In April 2022, ‘interfaith’ was added to TBN Asia’s mission. Supported by a Templeton Religion Trust (TRT) grant, four focus group discussions (FGDs) with participants from different faiths were conducted from April to August 2022. This was followed by the launch of TBN Indonesia and the Bali Conference in September 2022, which included plenary sessions and workshops on topics related to interfaith approaches. Of the enterprises that participated in the conference, three were selected to be co-funded by TBN Asia and TRT.

Through such cross-border, multi-sector and multi-faith collaborations, TBN Asia aims to nurture entrepreneurial leaders of character who will build successful businesses, create jobs and reduce poverty in their communities. These efforts will also encourage harmony among different faiths as they collectively work towards fighting poverty through enterprise.

TBN Asia engaged WISE - WASH in Southeast Asia to conduct an impact assessment of the interfaith initiative. The aims of the assessment were to determine the extent to which TBN Asia’s objectives had been achieved. Secondary data from the project provided by TBN Asia as well as interviews with project core team members were analysed to generate preliminary findings.

The study aimed to assess the extent to which TBN Asia’s interfaith initiative was successful in increasing participants’ understanding of the challenges faced by different faith communities, improving attitudes towards interfaith relationships, and nurturing entrepreneurial leaders of character.

To download the full report, please email info@tbn.asia.