SCIAF
Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
19 Park Circus
Glasgow
G3 6BE
Tel: 0141 354 5555
Email: sciaf@sciaf.org.uk
© SCIAF 2008
Registered Charity No: SC012302
Company No: SC197327
Registered Office: as above
2007 News
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Call to Support Ugandan Peace
20 December 2007
The public are being called to write messages and prayers of peace to the people of northern Uganda as the country tries to end a vicious civil war which has lasted 20 years.
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Bangladesh Cyclone Support
19 November 2007
SCIAF’s sister agency Caritas Bangladesh is helping the many thousands left homeless by the devastating cyclone storm which saw heavy rains, rolling waves, and powerful winds devastate the country’s southern coast.
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Real Gifts Bring Benefits Long After Christmas
15 November 2007
Christmas shoppers are being encouraged to be ‘compassionate consumers’ this Christmas and buy SCIAF Real Gifts for friends and family to help alleviate hunger and poverty around the world.
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Don't 'Undermine' Development in Zambia
26 October 2007
Major Scottish investors are backing a Vedanta Resources-owned copper mining company which is selling Zambia short whilst generating huge profits from the country’s finite natural resource.
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Call to global solidarity event
23 October 2007
SCIAF is calling on its supporters and interested members of the public to attend a lecture by world renowned sociologist Vera Araujo of Brazil on the ‘Path to Global Solidarity’. Organised in partnership with the Glasgow University the event will take place on Wednesday 14th November.
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Rising to Poverty Challenge
18 October 2007
SCIAF joined pupils at St Modan’s High School in Stirling to help break a Guinness World Record to raise awareness of world poverty. The world-wide Stand Up Speak Out event brought 38.7 million people around the globe to their feet.
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Great Scottish Runner fundraises for SCIAF
13 September 2007
Supporter John Qureshi has taken part in the Great Scottish Run which took place in Glasgow recently to raise funds and help increase awareness for SCIAF.
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Supporters Day 2007
13 September 2007
A delegation of international aid, development, and community organisations from Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, El Salvador, India and Uganda joined SCIAF supporters from around the country to celebrate the work of Scotland’s leading development agency at this year’s Supporters’ Day.
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Priest on the run in Ethiopia
11 September 2007
A Paisley Priest has hit the road for a high altitude 10 kilometre race through Ethiopia. Find out why.
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SCIAF welcomes doubling of aid budget
24 August 2007
SCIAF has given a warm welcome to the Scottish Government’s announcement that it is to double its funding for international aid to a new annual budget of £9m, twice the previous figure of £4.5m.
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Reply to PM's Speech on MDG
10 August 2007
SCIAF’s Chief Executive Paul Chitnis has responded to Gordon Brown’s speech to the United Nations on eradicating world poverty and implementing the Millennium Development Goals.
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SCIAF Swoop on Vulture Funds
10 July 2007
SCIAF is campaigning against “Vulture Funds” – multinational companies who buy up developing countries’ debts, then profit by suing them for many times the original price paid.
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Scottish Executive provide £250,000 for Darfur
10 July 2007
SCIAF has praised the Scottish Executive for helping the ‘poorest of the poor’ following its £0.25 million donation to help displaced people in the Darfur region of Sudan and neighbouring Chad.
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No-Fly Zone for Vultures at T in the Park!
06 July 2007
SCIAF will be swooping into T in the Park this weekend to campaign against corporate “Vulture Funds” – multinational companies who buy up developing countries’ debts with the sole intention to profit by suing them for many times the original price paid.
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Aid worker killed in Darfur
26 June 2007
An Investigation has been launched after the murder of an ACT/Caritas employee in Darfur, following a spate of attacks in the camps around Zalingei.
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Climate Change Response
25 June 2007
'Don't forget the world's poor in climate change debate' - SCIAF responds to the Scottish Executive's announcement of a new bill to be put before parliament.
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Meeting on Zimbabwe Situation
15 June 2007
St.Paul's and St.Mary's Parish in Glenrothes will host a meeting on 4th July to deepen awareness of the situation in Zimbabwe. All are welcome to attend.
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SCIAF Hosts Sudan Group Conference
12 June 2007
SCIAF hosts Scotland's first Southern Sudan Working Group conference to help rebuild after civil war.
