Your Support Has Given Hope and Dignity

Dear Friends,

Your support of CLWR and the people we serve together has given hope and dignity to those who have experienced little of both.
You and people like you have had an enormous impact on the lives of others around the world. Here is a small example of what has been accomplished in the last year alone.

• 78 communities with new or improved sources of clean, safe water
• 9,928 households trained in the safe use and storage of water
• 9,306 households using new or improved latrines
• 175 community-based health care workers trained
• Daily patient bussing to Augusta Victoria Hospital, Mount of Olives Jerusalem
• 41 nurseries developed and 2,140 households planting trees
• 34 communities supported for pollution control and alternative energy sources
• 1,949 people trained on natural resource and environmental protection
• 5,065 farmers trained in sustainable agriculture
• 70 students of the Vocational Training Centre, East Jerusalem supported
• 250 Christian Children’s Education scholarships in Nicaragua
• 1,838 farmers supported with inputs like tools, goats, chickens, seeds, storage, etc.
• 440 farmers trained in livestock management
• 3,914 children and 7,386 adults accessing formal and non-formal education
• 185 educators trained in literacy, environmental, gender and intercultural issues
• $1.1 million raised to support Haitian relief efforts and $250,000 for Pakistan floods
• 3,198 baby bundles, 15,921 quilts and blankets, 14,356 kits shipped to 4 countries
• 37 refugees resettled in Canada from 7 countries and 220 new applications processed

Thank you for considering CLWR worthy of your charitable donations. Your trust and generosity working through our willing hands will change lives every day.

Sincerely,

Robert Granke
Executive Director

P.S. Has your congregation considered a planned giving workshop as a means to increase your congregation’s income? CLWR can provide professional gift planning services to your congregation at no cost. Call or write for more information.

Please, visit also http://www.clwr.org/Resources/documents/Newsbrief-Sept.21.2011.pdf