AQA GCSE RE Religion, Human rights and Social Justice 4: Who should help the poor?

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  • Religion, Human Rights and Social Justice (4): whose responsibility is poverty?
    • Who is responsible?
      • The government
        • People living in their country are their responsibility
        • Could help by: giving benefits, providing housing, employment, education, food vouchers etc
      • Charities
        • It's their job to help
        • Could help by: long/short term aid, donations, education programmes
      • Religions
        • Their teaching tells them to help people
        • Could help by: giving to religious charities, food banks, mission work, prayer
      • The poor
        • They should take responsibility for themselves and each other
        • Could help by: helping themselves as much as they can, use job centres, go to charities, receive benefits etc
    • CAFOD
      • Catholic agency
      • Works to support the poor abroad
      • Provides both long and short term aid
      • Based around the idea of good stewardship
    • Fair trade
      • Fair pay for hard-working people
      • Helps workers to become self-sufficient
      • Raises people out of work poverty
    • Christian Aid
      • Helps poor people around the world
      • Works to raise people out of poverty
      • Follows teachings of Jesus
      • Helps people of all and no faith(s)

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