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PWRDF helps displaced Iraqi families come home

Tali Folkins — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:00:01 +0000

Members of 1,500 displaced families in northern Iraq were more safely able to return to their homes this year as the result of a project funded partly by the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF).

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Churches call for prayers, support as depth of Beirut crisis emerges

Joelle Kidd — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:02:17 +0000

Anglicans and other Christian organizations are sending prayers and financial support to Lebanon, a country with a significant Christian population, after a massive explosion erupted Aug. 4 in the city of Beirut—another blow to a nation already veering toward a humanitarian crisis. On Aug. 6, a short statement and photos were posted to the Anglican […]

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PWRDF donates $95K+ to support Rohingya refugees

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:00:09 +0000

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), the Anglican Church of Canada’s relief and development arm, is contributing to a partner program providing relief to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, with a focus on combatting gender-based violence and increasing gender equality. Nearly 1 million Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group, are currently in refugee camps […]

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PWRDF pledges $25K for Nepal flood victims

Tali Folkins — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:03:43 +0000

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is making a grant of $25,000 to help people affected by flooding in Nepal, PWRDF announced Monday, August 21.

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