Briefing Notes & Media Releases
CIDA Funding to KAIROS and the Canadian Churches
December 14, 2009 By
Issue: In the House of Commons on December 7, Minister Oda stated that CIDA continues to fund church-based overseas development work through numerous church agencies, and that the cut to KAIROS does not mean a cut to the churches’ funding. This point has subsequently been used in communications and conversations with constituents by government MPs and CIDA. … [Read more...]
KAIROS responses to CIDA’s form letter
December 9, 2009 By
Excerpts from a form letter response which has been sent to a number of KAIROS supporters who have written to the CIDA Minister and their MP concerning the decision to end CIDA’s funding relationship with KAIROS. We have attached a KAIROS’ response to each point. … [Read more...]
MEDIA RELEASE: Pressure Mounts for CIDA to Renew Funding For KAIROS
December 8, 2009 By
Pressure Mounts for CIDA to Renew Funding For KAIROS’ Human Rights Program: Funding Cut puts Human Rights Defenders at Greater Risk Attention: Religion, Government, Foreign, Social and Human Rights Journalists For Immediate Release/10:15AM EST Tuesday 08 December, 2009 (Ottawa) The widow of a murdered Congolese human rights defender from a KAIROS- supported group, Canadian church leaders and the heads of some of Canada’s most respected non-governmental organizations are calling on the Canadian government to renew funding for the human rights program of KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. Their call came at a news conference on Parliament Hill today where KAIROS … [Read more...]
CIDA Priorities and the KAIROS Proposal
December 8, 2009 By
Issue: The letter from Minister for International Cooperation Bev Oda to KAIROS indicates two reasons for the decision not to fund the 2009-2013 KAIROS proposal to CIDA: A) Thematic priorities. Minister Oda states that the KAIROS proposal does not meet the new thematic priorities of CIDA. These priorities are Food Security, Children and Youth, and Economic Growth. B) Focus on results. Minister Oda states that CIDA will only fund projects that are most efficient and effective at delivering results. … [Read more...]
KAIROS Partners address three CIDA priorities
December 8, 2009 By
Issue: A letter from Minister for International Cooperation Bev Oda to KAIROS indicates that the 2009-2013 KAIROS proposal does not meet KAIROS’ thematic priorities of increasing. … [Read more...]
Excerpts form KAIROS’ successful CIDA evaluation
December 8, 2009 By
Excerpts from the Program Evaluation of KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives Prepared for Voluntary Sector Program Directorate Partnership Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency by CIDA evaluator Susan Harvie in February 2009. … [Read more...]
Excerpts from the Succesful Feb 2009 CIDA Evaluation
December 8, 2009 By
Excerpts from the successful February 2009 CIDA evaluation of KAIROS KAIROS Briefing Note Download the PDF Go to the KAIROS-CIDA Funding Cuts pages >> December 8, 2009 The following are excerpts from the Program Evaluation of KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives Prepared for Voluntary Sector Program Directorate Partnership Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency by CIDA evaluator Susan Harvie in February 2009. “KAIROS is one of a very few Canadian organizations which, beginning with the ecumenical coalitions, brings to their program nearly 30 years of lessons learned and highly respected experience and good judgment in research, policy … [Read more...]
MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS COMES TO PARLIAMENT HILL
December 7, 2009 By
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY DECEMBER 7, 2009 KAIROS COMES TO PARLIAMENT HILL Church Leaders Hold Press Conference Ottawa, ON – Church and NGO Leaders will hold a press conference on Parliament Hill to address the unprecedented decision of International Cooperation Minister, Bev Oda, to cut all funding to the human rights program of KAIROS, an ecumenical organization comprised of 11 churches and faith-based organizations in Canada, representing millions of Canadians. Press Conference Details: When: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Time: 10:00 am Where: Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block Parliament Hill Participants: Archbishop Roger Ebacher, Archdiocese of … [Read more...]
MEDIA RELEASE: CIDA Cuts to KAIROS will devestate human rights work overseas
December 2, 2009 By
Attention: Religion, Foreign, Social and Human Rights Journalists For Immediate Release Wednesday, 02 December 2009 (Toronto) The Canadian government’s decision to cut funding to KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives will have a devastating impact on KAIROS’ overseas partners and the thousands of marginalized people in local communities they support, KAIROS announced today. KAIROS, a church based non-governmental organization that represents seven of Canada’s largest denominations, works on a range of social justice issues, including human rights in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. An official from CIDA called KAIROS executive director Mary Corkery … [Read more...]
