The story starts a long time ago.

After the Second World War lots of people in Europe had nowhere to live. So people in the British and Irish churches set up an organisation to help them. This became Christian Aid.

Where money is spent today

Today Christian Aid helps people in 60 poor countries to make their lives better. We spend £40 million a year – a lot of money! It is sent to organisations that work with poor people in their own countries. We call these organisations partners. We're like good friends.

Cool kids who are making a difference

Click on the links below to find out how Christian Aid is helping kids like you to make the world a fairer place.

Kids council: meet Savita and her pals in India
Selling bunnies to raise money: meet some schools friends from Rwanda, in Africa
Tough choices: meet Marvin from Nicaragua, in South America
Clean it up: meet some kids from England who cleaned up their community

Look for any words you don't understand in the word bank .

Christian Aid believes that we have to make the world a fairer place to end poverty. People in rich countries can make this happen by doing something, however small, to change the world. On the Global Gang web site you'll find lots of ideas for things you can do.
Check out the Act now section in Hot news to get you started – and why not tell your friend s about Global Gang, too!

Christian Aid/Elaine Duigenan

Andrew, 13, crossed the Erskine Bridge in Scotland on a pogo stick, to raise money for Christian Aid!

Rebecca, Chris and their friends from Ivy Bank School, in Lancashire, made lots of money for Christian Aid, selling chocolate crispies!