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]] Christian Aid is an agency of the major Christian Churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland . It works with local development partner organisations in over 60 countries around the world. Christian Aid works where the need is greatest, with people and communities regardless of race or creed. Christian Aid's Trade Policy Unit (CA-TPU) campaigns on issues that affect world poverty such as Trade Justice and Third World Debt and is a major member of the Trade Justice Movement and Make Poverty History campaigns. Christian Aid also organises the Uk's largest door to door collection every year around the middle of May called Christian aid week. The money raised from this collection makes up around 25% of the charities total income. HISTORY Christian Aid started in 1945, but was originally known as Christian Reconciliation in Europe, as it was initially concerned with issues of post-World War Two welfare. It became part of British Council of Churches (now Churches Together In Britain And Ireland ) in 1949, and changed its name to Christian Aid in 1964. {Link without Title} SEE ALSO
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