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- Keeping Faith In Development
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Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:06:52 -0600
For those involved in interfaith and intercommunity dialogue, these are interesting times. Interfaith dialogue is currently the 'in thing' and becoming big business in some areas such as international development where the value of cross-faith approaches in humanitarian projects and... - Death and Taxes (6mb)
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:15:31 -0500
The Christian Aid Week report for 2008 is called 'Death and Taxes: the true toll of tax dodging'. The new report seeks to expose the scandal of a global tax system that allows the world's richest to duck their responsibilities... - A Growing Voice (3mb)
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:00:09 -0500
If it's been a long and difficult road for Sierra Leone to emerge from the shadows of its decade-long civil war, it's been an even longer journey for Sierra Leonean women to make their voices heard. But now things are... - A Woman of Courage (6mb)
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:20:19 -0600
It has been a long journey for Suraya Pakzan. Ten years ago she began secretly educating young girls from her own home in Taliban controlled Afghanistan. This month she is receives the 'Woman of Courage Award 2008' from the US... - The Triple Climate Crisis (7mb)
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:04:05 -0600
Martin Khor explains why the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol in their current forms are generally favourable for developing countries, and also why rich countries? attempts to force developing countries to increase their commitments to reduce carbon emissions is simply not affair or feasible option. - Robert Beckford (6mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:17:03 -0600
Broadcaster and theologian Robert Beckford's latest film, An African Scandal, is a damning indictment on the West's economic policies towards Africa. Ahead of a national tour of the film, we recorded a quick and dirty interview down the line with him from Turkey. - Spending the Tsunami Millions (4mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:16:39 -0600
Christian Aid raised £47 million in the appeal. By the end of 2007 we had spent £40 million ? five times more than in any previous emergency ? rebuilding 22,000 homes and helping 180,000 people back into work. This is a remarkable achievement by our 33 partners in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia, especially as we are one of only three DEC agencies on course to spend our budget on time by the end of 2007. So how well did we do? - South Africa Land Reform (9mb)
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:19:30 -0500
Over one million poor black South Africans have been illegally forced to leave their homes and lives since the end of apartheid in 1994. Having lost the only home and job they have ever known, they face a future with... - Cut the Carbon march update (4mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:55:40 -0600
** Call 020 7523 2258 to register for tickets for the celebration service at St Paul's Cathedral ** The Christian Aid Cut the Carbon march has already covered more than 500 miles. With 500 more to go, we?re back with... - Hurricanes - episode 1 (7mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:56:25 -0600
Hurricane diary. What's it really like when a hurricane strikes? Christian Aid's Rhian Holder was at home in Kingston, Jamaica when Hurricane Dean struck. This is the first of three episodes looking at the recent hurricanes. Please manually download the... - Hurricanes - episode 2 (4mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:51:13 -0600
Facing the storm. Properly protecting your home, crops and property can make all the difference when a hurricane strikes, as people in Jamaica know all too well. This is the second episode of three podcasts looking at the recent hurricanes... - Hurricanes - episode 3 (5mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:48:07 -0600
Picking up the pieces. When Hurricane Dean battered Jamaica on 19 August, it caused widespread destruction of homes, crops and livestock. Christian Aid partners are helping people to recover. This is the third of three episodes looking at the recent... - Moving from sex work to leadership (8mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:46:39 -0600
Each year, around two million children are exploited in commercial sex work. Half a million of these children are from South Asia. They face years of virtual slavery, which can result in psychological and physical harm. Those who do manage... - Disaster Risk Reduction (7mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:30:52 -0600
Statistics from the World Bank indicate that for every dollar spent now on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); four dollars are saved in humanitarian relief. In the past decade the number of people affected by disasters has more than doubled and... - Back and a March (5mb)
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:57:58 -0600
With huge apologies for the radio silence over the last few months... we're back with a podcast all about the upcoming Cut the Carbon March - Christian Aid's major campaigning event this year. The next Christian Aid podcast is published... - The Politics of Climate Change (8mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:13:37 -0600
