Word bank
Campaigning
Trying to make the world a better place by doing something to change it, such as buying fairly traded coffee or speaking out about things that are unfair.
Export crops
Food such as coffee and sugar which is not eaten by the farmers who grow it but is sold to other countries.
Fair trade
Trade between countries which gives farmers a price that is fair for their share of the work.
Famine
A time in poor countries when people have not been able to grow enough food to eat and do not have enough money to buy food.
Food aid
Food which is sent to places where there is a famine.
Partner organisation
An organisation in a poor country which is given money by Christian Aid. It helps people who live there to improve their lives.
Poor countries
Countries where most people are poor. They are often hot countries in the southern part of the world, for example, India, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
Project
The work that a partner organisation does with local people, such as putting in a water pump, or looking after farming land.
Supporters
People in this country who help Christian Aid by giving money, being volunteers or campaigning.
Volunteers
People who work without getting paid, usually because they believe what they are doing is very important.
World's resources
The things that people need to live, such as land, food, water and money.
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