• Tsunami devastates Indonesia

    Your gift rushes critical aid to families.

Breaking the cycle of poverty for lasting change.

  • Restore
    We provide aid in emergencies and help families restore their lives.
     Restore
  • Build
    We partner with communities to build and grow rural economies.
     Build
  • Thrive
    We break the cycle of poverty so families and communities can thrive.
     Thrive

Our Impact

Today, we will reach
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people living in poverty

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Where We Work

COUNTRIES

  Quilt and Kits of Care distributions.

  Long-term development project and/or emergency response.

  • Home is where the hope is

    Refugees from South Sudan are growing thriving gardens at a settlement in northern Uganda.

  • Building resilience in West Africa

    In the West African Sahel, cycles of drought and food shortage have driven millions to the brink of famine. We’re working to make families more resilient.

  • Creating a brighter future for young people in Latin America

    Farming has the potential to help young people living in extreme poverty change their lives.

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LWRGIFTS

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Lutheran World Relief is responding to the earthquake & tsunami in Palu, Indonesia with our local partner, YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU). Follow them at @YEUJogja. Here's how you can help: https://t.co/PmpIp3VKJU https://t.co/fkgRHGniqR

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    Make Mission Quilts

    Make Mission Quilts

    Warm bedding. A swaddling cloth. Shelter from the elements. An LWR Quilt provides many blessings to people in need around the world.

    LWR Mission Quilts
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    Build Kits of Care

    Build 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.

    LWR Kits of Care
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    Buy Coffee

    Buy Coffee

    LWR Farmers Market Coffee is sourced directly from farmers participating in Lutheran World Relief projects. That means your purchases help lift coffee farming families out of poverty!

    LWR Farmers Market

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I support LWR because…

Lutheran World Relief brings a level of accountability and thoughtfulness to their projects that you don’t always see elsewhere.

John Tangren and Anne Choate, faithful donors Read More
Emergency Response

In a World of Crisis,
Do a World of Good

Your gift to our emergency response fund provides families
with the life-saving support they need right now.