Today we talk with Stephen Hale, Director of the Green Alliance about the political landscape in Westminster and political appetite for action on climate change. The interview was recorded in February, before Gordon Brown?s speech on March 12th. You can... - Coming Clean (8mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:32:33 -0600
The latest Christian Aid report on climate change says that the UK government's claim to just 2% of the world?s carbon emissions is plain wrong. So we're targeting the UK government and companies to take action on climate change. Download... - Life on the Edge (7mb)
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:04:23 -0600
We continue the climate change theme this week and speak with Jeremy Leggett about a joint project between Christian Aid and Solar Century. The second half of the podcast is a Skype call with a Christian Aid partner in Nairobi.... - Half Gone (7mb)
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:16:44 -0600
Solar Century is the UK's leading solar energy company and based on Lower Marsh - directly opposite Christian Aid's London offices. In the wake of the report last week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we hear from... - A virus - not a moral issue (9mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:38:15 -0600
There are over 40 million people living with HIV and AIDS. In the time it will take you to listen to this podcast, another 100 people will become newly infected. We talk with Maxwell Kapachawo who works for Christian Aid... - Modern Philanthropy (7mb)
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:03:37 -0600
The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth, whereas the poorer half of the world's population own barely 1% of global wealth. In the UK alone, there are now more than 500,000... - Top of the Pods (8mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:19:10 -0600
The Christian Aid podcasts have been well received by staff and supporters alike and we're grateful to a number of bloggers for featuring our work, particularly David at Global Nomad 101 who writes "Christian Aid and Medicines Sans Frontiers blaze... - The UN - an old boys' club? (8mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:05:08 -0600
Is the UN the best option for protecting the lives, the livelihoods and the human rights of the world?s citizens? Or does it simply enable great powers to rule the world behind a smoke screen of legitimacy?... An old boys?... - Water Harvesting (6mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:44:31 -0600
"The centre of any development intervention in a drought stricken area... should be water". In this episode we talk with Christian Aid partner MASS. The organisation works with the poorest communities in a drought stricken region called Orissa. Now the... - Profit at the Expense of Life (5mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:26:56 -0600
"The North are the debtors as their civilisation has been built on the sweat and resources of the South...The issue of developed and developing countries is a misnomer." Wahu Kaara is one of Kenya?s leading anti poverty activists and founding... - Drenched in Carbon (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:20:06 -0600
How the City of London is funding climate change... When Britain?s domestic carbon emissions are a mere 2 per cent of the global total, why should we bother campaigning for change here? Actually, Britain?s carbon jackboot-print is far more significant... - The Beat Goes on March - ep 3 (5mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:07:58 -0600
We came, we marched, we conquered! The last of our three special podcasts from the huge campaign rally in central London on September 14. This episode joins the march, talks to the campaigners and celebrities and hears around 50 million... - The Beat Goes On March - ep2 (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:07:05 -0600
Download bgo_episode_2.mp3 In this episode in our special series of podcasts live from the march in London, we hear speeches from Daleep Mukarji (Director, Christian Aid), the actress Adjoa Andoh, and Ronan Keating. The audio quaility isn't the best in... - The Beat Goes On March - ep1 (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:06:39 -0600
Episode 1 of our series of live podcasts from the Christian Aid campaign march in London on September 14. Christian Aid, celebrities, and thousands of campaigners are calling on Gordon Brown to 'stop paying for poverty'. Download episode_1.mp3 Find out... - Haiti 9 - economic migration (6mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:43:57 -0600
This episode brings us to the end of our series of podcasts from Haiti. You?ve heard about just a fraction of the work Christian Aid does around the world. Whether it?s the development stories you?ve heard about in this series,... - Haiti 8 - trafficking (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:35:23 -0600
If you?re the kind of person who gets irate about illegal immigration then this might not be the podcast for you. But then again, if you?re listening to a Christian Aid podcast, then you?re probably not that type anyway Today... - Haiti 7 - sitrep (2mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:36:55 -0600
