Integral DR: Increasing Reach Through Collaboration
Integral Alliance launched a joint Disaster Response for Lebanon following the explosion that brought widespread devastation to Beirut in August 2020. Here we see an example of how International Health Partners is receiving support from fellow Integral Members to provide much needed medical supplies. We asked Hannah Dean, Programmes Manager with International Health Partners to […]
Integral Responds to the Crisis in Lebanon
The huge explosion that rocked Beirut on 4th August 2020 brought widespread devastation to the city … Integral Alliance has launched an Integral alert for Lebanon, with 18 Members opting in to be part of this joint Disaster Response[1]. Lebanon is already experiencing a financial and political crisis, a surge in COVID-19 cases and is […]
Creating Learning Spaces for our Members
One of Integral’s strategic objectives is to create learning spaces to share strengths, best practices and strategic issues. Integral groups regularly share expertise and take part in webinars across a range of subjects. In June members of the Integral Marketing Group took part in a webinar on ‘Ethics and Dignity in Humanitarian Communications’ … A […]
A Personal Statement from Fiona Boshoff, Integral’s CEO, about Racial Injustice
In the Imperial War Museum in London, at the end of the Holocaust and Auschwitz exhibition is a quote attributed to Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Since the death of George Floyd, the media spotlight has turned to issues of racism and […]
12 months on: Our values in action in the Cyclone Idai response
Cyclone Idai was one of the worst ever recorded tropical cyclones to strike Africa, making landfall in Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia in March 2020. It caused catastrophic damage and humanitarian crises in an already food insecure region. Twelve months on we look at how two Integral Alliance Members have been able to respond more effectively […]
Latest News from Integral – Burkina Faso Crisis
Integral has hosted a call to share information on the worsening crisis in Burkina Faso … Eight Members joined to hear updates from those with work on the ground, in order to better understand the humanitarian needs and resources required. Members explored how they could collaborate so that we can better respond to what is […]
“Act as locally as possible”
An external evaluation of Integral’s response to the Sulawesi earthquakes and tsunami concluded that there was a high degree of localisation which supported our commitments to a quality response with strong local ownership … On 28 September 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Sulawesi, Indonesia. Multiple earthquakes and aftershocks followed, triggering a tsunami. Eighteen Integral […]
Listening to Partners in Ethiopia
The second Integral Partner Listening Forum has taken place in Ethiopia. Here we interview participant Daniel Reta, and explain more about Integral’s approach to localisation … We are currently holding listening forums with partner organisations in five countries. We want our partners’ understanding and perspectives to help us to develop our approach to localisation. We […]
Latest News: Venezuelan Displacement Crisis
It is estimated that 4.5 million Venezuelans have now left their country, fleeing a profound economic and political crisis. The UN predicts that by the end of 2019 this figure will reach 5.3 million, and by 2020 to around 8 million. This crisis would then be the largest forced migration crisis in the world. Columbia […]
Integral Partner Listening Forums
Integral has just hosted the first of their Partner Listening Forums in Nepal. The overall aim of this initiative is to hear from local organisations working with Integral Members about their perspectives on locally-led humanitarian action. This is with a view to developing a common Integral approach to localisation. Future Forums will take place in […]
Latest News from Integral – North East Syrian Displacement
The current military operations in northeast Syria are causing displacement, both internally in Syria and also into northern Iraq. As of the 24th October 2019 more than 10,168 Syrians have crossed into Iraq. The humanitarian operations are severely hampered by heavy shelling, disrupted supply chains, and shifts in territorial control … Although a full Integral Disaster […]
South Asia Flooding – Latest News from Integral
Millions of people have been affected by torrential Monsoon rains across South Asia. This includes Rohingya refugees, living in camps in Cox’s Bazar on the Bangladesh border with Myanmar … Large swathes of India, Bangladesh and Nepal have suffered floods and landslides, with three million people estimated to have been displaced. More than 130 lives have […]