resilience – Anglican Alliance

Churches respond as storms wreak havoc across continents

Typhoons and hurricanes have hit the eastern United States, northern Philippines and now Hong Kong and China. As thousands have been evacuated, many have lost their homes and livelihoods. In the midst of the pain and destruction, the Church is there responding. Super...

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 resilience, strengthening communities – lessons from Zimbabwe

Individuals and communities can be seen to be thriving, not just surviving, as churches in Zimbabwe engage with their communities using Church and Community Mobilisation and other participatory processes. Communities in Zimbabwe have suffered endless shocks in recent...