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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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‘I could hold them for a while’: Priest’s 21-km walk raises $1,700 for DRC women

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:33:24 +0000

When the Rev. Naomi Kabugi heard about this year’s Ride for Refuge event, she knew immediately that it was a cause she wanted to support. Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) teams participating in the annual walking and biking fundraiser were raising money for Maison Dorcas, a safe home for women who have been […]

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When trafficking victims are shackled by debt, can financial institutions help?

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:00:29 +0000

A woman and a man enter a bank together and request to take out a loan in the woman’s name. She signs the required documents. When asked for her ID, the man she is with produces it. The scene is common and seems innocuous. But, says Richard Dunwoody of AFO Ventures, who has 30 years’ […]

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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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