Causes that it had previously championed such as anti-racism and world peace could be left to other organisations. She believed that the institution had to show solidarity with the countries with which it was working to encourage their participation. The organisation was active in South America in the late 1970s, an early focus for the institution. It knew about the terrible condition in the tin mines in Bolivia and its knowledge to persuade the UK government to not give the mines a grant. Its knowledge the conditions in El Salvador made it manage to prevent the sale of arms to the regimr. In Africa, it quietly channelled funds to anti-apartheid groups, including funds supplied by the Swedish government. In 1985, Nevile became an MBE for her work. Deciding that her priorities lay elsewhere, she left the CIIR and went on to take a degree at Leeds University. On 1 January 2006, CIIR changed its name to Progressio. Progressio development workers had a minimum of two years' work experience, often with a background in training that was formal or informal. Throughout its history, the organisation attempted to influence decisionmakers, secular and religious alike, to support liberation movements and to guard against human rights abuses. In March 2009, it had around 90 development workers in post coming from 30 different countries. Progressio had a sister organisation, Progressio Ireland, which operated out of Dublin and worked in tandem with Progressio on its global projects. References Development charities based in the United Kingdom Religious charities based in the United Kingdom