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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Hundreds of thousands trapped in Mosul with ‘worst yet to come’ – UN AGENCY
24 March 2017 – An estimated 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in Mosul’s Old City as fighting intensifies and people continue to flee, the United Nations refugee agency representative today warned. “The worst is yet to come,” said Bruno Geddo, the Representative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Iraq. Speaking by phone, Mr. Geddo […]
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#WorldWaterDay
Did you have a glass of water today? Was it safe to drink? For Elizabeth, the source of water she depended on was filthy and parasite-ridden. Yet, she lost countless hours in her day searching for it. “Whatever activity we might do, we cannot do it without water.” This is a daily reality for millions […]
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Ceremonies to celebrate new wells
In Africa, nothing commemorates an important event like a ceremony. And after the implementation of a water well, a celebration is very much in order. We designed a ceremony with plans to celebrate new beginnings in each village where we complete a well. To officially hand the well over to the community, we involve village […]
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Syria ‘worst man-made disaster since World War II’ – UN Rights Chief
14 March 2017 – The conflict in Syria is the “worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,” the United Nations human rights chief today said, calling for an end to all tortures, executions and unfair trials, and at the very least, for the names and localities of people held in detention […]
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