Nov 23, 2017

Gifts from the Heart

Gifts from the Heart are meaningful and tangible gifts that will share God's love with the world.

Nov 21, 2017

Provide a child with life-saving therapeutic food

Provide a child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who is suffering from malnutrition with life-saving therapeutic food for one day.

Oct 30, 2017

Seven agencies call on Canadians to support the Rohingya Crisis appeal

The Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies welcome the Government of Canada’s decision to launch the Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund for the response to the Rohingya Crisis.

Oct 26, 2017

How to create a forest

A food security project in northern Ethiopia aims to improve the environment, help people adapt to the changing climate and provide short-term relief to those affected by the drought.

Oct 15, 2017

Supporting rural women essential to reducing poverty

CLWR believes that supporting the empowerment of rural women is a key strategy in achieving poverty reduction, economic growth and climate change resilience.

Sep 22, 2017

From the ‘hardest place’ to a relaxed and peaceful life

Refugee sponsorship offers new life in Canada to family who fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sep 22, 2017

Employment training provides refugee youth with hope for the future

New opportunities for youth to gain valuable skills and earn an income.

Sep 19, 2017

We Care update

September We Care update: anniversary quilt, shipment to Liberia, Goals for Kids. 

Sep 15, 2017

Partnership provides life-changing support for Fort McMurray residents

CLWR, ELCIC and LCC partnership helps meet physical and psychosocial needs as Fort McMurray residents resettle and rebuild a year after wildfires.

Sep 13, 2017

CLWR responds to devastation caused by Hurricane Irma

Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is accepting donations to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean.

Sep 5, 2017

Help improve learning environments for children

For children and teachers in some areas of Jordan, challenging learning environments are a reality.

Aug 27, 2017

Grow Hope–Share the Harvest BBQ

Grow Hope–Share the Harvest invites you to a complimentary BBQ.

Aug 19, 2017

World Humanitarian Day

On World Humanitarian Day, we'd like to introduce you to Livingston Nabimanya, a Project Officer with our partner organization Lutheran World Federation Uganda.

Aug 17, 2017

Canadians come together to help fight famine

With 20 million women, children and men struggling to find food and safe drinking water in parts of Africa and Yemen, Canadians donated more than $8 million to the Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies during the “Stop Famine Together” joint campaign.

Jul 24, 2017

CLWR Sunday 2017 Worship Resource

The CLWR Sunday 2017 theme is Our Common Humanity, which highlights our commonality as God's children as we seek out ways we can work towards a world where people live in justice, peace and dignity.

Jul 18, 2017

Join our team

We're hiring a Program Manager and an IT Specialist

Jun 15, 2017

Mission Potluck

Canadian Lutheran World Relief is pleased to invite you to Mission Potluck, a musical play performed by One Trunk Theatre and sponsored by, and in support of, CLWR. The play focuses on “a motley crew of Lutheran Ladies and their hilariously ill-fated fundraising schemes.” An opportunity will be provided to support CLWR’s work during intermission.

Jun 1, 2017

Shelters provide a sense of normalcy for refugees

CLWR has been providing shelters for South Sudanese refugees in Uganda since 2015.

May 7, 2017

Stop famine together

The Humanitarian Coalition and its seven member agencies welcome the Government of Canada announcement that for every eligible donation made by individual Canadians to registered Canadian charities between March 17 and June 30, 2017, it will contribute an equivalent amount to the Famine Relief Fund.

Apr 13, 2017

Global Encounter: One year later

From where I lay in my tent, I heard the chirps of the vibrantly blue-coloured birds, signaling that it was time to get up if I wanted to watch the sunrise. Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined I would be lucky enough to see the sunrise and sunset in Ethiopia and to have had a wealth of new experiences between those two spectacular moments each day.

Apr 12, 2017

B.C. Baling Days

On May 15-16, 2017, the Lutheran churches of British Columbia will once again gather in Abbotsford and rally in support of families in need in Mauritania.

Apr 10, 2017

CLWR launches new project in Democratic Republic of the Congo

To help meet the nutritional needs of internally displaced people in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is launching a two-year project in April 2017.

Apr 7, 2017

Thank you Home Hardware!

We are grateful to Home Hardware for their longstanding support of CLWR and our We Care program!

Apr 1, 2017

Annual report for 2015-16 now available

We are pleased to share with you our Annual Report for 2015-16.