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                    Transformación del sector del cacao mediante asociaciones con el sector privado

                    • May 18, 2022

                    Lutheran World Relief lidera la programación del cacao para el proyecto Mazimizando las Oportunidades en Café y Cacao en las Américas (MOCCA), financiado por el USDA en seis paí...

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                    Congregations bring hope and aid to Ukrainians

                    • Niki Clark
                    • May 11, 2022

                    Nelsonville Lutheran Church, along with Peace Lutheran Church of Amherst—both of the Tomorrow River Parish—provided the initial funds for our Ukraine gift match. To date, the ma...

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                    Transforming the cocoa sector through private sector partnerships

                    • May 5, 2022

                    Lutheran World Relief leads cocoa programming for the six-country USDA-funded Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA) project, helping farmers to ov...

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                    Five tips to make your next quilt & kit ingathering drop-off a breeze

                    • May 2, 2022

                    Ingatherings are regional gatherings where congregations and groups can drop off quilts and kits they’ve assembled to be delivered to an LWR warehouse. Here are a few tips to ge...

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                    You can double your love’s impact to feed neighbors on the brink of starvation

                    • Apr 26, 2022

                    Give by June 30 and double your love’s impact to help God’s most vulnerable children

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                    How estate gifts of the past jumpstarted our Ukraine emergency response

                    • Apr 21, 2022

                    Did you know estate gifts fund nearly a quarter of our emergency response efforts? That means gifts in wills help us hit the ground running when neighbors need us most. 

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                    Advancing community resilience: Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA)

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Apr 21, 2022

                    Lutheran World Relief leads cacao programming for the six-country USDA-funded Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA) project, helping farmers to ov...

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                    Your generosity can save the lives of God’s most vulnerable children

                    • Apr 21, 2022

                    Your love and support can provide new chances, new beginnings and new hope for our most vulnerable neighbors.

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                    Help Ukrainian mothers hold on to hope

                    • Mar 23, 2022

                    Escaping the violence in Ukraine is only the beginning of a long journey for refugee families. Here’s how you’re helping.

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                    Abordando las causas profundas de la migración en Guatemala

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Mar 23, 2022

                    Reconociendo que la creación de medios de vida para los jóvenes en Guatemala dependerá en gran medida del sector agrícola, Lutheran World Relief seguirá centrándose en la colabo...

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