Who we help

There are 42 million refugees and displaced people in the world today, half of them children (Source: UNHCR). According to the World Bank, 80% of the world’s 20 poorest countries have suffered a war in the past 15 years. War leads to poverty, poverty can lead to more war. It’s a vicious circle.

CORD staff and partners are currently working amongst people who have been forced to flee their home from conflicts in Burundi, Darfur (Sudan) and Northern Uganda.

Our aim is to show God’s love to all people irrespective of their age, faith, gender, nationality, political persuasion or race.

CORD’s approach is to work alongside people who have been forced from their homes; to help them identify their needs and to provide their own solutions.

Our programmes – especially in the areas of education and livelihoods – work right across the spectrum of relief, rehabilitation and development.

Our approach is participative, not prescriptive. It’s about building relationships with refugees and displaced people which will enable them to gain skills which can benefit them long-term.

In 2008, in response to the plight of the thousands of innocent people who have suffered from years of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone, CORD is planning to use its 40 years of expertise to start new programmes in these countries.

CORD’s vision is that people who have been forced to flee as a result of conflict will have a real prospect of building a new life in peace; for themselves and for their communities.