Leaving a Legacy

THE GIFT OF A LIFETIME

A legacy is a wonderful gift to the next generation – every legacy that SCIAF receives is used to save lives and to ensure real and lasting change for some of the poorest communities in the world.

Legacies are absolutely vital to SCIAF’s work – without these generous gifts, around 13 percent of our work would not be able to happen.

In 2008 we received over £800,000 from legacies, an incredible amount and enough to support SCIAF’s entire programme of work in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Zambia – four of the poorest countries in the world.

Working alongside local partners, SCIAF uses the legacies we receive to:

• Provide vital emergency relief and long-term support following natural disasters and in situations of conflict;
• Support long-term development in some of the poorest countries in the world;
• Campaign to address the underlying causes of poverty and bring about lasting change.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss leaving a legacy to SCIAF please call us on 0141 354 5555 .

Please click on the case studies below to find out the amazing impact of some of the legacies we receive

Burundi Read about how a SCIAF legacy is providing agricultural training in Burundi

Siem Reap Read about how just one SCIAF legacy is helping to change lives in rual Cambodia.