Christian Aid |
| Posted by user23 (user23) on Jan 25 2009 |
| Charities >> Religious & Ethnic |
UK Charity Number: 1105851
Website: http://www.christianaid.org.uk/
Stated Aims
CHRISTIAN AID WORKS WITH THE WORLDS POOREST PEOPLE TO TACKLE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF POVERTY AND CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE. WE GIVE GRANTS TO 650 PARTNER ORGANISATIONS IN 50 COUNTRIES, WORKING ON RELIEF, DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY. IN THE UK AND IRELAND WE RAISE AWARENESS AND WORK WITH MORE THAN 300,000 SUPPORTERS WHO FUNDRAISE AND CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE ON ISSUES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND TAX.
Summary
Christian Aid are another set of anti-free marketeers. They are very active in the Stop Climate Chaos and Make Poverty History campaigns. They organised a 'Climate Change Day of Action' in March 2009.
They make no secret of their political agenda, as Martin Drewry, head of campaigns, told the Socialist Worker:
“What’s happening is the development movement is coming of age politically. There’s the core few tens of thousands who are politicised, who understand the problems of free trade, who understand what liberalisation means and why forcing it on poor countries is wrong. Those people have a very important role in the movement — to educate the newcomers.”“Most of all it’s about fighting the forces of neo-liberalism that are forcing poor countries to privatise their services and open their markets to the rich countries’ businesses. That’s the real issue.”
Details
In 2008, Christian Aid had a total income of £86,502,000. Of this total, some 20.8% came from government.
- £8.1m from DfID
- £3.6m from EU
- £2.6m from Irish Aid
- £3.3m from other governments and agencies
- Total state funding: £18m
Last changed: Mar 16 2009 at 1:54 PM
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