Latest News: Integral Launches New Disaster Response Alert for the Israel and Palestine Crisis
Integral has launched a Disaster Response for humanitarian needs caused by the current conflict in Israel and Palestine. Currently eleven Integral Members have opted in. [1] Casualties of this war are increasing daily. As of 24th October 2023, OCHA are reporting 5791 Palestinian and 1400 Israeli fatalities. [Source here]. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains […]
Uniting to Restore Hope: Integral’s Annual Report 2022
We are delighted to share with you our latest Annual Report. This report provides a comprehensive overview of all that Integral Members were able to achieve by working together in 2022. Martha Newsome, President and CEO of Medical Teams International and the Chair of the Integral Board, writes in the Foreword: It is my pleasure […]
Working Together to Empower Women in Ethiopia
A shared interest in sustainable livelihoods and climate-smart interventions led two Integral Members to collaborate in Ethiopia. Although based on opposite sides of the world, CEDAR Fund (Hong Kong) and Tearfund Ireland are sharing capacity and resources to support real change in local communities in Ethiopia. Rebecca Lee, a Senior Programme Officer with CEDAR Fund, […]
Sharing and Learning Together: The Integral Storyteller’s Webinar
In May 2023, the Integral Alliance hosted a Storytelling webinar to introduce their Storyteller’s Guide. This Guide brought together seven Integral Members to share their learning and best practice around ethical storytelling. A total of 103 people joined the webinar, which ran twice to cover different time zones. Fifteen Integral Members were represented, which included […]
The Integral Storyteller’s Guide Webinar
Helen Manson is the Chair of the Integral Dignity in Humanitarian Communications Working Group. The group, made up of seven Integral Members, has produced a Storyteller’s Guide which they are delighted to introduce you to in a free webinar. Here Helen shares with us more about this important area of dignity in humanitarian communications … […]
<strong>Integral Launches New Disaster Response Alert for the Türkiye / Northern Syria Earthquake</strong>
Integral has launched a Disaster Response for the devastating earthquakes in southeast Türkiye and northern Syria. Currently 20 Integral Members are responding to this humanitarian crisis.[1] As the scale of the devastation from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday 6th February continues to unfold, the World Health Organization has warned the number of casualties could […]
Integral’s Ukraine Response: A Year On
Seventeen Integral Members are responding to the Ukraine Crisis. In this Q&A we ask Allan Bussard, the Director of the Integra Foundation based in Slovakia, for his reflections a year on from the start of the conflict … 24th February marks the one-year anniversary of the start of this conflict. One year on, what are […]
Looking Back with Thanks and Forwards with Hope
At the end of each year, it is good to look back and reflect on our work. Our latest Annual Report provides an overview of all that Integral Members were able to achieve by working together in 2021. Martha Newsome, the Chair of the Integral Board, writes in the Foreword: “This year afforded us ample […]
Locally Led Response to the Java Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck West Java, Indonesia on the 21st November 2022. A total of 321 people died and 73,874 people became displaced. A total of 62,628 houses were recorded as damaged, 27,434 severely [Source here]. Although this is not an official Integral Disaster Response, Integral Members are involved through JAKOMKRIS […]
Integral Christmas Greeting 2022
A Christmas greeting from the Integral Secretariat! We wish you a Christmas season filled with God’s peace, light and love ~ Fiona, Jan, Sarah, Amy, Cressida and Monika. ‘Do not be afraid…’ ‘Do not be afraid Zechariah’, said the angel‘You have been named for a purposeAnd now God remembers –Your prayer has been heard!Name your […]
Integral Launches new Alert for the Greater Horn of Africa Food Crisis
Integral has launched a Disaster Response for the worsening food crisis in the greater Horn of Africa. Currently 12 Integral Members are responding to this severe food and malnutrition crisis[1] to cover work in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda. The March-May 2022 rainy season was the driest on record in the last 70 years, meaning […]
Integral Launches New DR Alert for the Uganda Food Crisis
Integral has launched a Disaster Response for the worsening food crisis in Karamoja, Uganda. Currently seven Integral Members are responding to this severe food and malnutrition crisis.[1] Karamoja has Uganda’s highest levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, with the country in the grip of the current drought affecting the whole of East Africa. More than […]
