Poverty: Christian Aid

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

Fundraising
Emergency Aid
Long-term Aid
Education and Campaigning

Question 2

Fundraising

Answer 2

Since 1957, Christian Aid Week has been organised as a nationwide event in May each year
They raise money to be able to do work to relieve poverty

Question 3

Emergency Aid

Answer 3

Has funds to deal with emergencies; without it people would die
They sent food, antibiotics and shelters to victims of the 2004 Bangladesh floods

Question 4

Long-term Aid

Answer 4

Sees its functions as helping people to help themselves so that they will not need aid
In Afghanistan, they supported a scheme to increase wheat production and then share out the harvest fairly. This enables poor farmers to feed their families all year round

Question 5

Education and Campaigning

Answer 5

Publishes a quarterly newspaper, ‘Christian Aid News’ and many educational materials
They give information about what Christian Aid is doing and also about world development and what can be done in LDCs