The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund: Accompanying Communities in Crisis Stories

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• ACT members mobilise support for cyclone-affected in Myanmar (May 12, 2008)

  Experience, presence, rapid response

• Cyclone Nargis Response (May 6, 2008)

  PWRDF commits initial $30,000

• Refugee Work in Canada (Apr 27, 2008)

  Updated Summary of PWRDF in Canada Refugee Work

• ACT Vacancy Notice (Mar 18, 2008)

  Action By Churches Together Seeks Communications Officer

• Thousands of Chadian refugees in Cameroon still afraid to return home (Feb 28, 2008)

  Cameroon: ACT News Update

• PWRDF partnership commits $13.6 million to Darfur in 2008 (Feb 12, 2008)

  Sudan: Darfur Emergency Response Operation

• Rampant violence in Mexico sends refugees to Canada (Feb 10, 2008)

  Two seminars: Why Refugees from Mexico?

• Thousands flee Kenya (Feb 8, 2008)

  Kenya: Refugees

• Kenya continues to need our support and prayers (Feb 5, 2008)

  Kenya

• Rwanda/Congo earthquake kills 42 (Feb 5, 2008)

  Rwanda Congo

• PWRDF joins $7 million aid to Zimbabwe (Jan 30, 2008)
• PWRDF Responds to the Post Election Violence in Kenya: (Jan 28, 2008)

  Kenya: Action by Churches Together

• Seeking an Anglican Representative to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank Board of Directors (Jan 28, 2008)

  Volunteer Ministry position available

• Aftermath of Cylcone Sidr (Jan 21, 2008)

  Unemployment is high, much work to be done

• Three years after Tsunami (Jan 10, 2008)

  ACT members access their response, recognize challenges and celebrate acheivements

• PWRDF Joins Canadian Foodgrains Bank (Dec 1, 2007)

  Why we joined and how Anglicans can be involved

• Cyclone Sidr (Nov 22, 2007)

  PWRDF collaborates with other Canadian Churches to respond to affected families in Bangladesh.

• Human smuggling charges dropped against U.S. refugee worker (Nov 13, 2007)

   

  The Canadian government on November 9, dropped human smuggling charges against Janet Hinshaw-Thomas, a U.S. refugee aid worker arrested for helping Haitians to enter Canada.

• ACT-Caritas Darfur Emergency Response Operation (Oct 25, 2007)

   

  Since July 2004, Action by Churches Together (ACT) International and Caritas Internationalis have been responding jointly to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur provinces. The Darfur Emergency Response Operation...

• Africa Floods (Sep 18, 2007)

  ACT members respond to worst flooding in "any recent memory"

   

• Canadian Foodgrains Bank marks its one millionth tonne of food supplied (Sep 12, 2007)
• Peru Earthquake: PWRDF contributes CAD$10,000 (Sep 12, 2007)
• UPDATE: ACT International responds to Peru earthquake (Aug 21, 2007)
• PWRDF and ACT International continue to respond to floods in Asia (Aug 10, 2007)
• ACT International calls for continued commitment to humanitarian response and peace efforts in Darfur (Aug 3, 2007)
• UPDATE: Latest PWRDF emergency responses (Jul 19, 2007)
• June 20 is World Refugee Day (Jun 11, 2007)

  Refugees in Canada deserve a better deal

• The life of women in Kakuma refugee camp (Apr 26, 2007)

  Lucy Ng'ang'a, NCCK, Reproductive Health Field Officer

  Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

• PWRDF responds to the Solomon Islands tusnami (Apr 5, 2007)
• Churches respond to the Solomon Island disaster (Apr 5, 2007)
• Powerful earthquake triggers a tsunami in the Solomon Islands (Apr 2, 2007)

  Diana Mavunduse

  (with notes from various media sources)

• Partners rebuild after 'super typhoon' (Jan 8, 2007)

  Philippines: Typhoon Durian Emergency Assistance

• Commemorating the 2004 tsunami disaster (Dec 16, 2006)

  Two-years after

• Giving Thanks - a reflection from the Executive Director (Oct 6, 2006)
• One year after: Commemorating the South Asia Earthquake (Oct 6, 2006)
• Approaching winter is "ticking time bomb" for Pakistan quake survivors (Oct 6, 2006)
• Assistance to Flood Affected in India (Oct 2, 2006)
• The dream of returning home (Sep 11, 2006)

  PWRDF Partner responds to new refugees fleeing violence in Sri Lanka

• Geneva and Kosovo: Not your usual tour (Aug 30, 2006)

  Refugee Coordinator shares insight from travel

• ACT warns of "underground disaster" (Aug 2, 2006)

  ACT Update Lebanon 3

• Middle East Council of Churches tends to displaced peoples (Jul 27, 2006)

  ACT Update: Lebanon 2 PWRDF contributes to appeal

• Crisis in Lebanon: The Churches respond (Jul 20, 2006)

  Primate Calls Christians to pray and ACT issues Rapid Response Funds

• World Refugee Day (Jun 20, 2006)

  Action By Churches Together Photo Essay

• Celebrate indomitable spirit and courage of the world's refugees (Jun 20, 2006)

  Global: June 20 is World Refugee Day

• Transition to Reconstruction Begins in Yogyakarta (Jun 8, 2006)

  Indonesia Earthquake Update #3: PWRDF has responded to two appeals in the amount of $30,000

