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Christian Aid UK are appealing to their supporters to make their feeling know this election by contacting their prospective parliamentary candidates and asking them how the would act on global poverty if elected. With so much hype and spin surrounding the pre election banter, now is a great time for your voice to be heard to ask the questions that need to be answered.

Christian Aid will be calling a ‘Mass Lobby’ on Parliament to which you are invited to meet their elected representatives, and you can read their manifesto by clicking on the link below.

> > Click here to download the Christian Aid manifesto

This election is the perfect time to show our political representatives that eradicating poverty must feature heavily before it’s too late. The manifesto features 5 key areas that the next government can help to tack let the symptoms and the causes of poverty across the world.

If you want you’re voice to be heard, now is the time to act….

> > Click here or contact your local candidate today

Help Christian Aid with a Present Aid Charity Gift

Present Aid gifts represent a donation to Christian Aid’s life changing work in areas of poverty and crisis. So not only will you put a smile on a loved ones face, but you will also be making a big difference to families who need your help.

A charity gift can start from as little as £8 with a huge range of gifts to choose from, including -

• A Goat
• Meal for 80 Children
• Can of Worms
• Disaster Kit

Each Present Aid gift comes with a beautiful card illustrating how their choice of present will work in the real world and help transform the lives of poor people worldwide.

It’s the gift that keeps on giving…

> > Click here to order a gift with Present Aid

View other top charity gifts

If you currently live in a marginal constituency, you have a unique opportunity to be a major influence at the next general election. WWF UK would like to use your influence to help preserve some of the world’s most incredible animals and create a better future for everyone in the country.

You may be wondering what links tigers, the general election and your future, and the answer is climate change. Rising temperatures are putting up to 30% of the world’s species at risk. Tackling climate change not only offers the opportunity to safeguard the wildlife at risk from a warming world, but also to help create a green economy right here in the UK. This could also open up the door for thousands of new green jobs during a time of high unemployment.

This years general election is the perfect opportunity to let your local politicians know that there is public support for action on a greener Britain. WWF UK has teamed up with CAFOD, Christian Aid, Tearfund, Greenpeace, Oxfam UK, RSPB and many other charities to encourage all of their supporters to ‘Ask the Climate Question’. This can be done by

1. Every time a member of a political party asks whatís important to you, list climate change in your top three issues.
2. Attend a candidates political meeting with family and friends to quiz them on climate change.
3. Get involved locally help with this campaign by writing letters to candidates

Marginal constituencies will be closely fought in the country, with political parties taking far greater interest in the views of voters in your area. With the ear of the politicians, now is a great time for you, your family, friends and neighbours to tell them that you are concerned about the future of not just humans, but also the countries wildlife and their habitats due to climate change.

> > Click here to visit the WWF campaign site

Help WWF UK with a Charity Gift

The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Animal scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

> > Click here to Adopt an Animal with WWF UK

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Christian Aid UK supporters will once again be dusting off their bicycles for the London to Paris Bike Ride wich takes place between 21st-25th July 2010. The route really is the journey of a lifetime, taking in 300 miles of stunning scenery along the way and a Tour de France finale at the end!

Maybe you would like to take part yourself and help raise much needed funds for Christian Aid’s tireless work across the globe? Last July Christian Aid’s riders raised a massive £280,000, and this year they are hoping to raise even more.

Applicants will receive, along with an unforgettable trip -

• Newsletters and emails
• Exclusive Christian Aid training T-shirt
• Training and nutritional advice
• Fundraising pack
• Celebratory evening meal in Paris

The bike ride is open to all levels of cyclist, and even though you will be riding for up to eight hours a day, there with plenty of breaks along the way. Registration is £99 with a minimum sponsorship of £1,100 per person. So if you would like to help raise funds for Christian Aid via a truly once in a lifetime experience, this is a great way to get fit and try something completely different.

> > Click here to register for the London – Paris bike ride

Help Christian Aid with a Present Aid Charity Gift

Present Aid gifts represent a donation to Christian Aid’s life changing work in areas of poverty and crisis. So not only will you put a smile on a loved ones face, but you will also be making a big difference to families who need your help.

A charity gift can start from as little as £8 with a huge range of gifts to choose from, including -

• Brood of Chicks
• Teacher’s Salary
• Can of Worms
• Computer Training

Each Present Aid gift comes with a beautiful card illustrating how their choice of present will work in the real world and help transform the lives of poor people worldwide.

It’s the gift that keeps on giving…

> > Click here to order a gift with Present Aid

View other top charity gifts

Christian Aid UK will be holding a ‘Super Soup’ lunch on Friday 26th March 2010, and you’re invited! By making sure you, your friends, family and colleagues have soup for lunch on this day, you can help Christian Aid fight global poverty and injustice by collecting donations.

The plan is for people all across Britain to put their sandwiches down, just for one day (mine will have to be prised out of my hand!) and get together to cook up a storm, or maybe just put on the kettle, in aid of Christian Aid’s Super Soup Lunch.

