Awareness Foundation
The Awareness Foundation is a Christian charity that was established in 2003. Their Founding Patron was Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; they now have a College of Patrons, including Williams, Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan, Anba Angaelos, Leslie Griffiths, Paul Kwong and Kevin McDonald. The Awareness Foundation is based in London, UK, with supporters in North America, the Middle East and Hong Kong.
Purpose and composition
The Foundation says that "Our mission is to equip Christians everywhere to form an effective counter force to the intolerance and aggression that now prevail in so many communities. We want to enable Christians to live a generous and hospitable faith; emphasize the role their faith has in healing broken societies; facilitate positive interactions with neighbours and colleagues from other faiths; build up understanding between the East and the West; strengthen and sustain Christians in the Middle East.
The Foundation has a variety of programmes to fulfil its mission: