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
Susan Boyle to Launch SCIAF's Lent Campaign
Susan is giving up sweets and chocolate for Lent. What are you going to give up for the 40 days of Lent? The decision is yours!
The focus of this year’s campaign is the work that SCIAF does in Haiti: both the emergency work following the earthquake and the long-term development work that SCIAF has been doing in the country since 1987. Even before the earthquake, extreme poverty, natural disasters, climate change, political instability and violence meant that the majority of the population faced a daily struggle to survive.
The Felix Children (photo: Thomas Omondi)
For rural families living in remote mountainous areas, growing enough food to survive in these conditions is extremely tough. Deforestation is also a major issue in Haiti, there is only 3% tree cover, which means that the soil is of a very poor quality. Add in cyclones, hurricanes and flashfloods that can wipe away harvests in one fell swoop and it’s easy to see why hunger remains an issue and why families are often left with absolutely nothing to eat.
The Felix family is on this years WEE BOX! Learn more about them here.