Canadian Lutheran World Relief
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About
Canadian Lutheran World Relief is a charity based in Winnipeg, Canada working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, refugees & migration, poverty & hunger +3 more.
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is a faith-based charity working with churches across Canada to provide humanitarian relief, recovery and sustainable development. It responds to emergencies and disasters, supports refugees, including resettlement and defence of forcibly displaced people's rights, and runs food security, education and skills-training programmes in regions facing poverty, conflict and disaster. Its work has included South Sudan, Somalia, Haiti, Colombia, Venezuela and the Lake Chad region. Founded on Lutheran values and rooted in congregations, CLWR engages its church network through resources, fundraising support and an ambassador programme. It is a registered charity headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with regional offices in British Columbia and Ontario. Since 1946, the organisation has relied on the support of Canadian churches.
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Refugee resettlement
Refugees & Migration
Helps churches in Canada participate in refugee resettlement, with the Government of Canada, to give families a new start in Canada.
Education and skills
Education
Provides education and skill-training for people facing unjust barriers to education and work in regions of extreme poverty and unemployment.
Food security and livelihoods
Poverty & Hunger
Gives families food today along with the skills and supplies to grow their own food, together with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
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Canadian Foodgrains Bank
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