After the Fire – how the church is helping the community recover in Fort McMurray

In a recent news item we shared insights from Zimbabwe about what makes communities resilient and what resilience looks like at a local level. Here we share a story of community recovery and resilience from Canada. Whilst the context and nature of this disaster are...

Strengthening communities, strengthening resilience

Building resilience – strengthening the capacity of communities to survive shocks – is a key priority of the Anglican Alliance. But what makes communities resilient? What does resilience look like? What are its characteristics? Here, Janice Proud, the Anglican...

Protecting victims of modern slavery – join us in prayer and action this May

This month’s theme for Freedom Year is about recognising victims of modern slavery and reporting this to the appropriate agencies who can rescue them.  They also need protection from being re-trafficked. The first step to stopping human trafficking is to spot it. ...

First graduates from revised Agents of Change in Zambia and Zimbabwe

‘The most significant thing that has happened to me through my learning with Agents of Change is how to identify the need in the community and how to tackle it. I used to think that if there were a problem in the community others would do it. Now I know that it...

Update on response to Papua New Guinea earthquake

With ACPNG and ACNS The Anglican Alliance has been in touch with the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea after a large earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck in Enga province on 26th February. The quake has caused landslides and sinkholes in the region, and phone lines...

Women’s empowerment through sustainable microfinance

This blog post was written by the Programmes and Systems Manager for Five Talents, Hannah Wichmann. Five Talents recently conducted an independent evaluation of their work in Kenya to learn more about the impact of the work there. Original article here. As we...