Partner focus

Taking a closer look at our partners' work around the world.

Bike ambulances save lives in Malawi

An injured woman is helped on to a bike ambulance

Communities have a great reason to love bikes in rural Malawi; pedal power gets sick people to hospital in time and saves lives.

Transporting the sick

Fabulous fathers

Ludoviko with his son and grandchild in Malawi

We mark Father's Day with a look at how three fathers in Haiti, Colombia and Malawi are providing for their families.

Responsibility

Colombia: International Day for Biological Diversity

Academics, students, environmentalists, politicians and members of trade unions are taking part in marches to stop mining in the Páramo Santurbán, which put biodiversity at risk.

Water source under threat

Brazil: small farmers don’t have to be poor farmers

Alcinda and Orestes Ribeiro on their farm

The Landless People’s Movement (MST) helps poor people to win land, establish profitable farms and form competitive cooperatives.

Family agriculture

Brazil: case overturned!

With the help of partner Gaspar Garcia, street vendors in São Paolo were able to mount a legal challenge against the former mayor's decision to revoke their licences.

Struggle continues

Bringing farmers together in Egypt

In Egypt, with the help of Christian Aid partner The Coptic Evangelical Organisation for Social Services (CEOSS) the lives of small scale farmers, such as Sabah, have improved.

Power in a union

Cleaner, greener energy in Kenya

Tough Stuff's affordable solar energy packs are making a difference to poor communities in Kenya, who have previously been reliant on kerosene lamps.

Benefits

Teamwork brings bountiful harvests in Burundi

Christian Aid partner the Anglican Church of Burundi helped a community suffering from a lack of food by forming a farming association which trains people to use a variety of crops to harvest in unpredictable weather conditions.

Farming in Burundi

Improving the environment in Rashah

Sami Ha Salah with her grandchildren Maria and Feloeater

Christian Aid partner Bless helped a community in Rashah, Greater Cairo to tackle health and environmental concerns, creating a public park on land previously used to dump rubbish.

Residents unite

Rooting for Resilience

Christian Aid partner Ukamba Christian Community Services (UCCS) introduced an inclusive approach which has transformed the lives of those barely subsisting into a thriving, peaceful community.

Crops all year round

Egypt: two years on

Christian Aid partner COC Bless' cash-for-work project has helped to restore a sense of pride and dignity to a community following the Egyptian uprising.

Iayee's story

Angolan girls win Diana Award for HIV work

Twelve Angolan girls have won a prestigious International Diana Award for improving HIV awareness among young women in the poor suburbs of the country’s capital city, Luanda.

Angolan girls awarded

EU praises Christian Aid human rights project

The EU highlighted Christian Aid's bi-national scheme, the Jano Sikse Border Network (JSBN), for being one of its most successful human rights projects at an event in Haiti on 10 December 2012.

Bi-national scheme

'Breaking Margins' – Marking Human Rights Day

A woman wearing a green sari with her face covered

Photo exhibition to mark Human Rights Day tells story of communities in India subject to caste discrimination.

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Archbishop honours Christian Aid HIV ambassador

The Archbishop of Canterbury with the Rev Canon Gideon Byamugisha

The Archbishop of Canterbury has recognised the Rev Canon Gideon Byamugisha's work by awarding him the Cross of St Augustine.

AIDS work recognised

Hope and expectation as Colombia peace talks begin

Displaced Colombian farmer Alejandro Guzman

Dialogue is due to begin on 18 October between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas, aimed at bringing their armed conflict to an end.

Dialogue opens

An organic granny

The story of grandmother Amparo Jimenez, a key figure in a community project to grow organic food in the Dominican Republic.

Colombian partners win human rights awards

Christian Aid is pleased to announce that two of its Colombian partners have won awards at the first National Award for the Defence of Human Rights.

Goats distributed to village cooperatives in Afghanistan provide milk, cheese, yoghurt, and butter

Surplus milk from a cooperative established by a Christian Aid partner in Afghanistan is being sold to an ice cream company – with sweet results for all involved.

Income from ice-cream

India: SKA achieve campaign success

A Christian Aid-backed campaign to end manual scavenging in India has achieved its ultimate aim – an Indian government pledge to end the degrading practice once and for all.

