Category - Haiti

Impoverished Haiti to recover stolen millions at last

agency reporter — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:01:01 +0000

UK-based international development agency Christian Aid, along with and the Jubilee Debt Campaign, have welcomed the Swiss government’s decision to hand over approximately $6 million to Haiti.

World churches seek to support social change in Haiti

agency reporter — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:58:42 +0000

An international ecumenical delegation of church representatives is currently paying a solidarity visit to churches, ecumenical organizations and civil society movements in Haiti.

Churches back relief effort in Haiti and other storm-hit areas

staff writers — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:10:33 +0100

Christian denominations working through the ecumenical Action of Churches Together and the Catholic network Caritas are contributing short- and long-term aid to those hit by hurricanes and tropical storms recently.

Agencies respond to Haiti tropical storm devastation

staff writers — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:37:16 +0100

The United Nations is warning that more than half a million people are in need of emergency assistance after storms Fay, Gustav and Hanna battered the island of Haiti. Church and development groups are responding with urgent aid.

Christian agency warns of instability in Haiti as food prices rise

staff writers — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:40:06 +0100

The agency is providing relief to hungry children and families affected by the crisis and is preparing to increase its response. Rising global prices for food and fuel have hammered Haiti, which survives largely on imported goods.

Sponsor a child in Haiti - child sponsorship

staff writers — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:59:51 +0000

Since the 18th century slave revolt which won Haiti its independence as the first black republic, life in Haiti has been marred by continued political instability and armed conflict. You can sponsor a child in Haiti here.

Canadian Mennonites protest treatment of US humanitarian asylum worker

staff writers — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:00:11 +0100

The arrest last month of a US humanitarian worker entering Canada with 12 Haitian asylum seekers has serious implications for church groups and organizations that help refugees, says Mennonite Central Committee Canada’s refugee coordinator.

Christian Aid joins agencies responding to Jamaica and Haiti emergencies

staff writers — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:52:13 +0100

The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is making £50,000 available to local partner organisations in Jamaica and Haiti to support their post-hurricane relief efforts. Churches worldwide have responded to the disaster.

Freedom! sculpture tours UK to mark bicentenary of slave trade abolition

staff writers — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:00:34 +0000

As the UK commemorates the end of the slave trade, an original sculpture has been commissioned by Christian Aid and National Museums Liverpool from a group of Haitian artists representing their continuing struggle for freedom and human rights.