At a time when our world is a pretty scary place, young adults in Scotland are being given an opportunity to put their faith into action. Young Caritas Scotland, launched by SCIAF, is a new national movement …
Use your WEE BOX to make a BIG CHANGE
In Colombia, violence lurks around every corner. Families are turfed from their homes, children are forced into illegal activities, and armed gangs use fear to control large parts of the country. People …
Urgent Appeal – Africa Hunger Crisis
On the nine-hour drive to visit SCIAF’s projects in Mongu, Zambia, I saw field after field of dried maize. Crisp, yellow, dead. No rain on the horizon. I met Kashueka, a single …
St Pius X Mini Vinnies raise £500 for SCIAF
St Pius X Primary, Dundee, invited a representative of SCIAF to visit their school to received a cheque for £500. The money was raised during a whole school Coffee Morning in Lent, …
SCIAF talk about Gender Violence
Michael Hamilton (right), SCIAF’s Community Engagement Officer, spoke about Gender Violence in Rwanada in a talk launching this year’s Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund’s Wee Box appeal at St Joseph’s Church, Dundee. …
Scottish Bishops’ Emergency Appeal for Ethiopia: please be the hope they need
In February of this year, I visited Ethiopia with SCIAF. I found a country that, in addition to suffering from two years of brutal conflict, is now experiencing its worst drought in …