Integral Responding in Mozambique – Update
Mozambique has been struck by a second large cyclone. Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest ever to strike the country, hit the northern coast on 25 April 2019, less than six weeks after cyclone Idai had brought devastation to Mozambique’s central provinces on 14 March. Eighteen Integral Members are currently responding to Cyclone Idai … Currently, two […]
Integral Announces New Board Chair
Integral is pleased to announce that Ian McInnes has been unanimously appointed by the Integral Board to be their new Chairperson, with immediate effect. Ian is Chief Executive of Tearfund New Zealand, a founding Integral Member. Here is our Q&A with him … Your name and Job title?Ian McInnes, CEO Tearfund New Zealand. How long […]
Integral Disaster Response Launched for Cyclone Idai
Integral Alliance has launched a Disaster Response for Cyclone Idai. This storm slammed into coastal Mozambique on 14th March and has continued inland toward Malawi and Zimbabwe. Eighteen Integral Members have opted into the multi-country response so far … The coastal city of Beira in Mozambique has experienced wide-spread damage due to high winds and torrential […]
Integral Launches New Strategy, Vision, Mission and Strapline
Integral Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of its new five year strategy, and recast vision, mission and strapline … Fiona Boshoff, Integral’s CEO says, “We have finished laying strong foundations for Integral in 2018 with the endorsement and unanimous approval by the Board for our new vision, mission, strapline and Strategic Framework. In […]
Integral Responding to the Sulawesi Earthquake in Indonesia – update Q&A
Eighteen Integral Members have joined together to respond to the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia on 28th September 2018. Novita Lenahatu, Programme Manager at Food for the Hungry, worked as the Integral short-term Coordinator in the initial stages of the disaster, linking Integral Members and their partners on the ground. Here is an […]
Integral Responding to the Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia
Integral Alliance has launched a Disaster Response for the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi, Indonesia … Eighteen Integral Members have opted into the response. Indonesia was hit with this ‘double disaster’ of an earthquake and tsunami on the 28th September 2018. A series of earthquakes, the strongest of which was 7.4-magnitude, struck Central Sulawesi’s […]
Integral Responds to Typhoon Mangkhut
Integral Alliance has launched a Disaster Response for Typhoon Mangkhut (locally called Typhoon Ompong) which has brought devastation to the northern Philippines. Eight Integral Members have opted into the response with others monitoring the impact to decide how they will respond… Currently four Integral Members are responding directly or working with local partners – providing […]
Integral Responding to the Lombok Earthquakes in Indonesia
Josh Meares is World Relief’s Country Director in Indonesia. In the wake of the recent earthquakes in Lombok, he is currently on the ground coordinating World Relief’s response and working with other Integral Members in the region … What is the situation on the ground? The level of destruction is difficult to describe, due in large […]
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 […]