Suffer of 350,000 civilians in rural Damascus ‘an outrage’ – UN Rights Chief
27 October 2017 – The United Nations human rights chief on Friday called on the parties to the conflict in Syria to allow badly needed food and medical supplies to Eastern Ghouta in rural Damascus, describing the situation of at least 350,000 besieged civilians there as “an outrage.” “The shocking images of what appear to […]
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No Longer on the Streets
Meet Marta, a single mom to one son. A year ago, she was struggling to make ends meet. Selling food on the streets was her only way to make a living. But this all changed. This month marks one year that she has been with Diaconia, our local partner in Paraguay. “A year ago I […]
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A New Life
Rufina received an opportunity to create a new life. As a wife and mother of five, Rufina now had hope that she could provide for her youngest adopted daughter, Anita. Rufina had always fought to overcome the many obstacles in her life, but it wasn’t until she joined Diaconia, our local partner in Paraguay, that […]
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Dire lack of winter funding puts millions of refugees in Middle East at risk
3 October 2017 – Dwindling resources could severely jeopardize efforts to provide refugees and displaced persons across the Middle East with essential winter supplies such as thermal blankets and warm clothing, the United Nations refugee agency has warned. For many it will be the seventh consecutive winter in displacement, living in tents or in makeshift […]
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Syria’s war has deadliest month this year
September has been the deadliest month in Syria’s civil war so far this year, a monitoring group has said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said more than 3,300 people had died in September, including 995 civilians. Of those civilian deaths, it said about 70% were caused by Russian, Syrian government, or coalition […]
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Billions around the world lack safe water, proper sanitation facilities, reveals UN report
12 July 2017 – Some three in ten people around the world lack access to safe and readily available water at home, and almost six in ten to safely managed sanitation, a new United Nations report has warned, calling on countries to do more to fulfil these basic human needs. According to the World Health […]
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Showing Love Through Sport
“Sport draws people together and creates community. It’s really neat how just one single soccer ball and an open field can bring people together. You can have a relationship with someone even though you don’t speak the same language.” – Stephanie McDonald, Benin LIFE Team trip co-leader When sports are used in conjunction with humanitarian work, […]
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Freed to Lead
“I received hands-on experience [with] an organization that makes a positive difference in the lives of needy and destitute girls and women in the world.” – Bob, India LIFE Team participant “Aaron, please take care of our girls for the next two weeks,” Anil Francis, deputy director of Mukti Mission said to Aaron Rogers, GAiN’s […]
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Seeing God’s Love at Mukti
“I don’t think I have quite enjoyed worship and prayer as [much as] I have with the residents of Mukti. Seeing their simple faith has inspired me and the commitment of the staff has made me re-think what a restored and transformed community looks like.” – India LIFE Team Member When the LIFE Team project […]
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Water is Life
Abandoning all other activities, Elizabeth left her village of Loukintowin to search for water. Her only chance of finding water was the nearby village five kilometers away. “Water is life. Whatever activity we might do, we cannot do it without water.” This treacherous journey cost villagers a lot. A loss of income for farmers as […]
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