Becky's AWeber Test

Published: Wed, 10/09/13

Committed to Excellence

In October 2013, Tearfund Belgium will be hosting the coming together of all three Integral groups - the Board, Marketing and Programme groups. This year was a particularly significant one for Tearfund as they achieved the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Certificate of Excellence. Here Cecil Van Maelsaeke, CEO of Tearfund Belgium, shares with us something of what was involved for them to achieve this standard ...

Integral Responding to Syrian Crisis

Integral has launched its Disaster Response process for the Syrian Crisis, building on the work that Integral Members have already been carrying out in the region. On 26 April 2013 OCHA reported that about 80,000 people have been killed since the conflict began two years ago. An estimated 6.8 million Syrians, or almost one-third of the entire population, now require humanitarian assistance.

Joining Hands in the DRC

On 20 November 2012 rebels took control of Goma, a provincial capital in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a population of one million. The conflict forced more than 140,000 people to flee their homes, on top of those already displaced by previous fighting. Programme de Promotion des Soins de Santé Primaires (PPSSP), common partner to Integral Members Tear Netherlands, Tearfund UK and Tearfund Switzerland, sent out a report about a survey they had done with groups of displaced people after the rebels took control. Caspar Waalewijn, Programme and Linking Officer for Tear Netherlands, explains what happened next.