KAIROS funding cuts chill community

Published December 9, 2009

The government's decision to cut funding for a respected Canadian human rights and environmental sustainability aid group has cast a chill over the NGO community, leaving those who work in the sector demanding clear guidelines from the Canadian International Development Agency.

Last week's announcement that CIDA was cutting funding to KAIROS, an aid group run by 11 Canadian religious organizations, has left other NGOs questioning...