Christian Aid Week 11-17 May 2025For 80 years, Christian Aid has been fighting poverty and injustice. We've partnered with communities and organisations across the world to support people of every faith and none. We know that eradicating poverty can seem like an impossible task. Hope has compelled us to stand up for communities in crisis and support people living in poverty. And right now, we need it more than ever. As tragic events unfold across the world, from Gaza to Ukraine and South Sudan, we need your support to offer hope to communities in crisis.
Food Crisis in Guatemala In Guatemala, the climate crisis is killing Amelia’s precious crops. She relies on the land to feed her 8-year-old son, La?zaro, and 4-year-old daughter, Yakelin.
Caption: Amelia with her 4-year-old daughter, Yakelin, surveying the tragedy of their dying banana trees during an intense heatwave.
Credit: A.Sheppey/Christian Aid
Amelia says:
‘I worry about how my children will eat.’A river passes through Amelia’s farm, but deadly heatwaves are causing it to run dangerously low. Both communities and crops stand to lose life-giving water.
The cruel injustice is that Indigenous communities like Amelia’s have done the least to cause the climate crisis, yet they endure its impact the most. As their farms are devastated, the search for solutions becomes critical:
‘With high heat, there is little we can do but adapt.’ Amelia’s hopeful that she can combat the worst effects of extreme weather by changing the way she farms. With the support of specialist training from our partner, Congcoop, Amelia is planting resilient crops, conserving water and making fertiliser.
Amelia is also a leader in her community, sharing her knowledge with other households, so that one day, no family will worry about their children going without food. This is the unstoppable power of Amelia’s hope in action.
Will you demonstrate the unstoppable power of hope and help fund vital tools and training, so farmers like Amelia can push back against the climate crisis and beat hunger? every gift, act and prayer counts.- £6 could pay for the seed trays that kickstart a plant nursery at someone’s home.
- £10 could pay for the pruning scissors that mean a farmer can care for their cacao trees.
- £20 could buy two pounds of climate resilient seeds that diversify a family’s crop.
Christian Aid and its local supporters are joining together once again to fundraise in all kinds of ways. In the Marple Area, there will be a plant and cake sale at Marple Methodist Church, Church Lane Marple on the morning of 10 May, we will be delivering as many envelopes as we are able through your door so you can drop off donations at local collection points and you can donate directly to our on-line fundraising site using this QR code
Link: https://fundraise.christianaid.org.uk/envelope-2025/marple-area-christian-aid-week-25
Find out more about the campaign at
https://caweek.org
