News and blogs

Tyonyar Ungon, 60, collecting his hygiene kit at an aid distribution funded by Christian Aid’s Covid appeal in Adagi community, Benue State, Nigeria, November 2020. He is partially disabled.

News and blogs

Vaccine inequality hitting lower income countries the hardest

In this blog, we hear from Christian Aid colleagues based in Africa to get their take on the real-life impacts of vaccine inequality between wealthy and poorer countries.

Published: 10/06/2021

News and blogs

Colombia's female human rights defenders need Ireland's support

Ireland knows only too well that peace is fragile and precarious. The signing of a peace deal, whether in Colombia or Northern Ireland, signals the beginning rather than the end of the hard work on building lasting peace.

Published: 10/06/2021

Christian Aid Week

Celebrate the power of mums

Will you stand with mums like Tenneh in Sierra Leone this Christian Aid Week?

Published: 01/06/2021

A man stands amongst the rubble of a destroyed building

News and blogs

Inside Gaza: “Let the world know about our suffering”

Here, we hear first-hand from Rana who works for Christian Aid’s local partner the Women’s Affairs Centre about what has been happening inside Gaza.

Published: 14/05/2021

Woman receives essential food supplies for her family.

News and blogs

Impact of the devastating coronavirus second wave in India

The scenes we have seen unfolding across India in recent weeks are nothing short of devastating. In this blog, we hear about the impacts of India’s second wave of coronavirus from a local partner who are based in northern India.

Published: 06/05/2021

Mohamed Hamdan receives his family’s food parcel provided by Christian Aid’s local partner The Agricultural Development Association (PARC) with funding from Irish Aid.

News and blogs

Different boats in the same storm

Far from being a ‘great equalizer’, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed deep inequality throughout our world. Ruth Cooke looks at how Christian Aid partners are working to support vulnerable communities in the IOPT over lockdown.

Published: 27/04/2021

News and blogs

Suzanne's 75 Challenge

Suzanne Shepherd, long-time Christian Aid supporter and volunteer, has begun a remarkable 75km walking challenge just 4 months after undergoing surgery for cancer.

Published: 23/03/2021

Margaret and Sandy Lindsay, Christian Aid legators, on their trip to the Galapagos Islands.

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Margaret and Sandy Lindsay: the willpower to change lives

Retired Christian Aid supporters Margaret and Sandy Lindsay explain why they were inspired to leave a gift to Christian Aid in their Will.

Published: 19/03/2021

Jean and Andy Thompson at 'Cut the Carbon' march St Paul's Cathedral 2007

News and blogs

Jean Thomspon: activist and humanitarian

Bangor lady reveals she's leaving a gift to Christian Aid in her Will

Published: 10/03/2021

A Community Health Worker from Christian Aid’s local partner goes door-to-door in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox Bazar’ to raise awareness of keeping safe from coronavirus.

News and blogs

Blog: International Women's Day 2021

On International Women’s day, we look at how one young woman who works for our local partner is leading the charge against coronavirus misinformation in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar.

Published: 08/03/2021

Charisma, 10, and her friend at the Bridge school run by Christian Aid partner, Phia, in Bhowpur, India.

News and blogs

False Balances and Just Weights

Board member Gareth Dunlop looks back at his time working with Christian Aid Ireland

Published: 04/03/2021

Albert Smallwoods and wife Vivian on his 80th birthday

Gifts in Wills

Albert Smallwoods: a life of service to the poor

We hear from one of Christian Aid Ireland's living legators, Albert Smallwoods.

Published: 23/02/2021

Suruz Mia sits outside his home in Kala Kanda village in Dewangonj area of Jampalpur in northern Bangladesh. Thanks to Irish Aid support, Suruz received cash from Christian Aid’s local partner Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) to buy food as well as reusable facemasks and hand sanitiser to help protect him and his family from catching and passing on coronavirus.

News and blogs

How Christian Aid has helped flood affected families in Bangladesh

We look at how with Irish Aid support, our local partner has helped thousands of families in Bangladesh who were badly affected by widespread flooding from monsoon rains last summer.

Published: 11/02/2021

Margaret Nsona and her friends dancing in Chikwawa, Malawi

News and blogs

It's our 75th anniversary

After 75 years, we still believe all people are created in the image of God. We still believe in life before death. We still believe in real people bringing real change in the world.

Published: 01/02/2021

News and blogs

The lifechanging power of soap

We look at how our partner in Sierra Leone has helped a group of women to set up a soap making business, allowing them to earn added income & help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.

Published: 29/01/2021

News and blogs

Press Release

OECD to investigate ESB links to human rights abuses at Colombian mine following complaint

Published: 19/01/2021

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How Christian Aid helped one young mother facing eviction in Burundi

During the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, we hear how a Christian Aid peacebuilding project supported Butoyi to remain on her farm

Published: 02/12/2020

Diane, a survivor of domestic abuse who lives in Kibera slum in Nairobi.

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Nairobi’s slums: Women facing violence & poverty amidst the pandemic

In the run up to this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we hear from some survivors being supported by CREAW to rebuild their lives amidst the challenge of global pandemic.

Published: 25/11/2020

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