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Christian Aid launches Iraq crisis appeal
Christian Aid has launched an appeal to enable its partner organisations in northern Iraq to step up relief operations to help the thousands who have fled in the face of an offensive by insurgents in...
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SCIAF sets up emergency Appeal to help thousands of Syrian refugees flooding...
The war continues in Syria and the crisis is worsening for many thousands of people. According to UNHCR, 1 million people have fled to neighbouring countries because of the conflict which began in...
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Christian Aid highlights Commonwealth success stories ahead of Glasgow Games
As Glasgow prepares to host the Commonwealth Games this summer, Christian Aid is taking this unique opportunity to showcase its life-changing work underway across the Commonwealth to help people...
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Kirk and SCIAF help fight malaria with Hit the Net project
The Church of Scotland is supporting a Commonwealth Games legacy project aiming to prevent children across the world dying from Malaria. The Hit the Net International project launched yesterday at the...
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Christian Aid brands Katie Melua ‘fallen hero’ following alleged tax avoidance
Katie Melua has been described as a “fallen hero” by charity Christian Aid, after the singer became one of many well-known names reportedly involved in a billion-pound tax avoidance scheme. Issuing a...
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African priest inspires his Pitlochry flock to help young people in Nigeria
Fr Tobias Okoro, parish priest at St Bride’s in Pitlochry, is hoping to raise £16,000 towards building a Learning Centre in Umualumaku, Nigeria, with the help of the Society of St Vincent de Paul....
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SCIAF sends emergency aid to Gaza
The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) is sending £30,000 to provide emergency aid to thousands of people caught in the conflict in Gaza. SCIAF is working with sister charity Caritas...
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Ebola outbreak: Christian hospital Mercy Ships cancels trip due to risk
The travelling Christian hospital Mercy Ships has had to cancel a trip to care for people in Africa due to the Ebola outbreak that is wreaking havoc in the region. The ship has been halted in a planned...
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New Scots survey: ‘Christmas has lost its true meaning’
Over three out of four Scots believe Christmas has lost its true meaning according to a new study released by Scottish aid charity SCIAF to mark the launch of its Christmas Real Gifts appeal to help...
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Malawi drought: Gladys had hoped to send her gifted son to school, now she...
In April, I visited Christian Aid-supported projects in Nsanje, Malawi, writes Keryn Banks. I saw the crippling effects of climate change on the local community. The combination of floods in Jan 2015...
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