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The Anglican Alliance has joined people across the Anglican Communion in offering prayers and support for the Church of Pakistan (United) as it stands by the victims of the terrorist attack on Easter Day.

Anglican development, Church Community Mobilisation and Mothers’ Union leaders in East and Central Africa are taking steps to make their work more inclusive of people with disabilities following a workshop organised by the Anglican Alliance and the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, last month. 

Looking to Easter, Anglican Alliance Co-Executive Director Andy Bowerman reflects on being named and living so that each person can become new creations in Christ, fully alive through the hope of the resurrection.

How Anglicans from Cyprus and the Gulf are responding to the needs of refugees and migrants on Europe’s doorstep.

The Anglican Alliance is lifting up a call for prayer for Burundi amid its current political crisis. Reports indicate that the situation is deeply concerning and remains tense and unpredictable despite high level visits to mediate a settlement. 

Anglicans across the European continent are joining in the Communion-wide initiative to end human trafficking. The Diocese in Europe is equipping its often largely expatriate congregations for work with unfamiliar legal and police systems through training and links with local projects.

Savings clubs in the Anglican Church of Melanesia are empowering women to manage their finances, support their families and take leadership in their communities.

The largest storm ever recorded in the region struck the islands of Fiji over the weekend, after causing widespread damage in Tonga. The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is already working to assess the damage and begin its response.

The response of Anglican churches and other faith communities to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa can serve as a model for addressing other epidemics, the Anglican Alliance heard yesterday.

The Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP) celebrated a milestone in its relief and development ministry in late 2015, with the handing over of 30 houses built together with families whose homes were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan.

The Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil has joined with other churches in the country to raise awareness of the Zika virus and promote preventative measures through an ecumenical Lenten campaign for a healthy environment.

Many churches and agencies in the Anglican Communion produce resources for prayer and reflection during Lent. Below is a sampling of 2016 resources that link this prayer and reflection to the call to respond to human need, address injustice, build peace and safeguard creation.