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With the potential end to decades of violence and insecurity the international community needs to support Colombia in investing in rural areas and building a viable peace dividend for those who suffered most in the war
Ambassador Daniel V. Speckhard (Rt.), LWR president & CEO
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Lutheran World Relief to Convene the Temu Kopi 2016 Indonesian Coffee Forum

Conference will link International Buyers with Coffee Growers in IndonesiaLutheran World Relief will bring together representatives from across the Indonesian coffee value chain for two days of discussions on the successes, challenges and opportunities in Sumatran coffee production at the fourth annual Temu Kopi Forum. Temu Kopi Sumatra 2016 will be held on November 1-2, 2016 at the Grand Swiss-Belhotel in Medan, Indonesia. It will highlight discussions on the pressing issues facing the Indonesian coffee industry, such as increasing production quality, accessing credit and financing,

Lutheran World Relief Partners with the European Union to Assist Vulnerable Farmers in South-Central Niger

The ‘Karko’ Project to Help 7,500 Farm Families Develop Resilience to Climate Change EffectsLutheran World Relief has been awarded $1.8 million from the European Union to carry out a project in Zinder, Niger that will strengthen agriculture productivity and sustainably manage land in order to increase farmers’ resilience to climate change risks. The project, which is called “Karko” after the word for sustainability in the local language, will assist 7,500 rural farm families over 36 months in this region of south-central Niger that has been beset by drought in recent years. Karko will

Lutheran World Relief Applauds Colombia’s Historic Ceasefire Accord

The agreement between the Government of Colombia & FARC rebels is a major step in ending a 5-decade warLutheran World Relief applauds today’s signing of an historic ceasefire accord between the Government of Colombia and FARC rebels that is a major step toward achieving a lasting peace and ending five decades of war. The agreement, announced in Havana, where peace talks have taken place since November 2012, seeks to end the bloody conflict that has claimed 220,000 lives and displaced more than 6.3 million people, a global total second only to Syria. The inclusion of conflict victims

Lutheran World Relief Partners with Habitat for Humanity Philippines to Provide Shelter Repair Kits to Typhoon-Affected Families

Following Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is partnering with Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HfHP) to respond to shelter needs in northern Cebu Province. The U.N. reports that Typhoon Haiyan damaged more than 1 million houses in the Philippines. Approximately half of those houses are destroyed as a result of the storm. In northern Cebu’s Daanbatayan municipality, the storm affected more than 64,000 houses, destroying more than 40,000 houses and partially damaging approximately 20,000 houses. To respond to shelter needs in

Lutheran World Relief Providing Shelter Repair, Debris Removal in the Philippines

Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Supports LWR’s Emergency Relief EffortsBaltimore, November 14, 2013 – In the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan, Lutheran World Relief  (LWR) staff in the Philippines are working to begin distributing shelter repair kits and organize debris removal efforts in northern Cebu and western Leyte, two of the areas hardest-hit by the devastating storm. Haiyan left behind a path of massive destruction when it swept through the Philippines last Friday. The full extent of damages and casualties is not yet known and may not be for some time.

Lutheran World Relief Prepares Shipment of Quilts and Kits, Addresses Urgent Needs for Thousands Affected by Typhoon Haiyan

Devastation “comparable to 2004 tsunami,” staff sayMedia Contact: Emily Sollie, 443-220-3269, esollie@lwr.org Baltimore, November 11, 2013 -- As the extent of the massive damage from Typhoon Haiyan  becomes clear, Lutheran World Relief today mobilized an immediate shipment of relief items to the Philippines and began making preparations to address immediate needs of shelter repair and debris removal. LWR staff in the Philippines are currently in northern Cebu, and have visited some of the storm-affected areas to begin assessing needs. The

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