation, Ghana
...[16][17]
Royal Falcon Education Initiative, South Africa
...[18]
Setsembiso Sebuyne Foundation, Eswatini
...[19]
Starfish International, Gambia
...[20]
William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation, Zambia
...[21]

Americas[edit]

Asociación Bayan, Honduras
...[22][23]
Center for Studies in Community Progress, ...
...[13]
Centre d'Apprentissage et de Formation pour la Transformation (CAFT), Haiti
...[18]
Children's Theater Company, United States
...[13]
Coherent Development Research Institute (CDRI), ...
...[13]
Colibri Learning Foundation, Canada
...[3][13]
FUNDAEC, Colombia
...[3][4]
Health for Humanity, United States
...[24]
Institute for the Healing of Racism, United States
...[25]
Mona Foundation, United States
...
Parent University, United States
...[16]
Ruhi Institute, Colombia
...
Tahirih Justice Center, United States
...[26]
Virtues Project, Canada
...[27]
Wordswell Association for Community Learning, Canada
...[13]

Asia[edit]

Badi Foundation, Macao
...[28][29]
Barli Development Institute for Rural Women, India
...[30]
Cambodian Organization for Research, Development and Education (CORDE), Cambodia
...[31][32]
Dawnbreakers Foundation, Philippines
...[33][14]
Education, Curriculum, and Training Associates, Nepal
...[23]
Education Science Advancement Foundation, Tajikistan
...[34][35]
Foundation for the Advancement of Science, India
...[36][37]
Mongolian Development Centre, Mongolia
...[33][38]
New Era Foundation, India
...[31][39][40]
Rahmanian Foundation, Bangladesh
...
Yayasan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Universal, Indonesia
...[9]

Australasia[edit]

Coral Gardens Initiative (Corals for Conservation), Fiji
...[41][42]
Ootan Marawa Educational Institute (OMEI), Kiribati
...[9][34]
Prosperity Foundation, New Zealand
...[34]
Rays of Light Foundation, Papua New Guinea
...[9]

Europe[edit]

Association for Creative Moral Education, Russia
...[43]
Beyond e.V., Germany
...[3]
Breakwell Institute, Netherlands
...[44]
Ethical Business Building the Future
...[45]
Fundația Inovații Sociale Regina Maria, Romania
...[8]
Global Perspective Development Center, Kosovo
...[25]
Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education, Russia
...[27]
International Environment Forum
...[24]
People's Theatre, Germany
...[43]
Unity Foundation, Luxembourg
...

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 6.
  2. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 32–33.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 56.
  5. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2018, p. 48.
  6. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 62–63.
  7. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 45.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 64.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 31.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 62.
  11. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2018, p. 53.
  12. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 46.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 51.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 16.
  15. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 31.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 39.
  17. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 14.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 17.
  19. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 44.
  20. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 70.
  21. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2003, p. 27.
  22. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 58–59.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 69.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 18.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Office of Social and Economic Development 2003, p. 17.
  26. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2018, p. 38–39.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Office of Social and Economic Development 2003, p. 16.
  28. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 27.
  29. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2003, p. 25–26.
  30. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 71.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Office of Social and Economic Development 2018, p. 18.
  32. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 28.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 38.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 55.
  35. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2018, p. 49.
  36. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 30–31.
  37. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 65.
  38. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 24.
  39. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2008, p. 30.
  40. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2003, p. 24–25.
  41. ↑ Office of Social and Economic Development 2003, p. 18.
  42. ↑ "Corals for Conservation - Restoring Reefs in the South Pacific". Teitei Fiji. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 74.
  44. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 50–51.
  45. ↑ Bahá’í International Development Organization 2023, p. 68.

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