in India
Fellow Activities
At ACWAY, we believe that young people play a critical role in initiating change and translating international issues into local community activities.
There are over 300 ACWAY Fellows who have delivered over 200 interfaith and intercultural activities in over 85 countries, engaging over 1700 people.
ACWAY activity can be conducted in many different ways and forms which is up to Fellow’s creativity. An ACWAY activity is:
- An interfaith and intercultural activity
- Conducted by an ACWAY fellow or member,
- Voluntarily
- Promotes peace, harmony, and tolerance in their respective community
In the past five years, ACWAY fellows conducted educational activities (training, dialogues, workshops, roundtables), online and real-life campaigns, and a variety of social activities (music festivals, sports events, exhibitions). Click through to read some of our Fellow’s activities!
The ACWAY Nusantara Project is a youth initiative promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue in high schools through interactive workshops that encourage understanding, diversity, and peace.
Indonesia & Sri Lanka
Coming from the Philippines, where disasters, both natural and human-induced, are a constant reality, I’ve been deeply interested in how interfaith and intercultural dialogue can play a role in crisis response. In line with this, I was invited to speak at a Theological Forum organized by the Saint Alphonsus Theological and Mission Institute, as part …
Philippines
As a Master of Public Policy student at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, I’ve been particularly interested in how faith can be used as a tool for social change rather than division, and how that can translate into meaningful policy reform. With this in mind, I joined the Committee on Muslims …
USA
Generally, youth in Tamale are deprived of basic skills in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). They have never had the opportunity to use a computer since their financial statuses disadvantage them in acquiring a computer. The skills in ICT are best acquired when an individual frequently uses the computer and the internet. Unfortunately, the most …
Ghana
This project was held because there were a lot of interfaith problems in Indonesia, especially in Medan. A lot of people kept their prejudices toward other people who had different religions. Thus, young people in Medan needed to start interfaith dialogue to diminish prejudice and to live peacefully. Main aims To introduce interfaith dialogue to …
Indonesia
On 19th March 2016, the Islamic community was welcomed at the parish of San Martino in Greco during a series of meetings dedicated to Patriarch Abraham, Ibrahim in the Qur'an, where the reading of verses and reflections by Imam Yahya Pallavicini alternated with a musical performance of the Sukun Ensemble. We decided to reciprocate the …
Italy