Creator God, out of the overflowing of your love you created all things with rich variety and great beauty and entrusted us with responsibility for them; grant that we might so value all that you have given into our care that we may strive to sustain its blessings for all people for all time. Amen. During […]
In the aftermath of hurricane Maria, the news from Puerto Rico was about support not reaching people. It is therefore so encouraging to read of the quiet work of the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico reaching out to so many with health care and relief supplies at their time of need. Dr Janice Proud, Anglican […]
Emergency Appeal from the Diocese of Jerusalem for al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City The Anglican al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City has implemented an emergency response to the crisis caused by the overwhelming number of casualties sustained during protests across the Gaza Strip on Monday 14th May 2018. In a statement Archbishop Suheil Dawani, […]
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 very different, the fundamentals of what makes for resilience are […]
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 Alliance’s relief manager, shares the findings from a grass-roots exploration of these questions in Zimbabwe. Janice […]
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. There are a number of signs that can help us to identify a […]
‘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 should start with […]
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 have been cut. Aftershocks continue to cause fear, particularly after one of […]
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 mentioned in last month’s post, women are at the heart of our programmes, […]
Written by Annam Arumanayagam, Anglican Alliance facilitator for East Asia. Tucked away in the Upper Delta region is a little village which has seen the power of God’s Word transforming their lives and local church. The small Anglican church in Bawine Village is an example of the success of the Church and Community Mobilisation Process […]