ACT Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Dr. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel and Dr. Humberto Martin Shikiya as ACT Goodwill Ambassadors. Each brings a wealth of experience to these [...]

As the ACT Haiti Forum have worked to bring life-saving relief to communities impacted by the August 14 earthquake, they uncovered some excellent news about the work done by ACT [...]

"We believe that the global community can and must do more to save lives, improve the well-being of all human beings, promote peace and ensure the realization of all human [...]

You probably know the phrase “Women’s Rights are Human Rights”, one of the favourite slogans of the feminist movement in the 80s and 90s. It is perhaps most notably known [...]

“This is not about climate. It’s about our life, our future. And you are destroying our future.” Steve Private, an Indigenous youth from Peru, is making a powerful challenge to [...]

Each year, ACT Alliance members join other Christians around the world to pray, act and advocate for our common home, Earth, by celebrating the ecumenical Season of Creation.  The Season [...]

COP 26, scheduled to take place in Glasgow, UK, this November, is a crucial moment in the fight for climate justice. Due to COVID-19, this COP has already been delayed [...]

On the 14th August a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Haiti with devastating consequences.  The passage of Tropical Depression Grace on the 17th of August worsened conditions on the ground [...]

ACT Alliance members respond daily to humanitarian crises all around the globe – from building shelters for people who lost their homes to earthquakes or floods, to providing life-saving WASH [...]

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the south of Haiti at 8:29am on Saturday, 14 August. The earthquake was also felt in other Caribbean islands, like Jamaica and Cuba. This earthquake [...]

The Tigray Region in the north of Ethiopia has suffered from internal conflict since early November 2020. According to ACT member Lutheran World Foundation (LWF), the situation has intensified over [...]

Deeba [1] is a 46-year-old widow and mother of five children, originally from Alingar’s Saba Khil village. The family has been relocated several times in the last few months due [...]

Nepal suffered from one of the worst COVID-19 situations world-wide in May 2021, and an alert was issued consequently. After having only a few new cases in July, the country [...]

In December 2020, Mikese Secondary School was one of nine centres which put into operation a 50 m3 rainwater harvesting tank and hand washing facilities. Mikese is situated in the [...]

Elderly people who under normal circumstances manage their life very well by themselves can be hit hard by natural disasters and suddenly need support. Like 74 year-old Ruth Hekneno who [...]

What does the project “Gaza Tech Women Lead” supported by ACT-members Dan Church Aid and Norwegian Church Aid in Gaza mean for young, well-educated women like Sara Al Massri? There [...]

The Anglican Church of Melanesia – a partner of ACT member Anglican Board of Missions (ABM) – ran a series of disaster resilience workshops on Savo Island which is a [...]

The population of Jordan’s second biggest city Zarqa has doubled within the past six years due to immigration from neighboring Syria and Palestine. The Zarqa Community Centre is one of [...]

This article first appeared on ACT-member Felm’s website “My mother, father and grandfather were victims of the Haliya practice, working as bonded laborers in other people’s lands. Because of this, [...]

Kujok is a village in Northern Iraq, not far away from Mosul and from the Syrian border. Mohammed Yousif is the first person who returned from a camp in a [...]