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In a world of suffering, do a WORLD OF GOOD.

Families around the world are suffering. Floods in India and Nepal. Food shortages throughout Africa. Hurricanes in the Caribbean. Conflict in the Middle East – particularly in Iraq and Syria. Give now and reach out to families with the live-saving support they need right now.

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Lutheran World Relief is a nonprofit organization that helps families in the world’s poorest communities build the resilience they need to thrive.

In 2016, your support of Lutheran World Relief reached:

3,467,823 People

32 Countries

118 Projects

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Blessing of the Quilts, 2017

This is a “living” blog post. We will be updating it each week through the Fall Ingathering season as we receive more photos! Quilts have played a major part of Lutheran World Relief’s mission since our founding in 1945. That means, for over 70 years, quilters across the country have lovingly stitched thousands upon thousands [...]Read More...

In a world of crisis, here’s how you can do a world of good

Crisis. Disasters. Conflict. It seems there isn’t a corner of the world that doesn’t have overwhelming humanitarian need right now. The refugee crisis, fueled by conflict in Syria, Iraq and South Sudan, has reached the highest level in recorded history, surpassing the totals last seen in World War II. In Africa, at least four nations [...]Read More...

Helping farmers grow crops, even in the harshest environments

Growing food in some of the world's most challenging environments takes creative approaches to agriculture. But what are they and how do they help? [...]Read More...

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Students at ELIMAA School enjoy their new LWR Personal Care Kits. Their teacher is using the items in the kits to teach hygiene lessons, including proper hand washing.

Project Promise: Build Kits of Care

A perfect way for you to gather a group of people you know and turn ordinary items into extraordinary gifts. [...]Read More...

LWR Farmers Market Coffee

A new line of coffee sourced directly from farmers participating in LWR projects. Every delicious cup helps transform poor communities that depend on their coffee crop to feed their families. Farmers get a strong up-front price for their coffee beans and a portion of the profit. [...]Read More...

Make Mission Quilts

Through a simple combination of fabric and thread, you can reach out to people in their time of greatest need with a strong message of hope — you are not alone. [...]Read More...