Dirty water, malnutrition
and illness threaten
children's lives.
Your gift today will provide clean
water and nutritious food to save
a child like Maidy.
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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New hope for Peru's young people
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Congregations harness larger communities to multiply impact for Ukraine relief
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Three ways to care for neighbors in need in your will (no matter what stage of life you are in)
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.