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SCIAF Response to G8 Aid Announcement
08 June 2007
Details of the G8 agreement released in Heiligendamm this morning reveal the extent of G8 inaction on the promises made in Scotland two years ago.
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Climate Change - The G8's Inadequate Response
08 June 2007
The G8 leaders' approach to climate change is half-hearted, said UK Catholic development agencies SCIAF and CAFOD. They recognise the problem and its causes, and the need for "substantial global emission reductions" but have been less than specific about their response, promising only "strong and early action".
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G8: Resources Not Rhetoric
08 June 2007
On the penultimate day of the G8 summit, SCIAF, is calling on the G8 to keep the promises it made in Scotland two years ago, by providing resources not rhetoric.
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Scottish Anti-Poverty Campaigners Carry the G8 Torch To Rostock Summit
04 June 2007
Scottish Anti-Poverty Campaigners Carry the G8 Torch To Rostock Summit.
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Cardinal meets Salmond on Darfur Crisis
30 May 2007
Cardinal O’Brien and Paul Chitnis, the Chief Executive of SCIAF, met with First Minister Alex Salmond to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
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Crisis in Darfur and Chad
24 May 2007
The rain is coming, bringing an environmental disaster to the already desperate people of Darfur. Outbreaks of cholera and malaria will follow if urgent action is not taken to secure safe drinking water and provide medicines. Please help SCIAF, Scotland's aid agency, to provide life-saving emergency assistance.
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Taking Responsibility for Human Development and Global Solidarity
14 May 2007
Statement delivered by Catholic Cardinals and Bishops on the eve of the G8 Summit 2007
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World Bishops Lobby Blair
06 May 2007
Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops from across the globe – including Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Scotland accompanied by Paul Chitnis, Chief Executive of SCIAF and Chair of CIDSE - told British Prime Minister Tony Blair that the G8 must act faster and go further on the promises made at Gleneagles.
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Agencies Election Plea
30 March 2007
Scotland’s leading aid agencies ask political parties to make space in the election campaign to discuss building on Scotland’s existing international development policy
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Bishop Writes to Parishes
14 March 2007
The Bishop-President of SCIAF, Bishop Moran, has written a letter to all Scottish Parishes, to mark the fourth Sunday of Lent 2007.
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Archbishop Romero Anniversary Mass
07 March 2007
Cardinal O'Brien and Archbishop Faustino Sainz Munoz, the Papal Nuncio will concelebrate mass on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero.
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SCIAF Poll Results
21 February 2007
SCIAF has announced the results of a major poll into Scottish attitudes to international aid & development, marking the launch of the "Wee Box - BIG Change" Lent campaign.
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February SCIAF Review
07 February 2007
The new look SCIAF review is now out. The new format is smaller than before to meet new postage rules, but is still rich in content. We hope you like it!
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Cardinal O'Brien visits India
24 January 2007
Cardinal O’Brien arrived in India on the 24th of January to visit SCIAF projects that have been funded by Scottish donations and contributions.
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Do you think the G8 summit made any difference to world poverty?
20 February 2005
Poll answers to the question - Do you think the G8 summit made any difference to world poverty?
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Fighting poverty will do more to make the world safe for all of us than fighting wars
20 February 2005
Poll responses to the proposition - "Fighting poverty will do more to make the world safe for all of us than fighting wars"
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Pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to supply life saving drugs on a not-for-profit basis to poor countries
20 February 2005
Poll responses to the proposition: "Pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to supply life saving drugs on a not-for-profit basis to poor countries"
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Companies should take responsibility for the impact they have on people and the environment
20 February 2005
Analysis of poll responses to the proposition - "Companies should take responsibility for the impact they have on people and the environment"
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People in poor countries should be able to work their way out of poverty and international trade rules should help them do so
20 February 2005
Poll answers to the proposition: People in poor countries should be able to work their way out of poverty and international trade rules should help them do so.
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The Scottish Executive should buy Fair Trade products and services wherever possible
20 February 2005
Analysis of the opinion poll answers for the proposition: "The Scottish Executive should buy Fair Trade products and services wherever possible"
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Decisions about the Scottish share of Britain’s international development funds should be made in Scotland
20 February 2005
Analysis of the poll results for the question "Decisions about the Scottish share of Britain’s international development funds should be made in Scotland."
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