Church Action on Poverty – Smethwick gets its first Your Local Pantry, to help tackle food poverty
People in Smethwick will be able to save on their weekly shopping bills, thanks to a new project that officially
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Weather extremes ‘leaving 52 million Africans hungry’
More than 52 million people in 18 countries across Africa are facing hunger as a result of extremes in the
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Primary schools give free food to hungry families
The biggest primary school academy trust in England is to give food to parents to prevent “family hunger”. The Reach2
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Campaigners say: Act now to end UK hunger
A coalition of national and local charities, anti-poverty organisations and faith groups will today [Wed 16 October] call on the
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Church’s responses to UK austerity to be discussed at Coventry University
Coventry University is holding an event today to enable better understanding of how austerity has affected Christian engagement with poverty
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Behind the image that shocked the world
A harrowing picture of three Syrian sisters and their uncle in the rubble after a government air strike has been
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Boko Haram conflict causing misery to millions 10 years on
Ten years since the beginning of a violent insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the living conditions for displaced people are continuing
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UK poverty is real – but there’s always hope
‘My husband passed away. I was left to pay everything by myself and the debts started to build up. I
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‘West Africa’s richest 1% own more than everyone else combined’
The aid charity Oxfam says that inequality is at crisis levels in West Africabut accuses many governments in the region of
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Fit and Fed hero products aim to help the 3 million children at risk of holiday hunger in the UK
From 19thJune, four Fit and Fed hero products, including a Wiltshire Ham & Piccalilli Bloomer, will be on sale at all
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Gordon Brown launches Christian Aid week
Gordon Brown has launched Christian Aid Week 2019 at an event in London in which he spoke powerfully about the
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Kenyan anger over Turkana ‘starvation’ being ignored
Kenyans have accused their government of ignoring drought victims following reports that at least 10 people have died of hunger
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Korean Christians say food situation is so desperate that growth of children is stunted
Lack of food is stunting children’s growth in North Korea, according to an eyewitness. Food shortages threaten an entire generation
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Church of England urges five days of prayer for poor as Brexit looms
Justin Welby says economic warnings cannot be ignored and focus must be on the vulnerable. The Church of England is
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‘I wanted to do more for people than just pray’: Pastor blends faith, farms to end food insecurity in black churches
Several years ago, Rev. Heber Brown III decided he needed to do more than pray. The now 38-year-old pastor at
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