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Undesignated donations give PWRDF the flexibility to allocate funds where they are needed most. Your gifts enable our program partners to serve vulnerable people around the world. Click the button below to donate to Where Needs Are Greatest, or click on any of the blocks below to direct your gift to a specific program area. You can call Donor Relations Officer Mike Ziemerink at 416-822-9083 or leave a voicemail at 1-(866) 308-7973 if you need assistance or would like to make your donation over the phone.

Where Needs Are Greatest

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Emergency Response

Your gift supports the Emergency Relief work of PWRDF. Every year we respond to emergencies in Canada and around the world. Climate change causes droughts and natural disasters like flooding, hurricanes, and typhoons that destroy access to food and shelter. Often these occur in areas that affect the world’s most vulnerable populations. Through our partnerships, we can respond quickly and help those in urgent need. In many cases, funds are needed months after the immediate crises as families need to rebuild their lives and livelihood.

All Mothers and Children Count COVID-19 Extension

In March 2020, the four-year program in Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and Tanzania to empower women and girls through various maternal healthcare and education programs came to a close. However, in June 2020, PWRDF was granted a one-year extension to support these partners through the COVID-19 crisis. Your donation will help ensure the gains made in maternal and newborn health, food security and nutrition will be sustained while partners work to supply communities with PPE, information and facilities for handwashing and proper hygiene, and science-based information about prevention and treatment of COVID-19. All donations to this program are matched 6:1 by the Government of Canada.

Indigenous Programs in Canada

Your gift supports the work of PWRDF and its Indigenous program partners. PWRDF is committed to nurturing and building relationships with Indigenous communities in Canada, supporting the preservation of language and culture, and defending the right of Indigenous peoples to self-determination. These vital programs support traditional education and cultural activities, provide youth with business skills training, improve access to and advocate for clean water, and nurture a dialogue around holistic health.

Grow Hope with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Your gift supports the work and partnership of PWRDF with the Canadian Food Grains Bank (CFGB). As one of 15 members of the CFGB, PWRDF has an equity account that grows with donations from caring donors like you. When disaster strikes, PWRDF can access the funds and work with other Foodgrains Bank members to implement a greater and more effective response to feed the needy. These funds are often leveraged with a 4:1 match from the Government of Canada.

Sustainable partnerships for health, food security and human rights

Your gift supports the work of PWRDF and its partners in preventive health. Around the world many vulnerable communities are not equipped with the funds, capacity or tools to raise healthy children and ensure their future. PWRDF works with local partners to implement programs based on community needs. You help support initiatives in areas such as microfinance, food security, climate change mitigation, local health and clean water projects in many developing nations.

Investing in Youth

You’ve chosen to support our work with Youth programs. This is a wonderful choice to empower young people. PWRDF is a leading force in the investment of youth, not only through our development programs taking place overseas, but also engaging young people in the work and practice of PWRDF here in Canada. Through these investments we have seen young people from across the country stepping up and into leadership roles within their communities, Your kind support makes this work with youth possible.