what is MRDF?
MRDF partners work with people to meet local needs and encourage self-sufficiency
What is MRDF?
A safe place to sleep for a child living on the streets, fresh vegetables grown on previously barren land, a group working together to bring clean water to their village: these are just a few of the ‘small miracles’ made possible by the work of Methodist Relief and Development Fund's local partners – and by the support of Methodist churches in the UK.
When your church or circuit raises money for MRDF, you are supporting more than 60 local, community-based organisations in 20 of the poorest countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
MRDF supports these organisations so that they can help individuals and communities meet local needs and become increasingly self-sufficient.
Disasters always hit the poorest hardest. MRDF provides emergency aid and, even more importantly, focuses on longer-term projects which offer new skills and opportunities to those living on the edge, helping people better withstand the effects of natural disasters.
MRDF also believes in tackling the root causes of poverty by joining with others to campaign on issues that directly affect the world’s poorest people, including trade, debt and climate change.
So next time that you see gift aid envelopes for MRDF or take part in an MRDF service, remember that you are a vital part of MRDF’s work to make small miracles possible for those living in the world's poorest communities. Thank you!
| Gift Aid envelopes are available from MRDF. Gift Aid makes every £1 that you give worth £1.28. |
