Countries & programmes

For 75 years we have worked with some of the world's most vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

In 2019 and 2020 many of our country programmes came to an end. Read the achievements, stories and impact of these along with current active countries below.

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Burkina Faso

We have been working in the Sahel region of West Africa since the 1970s. The programme began with a humanitarian focus and now includes advocacy work.
Themes
Humanitarian, Inclusive markets, Resilience and climate
Countries
Burkina Faso
Women coffee growers in Burundi

Burundi

We've been working in Burundi since 1995, initially providing humanitarian assistance following the Rwandan genocide, but now focusing on development.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Inclusive markets
Countries
Burundi
Father Jesús Alberto Franco from Colombia

Colombia

Christian Aid's work in Colombia focuses on the related issues of violence, land and territory, impunity, vulnerable communities and human rights.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Gender, power and inclusion
Countries
Colombia
Jackson in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Christian Aid has worked in the DRC since the 1970s. We contribute to the efforts of the Congolese people to build a prosperous and democratic nation at the heart of Africa.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Gender, power and inclusion, Resilience and climate, Voice and governance
Countries
Democratic Republic of Congo
Heidy del Carmen Hernández receives a food package from Dina Gutiérrez from local partner Social Initiative for Democracy in El Salvador.

El Salvador

We work with our partners in El Salvador to empower marginalised communities to demand tax justice, accountability and protection of human rights.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Gender, power and inclusion, Voice and governance
Countries
El Salvador
STAR-Ghana peace committee

Ghana

In Ghana we worked to significantly improve the lives of poor and marginalised men and women and bring about a fair and just society.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Inclusive markets, Voice and governance
Countries
Ghana
CONGCOOP training with women in Guatemala

Guatemala

We work with partner organisations to address Guatemala's economic inequality, help communities prepare for natural disasters and reduce conflict.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate
Countries
Guatemala
People walking through field

Honduras

We've been working in Honduras since 1997 helping communities prepare for disasters, grow small business, and advocate for tax reforms.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate
Countries
Honduras
women in India at a self-help class

India

Christian Aid has supported local organisations in India for more than five decades.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate, Voice and governance
Countries
India
woman cradles child amongst rubble

Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (IoPt)

Christian Aid has been working with the poorest people in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (IoPt) since the early 1950s.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Humanitarian, Resilience and climate
Countries
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
woman cradles child amongst rubble

Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (IoPt)

Christian Aid has been working with the poorest people in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (IoPt) since the early 1950s.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Humanitarian, Resilience and climate
Countries
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
Faith Muvili poses with her family (husband and 5 children) in front of their house.

Kenya

We believe that unjust power relations are at the centre of poverty, so we aim ensure communities are able to understand and exercise their rights to health services, engage in inclusive markets, and be resilient to climate-related risks.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Inclusive markets, Resilience and climate
Countries
Kenya
Irrigated land in Malawi

Malawi

Christian Aid has been working in Malawi for almost 20 years. Our projects have focused mainly on resilience, disaster risk response and health, including maternal and child health and HIV treatment and prevention.
Themes
HIV/AIDS, Maternal health, Disaster risk reduction, Voice and governance
Countries
Malawi
Beekeepers

Nicaragua

Christian Aid works in four countries in Central America - Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate
Countries
Nicaragua
Three people wearing masks in Nigeria showing their bags of hygiene items they received from Christian Aid partners

Nigeria

Christian Aid has been working in Nigeria since 2003 for a just, equitable and peaceful Nigerian society, where poverty has been eradicated.
Themes
Gender, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal health, Emergencies, Rights to services
Countries
Nigeria
Funders
UK aid
Mothers with their babies, sitting and waiting in a clinic run by Judith Lassie

Sierra Leone

Our vision is a Sierra Leone where poor and marginalised women and men have equal access to resources and services and can thrive.
Themes
HIV/AIDS, Resilient livelihoods, Rights to services
Countries
Sierra Leone
A woman in South Sudan canoeing

South Sudan

Christian Aid has been operating in the Sudan and the current South Sudan since the 1970s.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Emergencies
Countries
South Sudan
Three masked members of one of the Volunteer First Response Committees conduct awareness-raising in an IDP camp

Syria

Christian Aid's Syria crisis response involves working with partners inside Syria and on the associated refugee crisis in the Middle East.
Themes
Human rights, Education, Gender, power and inclusion, Nutrition, Humanitarian
Countries
Syria