The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

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Care for Displaced Syrians

Newly arrived children get registered for school in the Zaatari Refugee Camp, located near Mafraq, Jordan. Opened in July, 2012, the camp holds upwards of 20,000 refugees from the civil war inside Syria. International Orthodox Christian Charities and other members of the ACT Alliance are active in the camp providing essential items and services. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT
Emergency Response Stories, Featured, Global Stories, Middle East Stories

Last week alone, 21,000 Syrian refugees arrived at the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, according to UNICEF.  Canada has announced an additional $25 million to …

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If You Build It

Midwives-in-Chachihuitan
Featured, Indigenous Stories, Latin America Caribbean Stories, Mexico Stories, Stories by Region, Women Stories

In 2006, the CAMI opened in Chachihuitan, Mexico, a small mountain community about a two hour drive from San Cristobal.  The CAMI is an Indigenous …

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Accompaniment for Life

Alzeira Luis, a newly-diagnosed AIDS patient in Mozambique
Africa Stories, Featured, HIV/AIDS Stories, Mozambique Stories, Stories by Region

Learning that you have HIV can be a demoralizing, almost crippling discovery.  Not only are you suffering from the symptoms that led you to visit …

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PWRDF Responds to Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy hits Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo: Official US Navy Imagery
Cuba Stories, Emergency Response Stories, Featured, Latin America Caribbean Stories, PWRDF News Release

PWRDF has pledged an initial grant of $20,000 to the ACT Alliance response in Cuba. Hurricane Sandy has killed 11 people and caused significant damage in …

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Government of Canada to Match Donations for Sahel Relief

Women cooking in the Sahel
Africa Stories, Emergency Response Stories, Featured, Food Crisis Stories, Stories by Region

The Canadian government has created the Sahel Crisis Matching Fund to match donations made by Canadians to eligible charities  from August 7 through September 30, …

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PWRDF Begins 5-year $2 million Health Care Program

HIV+ mother and son visit Keiskamma Trust
Africa Stories, Featured, PWRDF News Release, South Africa Stories, Stories by Region

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund is undertaking, with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Canadian International Development Agency …

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Model Village Takes Shape in Haiti

Examining plans for the Model Village
Featured, Haiti Earthquake, Latin America Caribbean Stories, Stories by Region

PWRDF is working with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to provide housing to 200 families who have been without homes since the January 2010 earthquake …

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PWRDF is Part of Sahel Food Crisis Response

Mother and Child in Niger
Africa Stories, Featured, Food Crisis Stories, Stories by Region

PWRDF, as a member of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, is part of a major $10.9 million response to the ongoing food crisis in the Sahel …

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