137,000 people forced to flee their homes this year in Somalia
Displacement of families is rising with evictions, conflict and drought the top causes. “We are seeing a tragic trend this
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Poverty
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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African C-sections ’50 times more deadly’
The number of mothers who die after a Caesarean-section in Africa is as much as 50 times higher than in
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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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How chess in Nigeria’s slums is changing young lives
Professional chess player and coach Babatunde Onakoya says chess saved him. Now he’s using the game to educate children in
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Chocolate expert bars himself from cocoa beans for 5 days
A leading chocolate expert will be swapping cocoa beans for pulses at the end of March as he signs up
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Christian Aid welcomes MPs’ report into forced displacement in Africa but says humanitarian system must boost funding for local responders
Responding to the International Development Committee’s report – ‘Forced Diplacement in Africa: ‘Anchors Not Walls’ – released today [Tuesday 5
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Are the Sustainable Development Goals good news for the poor?
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
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Making A Mother’s Day Around The World
This week Mothers’ Union has launched its Make A Mother’s Day appeal with an inspiring ethical gifts catalogue full of
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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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The Doxa Project
The journey of The Doxa Project started ten years ago when I felt led to go to Kenya. I had
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Gospel Temple Apostolic Church awarded National Lottery funding
Gospel Temple Apostolic Church has received over £4000 of National Lottery funding to officially launch a food hubin Tottenham to
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Research body to fund humanitarian efforts
Britain’s new research agency has announced it will spend £279m on new non-EU international collaborations. The bulk of the money
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WaterAid invites churches to choose water not chocolate this Lent to transform children’s lives
This Lent, WaterAid is inviting church congregations to give up their favourite treats and donate the money they save to
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800 schoolbags line the steps of St Paul’s in moving tribute to daily child deaths
WaterAid placed 800 children’s schoolbags on the famous steps of St Paul’s Cathedral today as a stark reminder of the number of young children’s lives lost every single day due
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