A short course to equip churches and groups to act on poverty

This two-hour course will help you and your church gain a deeper understanding of poverty and help equip people to do something about it.

Developed jointly with Christian Aid and our other partners, it addresses poverty both globally and in the UK.

Everything you need to run the course in your church can be found below. Start at the top and download the resources. The multimedia clips can also be downloaded and are designed to work alongside the main course pack.

Downloadable resources

Course pack

The main course pack. Start here.

Group leaders guide

Additional info for running the course.

Story cards

Use with the 'who is my neighbour' activity on page 8 of the course pack.

Course slides

Slides for presenting the course.

Audio and video

Kerry Scarlett

Kerry's reflections on her experiences of poverty

Stef Benstead 1

The pressures of living in poverty

Stephen Amusala 1

Poverty in western Kenya

Stephen Amusala 2

Lobbying local government

Stef Benstead 1

Speaking truth to power

Zanele Makombe

Zanele's reflections on faith and action

Margaret Robinson

Margaret shares how she became involved campaigning and activism