Wherever you are at home, work or school, simply invite them to join you in a soup themed lunch and by collecting a donation you will be helping change the world for people less fortunate than yourself. You could organise a lunch with friends, or even cook up a big pot for your work colleagues and ask them to make a donation for each serving.

Holding a Super Soup Lunch for the poverty charity may seem like a small step to make against a world full of hunger, but every little helps and your donations will go a long way to making a real difference across the globe.

> > Click here to register for a ‘Super Soup’ Lunch pack

Help Christian Aid with a Present Aid Charity Gift

Present Aid gifts represent a donation to Christian Aid’s life changing work in areas of poverty and crisis. So not only will you put a smile on a loved ones face, but you will also be making a big difference to families who need your help.

A charity gift can start from as little as £8 with a huge range of gifts to choose from, including -

• Brood of Chicks
• Teacher’s Salary
• Can of Worms
• Computer Training

Each Present Aid gift comes with a beautiful card illustrating how their choice of present will work in the real world and help transform the lives of poor people worldwide.

It’s the gift that keeps on giving…

> > Click here to order a gift with Present Aid

View other top charity gifts

Christian Aid UK is calling for the full cancellation of Haiti’s debt in response to the devastating earthquake which has affected thousands of people. Haiti needs long term support along with emergency financial assistance due to the worst disaster in its history, and with a current debt of $890m, they will need no strings attached loans to help rebuild.

Haiti has made huge payments on servicing its foreign debt over the last 200 years, yet with $890m still owed mostly to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Inter-America Development Bank, this latest disaster will stop Haiti ever having a chance of getting back on it’s feet. The World Bank has announcement plans to waive repayments for five years, but to be given a fighting chance Haiti needs the Bank and the IMF to cancel its debts in full.

You can help the people of Haiti by sign the online petition below, calling for chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling to use his influence as the UK’s representative to the IMF and help cancel Haiti’s debt.

> > Click here to sign the Christian Aid petition

Christian Aid UK are promoting a new campaign – ‘Poverty Over’, to make people aware that if we all pull together we can help end poverty in our lifetime. Throughout the annals of history, social changes can be galvanised during times of crises, as has been proven by how quickly governments shored up their economies in the financial crisis.

This video shows how Christian Aid are spreading the word and their work to the commuters of London that now is the time for ‘Poverty Over’.

Man has constantly overcome challenges and changed the way the world is today. A global movement for change must challenge the undemocratic structures alongside greater transparency in business and banking. If we can work together to abolish slavery and apartheid whilst putting a man on the moon, surely we can make ‘Poverty Over’?

Help Christian Aid with a Present Aid Charity Gift

Present Aid gifts represent a donation to Christian Aid’s life changing work in areas of poverty and crisis. So not only will you put a smile on a loved ones face, but you will also be making a big difference to families who need your help.

A charity gift can start from as little as £8 with a huge range of gifts to choose from, including -

• Brood of Chicks
• Teacher’s Salary
• Can of Worms
• Computer Training

Each Present Aid gift comes with a beautiful card illustrating how their choice of present will work in the real world and help transform the lives of poor people worldwide.

It’s the gift that keeps on giving…

> > Click here to order a gift with Present Aid

View other top charity gifts

This Saturday see’s ‘Stop Climate Chaos’ group members Oxfam UK, WDM, RSPB UK, People & Planet, NUS, Christian Aid UK & the WI get together to put on the first ‘Mili-band’ event of the summer at the Kingsnorth summer fête in Kent. The event is being held at the proposed site of a new coal power station at Kingsnorth, with the aim to show government minister in charge of UK climate change policy, Ed Miliband, that the UK must show true global leadership on tackling climate change.

The plan for the day is to form a giant human band around Kingsnorth and send an unmissable message that a clean, low-carbon future can be the only way forward at UN climate meeting in Copenhagen this December. It promises to be a family friendly fête atmosphere, with music from Get Cape Wear Cape Fly alongside internationally renowned Ugandan musician Geoffrey Oryema, plus loads of fun activities such as dancing, face-painting and lots of interesting and informative eco stalls.

Ed Miliband has already pushed through a Climate Change Act which commits the UK to an impressive 80% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but still needs to invest in low carbon solutions not a coal power station. This day of solidarity will hopefully convince the UK government to ditch its plans to build the power station in Kingsnorth and think more towards a cleaner future.

> > Click here to find out more about the ‘Stop Climate Chaos’ Summer Fete

Christian Aid UK recently held their Alternative Tax Awards OUTSIDE the Hilton Park Lane in London as the accountancy industry celebrated its achievements in tax bill minimisation inside. As part of the Big Tax Return campaign, Christian Aid questioned those attending the awards inside about the fact that poor countries are losing $160 billion a year through tax dodging, with a large majority extremely positive about the campaign.

The Alternative Tax Awards mission was to highlight that poor countries are losing out on vast amounts of money which could help them pay for desperately needed schools and hospitals. The Big Tax Return is all about getting poor countries their money back, and now UK companies will have to declare their profits and tax bills in all countries in which they operate, not just at home.

