"The bill does not call for a large increase in overall aid funding but rather stresses reforming and redirecting aid.'' Passage of such legislation is the ambitious aim of this year's Offering of Let..
"The bill does not call for a large increase in overall aid funding but rather stresses reforming and redirecting aid.'' Passage of such legislation is the ambitious aim of this year's Offering of Letters, sponsored again by Bread for the World, a Christian citizenship movement directed by Lutheran pastor Art Simon. Entitled "Hunger and Global Security," the offering of letters (letters sent to elected officials) will encourage Congress to redirect U.S. foreign aid to poor nations committed to meeting "basic human needs" in their countries-rather than funding arms build-up or elaborate redevelopment schemes.
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