Campaign success

Christian Aid partner Physicians for Human Rights-Israel wins award

We are delighted to announce that PHR-Israel’s work in exposing and leading a campaign on the trafficking, kidnapping, and torture of refugees in the Sinai Desert prior to their entry into Israel has been recognised internationally.

Tajikistan partner Muhabbat Mamadalieva wins Rio+20 award

A Christian Aid Tajikistan partner wins the Equator Prize for sustainable development at the Rio+20 Earth Summit.

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Haiti partner presented with prestigious award

Colette Lespinasse, founder and director of our Haiti partner GARR, was presented with the Richard C. Holbrooke Award in recognition of her work advocating the rights of displaced Haitians.

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Remembering Fidele Nsengiyumva

Join us as we remember the life of Fidele Nsengiyumva, a good friend and ally in the battle against HIV and stigma.

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Human Rights Defender of the Month

The British government in Colombia has recognised Misael Payares and his tireless work fighting for the rights of the Las Pavas community.

As we contemplate the sheer range on offer this St Valentine's Day, think for a moment of the cocoa producers who have laboured and toiled on their land to deliver that wonderful flavour to your taste buds.

We take a look at our partner Jamaicans for Justice and the work they do to support the victims of crime and injustice.

How our partners are supporting people after the political upheaval of 2011.

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Christian Aid partner and human rights activist Sonia Pierre dies

Sonia Pierre, leading human rights activist and long-term Christian Aid partner in the Dominican Republic, has died of a heart attack.

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Observing elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Christian Aid and EurAC send volunteers to observe the elections in the DRC.

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Creating unity in post-conflict Burundi

The Most Reverend Bernard Ntahoturi, the Archbishop of Burundi, discusses some of the most pressing challenges facing his country.

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Colombia: winning their right to land

After 12 long years, Afro-Colombian communities have finally secured the legal right to their land.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan mark the 20th anniversary of statehood on 31 August and 9 September 2011 respectively, but do they have reason to celebrate?

The school meals helping to keep children in education.

Sean Mai, 59, the community forestry committee leader in Banon district Cambodia

Land-hungry corporations and powerful people in Cambodia are threatening to take over land and resources that hundreds of thousands of poor rural households depend on for survival.

Land rights

Challenging modern slavery

Why we must continue to challenge modern slavery and protect workers' rights.

Partners report that the election process was more transparent than ever before.

Soldier talks to Christian Aid partner Breaking the Silence

A soldier explains why he decided to speak up about his service in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Partners react to Palestinian unity Accord

Christian Aid partners in Gaza hope that the unity accord signed this week will be a step towards alleviating the dire humanitarian situation there and want to see one authority representing a unified West Bank and Gaza.

A Flickr gallery looking at our work to support people living with a disability in Lebanon.

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Nigerian elections: making votes count

As over 140 million people continue to vote in the Nigerian elections this week, how are Christian Aid partners making sure that their votes count?

Gaza children given a chance to express themselves and hope for a better future.

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Campaigning for change in the Dominican Republic

Partner campaigns to increase government spending on education in the Dominican Republic.

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World Water Day

A Flickr gallery celebrating our partners' work on water and sanitation for World Water Day.

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Tackling hunger in Cambodia

Droughts, floods, pests, debt and poor health means millions cannot grow or afford enough food in Cambodia. Christian Aid partner DanChurchAid works with rural families to develop sustainable ways of farming.

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'Slash and burn' agriculture

Agricultural practice releases millions of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere every year.

Farming in Honduras

Partner member shot dead in Guatemala

Victor Leiva, a youth coach with our Guatemala partner Caja Lúdica, has been shot dead.

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Afghanistan’s women: protecting their rights

Partners working to protect and uphold women's rights in Afghanistan.

Overfishing and pollution have devastated Nile fish stocks in the region of El Minya, Egypt, leaving fishermen struggling to make a living. Nor are the Nile fishing communities often a priority of the government.

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The grind – quarry workers in Egypt

Wadi el Nil is helping quarry workers claim their rights and protect their incomes.

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Brazilian partner awarded medal

Rui Barbosa on his farm, which he has named Paradise Place

João Pedro Stedile, one of the founders of the Landless Movement (MST), has been awarded the 'Merito Legislativo' medal from Brazilian Congress.

