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                  • Lutheran World Relief responds to coronavirus in coffee and cocoa farming communities in Asia and Latin America
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                    Lutheran World Relief responds to coronavirus in coffee and cocoa farming communities in Asia and La...

                    May 4, 2020
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                  • Lutheran World Relief launches the 75,000 Face Mask Challenge to inhibit COVID-19 in vulnerable communities abroad
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                    Lutheran World Relief launches the 75,000 Face Mask Challenge to inhibit COVID-19 in vulnerable comm...

                    Apr 14, 2020
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                  • Daniel Speckhard's CNN op-ed: Africa can be a model in how to battle coronavirus
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                    Daniel Speckhard's CNN op-ed: Africa can be a model in how to battle coronavirus

                    Mar 26, 2020
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                  • Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health prepare for coronavirus in Africa
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                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health prepare for coronavirus in Africa

                    Mar 4, 2020
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                  Media Coverage

                  Mar 17, 2023 Speckhard on TVP World: The Price of Reconstruction, Turkey and Syria
                  Mar 7, 2023 Speckhard on ABC: Reflecting on Turkey's Recovery, One Month After Devastating Earthquake
                  Mar 6, 2023 Demuria on VOA: Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
                  Mar 4, 2023 WBal TV: Baltimore’s Humanitarian Response To Turkish Earthquake: Lutheran World Relief Steps In
                  Mar 4, 2023 WBal TV: Baltimore-based Lutheran World Relief in Turkey helping earthquake victims recover
                  Feb 23, 2023 TRT World: LWR's Humanitarian Team Joins Aid Efforts In Turkey
                  Feb 13, 2023 Speckhard In PCA Magazine: The Ukraine Conflict: Interview with Corus International CEO
                  Feb 8, 2023 Demuria on TVP World: Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine
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