Report on project EMA 02/2005 : to establish guidelines on understanding of the cultures, strengths and needs of non-Christian faith communities and the contribution they can make to programs of community recovery and community building when dealing with disasters and emergencies / Maureen Postma.

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Overview -- Backround -- Method -- The Victorian Council of Churches' Community recovery program -- Other faiths in the Victorian community -- Statistical tables -- Discussions with non-Christian faith groups - General -- Conclusions from discussions -- Emergency events and disasters and understanding of community recovery -- Recommendations -- Proposed guidelines -- Annexure 1: List of contacts -- Annexure 2: Relevant literature -- Annexure 3: Guidelines for multifaith gatherings.

"This document reports on a scoping study undertaken in Victoria to investigate the possible contribution of people of faiths other than Christians to community building and in particular to community recovery assistance ... Interviews were conducted with members froma variety of faith groups in Victoria. This document reports the findings of those interviews ... At the end of the report are eight recommendations and a set of proposed guidelines, based on the recommendations." -- P.2.