FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We work with and support the poorest and most vulnerable people to fight for and gain their rights to food, shelter, work, basic healthcare and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.

mong them are widows, orphans, the homeless and disabled, and refugees.

We also champion poor people’s rights through campaigns on food rights, and education.

Working through our offices and partners, EMERGENCY AID’s fight against poverty has reached millions of people in Africa and Asia.

Since our inception in 2000, we have supported projects in over 12 countries worldwide, making a real, long-term difference. In many country we support long-term projects. Wherever we work, we always make sure that our programs are created in collaboration with local people, often working very closely with partner organisations, to ensure that we are addressing the real root causes of poverty, rather than just alleviating the symptoms

All our funds come from private individuals, businesses, mosques and local organisations. We do not receive any funding from government institutions. This enables us to work independently.

EMERGENCY AID has no political or religious affiliations, but we’re not afraid to challenge injustice. We work with poor and marginalised people, seeking to make governments and international institutions tackle the real causes of poverty.

Campaigning works – it’s as effective as giving a financial gift.

Governments are responsible for building the frameworks needed to give people their basic rights, so we also encourage poor people to hold their national and local governments to account.

We also work with governments, locally and nationally, to help them build their knowledge and skills so that they can fight poverty effectively in their own countries and international arenas.

When you sponsor a child with EMERGENCY AID, your contributions go straight to projects in that childs’s community. It’s a fantastic way to gain an insight into the difference that your donation can make, and build up a personal relationship with a child on the other side of the world.

Some of our sponsors are also involved in a prorammes which allows us to use sponsors’ money wherever the need is greatest in each country, helping us support difficult-to-reach groups such as migrant workers and orphans.