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                    Texas floods: How YOUR compassion is helping right now

                    Urgent aid is needed following flash flooding in Texas on July 4. Lutheran World Relief and our partners are providing emergency supplies to families affected by the floods. LWR’s response includes distributing Lutheran World Relief Quilts and Kits as well as emergency food, clean water, tarps, clean up kits, hygiene supplies and clothing. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations for flood relief in Texas. Learn More

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                    Lutheran World Relief and JCOCO from Seattle Chocolate Company partner to transform lives — and the status quo — through chocolate

                    • Jun 16, 2025

                    In a unique partnership, Lutheran World Relief and Seattle-based chocolate brand JCOCO are joining forces to bring innovation and opportunity to farmers while promoting regenera...

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                    Lutheran World Relief expands coffee and cocoa portfolio with new project, new partners in Honduras

                    • Kat Fiske
                    • Apr 4, 2025

                    Lutheran World Relief is building on its decades of expertise in the global coffee and cocoa markets through a new project that will boost production and quality and create jobs...

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                    The USDA Food for Progress PROFIT Project launches to promote horticulture in Togo

                    • Kat Fiske
                    • Dec 6, 2024

                    On November 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Promotion des Filières Horticoles au Togo (PROFIT) Project officially launched amongst 200 key ...

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                    Investing in agriculture and youth entrepreneurship in Tanzania

                    • Aug 9, 2024

                    By investing in high-quality education for young adults, Corus organization Lutheran World Relief supported rural communities across Tanzania develop productive, resilient and s...

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                    Filling market gaps and providing employment opportunities in rural areas

                    • Jul 3, 2024

                    Village Enterprise Agents (VEAs) can provide employment opportunities in rural areas, especially for youth, if they have diversified incomes sources within the market system. Lu...

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                    Lutheran World Relief received $2.3 million to promote specialty cacao farming in Peru’s VRAEM region

                    • Jan 18, 2024

                    With the generous support of the American people, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Lutheran World Relief $2.3 million to implement a three-year ...

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                    The Corus Effect: How Mountain Harvest transforms lives through coffee

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Dec 4, 2023

                    The story of Mountain Harvest is a testament to the power of the Corus Interntional partnership to bring together multi-dimensional, holistic solutions needed to achieve lasting...

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                    Growing quality pyrethrum in Tanzania for a growing global market

                    • Nov 8, 2023

                    Corus International organization Lutheran World Relief supports a market system development approach in Tanzania to strengthen the pyrethrum value chain and support smallholder ...

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                    Strengthening resilient communities: Climate-smart agriculture and disaster risk reduction in Nepal

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                    • Mar 30, 2023

                    Lutheran World Relief’s approach to climate-smart agriculture helps smallholder farmers adapt to and mitigate the effects of changing climates, while improving their own househo...

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                    Women transform community health and hygiene in Indonesia

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Mar 8, 2023

                    Through the MECIHO project, Lutheran World Relief expands women's leadership and civic engagement and improves mechanisms and services that support the advancement of healthier ...

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