What is Dharma Alliance
Dharma Alliance is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization based in Geneva that seeks to protect, preserve, and promote Dharma-based perspectives and practices across the world. ‘Dharma’ in Sanskrit comes from the root ‘dhri’ meaning ‘to sustain’, and refers to the spiritual, ethical and natural principles that uphold the universe.
Although more than 2 billion people across the world are rooted in these traditions, Dharma-based approaches are not adequately reflected in global dialogues and actions on peace and development. Dharma Alliance seeks to address this by bringing Dharma-based perspectives – premised as they are on harmony, mutual respect, and the inter-connectedness of all life – to the center of global institutions, dialogues and processes.
Vision
Dharma Alliance has a vision that global norms and actions on peace and development reflect the principles of Dharma – harmony, mutual respect, shared prosperity and the inter-connectedness of all life.
Mission
Dharma Alliance’s mission is to strengthen and mainstream Dharma-based approaches across the world.
Objectives
The purpose of Dharma Alliance is to protect, preserve and promote Dharma-based approaches and traditions across the world. This intention finds expression in the following objectives and activities.
Objective :
Activities
Become a global platform and knowledge source for protecting, strengthening, articulating, and propagating Dharma- based approaches across all institutions, systems, policies and tools of international governance across major global themes (such as conflict resolution, trade, development, human rights, environment, sustainable development goals (SDGs) etc.)
1. Develop knowledge products in various forms and languages on Dharma-based approaches to major global themes (for example, a series of publications on how different Dharma traditions approach each SDG).
2. Organize regular conferences on major global themes bringing together Dharma-based thinkers and practitioners.
3. Represent and propagate Dharma-based approaches at all major institutions of global governance such as the United Nations.
2. Organize regular conferences on major global themes bringing together Dharma-based thinkers and practitioners.
3. Represent and propagate Dharma-based approaches at all major institutions of global governance such as the United Nations.
Create tools to protect Dharma traditions and mainstream Dharma-based approaches in the global narrative.
1. Create knowledge products that clarify misconceptions about Dharma traditions.
2. Carry out a focused and sustained campaign to change popular perceptions about Dharma-based approaches across the world.
3. Sensitize global mainstream media towards the uniqueness of Dharma-based approaches.
4. Produce and propagate knowledge that provides Dharma-based insights and approaches to contemporary challenges.
5. Bring together monks, thinkers, scholars and researchers from across Dharma traditions world to interact with each other and produce focused, relevant and high-quality content.
6. Facilitate the participation of monks and scholars of different Dharma traditions in relevant international events and conferences to promote and propagate Dharma perspectives
2. Carry out a focused and sustained campaign to change popular perceptions about Dharma-based approaches across the world.
3. Sensitize global mainstream media towards the uniqueness of Dharma-based approaches.
4. Produce and propagate knowledge that provides Dharma-based insights and approaches to contemporary challenges.
5. Bring together monks, thinkers, scholars and researchers from across Dharma traditions world to interact with each other and produce focused, relevant and high-quality content.
6. Facilitate the participation of monks and scholars of different Dharma traditions in relevant international events and conferences to promote and propagate Dharma perspectives
Become a global platform and knowledge source for protecting, strengthening, articulating, and propagating Dharma- based approaches across all institutions, systems, policies and tools of international governance across major global themes (such as conflict resolution, trade, development, human rights, environment, sustainable development goals (SDGs) etc.)
1. Develop knowledge products in various forms and languages on Dharma-based approaches to major global themes (for example, a series of publications on how different Dharma traditions approach each SDG).
2. Organize regular conferences on major global themes bringing together Dharma-based thinkers and practitioners.
3. Represent and propagate Dharma-based approaches at all major institutions of global governance such as the United Nations.
2. Organize regular conferences on major global themes bringing together Dharma-based thinkers and practitioners.
3. Represent and propagate Dharma-based approaches at all major institutions of global governance such as the United Nations.
Become a global platform and knowledge source for protecting, strengthening, articulating, and propagating Dharma- based approaches across all institutions, systems, policies and tools of international governance across major global themes (such as conflict resolution, trade, development, human rights, environment, sustainable development goals (SDGs) etc.)
1. Organize regular conferences on issues of common interest to peoples belonging to different Dharma traditions.
2. Translate as well as create relevant Dharma-based content across multiple languages.
3. Bring young people from across different Dharma traditions and countries to engage with each other through regular and structured youth-oriented residential programs.
4. Support Dharma-based communities who are in a minority in various countries.
2. Translate as well as create relevant Dharma-based content across multiple languages.
3. Bring young people from across different Dharma traditions and countries to engage with each other through regular and structured youth-oriented residential programs.
4. Support Dharma-based communities who are in a minority in various countries.
In the first phase, Dharma Alliance aims to establish itself as a global platform and knowledge source for promoting Dharma-based approaches on global issues across all major institutions, systems, policies, and tools of international governance. Given the global consensus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Dharma Alliance has therefore initiated the development of a substantial knowledge base on Dharma-based perspectives, approaches, and actions on select SDGs.