notes: You can make quilts for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp You can put together Health Kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/healthkit.asp You can put together school kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/schoolkit.asp You can put together Layette Kits (baby items) for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/layettes.asp ------------------------------------- FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods. -> You can make quilts for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp You can put together Health Kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/healthkit.asp You can put together school kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/schoolkit.asp You can put together Layette Kits (baby items) for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/layettes.asp Donate Fabric: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/fabric.asp ------------------------------------- FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods.

notes: You can make quilts for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp You can put together Health Kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/healthkit.asp You can put together school kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/schoolkit.asp ------------------------------------- FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods. -> You can make quilts for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp You can put together Health Kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/healthkit.asp You can put together school kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/schoolkit.asp You can put together Layette Kits (baby items) for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/layettes.asp ------------------------------------- FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods.

notes: You can make quilts for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp ------------------------------------- FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods. -> You can make quilts for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp You can put together Health Kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/healthkit.asp You can put together school kits for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/schoolkit.asp ------------------------------------- FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods.

notes: FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods. -> You can make quilts for countries in need: http://www.lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp ------------------------------------- FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods.
mission: Lutheran World Relief seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their faith into action. Regions we work in: Africa Asia and the Middle East Latin America In the 60 years since its creation LWR has evolved from a relief agency shipping material resources to Europe to an organization that provides development and emergency assistance throughout the world. As our understanding of poverty, injustice and emergencies has deepened, we have changed our approach to these issues, moving from short-term reactions to disaster to longer-term solutions and partnership building. In our experience, much of conventional relief work still does not address the complexities, causes and long-term implications of emergencies. Too often disasters and complex emergencies are treated as isolated events rather than a negative culmination of events for impoverished communities. The immediate goal of saving lives in the aftermath of a tragedy often overshadows the need to address the conditions that caused the community’s vulnerability to the disaster. In contrast, LWR’s approach to emergency response seeks to bolster impoverished communities’ assets and to increase their access to resources – even in the context of immediate response. LWR works with and supports local organizations to respond to disasters in their communities, leveraging the capacity of local people as disasters responders. We incorporate development concepts such as participation and empowerment into the work – both of which increase the effectiveness of the efforts. Our Expertise: Comprehensive Supports, Long-term Commitment, and Deep Roots in Focus Countries LWR’s approach to emergencies and vulnerability reduction illustrates our role as a catalyst that accompanies and strengthens the capacities of our partners. LWR responds to emergencies through multiple avenues on the basis of situational need, its location in relation to our focus countries, and the activities of peer organizations on the ground. LWR works through existing structures where and whenever possible to ensure that the resources provided are used to maximum effect in addressing the crisis, and used in a sustainable manner. We know that one organization – particularly a relatively small organization like LWR – cannot meet all the needs that exist. So we recognize that we must prioritize and focus in order to have the most lasting impact. Given the enormity of the need and LWR’s limited resources, we have chosen to focus on particular regions and countries where we have the greatest experience and greatest expertise. This strategy assumes that rather than breadth, LWR will have greater impact through depth – working with a limited number of needs, in fewer countries and in specific areas. Depth also enhances opportunities for learning and sharing those lessons, which in turn further enhances our impact. -> Lutheran World Relief seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their faith into action. Regions we work in: Africa Asia