Posts Tagged ‘kairos’

Cuts to KAIROS - letter to Minister Oda

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Minister Beverley Oda, P.C., M.P.
International Cooperation
Place du Centre, 12th floor
200 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, QC K1A 0G4
Dear Minister Oda,
On behalf of many Canadians, I urge you to reverse the recent cuts made by CIDA to KAIROS.
As you are aware, this decision in effect stops funding to 21 ecumenical and citizens’ organizations in Latin America, Africa, [...]

Atamanenko Criticizes Foreign Aid Cuts

Friday, December 4th, 2009

OTTAWA- The internationally recognized Canadian aid and social justice group KAIROS has received notice from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) that it is losing half of its total funding.
“KAIROS does tremendous work and this cut is mean-spirited and unnecessary,” said New Democrat International Cooperation Critic John Rafferty (Thunder Bay – Rainy River). “At the [...]