Working Together in Ecuador
Nine Integral Members have joined together to respond to the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador in April. The death toll was over 650 people, and with around 80,000 people currently displaced living in official camps and temporary shelters, the need for humanitarian assistance is still very high. The cost of reconstruction is estimated […]
Food for the Hungry and Transform Aid International Collaborate in Ethiopia
Extreme weather patterns, caused by a particularly strong El Niño, are causing floods and droughts in many regions of the world, with East Africa particularly affected. An Integral Response was launched on 30th September 2015 for this situation, with ten Members joining together to see how the most urgent needs in Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan […]
Food for the Hungry (US) and Transform Aid International (Australia) collaborate in Ethiopia
Extreme weather patterns, caused by a particularly strong El Niño, are causing floods and droughts in many regions of the world, with East Africa particularly affected. An Integral Response was launched on 30th September 2015 for this situation, with ten Members joining together to see how the most urgent needs in Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan […]
Commitment to Partnership in Disasters
When a disaster strikes, it is too late to stop and work out how to best co-ordinate in the heat of the response. Because of that, eight Integral Members who are ‘early responders’ met in Dublin to explore how they may better work together immediately following a disaster. Jan Eyre, Integral’s Disaster Management and Programme […]
Integral Responding to Cyclone Winston in Fiji
Integral Members have raised an alert for Cyclone Winston, a category 5 storm which cut a path of destruction across Fiji on 20-21 February 2016. Damage to agriculture is estimated to be US$61 million with 100 per cent of crops destroyed in the worst affected areas. With an estimated 50,000 people currently sheltering in nearly […]
Building Partnership in The Philippines
Debbie Toribio, Country Director of Food for the Hungry Philippines, shares about their partnership with Medair when another disaster struck the region … What was the situation you responded to?Typhoon Nona reached Catarman on 14 December 2015. The typhoon impacted about 90% of Northern Samar provinces leaving 65,000 families homeless. The National Government agencies, together […]
Integral Responding to the East Africa Food Crisis
In September 2015 an Alert was raised for an Integral Response for the increasing food insecurity in East Africa, with Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan especially affected. Here is an update of activity so far in this joint response … Ten Integral Members have opted in to this response for the East Africa Food Crisis. Integral has […]
Integral DR alert raised for East Africa Food Crisis
An Alert for an Integral Response was raised on 30th September 2015 for increasing food insecurity in East Africa, with Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan especially affected. Extreme weather patterns, caused by a particularly strong El Niño, are causing floods and droughts in many regions of the world. The implications of these weather extremes are life […]
Integral Gains a New Member
Integral Alliance is pleased to welcome ZOA to Integral membership. ZOA was founded in 1973 and runs high quality, integrated programmes for people affected by conflict or disaster in more than 15 countries. They are based in The Netherlands … Allan Bussard Chair of the Integral Board, says: “I am very pleased to welcome ZOA […]
Cyclone Pam – Building Resilient Partnerships
An Alert for an Integral Response was raised on 14th March 2015 for Cyclone Pam which devastated the nation of Vanuatu. Ten Integral Members responded to this emergency and coordinated their activities at each stage of the response. A regional meeting was held in August 2015 between Integral Members TEAR Fund NZ, Tearfund UK, Transform […]
Integral Response to Myanmar Flooding
Integral’s Disaster Response process was initiated on 6 August 2015 for severe flooding affecting large parts of Asia … At least 493 people are reported dead in six countries after monsoon rains and tropical Cyclone Komen caused severe flooding in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Vietnam. An estimated 55,000 homes have been destroyed, with […]
Coming Together for Greater Impact in Nepal
Leena Samuel is Food for the Hungry’s Deputy Director for Emergency Response and recently served as the Integral Coordinator in Nepal following the devastating earthquake. Here she shares with us her reflections about collaboration and experience of bringing people together for a greater impact … What is the main motivation for your work? It would be […]