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Act for Peace - National Council of Churches in Australia

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Development
  • Disarmament
  • Extreme poverty
  • Peace and Security
  • Refugees
  • Religion
    • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
  • Somalia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Iraq
  • India
  • Australia
  • Ethiopia
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
  • Indonesia
  • Myanmar
  • Zimbabwe
  • Pakistan
  • Afghanistan
  • Israel
  • Fiji
  • Samoa
  • Haiti
  • Solomon Islands
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1948
    Organizational structure: The NCCA Forum is comprised of representatives of the NCCA member churches and meets every 3 years. The NCCA Forum appoints the members of the CWS Commission and sets its Mandate. The CWS Commission reports to the NCCA Forum. The Commission is the governing body of AfP. It is the role and responsibility of the Commission to approve and monitor the strategic plans of AfP – including ratifying the scope and priorities of AfP programs, pprove the annual budget and annual financial statements of AfP and a range of other duties. The Executive Director reports to the Commission. There are two main teams, the Program and Policy team, headed by the Programs Director and the Policy Director, and the Marketing and Communication team, headed by the Marketing and Communication Director. Each team has around 8-10 people, with specific areas of responsibility.
    Number and type of members: Act for Peace is the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches, which is made up of 19 member churches, including the Catholic church, the Anglican Church and the Uniting Church.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: We are a member of the international ACT (Action by Churches together) Alliance, which works in 130 countries.
    Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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