Eyewitness
Stories from around the world showing how Christian Aid and its partners are working to bring an end to poverty.
Mali: Empowering rural communities in Mali
Irish company, Finlay Communications, helping Christian Aid bring electricity to villages in Mali
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Palestinians' right to work in Lebanon
August 2010 - Christian Aid partner Najdeh plays a central role in the Right to Work Campaign in Lebanon; where, despite a change in the law, many Palestinians are still unable to work in their chosen professions.
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Christian Aid partner's life at risk in Colombia
July 2010 - Colombian human rights defender Ms Judith Maldonado Mojica has been threatened and assaulted during a violent attack by two armed men.
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The Embera indigenous people of Colombia
August 2010 - The Embera indigenous people have been caught in the cross fire of Colombia's 40 year armed conflict. They endure regular battles with the army, paramilitary and guerrillas.
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Human rights violations in DRC
August 2010 - On July 31 2010, Congolese activists commemorated the fifth anniversary of the death of Pascal Kabungulu. His family and colleagues are still waiting for justice.
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Everyone has a right to clean water
August 2010 - In July 2010, the UN declared clean drinking water as a fundamental human right. Thousands of Bolivians were involved in grassroot campaigns to bring about this global change.
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Protecting women’s rights in Afghanistan
August 2010 - Christian Aid in Afghanistan not only works with women to help them gain access to healthcare, education and employment, but we also work to protect their rights and the rights of their children.
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Using cooperatives to transform communities
July 2010 - Saturday 3 July 2010 marked the UN Day of Cooperatives. Christian Aid takes this opportunity to look at examples of how its partner organisations are using cooperatives to transform people’s lives.
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New international convention agreed to protect domestic workers
On 16 June 2011, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a new Convention for domestic workers, fulfilling a goal that Christian Aid and our partners have been pressing for.
Campaign success
Jamaica eyewitness
Judith Turbyne, Christian Aid's Head of Caribbean region, gives an eyewitness account of the unrest in Jamaica's capital city.
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Colombia: Human rights defenders
Christian Aid's partner in Colombia, Peace and Justice, are fighting for the human rights of their communities.
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Using music and cartoons to fight malaria and HIV
How music and animation is helping to save people's lives in the fight against malaria.
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Zimbabwe I-stories
Young Zimbabweans bravely share their experiences in a move to promote peaceful political engagement in deeply scarred communities.
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Afghanistan: Darkness to light
Methodist Church in Ireland supports vital work in Afghanistan.
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Women’s rights – at election time and beyond
Supporting rights and democracy in Iraq.
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Brazil: The road to Paradise
How Rui finally got land of his own, after camping out on the roadside for eight years.
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Burma’s refugees
Find out about Kho Ray, who has spent his whole life living in a refugee camp on the Thai/Burma border.
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Life is priceless: medicine is not
Christian Aid is part of the Stop AIDS Campaign and we are backing their Push for the Pool and supporting World AIDS Day 2009.
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Nicaragua - moving house
Silvia Castro Mendoza used to live right beside a drainage ditch and her home flooded every single year. But then Christian Aid partner MCM supplied her with building materials to relocate.
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Afghanistan: conflicting emotions
In Afghanistan decades of conflict have created a cycle, where war’s destabilising bi-products are fuelling continuing violence. However, our work cannot wait till the gunfire stops.
War in Afghanistan
Colombia: caught in the crossfire
Christian Aid Partner PDPMM is helping communities find some sort of peace amid the violence of Colombia's Magdalena Medio region.
Violence in Colombia
Solar energy in Malawi
A solar-driven water project is helping people in central Malawi.
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Bangladesh: how your money helps
A rickshaw puller from northern Bangladesh has not looked back since he received a batch of ducks on credit from a Christian Aid partner.
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