Anglican Overseas Aid
Life. Abundantly. For All
Jesus said that he came that all people may have life, and have it abundantly. But for millions of people around the world, this is still far from reality.
Anglican Overseas Aid is an overseas relief and development agency of the Anglican Church of Australia. Our work is an expression of our Christian faith through which we seek to bring about a peaceful, just and sustainable world for all.
Our work is also enacted through best-practice development frameworks. We are fully accredited with the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and are a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct.
We believe that everyone has an important part to play in making abundant life a reality for all people. That’s why we’re passionate about working with communities all over the world so they can lift themselves out of poverty.
We work with Anglican and like-minded agencies to create and strengthen partnerships in developing countries to overcome poverty, injustice and disaster. We support our partners to assist marginalised communities to take control of their own lives and promote community wellbeing.
Although we understand our work as an integral part of the broader mission of the church, we do not engage in evangelism or proselytising and do not use funds – whether public donations or from DFAT – for such activities.
Anglican Overseas Aid’s work is funded and energised through friendships, hard work, a shared Anglican expression of Christian faith and everyday acts of unity. We are extremely grateful for the support we receive and are always seeking opportunities to inspire Australians to become involved and responsible global citizens.
With projects in countries across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific ranging across broad areas including women’s empowerment, child protection, disaster response, breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, maternal and child health, promoting the elimination of gender-based violence and more, Anglican Overseas Aid is a dynamic and effective faith-based organisation.
Ukraine Conflict Appeal
Please remember the people of Ukraine and those supporting them in neighbouring countries, in your prayers.
After a slow build up, the Russian Federation launched a military offensive in Ukraine on 24th February 2022, resulting in severe deterioration of the security situation.
Fekete Dániel ACT member HIA sent two trucks to Ukraine with 28 tonnes of food items on Feb 26, 2022. These supplies will support vulnerable people displaced by the war in Ukraine.
Mykhaila* and her daughter from Loubny, central Ukraine, pose for a photograph at the Polish border on 8 March 2022. They travelled by train to Lviv, Ukraine, and then took a bus to the Medyka border crossing point and eventually arrived in Poland by foot. They intend to travel onwards to Germany. *Name changed for security reasons Photo: Anthony Upton/DEC
Armed violence quickly escalated in at least eight oblasts, including the capital city of Kyiv, as well as in the eastern oblasts of Donetska and Luhanska which were already affected by conflict.
The intense military escalation has resulted in loss of life, injuries and mass movement of the civilian population throughout the country and to neighbouring countries, as well as severe destruction and damage to infrastructure and residential housing.
Martial law has been invoked, allowing authorities to impose restrictions on movement; male Ukrainians 16 – 80 are prevented from leaving the country. All civil defence, civilian protection bodies and law enforcement entities are engaged in active armed conflict.
Public service provision – water, electricity, heating and emergency health and social services – is under severe pressure, and people’s access to health care is limited by insecurity. Primary services such as banking, social transfers and transport have been impacted, as have basic services, such as health, water, electricity and local administration. With the continuation of the military operation and mounting insecurity, supply chains are likely to be disrupted for a prolonged period. The ability of local authorities to sustain a minimum level of services has also been severely hampered, as employees have been displaced or can no longer access their workplace.
As a member of ACT Alliance, (a global faith-based coalition of organisations in more than 135 countries), all funds donated to AOA will be programmed through Europe Forum member, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Ukraine and in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania to support Ukrainian refugees.
Follow the link below for more details on the AOA website.