There are lots of similar charities around, what is different about the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF)?
We believe in the impact of small scale change. MRDF targets resources where the need is greatest by supporting projects based in the poorest countries, those low down on the UN Human Development Index. We also support and build up partner organisations who may be too small to access other funding, but who are working with the most disadvantaged members of their communities. We respond to emergencies through local partners, Methodist churches and Action by Churches Together. Much of MRDF’s humanitarian aid goes disasters which are not featured in the media, so-called ‘forgotten emergencies’. We also work in coalition with other similar charities on particular issues through the Trade Justice Movement, Jubilee Debt Campaign and others.
