12 June 2018
After Grenfell – how faith groups responded to the tragedy
“In many ways, the faith response was an example of the community ministering to itself, rather than being helped by well-meaning outsiders.” Elizabeth Oldfield, Director of Theos, in the foreword to ‘After Grenfell’ Helping churches increase their disaster preparedness and resilience by sharing examples of good practice is a core element of the Anglican Alliance’s work. […]
6 June 2018
Prayers for Guatemala following volcanic eruption
The Anglican Alliance is calling for prayer and solidarity for the people and churches in Guatemala affected by Sunday’s major volcanic eruption. The Fuego Volcano had a violent eruption on Sunday, 3 June 2018. An estimated 3,271 people have already been evacuated from the area and further movements are planned. Tragically, at least 70 people […]
Oraciones por Guatemala por la erupción volcánica
La Alianza Anglicana les invita a orar y estar en solidaridad con el pueblo y iglesias en Guatemala que están afectadas por la grande erupción volcánica que empezó Domingo. El volcán de Fuego entró en actividad en 3 de junio, Domingo. Hay una estimativa de 3.271 personas que fueran evacuadas de la parte mas afectada […]
Taking action on plastic pollution
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 […]
4 June 2018
Puerto Rico – the Diocese of Hope
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 […]
22 May 2018
Emergency Appeal from the Diocese of Jerusalem for al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City
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, […]
11 May 2018
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 very different, the fundamentals of what makes for resilience are […]
2 May 2018
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 Alliance’s relief manager, shares the findings from a grass-roots exploration of these questions in Zimbabwe. Janice […]
1 May 2018
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. There are a number of signs that can help us to identify a […]
18 April 2018
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 should start with […]