and the Middle East Latin America In the 60 years since its creation LWR has evolved from a relief agency shipping material resources to Europe to an organization that provides development and emergency assistance throughout the world. As our understanding of poverty, injustice and emergencies has deepened, we have changed our approach to these issues, moving from short-term reactions to disaster to longer-term solutions and partnership building. In our experience, much of conventional relief work still does not address the complexities, causes and long-term implications of emergencies. Too often disasters and complex emergencies are treated as isolated events rather than a negative culmination of events for impoverished communities. The immediate goal of saving lives in the aftermath of a tragedy often overshadows the need to address the conditions that caused the community’s vulnerability to the disaster. In contrast, LWR’s approach to emergency response seeks to bolster impoverished communities’ assets and to increase their access to resources – even in the context of immediate response. LWR works with and supports local organizations to respond to disasters in their communities, leveraging the capacity of local people as disasters responders. We incorporate development concepts such as participation and empowerment into the work – both of which increase the effectiveness of the efforts. Our Expertise: Comprehensive Supports, Long-term Commitment, and Deep Roots in Focus Countries LWR’s approach to emergencies and vulnerability reduction illustrates our role as a catalyst that accompanies and strengthens the capacities of our partners. LWR responds to emergencies through multiple avenues on the basis of situational need, its location in relation to our focus countries, and the activities of peer organizations on the ground. LWR works through existing structures where and whenever possible to ensure that the resources provided are used to maximum effect in addressing the crisis, and used in a sustainable manner. We know that one organization – particularly a relatively small organization like LWR – cannot meet all the needs that exist. So we recognize that we must prioritize and focus in order to have the most lasting impact. Given the enormity of the need and LWR’s limited resources, we have chosen to focus on particular regions and countries where we have the greatest experience and greatest expertise. This strategy assumes that rather than breadth, LWR will have greater impact through depth – working with a limited number of needs, in fewer countries and in specific areas. Depth also enhances opportunities for learning and sharing those lessons, which in turn further enhances our impact.

organization: Faiith-Based Soup Kitchen -> Faith-Based Disaster Relief/Development
mission: Lutheran World Relief seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their faith into action. Regions we work in: Africa Asia and the Middle East Latin America In the 60 years since its creation LWR has evolved from a relief agency shipping material resources to Europe to an organization that provides development and emergency assistance throughout the world. As our understanding of poverty, injustice and emergencies has deepened, we have changed our approach to these issues, moving from short-term reactions to disaster to longer-term solutions and partnership building. In our experience, much of conventional relief work still does not address the complexities, causes and long-term implications of emergencies. Too often disasters and complex emergencies are treated as isolated events rather than a negative culmination of events for impoverished communities. The immediate goal of saving lives in the aftermath of a tragedy often overshadows the need to address the conditions that caused the community’s vulnerability to the disaster. In contrast, LWR’s approach to emergency response seeks to bolster impoverished communities’ assets and to increase their access to resources – even in the context of immediate response. LWR works with and supports local organizations to respond to disasters in their communities, leveraging the capacity of local people as disasters responders. We incorporate development concepts such as participation and empowerment into the work – both of which increase the effectiveness of the efforts. Our Expertise: Comprehensive Supports, Long-term Commitment, and Deep Roots in Focus Countries LWR’s approach to emergencies and vulnerability reduction illustrates our role as a catalyst that accompanies and strengthens the capacities of our partners. LWR responds to emergencies through multiple avenues on the basis of situational need, its location in relation to our focus countries, and the activities of peer organizations on the ground. LWR works through existing structures where and whenever possible to ensure that the resources provided are used to maximum effect in addressing the crisis, and used in a sustainable manner. We know that one organization – particularly a relatively small organization like LWR – cannot meet all the needs that exist. So we recognize that we must prioritize and focus in order to have the most lasting impact. Given the enormity of the need and LWR’s limited resources, we have chosen to focus on particular regions and countries where we have the greatest experience and greatest expertise. This strategy assumes that rather than breadth, LWR will have greater impact through depth – working with a limited number of needs, in fewer countries and in specific areas. Depth also enhances opportunities for learning and sharing those lessons, which in turn further enhances our impact. -> Lutheran World Relief seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their faith into action. Regions we work in: Africa Asia and the Middle East Latin America In the 60 years since its creation LWR has evolved from a relief agency shipping material resources to Europe to an organization that provides development and emergency assistance throughout the world. As our understanding of poverty, injustice and emergencies has deepened, we have changed our approach to these issues, moving from short-term reactions to disaster to longer-term solutions and partnership building. In our experience, much of conventional relief work still does not address the complexities, causes and long-term implications of emergencies. Too often disasters and complex emergencies are treated as isolated events rather than a negative culmination of events for impoverished communities. The immediate goal of saving lives in the aftermath of a tragedy often overshadows the need to address the conditions that caused the community’s vulnerability to the disaster. In contrast, LWR’s approach to emergency response seeks to bolster impoverished communities’ assets and to increase their access to resources – even in the context of immediate response. LWR works with and supports local organizations to respond to disasters in their communities, leveraging the capacity of local people as disasters responders. We incorporate development concepts such as participation and empowerment into the work – both of which increase the effectiveness of the efforts. Our Expertise: Comprehensive Supports, Long-term Commitment, and Deep Roots in Focus Countries LWR’s approach to emergencies and vulnerability reduction illustrates our role as a catalyst that accompanies and strengthens the capacities of our partners. LWR responds to emergencies through multiple avenues on the basis of situational need, its location in relation to our focus countries, and the activities of peer organizations on the ground. LWR works through existing structures where and whenever possible to ensure that the resources provided are used to maximum effect in addressing the crisis, and used in a sustainable manner. We know that one organization – particularly a relatively small organization like LWR – cannot meet all the needs that exist. So we recognize that we must prioritize and focus in order to have the most lasting impact. Given the enormity of the need and LWR’s limited resources, we have chosen to focus on particular regions and countries where we have the greatest experience and greatest expertise. This strategy assumes that rather than breadth, LWR will have greater impact through depth – working with a limited number of needs, in fewer countries and in specific areas. Depth also enhances opportunities for learning and sharing those lessons, which in turn further enhances our impact.

notes: Focus Countries LWR is committed to responding to natural and human-caused disasters throughout the world. However, our deepest relationships, and therefore greatest ability to respond effectively to emergencies, exist in our target countries Asia and the Middle East Latin America Africa LWR recognizes that major emergencies also occur outside of our focus countries. In these cases, LWR contributes financial, material and/or personnel support through participation in Action by Churches Together (ACT). -> FROM Relief Web: Lutheran World Relief responds to massive flooding in Pakistan Source: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Date: 09 Aug 2010 Baltimore, August 9, 2010 — Recent monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused the worst flooding in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in late July, have claimed at least 1,600 lives, left more than 700,000 people homeless and have affected nearly 14 million Pakistanis, according to official reports. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working quickly with partners on the ground to deliver critical relief to people affected by this crisis. "These floods bring even more devastation to poor, and disaster prone, areas of Pakistan," says Joanne Fairley, LWR's regional director for Asia and the Middle East. "LWR is working with our partners to distribute vital aid to families coping with this disaster." The provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh were most heavily affected by flooding. With so many families left homeless, and more monsoon rains expected, the people of Pakistan are in dire need of food, water and shelter to survive this disaster. LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy, and is supporting the coordinated ACT response in Pakistan. ACT Alliance members are working on the ground to distribute emergency relief, including shelter items and food packages. So far, ACT members have reached 155,200 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and are working to reach even more. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help displaced families. The floods hit as people living in this region were still struggling to recover from five years of successive major disasters, with many families still living in makeshift shelters. In 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan. 2006 and 2007 brought floods that claimed lives, destroyed homes and killed livestock. In 2008, another powerful earthquake rendered thousands homeless in Balochistan at the onset of winter, and in 2009 millions were displaced as a result of conflict between the Pakistan military and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan. Throughout these years, severe droughts and water shortage severely plagued the country's agricultural system and crippled its food supply. With this new disaster, millions of Pakistanis are in danger of going hungry. Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations on behalf of the Pakistan floods. You may make a monetary donation online at lwr.org, by phone at by phone at 800-597-5972; or by mail at P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, USA. In addition, those wishing to donate to LWR's quilt and kit ministries may visit lwr.org/beinvolved or contact LWR by phone, or e-mail at lwr @lwr.org, for more information. ___________________________________________ FROM THE SITE: PAKISTAN FLOODS Emergency Alert - Updated August 13, 2010 Background: Torrential rains, along with excessive water flow, continue to cause floods, overflow river banks and force thousands more from their homes in Pakistan where monsoon rains, which began in late July, are causing the worst natural disaster in the country in 80 years. The floods, which began in northern parts of the country, have spread to four provinces, covering more than 50,000 square miles. As a result, the Indus and Chenab Rivers have swollen beyond their banks and have forced more than 700,000 people to evacuate their homes in search of safety and relief. Relief workers are now concerned that people have insufficient access to sanitation and healthcare. The longer people remain without shelter, food or safe drinking water, the higher the risk for illness. With monsoon season ongoing, the number of people in dire need of emergency food, shelter, water and healthcare is likely to increase. So far, the flooding has claimed approximately 1,600 lives and has affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan, according to official reports. LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING ACT logoLWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian response and advocacy. LWR is supporting the ACT response in Pakistan. So far, ACT members have delivered 70 tons of food to 500 households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are currently preparing to deliver another 630 additional tons of food for 4,500 households in these provinces as well as in Sindh. ACT members will also dispatch 2,500 tents to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa later this week as well as deliver another 70 tons of food assistance to 500 flood affected families in the Allai District. LWR is also partnering with International Relief and Development to send 3,300 quilts, 13,000 health kits and 1,500 layettes to help families displaced by the floods.
region: -> International
organization: -> Faiith-Based Soup Kitchen
mission: from website: LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF EMERGENCY RESPONSE 60 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES THROUGH POWERFUL LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUILDING PRODUCTIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF PEACE AND JUSTICE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY, ADVOCACY, PEACEBUILDING & NORTH-SOUTH SOLIDARITY -> Lutheran World Relief seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their faith into action. Regions we work in: Africa Asia and the Middle East Latin America In the 60 years since its creation LWR has evolved from a relief agency shipping material resources to Europe to an organization that provides development and emergency assistance throughout the world. As our understanding of poverty, injustice and emergencies has deepened, we have changed our approach to these issues, moving from short-term reactions to disaster to longer-term solutions and partnership building. In our experience, much of conventional relief work still does not address the complexities, causes and long-term implications of emergencies. Too often disasters and complex emergencies are treated as isolated events rather than a negative culmination of events for impoverished communities. The immediate goal of saving lives in the aftermath of a tragedy often overshadows the need to address the conditions that caused the community’s vulnerability to the disaster. In contrast, LWR’s approach to emergency response seeks to bolster impoverished communities’ assets and to increase their access to resources – even in the context of immediate response. LWR works with and supports local organizations to respond to disasters in their communities, leveraging the capacity of local people as disasters responders. We incorporate development concepts such as participation and empowerment into the work – both of which increase the effectiveness of the efforts. Our Expertise: Comprehensive Supports, Long-term Commitment, and Deep Roots in Focus Countries LWR’s approach to emergencies and vulnerability reduction illustrates our role as a catalyst that accompanies and strengthens the capacities of our partners. LWR responds to emergencies through multiple avenues on the basis of situational need, its location in relation to our focus countries, and the activities of peer organizations on the ground. LWR works through existing structures where and whenever possible to ensure that the resources provided are used to maximum effect in addressing the crisis, and used in a sustainable manner. We know that one organization – particularly a relatively small organization like LWR – cannot meet all the needs that exist. So we recognize that we must prioritize and focus in order to have the most lasting impact. Given the enormity of the need and LWR’s limited resources, we have chosen to focus on particular regions and countries where we have the greatest experience and greatest expertise. This strategy assumes that rather than breadth, LWR will have greater impact through depth – working with a limited number of needs, in fewer countries and in specific areas. Depth also enhances opportunities for learning and sharing those lessons, which in turn further enhances our impact.