Lutheran World Relief
http://www.lwr.org/
Charity Category:
General & International
Lutheran World Relief works with partners in 35 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters.
It was founded in 1945 to respond to the devastation of World War II. Since then, it has evolved into an agency working worldwide to respond to emergencies, seek lasting solutions to rural poverty, and work for peace and justice for all. LWR works to promote equity, strengthen organizational capacity, and empower communities to have a voice in decisions that affect their lives. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, LWR works to ... - Alleviate human suffering in situations of both acute and chronic distress;
- Reduce the vulnerability of communities to natural and human-caused emergencies;
- Assist communities in satisfying their basic human rights for liberty and security, education, food, health, and livelihood, in ways that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable; and,
- Help communities become empowered to influence decision-makers on issues that affect their dignity and rights.