Dr. Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Dr. Kailash Joshi, Gaurav Rastogi, Prof. Rita Sherma
Asha Jadeja, Chair and Founder, Motwani Jadeja Foundation
Hindu Chaplaincy Education Receives a Major Boost with the Award of Motwani Jadeja Fellowships to students within the HCI-GTU Program
— Asha Jadeja, Chair and Founder, Motwani Jadeja Foundation
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, November 9, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The new collaborative pathway to Hindu chaplaincy between Motwani Jadeja Foundation (MJF), Hindu Community Institute (HCI), and Graduate Theological Union (GTU) has international participation and influence.
The Hindu Community Institute (HCI) at present introduced the award of the primary Motwani Jadeja Hindu Chaplaincy Fellowships for research at HCI and the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, CA. Upon completion of the applications and coaching, these religious caregivers will serve at universities, hospitals, and different interreligious environments, outfitted with the wealthy religious care practices of the Hindu custom.
In making the announcement, Dr. Kailash Joshi, HCI President, stated, “We are making this truly historical announcement, thanks to the generous grant from Motwani Jadeja Foundation (MJF) and the cooperation between HCI and GTU”. The announcement additionally celebrates the institution of a “pathway to Hindu chaplaincy,” which is first-of-its-kind and combines the Counselor of Hindu Tradition (CHT) course by HCI with the GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP).”
Congratulating the brand new Motwani Jadeja Hindu Chaplaincy Fellows, Ms. Asha Jadeja, Chair and Founder of MJF, stated, “We admire the pioneering decision of the Fellows to enter chaplaincy education and congratulate them for being the first in the long line of chaplains who will follow in their footsteps.” The chaplaincy fellowship program profile suits properly with the MJF aspirations for driving compassion and the influence religious care companies can have on college campuses, hospitals, and plenty of different establishments worldwide.
GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program is designed to equip leaders to follow religious care and serve individuals from numerous non secular backgrounds. The incoming Hindu students will be a part of this system’s different worldwide students, furthering GTU’s imaginative and prescient to develop a broad international presence. GTU President Dr. Uriah Kim stated, “We are delighted to be celebrating the fruits of many years of collaboration between the GTU and HCI. This new, merit-based fellowship program, generously supported by the Motwani Jadeja Foundation, will enable us to attract even more top talent to the groundbreaking Interreligious Chaplaincy Program.”
“The Interreligious Chaplaincy Program was created to serve the urgent need to increase the competency of spiritual caregivers to address the needs of diverse communities and to train chaplains from underrepresented communities,” stated Dr. Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program on the GTU. “This exciting new fellowship aligns beautifully with our ongoing work and will help us to ensure the training of Hindu chaplains and other spiritual caregivers to become well-equipped to serve Hindu populations when working in interreligious contexts.”
Qualified professionals are invited to use to HCI’s Hindu Chaplaincy Pathway program and GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program. Applications to the fellowship program are welcome from admitted and presently enrolled college students in GTU’s ICP program.
Looking ahead, Gaurav Rastogi, HCI Board Member, and Dean stated, “HCI’s Pathway-108 program has the bold objective of facilitating the schooling and coaching of 108 Hindu chaplains into service by 2026. Towards this finish, we now have launched a $1M Fellowship fund drive and are establishing a assist and steering system for chaplaincy candidates, students, and practitioners. With the announcement of the seven Motwani Jadeja Hindu Chaplaincy Fellowships by GTU, we now have reached ten Fellows on this pathway. Their profiles could also be considered right here”.
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About the Hindu Community Institute (https://hinduci.org)
Silicon Valley professionals based Hindu Community Institute (HCI) in 2018 as a first-of-its-kind, non-profit, service-learning establishment. HCI addresses the necessity for selfless service (the traditional Hindu philosophy of karma yoga) and modern-day religious care within the Hindu diaspora nations.
HCI gives two graduate certificates programs globally to professionals of all backgrounds: one for service as volunteers of their communities and the opposite a post-graduate pre-chaplaincy course that allows admission to the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP) on the Graduate Theological Union (GTU). HCI additionally raises funds for fellowships for certified candidates who aspire to develop into Hindu Chaplains.
Among the distinctive options of HCI are 1) over 100 professional volunteers carry out all operations and train at HCI, 2) HCI maintains a robust interchange with interfaith and different Hindu organizations in the neighborhood service and religious assist area, and three) HCI is constructing a world community of religious care leaders of the long run.
About the Motwani Jadeja Foundation (https://mjf.world)
Motwani Jadeja Foundation is a not-for-profit, distributed, a world enterprise fund that goals to rework entrepreneurial people into inventive change-makers. Their start-ups are a mirrored image of this ethos. Motwani Jadeja Foundation helps a world community of entrepreneurial thinkers, artists, writers, and tech innovators pushed by the values of particular person freedom and excellence. Motwani Jadeja Foundation goals to assist and empower entrepreneurs to allow influence and exponential change. It is industry-agnostic and significantly cares about influence investing in schooling, the Maker Movement, and girls’s rights, primarily in South Asia. Based out of the Bay Area, NYC, and India, the inspiration has a robust international footprint throughout varied tech sectors and academia. Its community has deep roots all through Google and Stanford, from the place it develops alternatives that assist bridge gaps and contribute to fixing international social issues.
About the Graduate Theological Union (www.gtu.edu)
Based within the San Francisco Bay Area, the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is a world chief within the research of faith and theology, in addition to a vibrant residence for religious exploration by on-line studying alternatives with international attain.
Through rigorous educational analysis and lively interreligious dialogue, the GTU’s facilities of research and wider consortium provide applications that result in groundbreaking scholarship, with alumni who develop into thought leaders of their fields. We provide progressive approaches to superior research, pushed by our core dedication to furthering the causes of moral management, social justice, sustainability, and religious care to create extra simply and peaceable communities worldwide. Discover extra about our applications and the work of our alum neighborhood at gtu.edu.
Gaurav Rastogi
Hindu Community Institute
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