Lutheran World Relief

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

Creating hope and opportunity in post-war Mosul, Iraq

Your gifts support three community centers providing training to help people create their own jobs.

Here's how
Home is where the hope is

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

Here's How
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.

HERE’S HOW
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.

HERE’S HOW

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Although it once lurked below the public radar, the conflict in #Yemen is now being recognized as the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. The prospects for 2018 are grim. —From @LuthWorldRelief's Early Warning Forecast https://t.co/QaG73PBrNT

October 23, 2018

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Get Involved. Make a Difference.

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
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
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