General News and Announcements

December 18, 2009

KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives responded today* to recent comments by federal cabinet ministers about the government’s decision to cut funding to the group.

KAIROS, a church-based non-governmental organization, represents seven of Canada’s largest denominations, including The United Church of Canada. It works with global partners on a range of social justice issues, including human rights in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

For more than 35 years, KAIROS and its precursor organizations have been funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). KAIROS has said the decision to cut CIDA funding will have a devastating impact on KAIROS’ overseas partners and the thousands of marginalized people in local communities that these partners support.