Countries & programmes

We work on topics as diverse as emergency response, accountability, peace-building, health, land rights, tax justice and helping communities adapt to climate change.

We receive funding from UK aid, Irish Aid, Scottish Government, European Commission, USAID and other key donors and partners, which enables us to make a large-scale, deep and lasting difference to people’s lives. This section highlights just some of our programmes from around the world.

We also work through wider networks, including the ACT Alliance - a coalition of 146 churches and faith-based organisations working together in more than 100 countries.

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Children collecting water in buckets in Kitui, Kenya

Climate crisis

Support families like Mary Ann's on the frontlines of the climate crisis
Themes
Climate change
Countries
Global
Children in South Sudan collect fish

Climate risks in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change in the world. Many communities rely heavily on agriculture and are vulnerable to the effects of flooding and droughts.
Themes
Resilience and climate
Countries
Nicaragua
Community adaptation and women’s empowerment in Bangladesh

Community adaptation and women’s empowerment in Bangladesh

We worked with 11 partners in districts highly vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters in Bangladesh, to reach 24,459 women.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion
Countries
Bangladesh
Funders
UK aid
Nurse Judith stands holding a small baby, who is staring at the camera. The baby's mother sits, out of focus, in the background.

Community Health

Our health work includes nutrition, malaria, HIV, and maternal and child health. We aim to secure people's rights to services essential for healthy lives.
Themes
Health, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal health
Countries
Global
A proudly smiling black woman wearing brightly patterned attire crouches down by her garden of lush green plants with soil in her hands

Coronavirus: A Global Pandemic

Support vulnerable families around the world facing the coronavirus crisis
Themes
Humanitarian
Countries
Global
Empowering communities to hold governments to account

Empowering communities to hold governments to account

In Nigeria, Malawi and Kenya we empowered communities to hold their governments to account and improve their health services.
Themes
Voice and governance
Countries
Malawi, Nigeria, Bangladesh
Funders
UK aid
Soldiers patrolling in Colombia

From violence to peace

Violence and conflict are causes of poverty, capable of wiping out years of development and destroying thriving societies.
Themes
Conflict and peace
Countries
Global
Lebanese woman walking

Gender and inclusion

Gender and inclusion
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion
Countries
Global
Boy in street in Sierra Leone washing his hands at wash station set up to control Ebola.

Humanitarian response

Christian Aid Ireland has been responding to humanitarian emergencies and disasters since 1945, providing urgently needed immediate relief and long-term support.
Themes
Climate change, Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Emergencies
Countries
Global
Women in masks sorting grain along conveyor belt in factory.

Inclusive markets

We help poor people gain access to new markets, obtain better prices for their products and access expertise, services and finance.
Themes
Inclusive markets
Countries
Global
Women in IOPT

Managing risks in the occupied Palestinian territory

We have a long history of reducing poverty in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).
Themes
Conflict and peace
Countries
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
Funders
UK aid
Pigeon pea farmers in Malawi

Opening pigeon pea markets in Malawi

Smallholder farmers dominate the production of pigeon pea crops, but have limited access to market information or technology.
Themes
Inclusive markets
Countries
Malawi
Funders
UK aid
Adapta Nicaragua project bee keeper

Resilience and climate

We work for a world where poor people are able to keep more of the wealth they generate, and can better protect themselves when disaster strikes.
Themes
Climate change, Emergencies
Countries
Global