Church members in the Diocese of Mbeere, Kenya, are taking part in the Umoja/Church Community Mobilisation (CCM) process and are using their local resources to create sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their community.

The Diocese of Jerusalem has launched an urgent appeal for the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza to continue its crucial health services to those injured and impacted by the recent conflict.  

The Archbishop of Canterbury continues to give inspiring leadership to the movement within and beyond the Church to end slavery in modern times. He invites churches to come together to mark Freedom Sunday on 19 October 2014.

The Episcopal Church of South Sudan & Sudan (ECSSS) continues its inspirational humanitarian work to assist communities affected by the conflict in South Sudan and now asks the Anglican Communion to support their Phase II appeal.  The UN has warned that this is the worst food crisis in the world and could turn into famine.

St. John’s Cathedral HIV Education Centre represented Anglicans at the recent International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia, which had the title “Ending AIDS: leaving no one behind”.

A new piece of guidance on working with Faith-Based Organisations has been published by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to support partnership with faith-based groups in responding to refugees and those displaced in emergencies. 

Faith communities were recognised in their contribution to ending the suffering of sexual violence at the recent Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which was convened in London. Now church leaders look to build on the outcomes from the Summit and take forward commitments in the prevention and response to sexual violence in conflict.

Paulo Ueti, Anglican Alliance Regional Facilitator for Latin America and the Caribbean, reports from El Salvador on theological reflection based on community transformation and development.