Christian Aid partner organisation Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) aims to eradicate the outlawed and degrading practice of manual scavenging in India by the end of 2010.

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Body Shop decision praised as it cuts ties with Colombian palm oil supplier

As it ceases trading with Colombian palm oil supplier.

Physicians for Human Rights Israel awarded 'Alternative Nobel Prize'

Christian Aid partner Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) is one of four organisations to share this year’s Right Livelihood award – also known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'.

As southern Sudan continues to struggle with a surge in violence over the past 18 months, Christian Aid parther, ECS, are playing a key role in working to rebuild southern Sudan.

Guatemala ranks fifth highest country in the world for both the percentage of malnourished children it has, and the amount of coffee it sells.

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A first for Children First in Jamaica

Travin from Christian Aid partner Children First seated at a computer

Children First, a Christian Aid partner in Jamaica, has won a Michael Manley award for its outstanding work with children and young people.

In Afghanistan, where work opportunities for women are often limited, Rehabilitation Association and Agricultural Development for Afghanistan is helping them earn an income by cultivating silkworms in their own homes.

Temporary shelter in on of Haiti's emergency camps

People living with HIV are particularly vulnerable when disasters strike. Our partner POZ helps people get the food and medication they need to survive.

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Partner receives MBE for work with refugees on the Thai-Burma border

Mother and child in Burmese refugee camp

This July, Sally Thompson, deputy director of the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), visited London to receive an MBE from the Queen.

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MACEC fighting for justice

Eliza Hernandez has to make a living washing clothes in the Boac River, the site of a catastrophic mine tailings spill which has left the water severely contaminated with heavy metals.

Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns works in the Philippines with those communities devastated by harmful mining activities, fighting for social, political and environmental justice.

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Football brings hope in South Africa

Children act out a role play depicting social issues affecting them during Wola Nani's kids club in Mfuleni township, Cape Town

Sixteen-year-old Sibusiso Dlomo’s South Africa feels a world away from the stadiums and hotels hosting teams from around the world.

This month, all eyes are on South Africa as it hosts the 19th World Cup. But for hundreds of young South Africans, it will not be the first important football tournament their country has hosted this year.

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Habakkuk Trust: Making the impossible possible in Zimbabwe

The Habakkuk Trust helps the most vulnerable Zimbabweans have a voice in the way they are governed and to improve their own situations in the meantime, however they can.

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Conserving water in Peru

CEDAP in Peru supports the local community to access water

To mark World Water Day on 22 March, we visit our Peruvian partner the Centre for Agricultural Development, which is helping communities make the most of the little water they have.

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Helping Amazon people keep their homes

The Quilombola people in the northern Amazon exemplify how saving the forest is about protecting people's rights as well as preventing climate change.

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Building a future for Sudan's children

In a crucial year for southern Sudan, our partner the Mundri Relief and Development Association is helping build a more peaceful future.

The YMCA works with young people in the Israeli Occupied Palestinian Territories to help them recover from trauma and effects of the conflict.

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Tackling discrimination in India

This month’s partner focus, to tie in with the international campaign '16 days of activism against gender violence', looks at the work of Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) in India.

This November, we look at the work of the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) and how it helps Burmese refugees who have fled across the Thai border.

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BCAS: Bangladesh

Christian Aid's partner The Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is helping people to adapt lives and livelihoods to the effects of climate change.

Christian Aid partner Kav LaOved provides free legal aid and court representation to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged workers in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Playing drafts outside the Kenema Youth Centre

Young Sierra Leoneans are getting involved in the post-war reconstruction of their country with the help of our partner, the Network Movement for Justice and Development.

How our partner Nochari has helped a community in Nicaragua to grow a successful business out of a local flower.

The Thandanani Children's Foundation provides much needed support for children in Kwa-Zulu Natal province who have lost their parents.

As the annual Atlantic hurricane season approaches, we take a look at the work of our partner CASM in Honduras.

Members of an UKPA farmers' group pass a covert taxation point on the road from Kindu to Kalima in Maniema province.

Speak of the Democratic Republic of Congo and people tend to think of the chaos of war. But in Maniema province, one Christian Aid partner is proving recovery is possible.