PWRDF

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PWRDF membership approves new name

On Oct. 15, the membership of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund approved a new name for the 65-year-old organization. As of March 1, ...
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Wildfires prompt PWRDF to start fund for Canada

In this year of unprecedented wildfires from coast to coast, PWRDF (Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund) is establishing a fund specifically for in-Canada emergency ...
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PWRDF gives to ’quake relief

A day after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Türkiye on the Syrian border on Feb. 6, the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund allocated $35,000 ...
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PWRDF accepting donations for Ukrainian relief

PWRDF is supporting Ukrainians forced to flee their homes due to the Russian invasion. An initial grant of $20,000 issued to an ACT Alliance appeal ...
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Support for PWRDF’s Indigenous programs strong in the diocese

In August 2021, PWRDF launched a new program to support Indigenous-led organizations working to improve community health, take climate action, empower youth and ensure safe ...
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Diocese’s early support for PWRDF project lights the way

Mothers and babies in rural Mozambique will get a better chance at a healthy birth, thanks to a PWRDF campaign that ran last year from ...
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When disaster happens, PWRDF responds

The pandemic plunged many of PWRDF’s partners into crisis mode. Working in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities, they faced the challenges of social ...
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Are we there yet?

Suzanne Rumsey recalls a cycling trip she took in 2010 and how some of the lessons she learned on the road can help us today. ...
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Annual cycling fundraiser takes left turn

For the past six years, volunteers across Canada have participated in the Ride for Refuge on behalf of The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund ...
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Anglicans explore diocese on two wheels

For the past two summers, a group of Anglicans have been going on cycling trips around the diocese, enjoying the great outdoors and raising money ...
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Journey through Uganda

In his 1908 book, My African Journey, Winston Churchill dubbed Uganda the Pearl of Africa for its rugged natural beauty and fertile land. More than ...
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Grant improves lives of women, children

In the past year, prenatal health in Burundi has improved, more babies were born safely in Rwanda, more people in Tanzania gained access to clean ...
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$500,000 grant helps women, children

The Diocese of Toronto is making a $500,000 donation to the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) to improve maternal, newborn and child health ...
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