Episode 8 will be broadcast on Thursday. After a long podcast yesterday, today we take just a few minutes to catch up with Amanda in Haiti before we broadcast the last of the episodes later this week. Download haiti_day_7.mp3 Welcome... - Haiti 6 - I say vaudou (7mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:31:55 -0600
UPDATED EPISODE : Today we hear Amanda travelling through Port-au-Prince and talking about the rivers of rubbish she can see. In this episode, we try to set out a little more on what vaudou really is, setting aside the Hollywood... - Haiti 5 - You say voodoo... (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:28:16 -0600
Christian Aid works with people of all faiths and none. This means accepting people's beliefs and practices and working with them to lead a more fulfilled life... "In Haiti, the people in the vaudou sector are the most vulnerable people,... - Haiti Day 4 - updated (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:28:07 -0600
Please note: this is the corrected day 4 episode, the earlier file was corrupted. Episode 5 will now be broadcast on Friday 11th August. In this series of podcasts we're hearing from Christian Aid partners and beneficiaries as we try... - Haiti Day 3 - hurricanes and cows (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:25:28 -0600
We start today?s podcast with a 3 minute interview Amanda recorded with Christian Aid?s emergency regional officer who is based in our Haiti field office. Hear how the number of hurricanes has increased each year in Haiti and how there?s... - Haiti Day 2 - the facts (6mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:20:21 -0600
In this series of podcasts we're hearing from Christian Aid partners and beneficiaries as we try to bring listeners a sense of Haiti, it's people and the poverty they face. Download haiti_day_2.mp3 In this episode we hear about the poverty... - Haiti Day 1 - about the country (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:19:44 -0600
The first of our daily podcasts from Haiti over the next few weeks. We'll be hearing from Christian Aid partners and beneficiaries as we try to bring listeners a sense of Haiti, it's people and the poverty they face. Download... - Episode 3 - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (6mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:57:49 -0600
The last of the podcasts in our series, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. In this episode, Sian Curry talks about economic apartheid in South Africa. Land inequality in South Africa means that 60,000 white farmers own 85% of... - Episode 2 - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (5mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:05:31 -0600
In episode 2 of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Sarah Malian talks us through agriculture in Egypt and how small farmers are struggling to access markets. Although officially a middle income country, Egypt's population of 79 million people... - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - #1 (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:56:51 -0600
The first of first of three podcasts in our series, 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'. In this episode, Hannah Morley looks at economic justice in Bolivia, the poorest country in South America - despite having the second largest... - HIV AIDS Orphans (8mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:29:05 -0600
Thandanani Children?s Foundation have been a Christian Aid partner in South Africa since 2002. They primarily work with children who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS, but also work with children who have been abandoned or abused. Download hiv_orphans.mp3 The foundation... - Poverty in Egypt and Liberalisation (6mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:10:50 -0600
Sarah Malian talks with Nabil Abadir and Ibrahim Makram from Christian Aid partner, CEOSS (Coptic Evangelical Organisation for Social Services) about poverty issues in Egypt. The podcast gives an excellent background to the issues faced by the poor in Egypt,... - Mindoro Mining Protest (3mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:05:26 -0600
A fantastic bilingual podcast with Father Edwin Gariguez and Ramil Baldo. Well worth a listen. We're now at the end of the internal trial and want to launch the podcasts more widely - please let Steven Buckley have your feedback.... - Christian Aid Week 2006 (3mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:03:14 -0600
Steven Buckley and Paul Langley chat about what's coming up for CAW06. Download intro_to_caw_podcast.mp3 - Climate Change (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:58:36 -0600
Andrew Pendleton introduces us to the issue of Climate Change and the NGO response. Download climate_change_podcast.mp3 - The beat goes on... (5mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:59:48 -0600
An introduction to the beat goes on campaign with Jenny from the campaigns team. Download the_beat_goes_on_podcast.mp3 Check out the video on PressureWorks too! - Riksy Business part two (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:58:55 -0600
Ok this time we're putting the intro text at the top. Audio gets better in the next episode. Download risky_business_podcast_2.mp3 - Risky Business part one (4mb)
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:58:46 -0600
Download risky_business_podcast_1.mp3 The first ever Christian Aid podcast! 1 of 2 on the subject of Risky Business. The audio is not great for the first two podcasts, but things pick up by episode 3
