ACT Alliance is committed to ‘principles of human rights, gender justice, do no harm, conflict resolution, participation and putting people first’ (Strategy, page. 9), which demands a robust Safeguarding policy, guidance, and capacity strengthening within the alliance.
The Quality and Accountability Reference Group, Safeguarding Community of Practice (CoP) and Gender Programme aimed to strengthen the Safeguarding policy position and guidance for members, including a mainstreaming of gender. While the ACT Alliance had a Child Safeguarding Policy, which was approved in May 2015, there was a need identified where a more holistic policy would benefit the alliance, which responds to the emerging contexts where we work, and create greater coherence with other policies. The process included a working group, led by ACT Secretariat and representation from national, regional and global membership with expertise in Safeguarding. Members also financially resourced to support the process, which they noted was the most participatory process for developing a policy that they had been involved in. This included focus groups with members on specialist areas, a survey, and regular guidance from the working group, including reviews of different draft versions.
The ACT Quality and Accountability Reference Group unanimously endorsed the Safeguarding Policy Framework and it was approved by the Governing Board in May 2024.
ACT Safeguarding Policy Framework 2024
ACT Cadre de politique de protection 2024
ACT Marco Político de Salvaguardia 2024
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Ideas for Climate Advocacy, 2022.
ACT News article Ideas for Climate Advocacy: New ACT climate justice publication
Ideas for climate advocacy, 40 pages of practical strategies for climate justice, is now available. “We must keep 
hope alive and I think this publication can help us,” says Mattias Söderberg, co-chair of the ACT Alliance Climate Justice Reference Group. “We can make a difference and achieve climate justice if we take action now!”
Divided into three sections, the book covers much of what Forums, members and regional climate justice CoPs will need to improve the effectiveness of their climate advocacy.
The first section explores ACT’s understanding of climate justice based on the foundations of our faith and as a faith-based alliance. It includes a summary of the most important scientific findings on the climate crisis drawn from the recent 6th Assessment Report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). It examines how past and future climate impacts threaten the sustainable development of all people, but especially those in the world’s most vulnerable communities. COP26 is studied in detail to introduce climate policy and the Glasgow Climate Pact. This section ends by exploring the climate policy challenges of the coming years.
The second section looks at advocacy practice. Using concrete examples, the publication shows how advocacy for climate justice at local, national, and international levels can be carried out in relatively simple ways. The aim is to raise the level of ambition in national and international climate targets, adaptation programmes, climate finance and in addressing climate-related Loss and Damage. This section also explains the basics of the Paris Climate Agreement and the resulting state obligations, and designing climate adaptation programmes to be gender responsive. Finally, it presents the Climate Justice Module of the ACT Advocacy Academy as the central training tool of our Climate Justice Programme.
The third section highlights the advocacy activities of ACT’s Climate Justice Programme. Three examples illustrate how ACT Communities of Practice (CoPs) from different world regions advocate for higher climate ambition. The examples illustrate the different priorities of ACT regions for climate justice. A bibliography and list of useful resources concludes the publication.
We wish you good and inspiring reading. Download here.
CJ Advocacy Framework 2023-26_ENGLISH
CJ Advocacy Framework 2023-26 SPANISH version
ACT News Article, August 2023 : New Climate Justice Framework a Collaborative Work
The 2023 Secretariat Narrative and Financial report can be found here.
The ACT Alliance’s audit results can be found here.
“In 2022, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the existential threat of climate change, and the impact of ongoing conflicts were exacerbated by the war in Ukraine,” says Rudelmar Bueno da Faria, ACT General Secretary in his 2022 Annual Report message. “Despite these challenges, ACT and its members were able to consolidate our work as a relevant and cohesive faith-based alliance.”
The 2022 issue of the ACT Alliance Annual Report has special features on the work of ACT’s MENA region and ACT’s global advocacy programme. You will find out more about the work of other ACT regions and members as well as about 2022’s activities on Climate Justice, Migration and Displacement, Gender Justice and ACT’s other programmes.
You’ll also find news on ACT’s engagement at the World Council of Churches General Assembly, our new joint ACT/WCC publication on ecumenical diakonia, and our work to combat vaccine inequity.
ACT Latin America and the Caribbean region: Executive Report 2023 in English and Spanish, download below.
Spanish Executive Report 2023, LAC Region
English Executive Report 2023, LAC Region
We are pleased to share with you the final report of our event “TOWARDS JOINT ACTION 2.0” held in the Dominican Republic last September. The report was prepared by the Regional Office and was submitted for comments by the participating members. You will also find an infographic with the key points of this process that began in February in Bogota.
Once again we are grateful for the commitment of all those who participated and made this event possible to bring us closer to the Caribbean, fulfilling our goal as an Alliance to leave no one behind. We will now continue to work tirelessly to accomplish the new agreements towards the protection of the rights of people in human mobility in our region.
Tenemos el gusto de compartir con ustedes el reporte final de nuestro evento “HACIA LA ACCIÓN CONJUNTA 2.0” desarrollado en República Dominicana el pasado mes de septiembre. El reporte fue elaborado por la Oficina Regional y fue sometido a comentarios por parte de los miembros participantes. Encuentran también una infografía con los puntos clave de este proceso que empezó desde febrero en Bogotá.
Nuevamente agradecemos el compromiso de todas aquellas personas que participaron e hicieron posible este evento para acercarnos más al Caribe, cumpliendo nuestro objetivo como Alianza de no dejar a nadie atrás. Ahora continuaremos trabajando incansablemente por cumplir los nuevos acuerdos para la protección de los derechos de las personas en movilidad humana en nuestra región.
Please use the above links to download the version (English EN or Spanish ES) you prefer.
Posted Monday, October 16, 2023.
