John's Christian Aid challenge

Christian Aid doesn't do 'charity', what it does is to support people to lift themselves, their families and the communities out of poverty.

For example, in Burundi we're helping to build reliable and diverse incomes. The business training Aline (who features in the years Christian Aid Week) received together with a small start up loan enable her to buy a bicycle and she set up as a grocery wholesaler. Today, Aline can afford food, clothes, and essential healthcare for her family.

Not only that but now she works with others to run a savings and loan facility that enables others to get their own businesses off the ground too. 

Something as simple as a bicycle makes a huge difference. It's literally the difference between life and death and by supporting me, you make it possible for Christian Aid to do more of this brilliant work and enable people like Aline to take a step toward a better future.