Integral Alliance Calls for More Attention on Neglected Crises
Integral Alliance Calls for More Attention on Neglected Crises
As part of our ongoing stewardship efforts, World Renew seeks opportunities to work alongside other like-minded Christian organizations to extend God’s love and hope to communities in crisis. The adage, “There is strength in numbers,” is especially applicable to humanitarian responses. The Integral Alliance, of which World Renew is a member, provides an excellent example of God’s faithful working together in his service.
Collective Action Needed
Currently, Integral is calling for collective action to address the needs of people in neglected crises – those that are protracted, complex, or overlooked by the media.
Integral’s 21 member organizations are uniting their voices to draw attention to neglected crises across the world by publishing a new report, “Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises.” The report is at the center of an alliance-wide Neglected Crises awareness-raising campaign taking place in July 2024.
“Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises” draws on the collected expertise of humanitarian practitioners across the alliance membership and highlights factors causing disasters to fall into neglect. It explores the multifaceted reasons behind neglect and advocates for renewed focus on transformative action.
Integral is calling governments, donors, the media, NGOs, and churches to take practical action to better meet the needs of people in neglected crises. This call to action emphasizes role all actors have to play in making more resources available and strengthening locally-led action. With the number of disasters increasing, we know that the added value of working collaboratively in resource-scarce situations is that together we have greater reach into more crises, and greater impact by increasing access to resources.
Dr. Melba Padilla Maggay, founder of the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture and Micah Global Ambassador writes in the report foreword, “It is noteworthy that Integral is focusing on the need to address the prolonged crises of many fragile states. The causative factors behind these crises are complex and entangled with geopolitical alliances that make them difficult to resolve.”
She continues, “This report is a call to pay attention to the incongruities between today’s global distribution of aid and country-specific levels of need and is a step towards redressing the imbalance.”
Fiona Boshoff, CEO of Integral, expresses the ultimate aim of the report: “By coming together, the Integral Alliance makes the call for the need to transform the landscape of humanitarian aid, ensuring that no crisis remains hidden, and every response is imbued with hope and resilience. Together, we can shift from compassion to impactful action, embodying our shared commitment to uphold the dignity of all individuals.”
Integral is an alliance of 21 Christian agencies from 14 countries, working across 85 nations to alleviate suffering and restore hope in fragile settings.
How You Can Help in Neglected Crises
Your prayers and financial support help World Renew continue to work with our Christian partners to extend God’s love and hope to the most vulnerable people impacted by hunger, poverty, and injustice. World Renew is committed to working with our Integral Alliance peers to support communities experiencing humanitarian needs that are under-reported.
Specifically, the people of South Sudan have been impacted by a climate crisis and continued violence that have left more than 7 million people food insecure and 1.65 million children struggling with malnourishment.
Please help us share God’s love and hope through the gift of food and other emergency essentials with South Sudanese families.
With our Integral Alliance partners, World Renew is offering food assistance in South Sudan. Your support of our Global Food Crisis fund means that together, we can make hope tangible to those in crisis.
As part of our ongoing stewardship efforts, World Renew seeks opportunities to work alongside other like-minded Christian organizations to extend God’s love and hope to communities in crisis. The adage, “There is strength in numbers,” is especially applicable to humanitarian responses. The Integral Alliance, of which World Renew is a member, provides an excellent example of God’s faithful working together in his service.
Collective Action Needed
Currently, Integral is calling for collective action to address the needs of people in neglected crises – those that are protracted, complex, or overlooked by the media.
Integral’s 21 member organizations are uniting their voices to draw attention to neglected crises across the world by publishing a new report, “Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises.” The report is at the center of an alliance-wide Neglected Crises awareness-raising campaign taking place in July 2024.
“Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises” draws on the collected expertise of humanitarian practitioners across the alliance membership and highlights factors causing disasters to fall into neglect. It explores the multifaceted reasons behind neglect and advocates for renewed focus on transformative action.
Integral is calling governments, donors, the media, NGOs, and churches to take practical action to better meet the needs of people in neglected crises. This call to action emphasizes role all actors have to play in making more resources available and strengthening locally-led action. With the number of disasters increasing, we know that the added value of working collaboratively in resource-scarce situations is that together we have greater reach into more crises, and greater impact by increasing access to resources.
Dr. Melba Padilla Maggay, founder of the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture and Micah Global Ambassador writes in the report foreword, “It is noteworthy that Integral is focusing on the need to address the prolonged crises of many fragile states. The causative factors behind these crises are complex and entangled with geopolitical alliances that make them difficult to resolve.”
She continues, “This report is a call to pay attention to the incongruities between today’s global distribution of aid and country-specific levels of need and is a step towards redressing the imbalance.”
Fiona Boshoff, CEO of Integral, expresses the ultimate aim of the report: “By coming together, the Integral Alliance makes the call for the need to transform the landscape of humanitarian aid, ensuring that no crisis remains hidden, and every response is imbued with hope and resilience. Together, we can shift from compassion to impactful action, embodying our shared commitment to uphold the dignity of all individuals.”
Integral is an alliance of 21 Christian agencies from 14 countries, working across 85 nations to alleviate suffering and restore hope in fragile settings.
How You Can Help in Neglected Crises
Your prayers and financial support help World Renew continue to work with our Christian partners to extend God’s love and hope to the most vulnerable people impacted by hunger, poverty, and injustice. World Renew is committed to working with our Integral Alliance peers to support communities experiencing humanitarian needs that are under-reported.
Specifically, the people of South Sudan have been impacted by a climate crisis and continued violence that have left more than 7 million people food insecure and 1.65 million children struggling with malnourishment.
Please help us share God’s love and hope through the gift of food and other emergency essentials with South Sudanese families.
With our Integral Alliance partners, World Renew is offering food assistance in South Sudan. Your support of our Global Food Crisis fund means that together, we can make hope tangible to those in crisis.
