Christian Aid Week will take place between Sunday 10 and Saturday 16 May and the main event in Sale and Altrincham is the house to house collection, which will take place throughout the area.

Churches in Sale and Altrincham raised more than £30,000 last year.

Christian Aid’s regional coordinator, Helen Howe, said: “This amazing sum could not be raised without the hard-work and dedication of our collectors. Their support is invaluable – they are giving real hope to the world’s poor and walking alongside them helping to lessen their load.”

The collections from this week will help support women living in poverty around the world. The aim is to transform the lives of women like Loko, pictured, from Ethiopia. Four times a week, Loko makes an eight-hour journey to gather wood to support her family.