Lutheran World Relief

In 2015, your support of Lutheran World Relief reached:

4,057,849 People

36 Countries

126 Projects

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Two men work among thousands of coffee seedlings at a coffee nursery located in the community of Las Brisas. Photo by Morgan Arnold, for LWR.

LWR & Agriculture

LWR improves the lives of millions of smallholder farmers and their families through sustainable agriculture

Mr. Peter Manyambu irrigates his field with water drawn from a solar-powered well as part of LWR's WATER (Watershed Approach to Enhance Resilience) program in Eastern Kenya.
Photo by Jake Lyell.

LWR & Climate

LWR helps communities be better prepared for natural disasters and embrace innovative climate smart agriculture practices

School children in the Philippines enjoy water from their Life Straw water filtration unit. These refillable water tanks hold 45 liters of water and can filter 12 liters per hour. These filters were distributed as a part of the response to Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines November 8, 2013.

LWR & Emergency Operations

LWR addresses the most urgent and basic needs of these communities while also promoting sustainable recovery and building resilience to future disasters

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