Alberta Grace Church Kids and Youth (Calgary) British Columbia Hearts for the Hungry (Campbell River) St Andrew’s Nanaimo Bars (Nanaimo) Together in Motion (Victoria) Ontario Gale Riders (Elmira) The Gordon Family (Newcastle, Scarborough, London and Ottawa) St. Andrew’s Kitchener Team Lightning Bolt (Markham) Team PWS&D (Toronto) Team Knox (Waterloo) Woodstock Wonders (Woodstock)
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PWS&D works in partnership with organizations in Canada and around the world to support development and relief programs that improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations. We are committed to providing a workplace and implementing development and relief programs that are safe from any form of sexual exploitation and abuse. PWS&D’s Prevention of Sexual
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On February 6, 2023, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeast Türkiye and northern Syria. Multiple aftershocks and a second earthquake have made the devastation worse. Over 40,000 have been killed and many more are missing or injured. The Syrian population was already deeply impacted by the ongoing war and the economic collapse of the country. Now,
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine and the war began, millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes and require urgent humanitarian assistance. PWS&D, through the ACT Alliance, is providing support to Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA)—assisting those displaced within Ukraine, as well as those who had fled to surrounding countries. People are receiving food and
Pakistan is consistently ranked among the 10 countries most vulnerable to the effect of global climate change. A heavier than usual monsoon season and glacier melt following a severe heat wave created devastating flood conditions in much of the country in 2022, with the damage impacting families long after these weather events. More than 1,700 people
The combined effects of climate change, conflict and COVID-19 have caused huge increases in world hunger. The places most affected by increased prices are countries that import more food than they grow, which are mostly low-income countries in the Horn of Africa region, as well as Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria. The impact of these converging
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