Preserving heritage while building new futures
Across the globe, families and communities are doing the hard work of holding on to their traditions while forging ahead toward better futures. Whether they’re nurturing crops in Tanzania, starting over in Arizona, raising children in refugee camps, or transforming classrooms in India, they are proving that progress doesn’t have to come at the expense […]
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: HOW AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN IN BRAZIL IS KEEPING TRADITION ALIVE THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
“When I was a little girl, my father taught me to respect our ancestors,” Cristiane Flores, a young Gavião woman shared. Cristiane grew up in an Indigenous forest village near the banks of the Rio Negro, but she relocated several years ago to the metropolitan city of Manaus. “He also taught me to honor and […]
Empowering women & girls: five top charities making a difference
We’re back with another round of charity recommendations! There was such strong interest in our top anti-human trafficking charities blog that we decided to put together a list for women and girls, in honor of Women’s History Month. The global economy is losing out on at least $7 trillion of economic gains each year due […]
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: TURNING CLIMATE CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES IN TANZANIA
Lukasi had big goals and big challenges. He wanted to build a better house for his wife and children. He wanted to be able to pay the costs of sending seven of his school-age children to primary and secondary school. His family struggled to provide a consistent source of food. And he wanted to be […]
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EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: Renewing livelihoods and communities hurt by the pandemic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the Philippines, Marybeth and her family sold snacks and other foods in Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City, just northeast of Manilla. Marybeth lost her livelihood when the country locked down as COVID-19 infections and deaths spread. She is among the millions of Filipinos who lost their primary sources of […]
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: Providing a Safe Space for Healing
In 2011, with a growing number of cases of violence against women, the Mayor of Ariquemes, Brazil held a meeting with non-governmental agencies and local community leaders. The Rev. Hugo Armando Sanchez, parish priest and representative of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil, participated in this discussion. The mayor shared the need to set up […]
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: Under the Mango Tree, A Savings Group is Born
Twenty-five men and women from the farming community of Kuladaboog in Northern Ghana were meeting for the second time under the shade of a huge mango tree in the middle of the village. They had already agreed to establish a savings group named, “Asongtaaba,” which means “we help each other.” At this mid-December meeting, members […]
