An official agency of the churches in Britain and Ireland. Funds indigenous organisations in 60 countries. Emphasis on empowerment and justice. Also hasan advocacy, educational and campaigning role raising awareness in the UK.
Information services include:
(a) WWW site: includes news releases and full text of some campaigning documents
(b) Library database: Database of books, documents, journal articles and videos ). Press database includes articles with abstracts, from 1996. Cuttings archive dates from 1960-1994. Indexed using adapted UNESCO Macrothesaurus, classified using UDC. Searches on demand, visitors welcome by appointment. Contact Librarian
(c)Daily Press Report service available on subscription: distributed by email, and fax, contact library@christian-aid.org for details