Advocacy Resources
Why Christians Support Strong Global Health Programs
This two-page brief explains why US support of strong global health programs aligns with Christian values and is a wise investment to protect security and economies.
Christian Voices on the Importance of Advocacy
In this video, CCIH members explain the value of U.S. foreign assistance and why advocating and speaking out for those without a voice is important to them as Christians.
How Faith-based Organizations Can Help Reduce Abortions
This fact sheet discusses how family planning helps reduce abortions with compelling quotes from key prominent Christians working in public health on the effect of family planning in preventing unintended pregnancies to help protect the health of mothers and children.
CCIH Statement on Racial Justice
CCIH joins the global community in insisting that we respect all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, and orientation. We are compelled as followers of Christ Jesus to love all and treat all people with dignity. We condemn every occurrence of racial and ethnic division. This is a global plague that destroys families and communities. We all harbor biases, conscious or unconscious, against others that we must work to overcome. See the Statement
Issues & Actions
March, 2022
Call For Robust Emergency Funding for Global COVID-19 Response
CCIH joined global health, humanitarian, development and private sector organizations in a letter to the Biden Administration urging engagement with Congress to support increased funding for the global health, humanitarian, and development accounts in the final FY2022 spending package. The letter asks for additional emergency supplemental funding that reflects the true needs outlined by agency experts to respond to the challenges of COVID-19 globally, as well as the increasingly alarming global hunger and humanitarian situations.
SEE THE LETTERJanuary, 2022
Comments on USAID Draft Local Capacity Development Policy
CCIH gathered feedback from our members and held a forum for them to learn more about their thoughts on USAID’s Draft Local Capacity Development Policy in January 2022. The policy is intended to establish an Agency-wide vision and common approach towards developing local capacity that can be applied and adapted across the wide variety of sectors, contexts, countries, and sets of actors with which USAID works. CCIH thanked USAID and its leadership for emphasizing the role, voice, and autonomy of local partners, many of which are faith-based. Our comments raise questions we believe are important for any effort to systematically strengthen our ability to align global development authority with the voices of those who are most responsible for the results.
See the CommentsDecember, 2021
Support of Locally Led Development
CCIH joined other faith-based actors and humanitarian organizations in sending a letter to USAID Administrator Samantha Power in support of the agency’s commitment to make foreign assistance more responsive and centered on the needs and aspirations of local actors. The letter expressed support for placing more trust and decision-making power in our foreign service nationals, and also expressed a commitment to help USAID achieve its near-term goal that 25 percent of U.S. foreign assistance directly fund authentically local, autonomous organizations, and its longer-term target to ensure 50 percent of assistance funds local voices by the end of the decade.
See The LetterSeptember, 2021
New Partnerships Initiative Support Letter
CCIH led an effort among faith-based organizations to show our support for the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Authorization Act (S. 2509) led by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) which would make the NPI a permanent fixture of USAID’s mission and a tool to help local partners build their capacity and allow for sustainable investments. Twenty FBOs joined CCIH in supporting the legislation, which aims to streamline access to USAID resources; strengthen local organizations and build capacity with an emphasis on sustainability; and, authorize funding in each fiscal year from FY22 through FY26 specifically for NPI program grants, increasing awards to new and underutilized partners, such as faith-based organizations.
See The Letter