Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva

ACTION BY CHURCHES TOGETHER (ACT)
Address
Ecumenical Centre, 150 route de Ferney, P.O.
Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2
Phone +41 (0)22 791 6033
Fax +41 (0)22 791 6506
Web http://www.act-intl.org
E-Mail act@act-intl.org
Category Dialogue
MISSION STATEMENT
Action by Churches Together (ACT) International is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and
support communities in emergencies worldwide. Action by Churches Together (ACT) is strengthening the capacity of churches and
other agencies to prepare for and respond to human suffering caused by weather related disasters, violent civil conflict, and complex
emergency situations that demand an ever-growing broad spectrum of humanitarian assistance.
Founding year 2001
The objectives of ACT International are to coordinate:
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES
� Assistance to victims of both natural disasters and emergencies caused by war and civil conflict.
� Assistance to needy populations across front lines, national borders and other ethnic, political or religious divides.
� Assistance irrespective of race, gender, creed, nationality, ethnic origin or political persecution.
ACT International founding members and ACT International are signatories to the "Code of Conduct" in disaster relief, which are the
principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in disaster relief, and the Humanitarian Charter and
Minimum Standards in Disaster Relief (SPHERE).
The founding members of the Association are the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation.
REMARKS
ACT has a training calendar and database that tracks the efforts of its network in conducting complementary programs which build
capacities in assessment, monitoring, early warning and preparedness, identifying and working with the most vulnerable disaster
survivors, communications, systems of cooperation and collaboration among response groups, leadership in implementation or
preparedness and implementing response programs. The database can be consulted online.
However, the organization does not directly address the topic of religion and conflict and is rather humanitarian in its orientation.