Thanks to the many emails sent by Christian Aid supporters urging the government to enforce country by country tax reporting country by country, poor countries will now be able to hopefully save billions of dollars every year.

Help Christian Aid with a Charity Gift

Present Aid is Christian Aid’s online shop and offers ‘virtual charity gifts’ which will help to change the lives of poor people worldwide. These fantastic gifts have the power to transform lives and with more than 40 gifts to choose from you can buy a gift for that special someone who has everything and they will receive -

• A beautiful card illustrating how the gift will work in the real world. With gifts for all budgets you can be sure that whatever you buy from Present Aid is a  charity gift with real meaning and lasting benefits.
• Order today! – For every order placed Present Aid will give you a beautiful calendar (while stocks last) containing the most powerful and inspiring images of their work around the world.

> > click here to purchase a charity gift with Present Aid

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Christian Aid Week is a fantastic way of bringing global issues to life with your work collegues, family, friends and classmates. There are many ways to raise money, and it’s amazing what people will do, especially when it’s for a good cause.

You could hold a casual clothes day at your work, or invite work colleagues to pay to gunge the boss (something I’m definately considering!) Or why not hold a sponsored football or netball tournament at your school? You could even get the whole community involved and organise a music festival and ask local bands to play.

Or why not host a quiz? Last year was a first for ‘Quizaid’, and a remarkable £185,000 was raised for Christian Aid, with this year target set at £225,000. You could put on the quiz at home or in your local pub, plus there’s even a Quizaid question pack bursting with hints and tips on how to make sure you get the most fun out of your event.

> > Click here to order your Quaizaid pack today

Also at 1pm on Sunday 17th May 2009, Christian Aid will be holding a sponsored walk around the City of London. The walk is approximately six miles and will take in some of the most historic churches many of which were built by Sir Christopher Wren. The walk also take in many other famous sights such as the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral.

So why not join the fun on Christian Aid Week and help raise funds and awareness for people in desperate need of your help.

Help Christian Aid with a Present Aid Charity Gift

Present Aid gifts represent a donation to Christian Aid’s life changing work in areas of poverty and crisis. So not only will you put a smile on a loved ones face, but you will also be making a big difference to families who need your help.

A charity gift can start from as little as £8 with a huge range of gifts to choose from, including -

• Brood of Chicks
• Teacher’s Salary
• Can of Worms
• Computer Training
  

Each Present Aid gift comes with a beautiful card illustrating how their choice of present will work in the real world and help transform the lives of poor people worldwide.

It’s the gift that keeps on giving…

> > Click here to order a gift with Present Aid

View other top charity gifts

Comic Relief’s ‘Red Nose Day’ is fast approaching, so be prepared for the nation’s favourite celebrities getting up to all kinds of mischief across the entire UK on Friday 13th March 2009.

The British charity organisation was founded in the United Kingdom in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis in response to famine in Ethiopia, and since the charity has started, Comic Relief has raised over £600 million.

Last year Comic Relief raised a record-breaking sum of £40.2m thanks to a host of performances from British comedies finest. Comic Relief, which is held every two years, distributes the money collected in a split of 60% to be spent in Africa and 40% in the UK. 

Below shows where some of the money has been put to good use -

BANGLADESH, INDIA and NEPAL
Christian Aid
Over 400,000 children have been subjected to trafficking and prostitution in South Asia. Christian Aid works with the survivors and those at risk of exploitation by offering support, shelter and health education.
Spend: £103,333 in each country

PAKISTAN
Save the Children UK
Children in Pakistan are forced to work in hazardous conditions to support their families. The Save the Children project helps protect children from dangerous working conditions and improving educational facilities.
Spend: £3,000,000

SOUTH AMERICA
Christian Aid
Many children in Brazil living on the streets turn to prostitution or gang life to escape abuse at home. The Christian Aid project provides counselling and access to education so they can start to build a new life away from the violence and hardships of the streets.
Spend: £606,120

AFRICA
Oxfam UK
Almost one third of the population of Mali depends directly on the cotton trade. Oxfam UK’s project works closely with producers to grow fairtrade cotton and ensure that cotton farmers enjoy a sustainable livelihood and a fair deal for their crop.
Spend: £3,145,025

UNITED KINGDOM
NSPCC
The UK is slowly becoming a nation for trafficked young people. The Comic Relief pays for the Child Trafficking Advice Line which is open to professionals and members of the public with questions and concerns about child trafficking. Social workers are also available to undertake casework where needed.
Spend: £368,684

As you can see the money raised is spent wisely helping the most vulnerable children in the far flung corners of the Earth and at home. Comic Relief is currently carrying out a review of its UK Grants programme to ensure that the money raised through Red Nose Day is still reaching the areas and people that need it the most.

So why not make a donation and join in the fun next Friday?

> > click here to make a donation to Comic Relief