Countries & programmes

For 75 years we have worked with some of the world's most vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

In 2019 and 2020 many of our country programmes came to an end. Read the achievements, stories and impact of these along with current active countries below.

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Faith Muvili poses with her family (husband and 5 children) in front of their house.

Kenya

We believe that unjust power relations are at the centre of poverty, so we aim ensure communities are able to understand and exercise their rights to health services, engage in inclusive markets, and be resilient to climate-related risks.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Inclusive markets, Resilience and climate
Countries
Kenya
Association Najdeh providing food parcels in Lebanon

Lebanon

Working with five long-term local partners throughout the country, Christian Aid's strategy has been to tackle the root causes of poverty.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Refugees and internally displaced people
Countries
Lebanon
Irrigated land in Malawi

Malawi

Christian Aid has been working in Malawi for almost 20 years. Our projects have focused mainly on resilience, disaster risk response and health, including maternal and child health and HIV treatment and prevention.
Themes
HIV/AIDS, Maternal health, Disaster risk reduction, Voice and governance
Countries
Malawi

Mali

In Mali which is home to more than 12 million people, we work on long-term development programmes including economic justice and governance,
Themes
Economic justice, Humanitarian, Voice and governance
Countries
Mali

Nepal

We have worked in Nepal since 2004 with local partners in various districts to reach out to people who are vulnerable, marginalised and unheard.
Themes
Education, Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Disaster risk reduction, Water and sanitation
Countries
Nepal
Woman, looking at the camera and smiling while harvesting cocoa fruits

Nicaragua

Christian Aid works in four countries in Central America - Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate
Countries
Nicaragua
In Their Lifetime Ethiopia

Niger

We work with local partners in Niger as part of our wider work across the Sahel including running feeding centres and helping improve farming methods.
Themes
Food, Humanitarian, Voice and governance
Countries
Niger
Women receiving hygiene packs, Nigeria

Nigeria

Partnership has been the bedrock of our work with communities in Nigeria, along with our core values of dignity, equality, justice and love.
Themes
About Christian Aid, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal health, Emergencies, Rights to services
Countries
Nigeria
Our partners providing resources to those affected by flooding in Kakhovka.

Our work in Ukraine

Since early 2022, we've been working with local and national partners to support the people and communities most impacted by the war.
Themes
About Christian Aid, Humanitarian
Countries
Ukraine
A young boy called Henry in a fishing boat with a catch, Philippines

Philippines

Christian Aid is exiting from the Philippines as part of a change programme to deliver greater impact globally.
Themes
Economic justice, Resilience and climate, Sustainability
Countries
The Philippines

Senegal

Our work in Senegal is part of our humanitarian work across the Sahel region, include helping with farming and improving access to education.
Themes
Education, Harvest
Countries
Senegal
Mothers with their babies, sitting and waiting in a clinic run by Judith Lassie

Sierra Leone

Our vision is a Sierra Leone where poor and marginalised women and men have equal access to resources and services and can thrive.
Themes
HIV/AIDS, Resilient livelihoods, Rights to services
Countries
Sierra Leone

South Africa

In South Africa, we provide solidarity and support through ACT Ubumbano, a regional network with ACT Alliance members and partners in South Africa, Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries.
Themes
Economic justice, Voice and governance
Countries
South Africa
A woman in South Sudan canoeing

South Sudan

Christian Aid has been operating in the Sudan and the current South Sudan since the 1970s.
Themes
Climate change, Conflict and peace, Environmental justice, Gender, power and inclusion, Emergencies
Countries
South Sudan
Three masked members of one of the Volunteer First Response Committees conduct awareness-raising in an IDP camp

Syria

Christian Aid's Syria crisis response involves working with partners inside Syria and on the associated refugee crisis in the Middle East.
Themes
Human rights, Education, Gender, power and inclusion, Nutrition, Humanitarian
Countries
Syria
A man holding some fresh oranges

Zambia

Christian Aid in Zambia Our Joint Country Programme (JCP) in Zambia ended in 2019. It aimed to challenge the structural barriers to development and ensure the human rights of all Zambians.
Themes
Economic justice, Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Voice and governance
Countries
Zambia