Christian Aid - wikipedia Christian Aid This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2013 ) Christian Aid Founded 1941 Type NGO Registration no. UK ( 1105851 ) Location Interchurch House, 35 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7RL, UK Origins London, England ( UK ) Area served Worldwide Chief Executive Loretta Minghella Slogan We believe in life before death Mission Christian Aid insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We work globally for profound change that eradicates the causes of poverty, striving to achieve equality, dignity and freedom for all, regardless of faith or nationality. Website www.christianaid.org.uk Activists from Christian Aid lobbying for trade justice Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 41 British and Irish churches, and works to support sustainable development, stop poverty, support civil society and provide disaster relief in South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia ( Including the Middle East ). Christian Aid campaigns to change the rules and systems that keep people poor, speaking out on issues such as tax justice, trade justice, climate change, and Third World debt. Christian Aid has fought poverty for more than 75 years. Christian Aid 's essential belief is summed up in the statement `` We believe in life before death '', often used alongside the Christian Aid logo. Christian Aid states it works where the need is greatest, regardless of religion, nationality or race. One of its other messages is `` Poverty Over '', represented by the word `` Over '' highlighted within the word `` Poverty ''. It works with 570 local partner organisations in 45 countries around the world to help the world 's poorest communities. It is a major member of the Stop Climate Chaos, The Fairtrade Foundation and Trade Justice Movement campaigns. Christian Aid 's headquarters are in London and it has regional teams across the UK and Ireland. Christian Aid also organises the UK 's largest door - to - door collection, Christian Aid Week, which takes place in May each year. Its director is Loretta Minghella who was appointed in 2010. The 2012 -- 2013 income of Christian Aid was £ 95.4 million. Contents 1 Development projects 2 Fundraising 3 Criticism 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Development projects Reconstruction after various wars in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia were major projects, alongside the aid given after the overthrow of dictators Idi Amin in Uganda, Somoza family in Nicaragua, and Pol Pot in Cambodia. Yanomami Indians in Brazil were also supported, in a commitment to marginalized peoples. Fundraising Christian Aid raises income from a wide number of sources, such as institutional grants, regular gifts, Christian Aid Week campaign, general donations, legacies, and emergency appeals. In 2013, the institutional income, part of which comes from the Department for International Development and the European Commission, constituted 41 % of the total income. A significant percentage of the remaining income comes from thousands of individuals in churches and communities. The main fundraising moments include Christmas, Lent, Easter, Harvest, and Christian Aid Week. In 2013, £ 12.6 million ( or 13 % of the total income ) were raised during this week. Throughout the year supporters give regularly using direct debit, cash donations, and Will Aid. Churches and community groups also take part in the annual calendar of events ( e.g., walks, soup lunches, and quizzes ) raising millions of pounds. Criticism Canadian professor Peter Hallward, in his book Damming the Flood, accused Christian Aid of supporting US led violent regime change in Haiti in 2004. The development economist Paul Collier in his book The Bottom Billion suggests that Christian Aid `` deeply misinformed '' the UK electorate in 2004 and 2005 with a campaign against reducing trade barriers in Africa based on a `` deeply misleading '' study conducted by an economist without the requisite expertise and whose purported review `` by a panel of academic experts '' who were two people chosen by said economist who were also `` not noted for their expertise on international trade ''. He quotes an unnamed official at the British Department of Trade and Industry as saying `` they know it 's crap, but it sells the T - shirts ''. Several of the Britain 's leading foreign aid charities, including Christian Aid, British Red Cross, Save the Children, and Oxfam, have been criticized for paying excessive salaries to some of their managers. In 2013, Christian Aid 's CEO was paid £ 126,206 and four other staff members were paid between £ 80,000 and £ 89,999. Christian Aid 's response to this is : `` We want to reassure you that we make every effort to avoid paying higher salaries than are necessary. We pay our staff salaries the same as, or below, the median of other church - based and / or international development agencies. '' The organization faced criticism from Israeli academic Gerald M. Steinberg in 2005. He wrote for The Jewish News that several of Christian Aid 's campaigns, such as a Christmas appeal called ' Child of Bethlehem ' focusing on an injured seven - year - old Palestinian child, unfairly presented the complex Israeli - Palestinian conflict through a religiously - charged, exclusionary Christian lens. He argued, `` Victims of the bitter Arab - Israeli conflict are found on both sides... ( y ) et Christian Aid... chooses consistently to emphasize only one side ''. See also Stop Climate Chaos ' Trade Justice ' campaigns References Jump up ^ `` Our Aims and Values ''. Christian Aid. Jump up ^ `` Our Sponsoring Churches ''. Christian Aid. Jump up ^ `` Poverty Over - Christian Aid ''. Jump up ^ `` Our Directors ''. Christian Aid. ^ Jump up to : `` Annual Report 2012 - 2013 '' ( PDF ). Christian Aid. Jump up ^ `` Our History ''. Christian Aid. Jump up ^ `` Brazil - Roraima fires and drought - Brazil ''. ReliefWeb. Jump up ^ `` Institutional Funding - About Us ''. Christian Aid. Jump up ^ `` Annual Review - Christian Aid Scotland ''. Christian Aid. Jump up ^ Peter Hallward, Damming the Flood ( Verso, London, 2008 ). Jump up ^ Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion, pp. 157 - 159 Jump up ^ Hope, Christopher ( August 6, 2013 ). `` 30 charity bosses paid more than £ 100,000 ''. The Telegraph. Jump up ^ `` Charity Commission chairman issues charity pay warning ''. BBC News. August 6, 2013. Jump up ^ Slack, Becky ( October 28, 2013 ). `` Justifying the value of your chief executive ''. The Guardian. Jump up ^ `` CEO salary debate ''. Christian Aid. Jump up ^ Gerald M. Steinberg ( January 7, 2005 ). `` The Outrage that is Christian Aid ''. The Jewish News. 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Question: how many countries do christian aid work in
Answer: 45