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Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises

11th June 202010th June 2020 Josie McFarlane 155 Views 0 Comments Africa, aid, awareness, charity, community, crisis, displaced, help, Life, Medical aid, neglected, Poverty, war

“The deep crises represented by millions of displaced Africans are yet again the most underfunded, ignored and deprioritized in the

Lifestyle News

Somalia – Five crises at once

13th May 202012th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 148 Views 0 Comments aid, charity, Coronavirus, COVID19, crisis, displaced, famine, Flood, help, Poverty, Somalia

Five crises are striking Somalia all at once. On top of ongoing conflict, Covid-19, a worsening locust infestation and a

Coronavirus Lifestyle News

Covid-19 restrictions preventing thousands from accessing lifesaving aid

28th March 202026th March 2020 Josie McFarlane 307 Views 0 Comments aid, church, Corona cure, Coronavirus, Faith, Funeral, God, health, help, Italy, prayer, Support, The Bible, Virus

New Covid-19 restrictions to reduce the movement of people globally are inadvertently preventing lifesaving aid from reaching displaced and refugee communities.

News

57,000 people affected by severe flooding in Central African

21st November 201920th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 422 Views 0 Comments Africa, aid, charity, displaced, Floods, Weather warning

More than 10,000 homes have been destroyed and already impoverished neighbourhoods are under water due to flooding caused by heavy

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How this church will help people addicted to drugs and alcohol

10th November 20197th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 426 Views 0 Comments aid, Alcohol, Church news, community, Drugs, God, help, homeless, Jesus, shelter, Support

A Wigan church will fulfil long-held ambitions to open a support hub for drug and alcohol addiction in one of

Charity Affairs Lifestyle

World Vision delivers aid to Rohingya refugees during monsoon

13th July 201911th July 2019 Josie McFarlane 3992 Views 0 Comments aid, charity, Poverty, Rohingya refugees, World Vision

For the past week, heavy rain has deluged Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh, home to a megacity of one million

Charity Affairs Lifestyle

World Vision UK petitions to stop children being abused and assaulted in disaster zones.

6th July 20192nd July 2019 Josie McFarlane 3882 Views 0 Comments Abuse, aid, child protection, Disaster zones, government, Petition, Poverty, World Vision

World Vision UK on Monday presented the Department for International Development with a petition urging it to increase spending to

News

Venezuela crisis: How much aid is getting in?

2nd March 201928th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 621 Views 0 Comments aid, charity, community, Venezuela crisis

The Venezuelan government has denied entry at its borders to hundreds of tonnes of humanitarian aid. Lorries containing supplies from

Lifestyle

Open Doors welcomes Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s review into persecuted Christians’ plight

8th January 20199th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 653 Views 0 Comments aid, christian, community, Faith, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Open Doors, persecuted Christians’ plight, Refugee, the Indonesian earthquake

The anti-persecution Charity, Open Doors UK & Ireland, has welcomed the announcement by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt that he has

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Nigerian military lifts Unicef ban after ‘spy’ row

18th December 201817th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 541 Views 0 Comments aid, allowed, ban lifted, charity, community, Nigeria, Soldiers, Spy, UNICEF

Nigeria’s military has revoked its earlier decision to suspend activities of the UN children’s agency Unicef in the north-east of

Editors' Picks News

Help needed for Christians in Syria as prices go up and jobs are scarce

11th December 201817th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 871 Views 0 Comments 60 Centres of Hope, aid, christian, Christians in Syria, Christmas, community, Faith, God, hunger, mission, persecution, Poverty, trauma counselling and holistic care., war

Christians in Syria are facing a tough Christmas as many are still homeless and relying on food packages to make

Mission

MAF Disaster Response & John Woodberry

3rd December 20183rd December 2018 Becky Wybrow 6819 Views 0 Comments #MAF, #Mission Aviation Fellowship, aid, black, christian, Church Disaster, Church mission, community, Faith, God, John Woodberry, mission, world

“When a disaster strikes, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) responds quickly with air transportation, emergency communications, logistics support and experienced personnel.