The 2004 tsunami had long-term effects on the land around the village of Periathazhai, India. All the soil was washed away and the ground water …
Ecological Justice
Eco-Agriculture in Sri Lanka
Subhramanyam and his wife Marudai live on a 750 square meter plot in Maeskiliya, Sri Lanka. 500 square meters of their homestead is used as …
Ecumenical Conference on Mining Final Statement
PWRDF staff and volunteers were part of the Anglican Church of Canada’s delegation to the Ecumenical Conference on Mining which took place from May 1-3 …
PWRDF Partner in Sri Lanka wins recognition for its work on Sustainable Ecological Agriculture
T. M. J. Sarath Fernando, the Moderator of PWRDF partner agency Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) in Sri Lanka has been awarded …
Water plays vital role on World Environment Day
We turn on the tap a dozen times a day, always expecting and receiving relatively pure, treated water. We use it to drink and cook, …
Carbon Fast for Lent
The issue of global climate change was front and centre in national media, on the web and in conversations across Canada and around the world …
Copenhagen is Coming! What Will You Do?
The international climate change talks are set to start in Copenhagen in December and Earth’s future is at stake. It’s time for us to do …
Eco-friendly farming
Voices of Hope Pew Bulletin Story Cuba In Cuba, two of PWRDF’s partners are having great success with ecofriendly construction and farming projects. The Cuban …
Going off the grid
Voices of Hope Pew Bulletin Story Canada “This zone is off the grid.” “Use of electrical-, battery- or fossil fuel-powered devices is prohibited until further …
Seeds of Hope and Joy
Combining sophistication with traditional agriculture in Bangladesh The participants in The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund’s (PWRDF) Asia-Pacific roundtable meetings that took place in …