Emergencies

ACT Alliance has likely already long been working in almost any community around the globe before a humanitarian emergency strikes, and will be there long after world attention has shifted elsewhere, coordinating fundraising for and delivery of life-saving food, shelter, water and sanitation.

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Haiti: revisiting ACT projects and people

Jul 28, 2010

ACT journalist Chris Herlinger tracks down relief projects he visited in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Darfur: Education prized among nomads

Jul 27, 2010

A nomadic community in Darfur puts children's education among its greatest concerns.

Kyrgyzstan, photo essay

Jul 26, 2010

ACT in Kyrgyzstan after the violence, images by Dimitry Motinov

Haiti: To praise the government or pass judgment?

Jul 21, 2010

Criticism of the Haitian government by an ACT member in a major American newspaper sparks debate on just how much to say.

China: Worst floods in decade force 8 million from homes

Jul 20, 2010

Flooding across 27 of China's 31 provinces and municipalities has killed 700 people.

Colombia: theft of four million hectares

Jul 20, 2010

An area the size of Switzerland has been cleared by force, millions are displaced.

Kyrgyzstan: conflict resolution

Jul 19, 2010

A courageous leader relates how she prevented an escalation of conflict in her home town.

Haiti: "The first to be forgotten" reclaiming dignity

Jul 12, 2010

In a city where mobility is difficult even for able-bodied people, a monthly celebration here has come to represent a triumph

Haiti: Six months later

Jul 08, 2010

Six months later in Haiti, 'there is still so much to do'

Kyrgyzstan: Half million people need assistance

Jun 30, 2010

ACT is at the forefront of efforts to assist people internally displaced, recently returned to Kyrgyzstan or families hosting people who have lost everything.