• Responding to the critical needs from the earthquake (May 29, 2006)

  Indonesia Earthquake #2: PWRDF pledges $15, 000 toward global appeal

• Indonesia Earthquake (May 28, 2006)

  Action By Churches Together Already Responding

• Planting Peace One Community At a Time (May 15, 2006)

  Uganda: PWRDF supports Church of Uganda Efforts to assist Internally Displaced

• Borderless (Apr 24, 2006)

  Canada: KAIROS releases documentary about undocumented workers

• April 4 is Refugee Rights Day in Canada (Mar 27, 2006)

  Canada: Refugees Still Challenged in Search for Protection

• Life Giving Water (Mar 13, 2006)

  Action By Churches Together Photo Essay: Reflections for Lent 3

• Ongoing relief efforts ~ a life-giving difference (Feb 27, 2006)

  February 2006 Emergency Response Update

• Day by Day, Step by Step (Feb 7, 2006)

  India: Tsunami reconstruction video to air on VisionTV February 16, 2006

   

• Darfur's Growing Insecurity Makes Life Difficult for Thousands of Displaced (Feb 3, 2006)

  Sudan: Darfur ACT update

• Stories of Relief and Recovery (Jan 30, 2006)

  Canada: PWRDF partnerships profiled on Vision TV in February

• Tsunami commemorations marked by community spirit (Jan 10, 2006)

  India: Action By Churches Together Dateline

• Manitoba Leader Praises Churches for Tsunami Response (Jan 4, 2006)

  Canada: Radio Interview with Premier Doer

• Homesick and Far From Home (Jan 1, 2006)

  Philippines: Bulletin Story January 2006

• Immense Sadness and Small Pockets of Hope (Dec 23, 2005)

  Tsunami Anniversary: Sri Lanka, Action By Churches Together

• Camps in Pakistan Provide Security for Women and Children (Nov 12, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #8

• The Journey of a Stethoscope (Nov 9, 2005)

  Indonesia: Challenges of ongoing emergency response

• " No Refugee Appeal Division" Minister Announces (Nov 4, 2005)

  Canada: Refugees Appeal Division Petition

• CIDA Awards Matching Funds for South Asia Relief (Nov 4, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #7

• Relief Effort Straining - PWRDF Partners Continue to Deliver Aid (Nov 3, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #6

• The Struggle Itself - the most important thing (Nov 2, 2005)

  Burma: 10 years of activism for Aung Sann Suu Kyi

• PWRDF Receives $144,930 for U.S.A. Hurricane Relief (Nov 2, 2005)

  U.S.A: Hurricane Katrina

• ACT Continues to Respond in Remote Areas (Oct 27, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #5

• Horror Story in Pakistan Does Not End (Oct 13, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #4

• Emergency Teams Coordinate Hurricane Response (Oct 12, 2005)

  Central America: Storms Update #1

• PWRDF Eligible for Earthquake Funds Match (Oct 12, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #3

• ACT Member Rushes Shelter and Food to Earthquake Survivors (Oct 10, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #2

• Quake Response Supported By Worldwide Donations (Oct 10, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #1

• ACT Rapid Response Team on the Ground (Oct 9, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Response #1

• PWRDF Responds to Tropical Storm Stan (Oct 8, 2005)

  Central America: Storms Response

• Strong Communities Rise to the Challenge of Emergencies (Sep 27, 2005)

  Feature Story: Global - An Interview with Elsa Tesfay-Musa, PWRDF Refugee and Emergency Relief Coordinator

• Clinic supported by PWRDF serves as lifeline (Sep 26, 2005)

  Sudan: Darfur

• Katrina Relief - collaborative effort with African American churches (Sep 13, 2005)

  USA: Hurricane Katrina

• Food Assistance Restores Community (Sep 12, 2005)

  Niger: Famine Update #2

• Churches on the Forefront of Katrina Response (Sep 9, 2005)

  USA: Hurricane Katrina

• PWRDF Stands in Solidarity with U.S. Relief Efforts after Katrina (Aug 31, 2005)

  USA: Hurricane Katrina

• Church is uniquely placed to provide effective relief in times of disaster (Aug 23, 2005)

  Global: Ten Years of Action By Churches Together

• Life Sustaining Assistance (Aug 10, 2005)

  Niger: Famine Response Update #1

• PWRDF Responds to Famine in Niger (Jul 29, 2005)

  Niger: Famine Response

• June 26th - Six months of post-tsunami assistance (Jun 23, 2005)

  South East Asia: Tsunami Response

• Accompanying Communities in Crisis (Jun 20, 2005)

  An overview of PWRDF Emergency Response: Photo Essay

• Migrant Workers Urge Community to Care About AIDS (Apr 4, 2005)

  A collaborative effort with African American churches

• Implement the Appeal Process for Refugees (Mar 31, 2005)

  KAIROS calls the Canadian Government to obey the law

• The Road Ahead for Tsunami Affected Communities (Mar 29, 2005)

  PWRDF Tsunami Update March 2005

• Foreign Domestic Helpers of Hong Kong (Nov 7, 2003)

  Hong Kong: Pew Bulletin Story 2003

• Sri Lankan Refugees in India (Nov 7, 1999)

  India: Pew Bulletin Story 1999

• Buying and Selling Humans (Nov 7, 1998)

  Philippines: Pew Bulletin Story 1998