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A Dream Coming True
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Students and teachers celebrate the rehabilitation of a primary school in Darfur, Sudan.
Appreciating Water
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Struck by photograph of girl who had to walk several kilometers to reach water, the Rev. Kevin Havens of Mt. Olivet UMC in Virginia, leveraged his band JC Reigns to do something about it.
Clean Water in Nicaragua: a Powerful Partnership
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Great strides have been made to bring safe water to vulnerable communities, but more needs to be done.
Cleaning Buckets Critical for Disaster Ministry
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As spring storms loom, the need for cleaning buckets grows urgent
Grants Help Long-term Recovery Across US
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With UMCOR support, a road is paved that helps 2011 disaster survivors in the US South to return home.
Improving Access to Health Care in Angola
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Improving Access to Health Care in Angola
Japan – A Year of Recovery
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One year after the triple disaster in Japan, recovery advances.
Mission and Ministry in Disaster Response
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New York Conference Disaster Response Coordinator Joseph Ewoodzie is there for survivors in times of crisis.
Not Forgotten
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One Great Hour of Sharing will be celebrated March 18. Learn how your gift supports UMCOR’s service to people in need around the world.
Promoting and Sharing Moringa
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Charles Boyle, an UMCOR trainer in Bo, Sierra Leone, spreads knowledge about Moringa like the Gospel—with everyone he meets, he turns skeptics into believers.
Readying Chile to Remedy Disasters
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EMAH’s UMCOR-supported training in disaster-readiness will ensure that Chileans do not struggle alone in a crisis.
Sustainable Development in Sierra Leone
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Sustainable Development in Sierra Leone empowers farmers and unifies a community in Sierra Leone.
The Work Must go on for Haiti’s Recovery
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The Work Must go on for Haiti’s Recovery.
UMCOR Board Approves Major Grants
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UMCOR's board of directors approved $2.5 million in disaster response grants at board meeting.
UMCOR Facilitates Largest Ever Jurisdictional Disaster Academy
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In a year already impacted by severe storms, UMCOR-facilitated jurisdictional Disaster Academy last month helped prepare conferences to respond.
UMCOR Reaches 'Historic Crossroads'
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UMCOR head tells board the organization is "perfectly poised" for the road ahead.
UMCOR Stands with Conferences Affected by Tornadoes
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UMCOR's US Disaster Response head, Rev. Tom Hazelwood, will travel on Monday to some of the areas hardest hit by recent tornadoes.
Vulnerable Islands Get Vital Prepping
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Small island states – and of course the coastal areas of bigger countries, too – face terrible dangers from our increasingly predictable high seas.
Weaving Her Children’s Future
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On her first monitoring trip to Sudan, an UMCOR program officer meets Kalida, who supports her family of eight via an UMCOR livelihoods program in South Darfur.
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