African countries spend more each year repaying debt than on all primary education and health care.
Staff met with African NGOs working on debt and Administration officials. Articles on the campaign appeared in Christian Social Action Magazine, the Peace with Justice Newsletter and the Interpreter Magazine. Campaign materials were sent to United Methodists. Peace with Justice coordinators were urged to mobilize support for the campaign in their conferences. United Methodists were urged to write their Senators and Representatives to support legislation to cancel the debt burden and set up country human development programs from money saved on debt payments.