The work of Christian Aid for world development
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- The work of Christian Aid for world development
- The Charity
- Founded in 1945 by the British Council of Churches to help those left homeless by the second world war
- It raises funds through churches
- Provides long term aid
- Provides aid for emergencies
- Campaigns to remove the causes of poverty such as unfair trade and unjust debts
- Educates people in Britain
- How it tries to remove the causes of world poverty
- Natural disasters - sends emergency supplies
- Wars - works with local communities to help them find peaceful solutions
- Debts - was one of the leaders at Jubilee 2000 trying to persuade world leaders to cancel the debts of LEDCs
- Education - funds schools and teachers in LEDCs
- Health - helps to set up clinics and hospitals
- Lack of food - providing training in new farming methods and ways of preventing desertification
- Why are they trying to end world poverty?
- Parable of the talents : teaches to leave the Earth better than how you found it
- Stewardship : looking after the Earth's resources and sharing them fairly
- Sermon on the mount : Jesus taught people should use their wealth to help the poor and needy and all Christian Churches have a duty to help the poor
- The golden rule
- Christians have a duty to protect the poor and suffering
- The Charity
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