About Us

First established in May 1999, Glasgow the Caring City set about providing Humanitarian Relief to those made homeless by the wars raging cross the Balkans. Thousands arrived in Glasgow, as refugees and were welcomed by the warmth and compassion of volunteers from our charity.

Ten years on and we carry the name 'Glasgow' with pride because we are Glasgow's Aid Agency.

For every disaster and relief effort in the over the past decade Glasgow the Caring City has responded effectively, compassionately and with the interests of humanity closest to our hearts. From the mountains of Afghanistan to the Beach of Sri Lanka, from the Sky Scrapers to Manhattan to the windswept shacks of Sudan, Glasgow the Caring City has responded in the name of our city.

Our beliefs are simple we provide help were help is required. We express no political motive and seek none in return, we simply provide care, help and love to the most fragile and destitute in our Global Community.

The message we carry is simple. Our City cares in times of needs, we work tirelessly to provide help to humanity all around the world in its darkest hour and we do so in the spirit of friendship, compassion and dignity.

Glasgow is a Caring City.

We are Glasgow the Caring City International Aid & Development

What does that mean.?

Humanitarian Aid is categorised in two ways; Emergency Relief and Development Aid. Both categories of aid have common principle, which focus on the provisions of donations; which might come in the form of cash, goods, skills, services and which all contribute positively towards the support and development of humanity.

International Aid:

International aid is the provision of emergency relief supplies to communities, at risk, as a result of such factors as; war, natural disaster, socioeconomic collapse, political unrest etc. The main feature if International Humanitarian Aid is the 'primary response component' where by the decisions and action made are in the interest of the relief of human suffering in the short term, leading on to more sustainable interventions in the medium to long term.

Development Aid:

Development aid is the provision of ongoing, targeted and, where possible, sustainable aid which tackles specific issues at a local development levels. Development aid has the specific goal of leading a community out of poverty, inequality or risk, for example, by empowering local people to change their environments for the better. The long-term aim of all development aid is to create sustainability.

Glasgow the Caring City stands proud of its tradition of supporting communities here in Scotland and those overseas. Our project remit is to 'provide help wherever need presents itself', which includes the provision of services and assistance to our own communities here in Scotland.