DFID to match donations to SCIAF’s 50th anniversary appeal
Howard Lake | 9 September 2014 | News
The Department for International Development (DFID) will match donations made to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund’s (SCIAF) 50th anniversary ‘WEE BOX, BIG CHANGE’ appeal, designed to help thousands of women farmers in Africa.
The appeal will run through the period of Lent in 2014.
The matched funding will come from DFID‘s UK Aid Match which match funds selected charity appeals. The government sees this as a way of “giving the public a say in how Britain’s aid budget is spent”.
SCIAF say that the appeal will help women farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Rwanda grow more food, boost their incomes and have a bigger say in their communities.
Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development, said:
“SCIAF is a doing fantastic work to reduce poverty around the world and has a long history of channelling the generosity of Scots to good causes. By doubling donations to the WEE BOX appeal, the United Kingdom will ensure every pound the public donates helps twice as many women feed their families, start businesses and lift themselves out of poverty”.
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SCIAF was established in 1965. Its annual WEE BOX, BIG CHANGE Lent appeal is one of Scotland’s largest charity fundraising campaigns.
It encourages Scots to give up something for Lent and put the money saved in a SCIAF WEE BOX. The campaign raised £862,189 in 2013, £847,054 in 2012 and £959,030 in 2011.
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