By the time you read this article, you may well be on holidays somewhere, or at home. Either way, you will most likely be experiencing more freedoms than you have for most of the last two years. This is largely due to the rapid development and uptake of COVID-...
On 15 January, the underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted, which led to significant ash falls across Tonga and triggered tsunami waves.
The eruption generated an ash plume 19.2 km high. While electricity and mobile phone networks have been re...
Sister Daisy serves through the Anglican Church of Melanesia, much of it working with women who have endured violence. She shared with us how the sisters shine light into the lives of women in the Solomon Islands.
In the mornings and evenings, we pray w...
The Anglican Overseas Aid Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Jo Knight will be the next CEO of Anglican Overseas Aid, commencing February 2022.
Jo is a Christian leader and Anglican with 20 years of experience and a strong commitment to justice ...
Every year we make sure that our programs are effective and impactful, and one way we do this is to understand our reach in numbers. Although the real difference that your support makes can’t be measured in numbers alone, they do help to illustrate the reach o...
The Board of Directors of Anglican Overseas Aid announces the retirement in February 2022 of the Rev’d Dr Bob Mitchell, after 10 years as its CEO.
Bob has led AOA with distinction, capped off by high praise earlier this month with the recommendation that AO...
Our 2021 Advent Reflections are available!
Advent is a festive time that helps us reflect more deeply on the choices and practices that sustain us in life.
The theme we have chosen for this year’s Advent reflection booklet is ‘Step into a deeper Chr...
At Anglican Overseas Aid, we believe that caring for the poor is a central aspect of the Gospel.
We have created brand new Bible studies which emphasise God's concern for those living in poverty and injustice. The studies are designed to help both individua...
Anglican Overseas Aid and 15 other Australian charities joined forces for the first time on Friday 6 August to launch the newly-formed Emergency Action Alliance.
In an historic collaborative effort, the humanitarian agencies have united in their campaig...
The Imarisha Maisha (Enhancing Life) program is implemented by the Anglican Church of Kenya, Mount Kenya West Diocese (ACK). Anglican Overseas Aid has been partnering with ACK to improve self-reliance, promote gender equality and help prevent gender-based viol...
As the world deals with rounds of COVID-19 lockdowns, impacting both rich and developing countries, the Solomon Islands seems to have been spared the worst, not having recorded any large community outbreaks. Thankfully their border closures, quarantine and...
Anglican churches are a lifeline for Anglican Overseas Aid. We literally could not do our work without their generous support. In this feature, Father Nick Wallace, Vicar at the Anglican Parish of Sorrento and Rye, talks about the reasons the Parish suppor...
A group of ladies in the rural traditional pastoralist town of Lekiji, Kenya, have formed a group named Baraka (Blessing). The group was formed to explore economic opportunities after participating in Strength-Based Approach (SBA) training. This type of tr...
When Jesus said "Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs" his disciples were indignant. They didn't understand what he was trying to teach them. But what was so shocking about this statem...
In AOA’s Easter Appeal, “Hear Their Cry”, we focused on the plight of the people of northern Mozambique in the province of Cabo Delgado where civil and military conflict has resulted in the devastating loss of 2000 lives and mass displacement. It is estima...
Learning about financial matters like saving, budgeting and business building opens up opportunities for women who have experienced domestic violence to have more of a voice in their home and communities. The Anglican Sisters at the Christian Care Centre a...
The disaster happening in Gaza and Israel is heartbreaking.
Our television screens are filled with images of rockets and bombs striking targets in both Gaza and southern Israel, and the growing violence across the region. The threat of a ground war appears ...
Friday 5 March 2021 was the World Day of Prayer.
This is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women who welcome you to join in prayer and action for peace and justice.
This year, the focus of the day was the Pacific country of Vanuatu. About 60 ...
International Women’s Day on March 8th is about celebrating women, but also raising awareness against bias and challenging the attitudes and systems that lead to inequality.
The theme of International Women’s Day this year is #choosetochallenge, which we fe...
Despite recent political turmoil in Myanmar, life goes on for millions of residents. Please keep them in your prayers, along with our friends at Akhaya, as well as the leaders.
In September we finished our project working with Akhaya, supporting the Silver...
