Fellows Project: Rahula Dialogue: An Interreligious Dialogue Programme on Social Healing
Ven. Galkande Dhammananda Thero’s project was designed to develop a sustained dialogue among lay and religious leaders affiliated with the four main religious groups in Sri Lanka: Buddhists, Christians, Hindus and Muslims. By working together to address community problems, religious leaders and activists can strengthen their bonds with colleagues from
other religions. However, Dhammananda admitted that the implementation of the project was a challenging experience. “Although, it wasn’t easy, we managed to have a satisfactory number of participants by constant communication with different stakeholders. Furthermore, building trust among participants was a challenge which facilitators creatively overcame through various tools and community building activities.”