Archive for the ‘Christian Aid’ Category

Christian Aid UK will be holding a supported day on Wednesday 20th October 2010, where they will we be handing a letter to David Cameron to remind him of his promise that this Conservative government will be the countries greenest ever. The gathering will be held at Westminster Central Hall and Parliament and will feature iconic civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson as guest speaker.

Reverend Jackson said -

We understand that times are hard, both in the US and the UK, but we are still better off than our neighbours in the developing world. We are reminded that Jesus teaches us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and shelter the homeless. Jesus reminds us that when we feast, we should invite the poor and injured. So while we fight for jobs and peace and justice in the US and the UK, we must remember to keep hope alive for our brothers and sisters in Africa, in the Caribbean, in South Asia, and all those in need around the world.

Christian Aid will be asking the Prime Minister to demand that UN climate change talks are put back on track and back deliver a better system for the the world’s poor. Now is the time for change, as if actions are not made soon, it may be too late.

> > Click here to reserve a place at the Supporters Day

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 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

The British actor Nicholas Hoult took time out from his busy filming schedule to visit the slums in Kenya to see how the Christian Aid charity are helping to provide the local people with clean water and sanitation. Nicholas, who is also a NSPCC Young Ambassador, was able to see first hand how your donations help make a difference to poor communities across the world.

Projects like the one that Nicholas visited are only made possible thanks to your support and donations, so please do continue to give generously so Christian Aid can continue their tireless crusade to help the world’s poorest people.

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

Christian Aid charity week starts on Sunday 9th May 2010 and is a great time for people all over the country to help raise funds to make a massive difference to the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. Christian Aid Week represents an amazing week of activities as people get together to make real and lasting change.

The idea of the week long fundraiser began many years ago as churches’ responsed to the refugee crisis in Europe after the Second World War. Churches from all over the UK got together to send money through partner organisations to help the war refugees, and the aim is still the same, to help people across the world who need it the most.

One of the main initiatives of Christian Aid week is the little envelopes which will be posted through almost 10 million doormats by over 300,000 volunteers. This is the UK’s biggest door to door collection, and raises almost £9 million each year, and almost £1 million in Gift Aid. This year Christian Aid hope to raise over £14 million, and thanks to the thousands of events across the country, not to mention the 22,000 churches working in unison, this figure looks like a realistic target.

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

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