Working Together in Haiti
Integral Members have been working together in Haiti since Hurricane Matthew devastated the country in 2016. Here is an update of their activity since then … Who is currently part of the RIHPED network?RIHPED is currently made up of 14 organisations, eight local and six international – five of whom are Integral Members. What inspires […]
The Value of Partnership in Bangladesh
Integral Members World Concern and Tearfund New Zealand are partnering in Bangladesh as part of the Integral response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis … World Concern and Tearfund New Zealand have recently started a youth programme for 14-18 year olds, which includes running a sewing centre and sports activities. The aim of the sewing centre project […]
Preparing for the Monsoon Season in Bangladesh
All Integral Members involved in the Rakhine Refugee Crisis worked with fellow Members Tear Netherlands and ZOA to enable them to access vital funds for life-saving relief for Rohingya refugees … ZOA, with Medair and World Concern as implementing partners, and Tear Netherlands, with Tearfund (UK) and their partner CCDB as implementers, have been able […]
Emergency Funds Released for Drought in Ethiopia
Integral uses its Disaster Monitor to share information about unfolding disaster situations. Currently, Integral Members with work in Ethiopia are monitoring the substantial needs that conflict and drought have brought to IDPs and their host communities in Southern Ethiopia … Integral supported ZOA’s funding application to the Dutch Relief Alliance by gathering and providing information […]
Integral Responding to Flooding in South Asia
As Integral, we want to say a big thank you to our Members for so generously contributing to the response in South Asia … Torrential rains devastated parts of Bangladesh, India and Nepal in August 2017 leaving millions of people displaced. In total more than 100,000 people severely affected by the flooding were helped as a […]
Integral Members Working Together in Bangladesh
In September 2017 Integral Alliance launched a joint Disaster Response for the Rakhine State Displacement. Sixteen Integral Members have opted into the response and are working together to assist refugees crossing the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar. Since August 2017, 671,000 new arrivals have been registered, making this the fastest growing refugee crisis in the […]
Integral Anti-Trafficking Collaboration
Integral Member Tearfund New Zealand has recently completed a mapping exercise for the newly formed Integral Alliance Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Collaboration (IAATEC). Here Phil Newman, International Programmes Director at Tearfund New Zealand, tells us more about this innovative initiative that brings together 12 Integral Members with work in this sector… What was the original inspiration […]
Integral Appoints a New Board Chair
Integral is pleased to announce that Jacinta Tegman has been unanimously appointed by the Integral Board to be their new Chairperson, with immediate effect … Jacinta Tegman is the President of World Concern, an Integral Member since 2012. World Concern’s headquarters are in Seattle, USA. Jacinta says, “It is a great honour to be elected […]
Integral Coordinating in Bangladesh
In September 2017 Integral Alliance launched a Disaster Response for the mass displacement of communities from Rakhine State, in Western Myanmar, into Bangladesh. Sixteen Alliance Members are responding to this crisis, with six operational in Bangladesh. In order to assist with the in-country coordination a short-term Integral Coordinator was seconded from Mission East. Kendrah Jespersen […]
Integral Responds to the Rakhine State Displacement
Integral Alliance has launched a Disaster Response for the mass displacement of communities from Rakhine State, in Western Myanmar, into Bangladesh … Sixteen Integral Members are responding to this crisis. To date it is estimated that more than 436,000 people have crossed the border into Bangladesh after new violence broke out on 25th August [source […]
Integral Responding to the Floods in South Asia
Integral Alliance has launched a Disaster Response for the flooding in India, Nepal and Bangladesh … Sixteen Integral Members have opted into this joint response, with a further four considering how they can be involved. Heavy monsoon rains have caused landslides and floods across northern India, southern Nepal and Bangladesh. A third of Bangladesh is […]
Portraits of Syrian Refugees
Here Helen Manson from Tearfund New Zealand provides portraits of Syrian refugees at a LSESD Food Distribution Centre in Lebanon. On her recent field trip Helen also took photos and conducted interviews for other Integral Members with work in the region, as well as generously making her work available to all Integral Members for use […]