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Coronavirus: Stop Covid-19 becoming a ‘human timebomb’ in world’s poorest communities

14th April 202011th April 2020 Josie McFarlane 539 Views 0 Comments communities, Coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, Death, health, Pandemic, poor

Under a flyover in Mumbai, India. An overcrowded home to a community of leprosy-affected people with nowhere else to go.

Marcia Dixon

KTF REWIND: Whatever happened to caring for the poor?

11th January 20209th January 2020 DTadmin 4632 Views 0 Comments church, community, Faith, God, Money, poor, Support, wealth

After reading media reports that the world’s wealthiest people have squirreled away up to $20 trillion pounds in tax havens,

Lifestyle News

‘West Africa’s richest 1% own more than everyone else combined’

11th July 20199th July 2019 Josie McFarlane 684 Views 0 Comments Africa, charity, divide, hunger, Money, oxfam, poor, Poverty, rich

The aid charity Oxfam says that inequality is at crisis levels in West Africabut accuses many governments in the region of

Editors' Picks Feature

Are the Sustainable Development Goals good news for the poor?

4th March 20196th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 996 Views 0 Comments christian, community, crisis, Faith, poor, Poverty, Sustainable Development

It has been over two years since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were signed off in New York. These 17 goals have an emphasis on

News

New report shows Mayor’s action on air quality will benefit poorest Londoners the most

16th January 201914th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 765 Views 0 Comments Action, Climate Change, community, Congestion Zone, Environment, Factories, fossil fuel, global warming, London, Mayor, Pollution, poor, Sadiq Khan

New research published today shows how the Mayor’s bold measures to tackle London’s filthy air, including launching the world’s first

News

Individualistic tax system is crippling UK one-earner families

4th November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 720 Views 0 Comments #Finances, community, earners, Families, government, Income, low income, money issues, politics, poor, report, single, struggle, tax, working class, worse off

CARE’s latest tax report shows that decisions made to increase the personal tax allowance has led to a disturbing individualism

Lifestyle

Restore maintenance grants for poorest students to boost diversity on campus, university boss says

5th September 20182nd September 2018 Josie McFarlane 893 Views 0 Comments #Loans, #Student finance, #Studentss, #University #Poverty, black, community, Diversity, government, graduates, poor

The government must bring back maintenance grants for poor students in order to improve diversity in higher education, according to leading universities amid a

Inspiration

Challenging Times

20th June 2017 Mariah 1518 Views 0 Comments authentic, blessing, Britain, challenge, change, divided, election, God, Gospel, government, grief, heart, hunger, International, Jesus, justice, London, meek, merciful, mourn, nation, negotiations, peace, poor, public, pure, terror, thirst, times, troubled, wise

In Britain, we find ourselves in challenging times. We have had an election in which the winners lost and where

News

Archbishop of York invites churches to support WaterAid’s Harvest Appeal and provide water to world’s poorest

8th June 20178th June 2017 Mariah 1602 Views 0 Comments Archbishop, Bottles, churches, clean, Congregations, countries, Drought, Families, fundraising, Harvest appeal, hunger, inviting, Life, poor, UK, Water, WaterAid, weather, York, Zambia

The Archbishop of York is inviting churches and congregations across the UK to join him in supporting WaterAid’s life-giving bottles