Last week President Bush went to Africa to highlight U.S. efforts in the region. One of the pillars his development program has been support to faith-based organizations, which has been subject to controversy and criticism. Recently CGD publications associate Lindsay Morgan traveled to Zambia to see what role faith-based organizations play in development there. Among her observations: the term faith-based organization (or FBO) is too narrow; the scale and scope of the work of FBOs is enormous and needs to be better understood by policymakers; and the role of FBOs is more controversial in Washington than it is on the ground in Zambia.
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