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                    [VIDEO] 80 years of Quilts & Kits

                    • Niki Clark
                    • Jul 3, 2025

                    From the very beginning, Quilters and Kit Makers have been at the heart of Lutheran World Relief. Watch 80 years of your compassionate, transformative love. 

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                    How you make a difference for neighbors facing disasters in the United States

                    • Niki Clark
                    • Jul 2, 2025

                    As hurricane season begins, we reflect on your faithful ongoing support for U.S. neighbors facing disaster last year. Because of you, we have responded to multiple emergencies, ...

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                    Supercharging Public-Private Philanthropic Partners

                    • Jul 1, 2025

                    Corus COO Mahmoud Bah spoke at Corporate Council on Africa’s U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Luanda, Angola, during the “Supercharging Public-Private Philanthropic Partners” sess...

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                    How your love STILL stands with our Ukrainian neighbors

                    • Niki Clark
                    • Jun 24, 2025

                    More than three years on, your love still stands with our neighbors in Ukraine facing the turmoil of war. In 2024, you reached more than 122,000 women, men and children with des...

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                    Mobile and digital solutions key to health systems strengthening

                    • Kat Fiske
                    • Jun 24, 2025

                    Mobile and digital solutions are key to strengthening health systems, especially in countries where health care facilities and workers can be inaccessible, overstretched or disr...

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                    On the move to save lives: Expanding access to VL care in South Sudan

                    • Jun 24, 2025

                    Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), or Kala-Azar, is one of the world’s deadliest neglected tropical diseases. In South Sudan, years of conflict have devastated health infrastructure, ...

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                    FROM THE ARCHIVES: Flying Quilts video highlights LWR Quilt & Kit program in 1989

                    • Niki Clark
                    • Jun 24, 2025

                    It’s been over three decades since the Flying Quilts video was produced, showcasing your impact on our neighbors in Tanzania. But the message about the love you bring to the wo...

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                    On the move to save lives: Expanding access to VL care in South Sudan

                    • Jun 23, 2025

                    Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), or Kala-Azar, is one of the world’s deadliest neglected tropical diseases. In South Sudan, years of conflict have devastated health infrastructure, ...

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                    Lutheran World Relief and JCOCO from Seattle Chocolate Company partner to transform lives — and the status quo — through chocolate

                    • Jun 16, 2025

                    In a unique partnership, Lutheran World Relief and Seattle-based chocolate brand JCOCO are joining forces to bring innovation and opportunity to farmers while promoting regenera...

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                    Lutheran World Relief and JCOCO from Seattle Chocolate Company partner to transform lives — and the status quo — through chocolate

                    • Jun 16, 2025

                    In a unique partnership, Corus organization Lutheran World Relief and Seattle-based chocolate brand JCOCO are joining forces to bring innovation and opportunity to farmers while...

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