Month: May 2020

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 10th – 16th May 2020

Christian Aid week is going ahead, but will look very different this year. As the Coronavirus spreads across the world, people in poorer countries with already fragile health systems, will be even harder hit, making every single aspect of our work more important. The need to fundraise for Christian Aid has perhaps never been greater – and the ability to fundraise has never been more challenging.

Petition

As the pandemic spreads into the poorest countries in the world, our neighbours around the world will face these impacts, often without the same safety nets we’ve seen at home. The most vulnerable are falling ill and the economic impacts are leaving people who were already struggling, without a way to feed their families and survive this crisis. Right now, you can help prevent people from suffering and dying due to the health and economic impacts of the pandemic by supporting calls for a debt ‘jubilee’ – requested by governments of poor and vulnerable countries. This would mean debt repayments of poor countries are cancelled during this crisis.

Please sign a petition calling on the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak to broker a debt relief deal for the poorest countries. Details of the petition are on the Christian Aid website.

Donate

In the absence of door to door collections, and other fundraisers, you can donate as follows:

• Donate Online https://justgiving.com/campaign/ChristianAidWeek
• By Phone. Call Christian Aid Office 02890 648133 to donate by card
• By Post. Send a cheque to Christian Aid, Linden House, Beechill Business Park, 96 Beechill Road, Belfast, BT8 7QN
  (Please write on reverse of cheque if can attract Gift Aid, and include your address)
• Directly into the Christian Aid bank account:
  Danske Bank Sort Code: 95-01-32 Account Number: 42771268

Make yourself a cuppa and take 10 minutes and have a read of James’s latest update