How Is Christian Aid Working To Fight Poverty And Injustice In The World?
How Is Christian Aid Working To Fight Poverty And Injustice In The World?
Christian Aid is a charity committed to helping countries and people in poverty. One quarter of the world is in poverty and they hope to half this. It was set-up in 1945 by churches in England and Ireland and started out supporting victims and families in World War Two.
Then as they grew they started helping poorer people overseas. They aim not to merely give grants and encourage dependency but to try and help third world countries to become self-sufficient. They do this by helping to start long-term projects that will eventually result in the area becoming more stable and being in a position from which to build a better future with more opportunities. They also help people who have been more unfortunate. For example people who are suffering as a result of a natural disaster and maybe just need food or clothing.