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Tropical Cyclone Yasa leaves devastation in Fiji – please help

1 year ago

On Thursday 17th December, Category 5 Tropical Cyclone (TC) Yasa made landfall in Fiji, bringing with it gusts of up to 350 kmph and lashing rain. The winds flattened trees and crops, damaged and destroyed houses, and the rain has left severe flooding, which i...

COVID-19: Kenya and Mozambique work update

2 years ago

COVID-19: the transition and the new normal. Recently we had an update from our partners in Kenya and Mozambique. They told us of how the pandemic has impacted them and the people they serve. Importantly, they told us how their work is continuing to help th...

Speaking up: Empowering the vulnerable in a crisis.

2 years ago

Sometimes it is hard to speak up when something is wrong. It is even harder when there has been a disaster, and when you are already experiencing vulnerability in your community. We have been working with our partner, the Anglican Church of Melanesia, to reduc...

Swept away: food and the burden of flooding in the Solomon Islands

2 years ago

The province of Guadalcanal, the second largest island in the Solomon Islands and home of it's capital, Honiara, plays an essential role in growing enough food to feed the nation's people. So, when Tropical Cyclone Harold brought with it devastating floods in ...

Beirut, Lebanon explosion – sending emergency assistance

2 years ago

A catastrophic explosion and subsequent shockwave rocked Beirut, Lebanon on the 4th August, leaving the city's only port devastated, thousands of buildings damaged and 85 percent of the country's grain destroyed. The explosion killed more than 135 people, inju...

Disability in times of disaster – ensuring those most vulnerable aren’t left behind.

2 years ago

Living with a disability is challenging. In remote and rural settings in Vanuatu, these challenges are compounded by the dangers that come with the threat of natural disasters, like Tropical Cyclone Harold that hit earlier this year. This is how the Anglican C...

COVID-19: Our partners and our work

2 years ago

How is COVID-19 affecting the countries we work in? Though most of us would say our lives have been considerably impacted in some way, we know that global catastrophes such as COVID-19 hit the poor in developing countries hardest. Many of the world’s po...

Responding to TC Harold – Supporting the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

2 years ago

After Category 5 Cyclone Harold battered the Pacific in the lead up to Easter this year, people in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have been faced with the dual challenge of responding to the threat of COVID-19 and recovering from another environmental disaste...

Pacific nations suffer as cyclone hits during COVID-19 concerns

2 years ago

Tropical Cyclone Harold impacted the Pacific island nation of Solomon Islands as it passed by as a Category 1 storm on April 2 2020, before making landfall and devastating the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu as a stronger Category 5 storm on April 6. W...

Emphasising local work in communities

3 years ago

We recently took part in the Asia Pacific Humanitarian Leadership Conference in Melbourne. Two of our staff, along with Ethel George from our partner in Vanuatu, made significant contributions to the conference. The first presentation we contributed was by ...

How your donations have been spent in Ambae!

3 years ago

Last year we provided $10,000 from our Rapid Response Emergency Fund to our friends in Ambae, Vanuatu. This was to assist them with their recovery and rehabilitation efforts following the volcanic activity that had forced the evacuation of the entire popul...

Appeal Updates – Vanuatu and Indonesia

3 years ago

AMBAE, VANUATU Try to imagine yourself living in a tent for months, away from your home, with no idea when you will have more stable accommodation. You feel insecure, have no income, and the tropical wet season has arrived. This is what the majorit...

Rapid Response Emergency Fund: From no hope to know hope

6 years ago

Donations to our Rapid Response Emergency Fund enable us to respond quickly when an emergency strikes around the world, taking people from no hope to knowing hope. Donate securely online now, or use the below phone and mail details. Keep reading below the i...

Syria in Crisis Appeal

6 years ago

Help people inside Syria. Donate to our Syria in Crisis Appeal now. Donations will support the work of International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC). The IOCC is one of the few organisations working inside Syria to bring urgent aid to vulnerable people i...