Christian Aid
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Non- Governmental and Other Organisations
- Christianity
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35 Lower Marsh, Waterloo, London SE1 7RL, UK
First floor Sycamore House, 290 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JR, UK
5 Station Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8AA, UK
Canal House, Canal Road, Dublin 6, Ireland
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English- Show
Aim
Work globally for profound change that eradicates the causes of poverty, striving to achieve equality, dignity and freedom for all, regardless of faith or nationality and provide urgent, practical, and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.
History
1945, London (UK), as Christian Reconstruction in Europe. Subsequently, 1949, a division of the British Council of Churches. Present name adopted 1964.
IRD Activities
- Interfaith Work
Christian Aid promotes interfaith dialogue to enable faith-based communities become agents for change. For instance: 1) in the Philippines interfaith meetings were organised to encourage Moros and Christians to realise the importance of changing things for the better, to respect one another and break down the walls of marginalisation, 2) in the UK and Ireland, Christian Aid was invovled to help building a world free from poverty through inter-faith and inter-community dialogue and cooperation, or 3) Christian, Muslim and Jewish development charities debated how they should work with people of other religions, at an unprecedented conference on interfaith humanitarian work. Christian Aid, Islamic Relief and World Jewish Relief are already involved in such work in places such as Mindanao in the Philippines, Kashmir in Pakistan and in Southern Sudan but want to learn more from each other's experiences.
Main Focus Countries of Activities
Philippines - UK - Ireland - Pakistan - Sudan - Brazil