2023 CHRISTMAS
MATCHING GIFT
CHALLENGE
Bring DOUBLE the Christmas joy with DOUBLE
the live-saving food for hungry children.
Since 1945
Lutheran World Relief saves and improves lives in the poorest parts of the world.
We will persist until your love reaches every neighbor.
Here’s how we’re ending poverty
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Rural Economies and Agricultural Livelihoods
We partner with communities to create jobs and develop productive, inclusive and resilient economies rooted in agriculture.
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Environment
We promote sustainable farming practices so farmers and agribusinesses can improve productivity while conserving their natural resources.
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Humanitarian Assistance
We respond to natural disasters and complex crises, helping people recover, rebuild and reduce their vulnerabilities to future shocks.
Latest news
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Blog
No matter how far – your love is creating a world of good
After war, famine or natural disasters turns the lives of children and their families upside down, your love c...
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Blog
Going the extra mile: Minnesota retiree assembles more than 100,000 LWR School Kits
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Blog
From health systems to handwashing stations: WASH efforts in the DRC
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Blog
The USDA Food for Progress TRACE Project Launches at CFAN’s 2nd Annual Cocoa Festival in Nigeria
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Blog
The importance of mental health: Overcoming challenges faced by youth in Honduras and Central Americ...
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La importancia de la salud mental: Superando los retos que enfrentan los jóvenes en Honduras y Centr...
Our Global Reach
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- Angola
- Bahamas
- Belize
- Burkina Faso
- Chile
- Colombia
- Djibouti
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Georgia
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Mali
- Montenegro
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Peru
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Serbia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Make Quilts and Kits of Care
Since 1945, faithful friends have volunteered to make these tangible expressions of God's love for neighbors in need.
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Mission Quilts
Warm bedding. A swaddling cloth. Shelter from the elements. An LWR Quilt provides many blessings to people in need around the world.
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Kits of Care
School Kits, Baby Care Kits, Fabric Kits and Personal Care Kits: Assemble ordinary items into extraordinary gifts of love for people coping with war, disaster and poverty.
