aims and values
Enabling people in poverty to develop more sustainable livelihoods. Helping give a voice to people experiencing poverty. Mobilising churches to work with others to overcome poverty.
If you oppress the poor, you insult their Creator
(Proverbs 14:31)
- We believe that in a country rich in resources, poverty is an injustice that can and must be overcome.
- We believe that all people have the right to share in 'life in all its fullness' (John 10:10). We believe that poverty actively prevents this.
- We believe in the unique value of each person made in the image and likeness of God, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, ability or wealth. We believe that poverty is a reflection of a society that places a greater value on some than on others.
- We believe that people living in poverty are the real poverty experts and have the right to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
Our aims
- We aim to enable people in poverty to develop more sustainable livelihoods: income security and paid employment which promotes dignity and justice.
- We want all poor and marginalised people to have an effective voice in shaping decisions which affect their lives.
- We mobilise churches to work with others to overcome poverty. We want the churches to actively promote a 'bias to the poor' both internally and externally.
