Countries & programmes

For 75 years we have worked with some of the world's most vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

In 2019 and 2020 many of our country programmes came to an end. Read the achievements, stories and impact of these along with current active countries below.

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36 countries

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Ponchi Rani Mondol sits at her sewing machine at home in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Christian Aid has been working in Bangladesh since 1972. Some of the areas we work are resilient livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and inclusion.
Themes
Climate change, Inequality
Countries
Bangladesh

Bolivia

We worked in Bolivia for more than 30 years with the most vulnerable and marginalised communities in the Amazon region.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Resilience and climate
Countries
Bolivia

Burkina Faso

We have been working in the Sahel region of West Africa since the 1970s. The programme began with a humanitarian focus and now includes advocacy work.
Themes
Humanitarian, Inclusive markets, Resilience and climate
Countries
Burkina Faso
Women coffee growers in Burundi

Burundi

We've been working in Burundi since 1995, initially providing humanitarian assistance following the Rwandan genocide, but now focusing on development.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Humanitarian, Inclusive markets
Countries
Burundi
Jessica and her husband are preparing dry field adjacent to their home in Zimbabwe

Christian Aid in Zimbabwe

The work of Christian Aid in Zimbabwe has people at its heart.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Humanitarian, Resilience and climate
Countries
Zimbabwe
Father Jesús Alberto Franco from Colombia

Colombia

Christian Aid's work in Colombia focuses on the related issues of violence, land and territory, impunity, vulnerable communities and human rights.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Gender, power and inclusion
Countries
Colombia
Jackson in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Christian Aid has worked in the DRC since the 1970s. We contribute to the efforts of the Congolese people to build a prosperous and democratic nation at the heart of Africa.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Gender, power and inclusion, Resilience and climate, Voice and governance
Countries
Democratic Republic of Congo

Dominican Republic

Christian Aid has supported partners on the island of Hispaniola since the 1980s, improving the lives of the most vulnerable by providing a voice to those who are often marginalised.
Themes
Harvest, Health, Humanitarian, Resilience and climate
Countries
Dominican Republic

Egypt

We work across the Middle East, with programme work spanning Egypt, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria
Themes
Economic justice, Humanitarian
Countries
Egypt
Heidy del Carmen Hernández receives a food package from Dina Gutiérrez from local partner Social Initiative for Democracy in El Salvador.

El Salvador

We work with our partners in El Salvador to empower marginalised communities to demand tax justice, accountability and protection of human rights.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Gender, power and inclusion, Voice and governance
Countries
El Salvador
A man holding a dried corn crop showing the effects of drought in South Omo, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Christian Aid has worked in Ethiopia for more than 30 years, initially responding to emergencies, but gradually moving to long-term development.
Themes
Climate change, Energy, Economic justice, Food, Resilient livelihoods
Countries
Ethiopia
STAR-Ghana peace committee

Ghana

In Ghana we worked to significantly improve the lives of poor and marginalised men and women and bring about a fair and just society.
Themes
Gender, power and inclusion, Inclusive markets, Voice and governance
Countries
Ghana
CONGCOOP training with women in Guatemala

Guatemala

We work with partner organisations to address Guatemala's economic inequality, help communities prepare for natural disasters and reduce conflict.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate
Countries
Guatemala
Vilia Marie Odinot, 49, stands in front of her disaster resistant home in Torbeck, South Haiti.

Haiti

Christian Aid works through local partners to improve the livelihoods of underprivileged Haitians, Dominicans and Haitian migrants.
Themes
Economic justice, Harvest, Health, Resilience and climate
Countries
Haiti

Honduras

We've been working in Honduras since 1997 helping communities prepare for disasters, grow small business, and advocate for tax reforms.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate
Countries
Honduras
women in India at a self-help class

India

Christian Aid has supported local organisations in India for more than five decades.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Resilience and climate, Voice and governance
Countries
India

Iraq

We have been helping Syrian refugees in Iraq since 2013 and meeting the needs of those internally displaced by ongoing conflict in the country.
Themes
Humanitarian
Countries
Iraq
People in Gaza explore the rubble after bombings

Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (IoPt)

Christian Aid has been working with the poorest people in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (IoPt) since the early 1950s.
Themes
Conflict and peace, Economic justice, Humanitarian, Resilience and climate
Countries
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory