When a massive 8.6 earthquake hit this year off the shores of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia on April 11, 2012, the communities in Banda Aceh where CRWRC had been working during the tsunami, knew...
Indonesia + 2 more
Indonesia + 2 more
When a massive 8.6 earthquake hit this year off the shores of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia on April 11, 2012, the communities in Banda Aceh where CRWRC had been working during the tsunami, knew...
Bonifácio Agostinho and his family are grateful to God for their livelihood as farmers. Last year the family produced a large crop of cassava and 150 kg of rice on their fields in Nampila,...
The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) is partnering with a local organization* in Damascus to respond to the needs of Syrians who have been displaced from their homes by violence and...
Kenya + 1 more
Starting in May, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) will have a new program to address the health and nutrition needs of women and children in Kenya thanks to the Canadian...
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: One Year Later On the afternoon of March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Coast of Japan. It was the most powerful earthquake in Japan’s recorded...
Kenya + 2 more
In late January, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) concluded its final food distribution in Kenya in response to the East Africa drought. In 2011 the region of East Africa...
“Christian Extension Services has helped our communities like no other organization,” said a resident of Seriah-Karawani village in Sierra Leone, “We’ve learned not to look at our differences...
“The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)’s response to the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010 has impacted many more lives and garnered much more resources than anyone on...
Nancy TenBroek walks many miles on narrow, muddy roads and crosses streams on rope bridges in order to reach tribal villages in Bangladesh, where she helps train workers to care for mothers who are...
Honduras + 5 more
A tropical storm hammered Central America for over a week starting October 11 with torrential rains, causing extensive flooding and damage in Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua,...
Bangladesh + 1 more
CRWRC Newsroom | October 13, 2011 Improving the health of women and children, and reducing the number preventable deaths around the world are priorities for the Christian Reformed World Relief...
CRWRC Newsroom | August 8, 2011 In addition to its major drought response in Kenya, CRWRC has agreed to expand its reach to two projects in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. These projects will be...
In the wake of the earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear threat that brought the world’s attention to Sendai, Japan, CRWRC is working on a coordinated response with local, denominational, and...
On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake rocked the country of Haiti. The 35-second quake killed over 230,000 people and displaced 1.5 million more. Virtually the entire country came to a halt as...
November 15, 2010- As Haitian authorities announced a cholera outbreak in the Artibonite and Central departments in Haiti four weeks ago, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee's (CRWRC)...
Wayne de Jong, Director Disaster Response and Rehabilitation, 905-336-2920 x240, or cell 905-515-1720 Beth DeGraff, CRWRC Media Contact, 1-800-55-CRWRC, x4191 or cell 616-648-7821 AUGUST 11,...
Groups of doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel are finally providing aid to earthquake survivors thanks to CRWRC's local connections. "The past days we have been busy helping teams of medical...
As one million fish adjust to new surroundings in Laguna de Bay in the Philippines, hundreds of families are rejoicing at the future income these fish represent. The fish are part of a program,...
Indonesia + 1 more
CRWRC is distributing $250,000 worth of medical supplies donated by its partner Medical Teams International (MTI) to typhoon survivors in the Philippines. Recent typhoons have created a medical...
American Samoa + 2 more
OCTOBER 6, 2009-The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (www.crwrc.org) is building a multi-phase response to two powerful earthquakes that rocked Indonesia last week, including Padang,...