Christian Aid is a relief and development charity of 41 Christian (Protestant and Orthodox) churches in Great Britain and Ireland,[1][2] and works to support sustainable development, eradicate poverty, support civil society and provide disaster relief in South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

Churches and community groups also take part in the annual calendar of events (e.g., walks, soup lunches, and quizzes).

The development economist Paul Collier in his book The Bottom Billion suggests that Christian Aid "deeply misinformed" the UK electorate in 2004 and 2005 with a campaign against reducing trade barriers in Africa.

I think it was brought against us in an effort to throw sand in the wheels of our advocacy and to make working on IOPT [Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory] very expensive.

Christian Aid said it was an act of "lawfare" against organizations that help Palestinians, while the director of the plaintiff said “Only when it appears to me that organisations have crossed the line into actionable conduct do I start legal proceedings.

Moreover, on two occasions so far [including against Norwegian People’s Aid], the United States government has agreed with me, resulting in millions of dollars in recoveries.

"[20][21] The charity is acts as the "official relief, development and advocacy agency" of its 41 Sponsoring Churches in Britain and Ireland.