United Kingdom

Our work in the UK focuses on promoting knowledge and understanding about development issues. It’s no good if we spend our time, energy and money working with vulnerable communities overseas, if no-one understands why we do it.

We believe that ‘development’ is a process that helps individuals and communities to grow, support themselves, and become able to act and make decisions that change or guide their lives for the better.

We use a range of vibrant projects, activities and events to promote awareness of development. Our Human Rights Awards , Same Difference arts project, and York Jamia event help everyone understand more about:

• the role that all individuals play on a day-to-day basis, and how our actions have an impact on the world around us
• what ‘development’ and ‘reducing poverty’ mean
  
• how all human beings throughout the world are connected, and how failure to reduce global poverty levels will have serious consequences for us all
• international efforts being made to reduce poverty and promote development such as International Service’s overseas work and the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals

Although progress is happening around the world, further progress is affordable, achievable, and – above all - vital