The soul of our partnership is a commitment to live out a dynamic solidarity of mutual responsibility and interdependence; and is rooted in the Word of God and in a sacramental life, which reflects an engaged spirituality typical of our Anglican heritage.

Our aims are:

To assist our Dioceses to get to know one another and to learn from each other to assist each other in our mission of proclaiming the message of salvation, for example by:

• sharing our efforts in response to the opportunities created by the Decade of Evangelism.
• preparing with specific tasks our mission in the new millennium, mindful of the fact that it is a Christian event.
• equipping our ministry for tasks relevant to today's world, such as evangelism in a pluralistic context, the international debt, land mines, poverty and family life to be sensitive and active in matters of peace, especially in an effort to enhance a culture of peace in our societies.

To further our partnership we are establishing a common fund into which all will contribute according to their ability and from which each partner will draw according to their needs.

Our partnership will be reviewed by our respective diocesan authorities after a period of five years.

It is our prayer that our congregations and diocesan bodies will further and enrich the work of ALMA through local creativity and prayer.

Dated this twelfth day of July in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ, one thousand, nine hundred and ninety eight.

Bishop of Lebombo,   Bishop of London,   Bishop of Niassa

Around the original ALMA Covenant Document are four descriptors on partnership and being a partner:

• Partnership is mutual respect and transparency.

• Partnership is a deep friendship between two people which engages their families and their offspring.

• To be a partner is to be one another’s angel. To be a partner is to be one another’s keeper.

• To be a partner is to create resources on a common basis.