Welcome to Update - January 2022
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Working towards a truly just,
healthy and peaceful world.
  • Solar suitcases arrive in Mozambique
  • Three Indigenous organizations receive new grants
  • Bishops and Archbishops pay it forward with PWRDF's Vaccine Equity Fund
  • Praying with PWRDF returns
Voices of Hope can be shared in your parish as a bulletin insert, read as an announcement, or included in an e-blast. This month read about Rev. Noel Rodriguez, a pastor in Cuba who is supporting his community through COVID.
NEWS
Solar suitcases arrive in Mozambique!
We are pleased to report that after several months aboard a container ship, the 50 solar suitcases purchased through our Light for Every Birth project have arrived to Nampula province in Mozambique. Our partners at EHALE are beginning the process of distributing and installing them. Thank you to everyone who contributed funds and other support to this amazing campaign! With your support, more moms and babies in rural Mozambique will have safe and healthy births.
Food relief for
drought-ravaged Kenya
Two consecutive poor rainy seasons, combined with the pandemic, conflict, pest infestations and disease have added up to severe food insecurity. PWRDF is responding to this drought emergency. Using roughly $140,000 from donations to our equity in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, plus 4:1 matching funds from the Government of Canada, we are overseeing a $740,000 food distribution program with implementing partner Church World Service (CWS).
Grants will support health, climate action and youth
PWRDF is happy to report that three Indigenous Responsive Programs grants have been allocated to organizations in Eastern Ontario, downtown Winnipeg and Quebec. The Responsive Programs grant was launched with the objective of partnering with more Indigenous organizations to broaden our reconciliation efforts. Since then, donors have given more than $62,000 to support the grant, including more than $8,500 donated through the World of Gifts campaign.
B.C. donations support emergency evacuees
Since November 18, donors across Canada have contributed more than $36,000 to PWRDF to support relief and recovery efforts in lower British Columbia where floods have destroyed farms and infrastructure. PWRDF issued an initial solidarity grant of $10,000 to the Diocese of New Westminster that will support vulnerable displaced people and migrant workers at an Evacuation Centre near the Abbotsford airport.
Vaccine Equity gains support
PWRDF is grateful to everyone who has donated to the Vaccine Equity Fund, totalling $110,500 to date. When you receive your vaccine, “Pay it forward” and make a donation to PWRDF’s Vaccine Equity Fund. Your gift will support PWRDF partners in the most vulnerable parts of the world as they prepare for vaccination rollouts, including work already underway to supply PPE, sanitation and handwashing facilities, thermometers and accurate public health information. Watch our 100-second video with the Primate and many Anglican Bishops and make your donation today.
PWRDF wants to hear from you!
Please share your fundraising success stories to inspire others and to spread the word about the good work you have done! Email Christine Hills and tell us about it. Many thanks to all of our donors.
EVENTS
Praying with PWRDF returns!
All are welcome to join our online parish. Hundreds have prayed with us from across Canada.
  • January 13 - Will Postma, Executive Director, PWRDF
  • January 27 – The Rt. Reverend Andrew Asbil, Bishop of the Diocese of Toronto
PWRDF coming to a church near you – virtually
PWRDF has joined scores of virtual worship services at parishes across the country. Staff can deliver a prerecorded sermon, or join live worship on Zoom or other platforms. To learn more or to book a virtual guest speaker, contact Public Engagement Officer Christine Hills.
Coming Soon – Creation Care webinar
The Creation Care: Climate Action learning module #4 – A Sabbath Rest – will soon be available. Watch your inbox for an invitation to our launch webinar mid-January.
YOUTH RESOURCES
Check out our podcast
a just generation is a series of conversations with allies, educators and folks working to bring about equity and justice. Listen to the podcast
PWRDF Youth Council has identifed climate justice as one of the most vital issues to address as we move into the future. Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) as a focal point, Social Justice inFocus strives to inspire young Anglicans ages 12-17 to bring action-based change to their own communities. With the help of local experts, guest writers and members of the PWRDF Youth Council, this carefully constructed resource provides an opportunity for youth to explore Climate Justice in-depth and learn how to, amplify their voices and empower them to work towards a truly just, healthy and peaceful world for all.
OTHER RESOURCES
Book your online
Mapping Exercise
PWRDF's Mapping the Ground We Stand On is now available as an online workshop. Click here to learn more, or to book your workshop, email Christine Hills.
Climate Action resources available
for order
PWRDF’s 2021 resources focus on UN Sustainable Development Goal #13, Climate Action. Our series of bulletin inserts highlight how PWRDF partners are taking climate action to improve food security, empower women, health, Indigenous communities, emergency response, refugees and displaced people and engaging youth.
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