Trading Out of Poverty This week, we celebrate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October). A few weeks ago, I (Maranda) had the privilege of visiting Fair Trade producers in Swaziland. Swaziland is a beautiful country, a little larger than Northern Ireland and a little smaller than Wales. It’s landlocked, surrounded largely […]
Faringdon Syrian Refugees Group Faringdon Syrian Refugees Group (FSRG) is an inspiring example of how people from local churches, wanting to do something to help refugees, have been able to organise themselves, gather public support, and contribute to the resettlement of Syrian refugee families in their area. How it began FSRG began in January 2015. […]
In this week’s prayer email: Prayer for Creation Crisis for Rohingya Short Notes: Prison Week, Kenya, Keep on … ____________________________________________________________________________ Prayer for Creation The 4th of October was St Francis’ Day, when many churches recall the saint who so beautifully expressed the way Creation reveals – and revels in – God’s love and glory. In […]
Hurricane Maria and Dominica Harvey … Irma … the rains flooding East Asia … Maria. Following the impact of hugely destructive tropical cyclones and monsoon rains over the past month has been heartrending, and together with you and others around the world we have been joining in prayer for all those affected. We’re focusing on […]
Electric Cars This is, as Elizabeth notes, a slightly different piece from our usual, not least in that it discusses particular products and services. It’s very hard to discuss electric cars, which are an important part of the move to reduce carbon and hence a topic for prayer, without such references, as people’s questions and […]
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Want to think through how you or your church might engage with a particular issue? Have a query about which organisations are working in an area you care about? Thinking about how your specific gifts might best be used to help in a global context? Want to know the answer to a specific question about […]
We have wide experience in putting on events that engage – from small roundtables to evening talks to day conferences and large-scale events. We’ve put on Fair Trade, trade and climate-related events of our own, worked with churches on a variety of events, and been on the planning groups for the Ecumenical World Development Conference […]