Today, March 8th, is recognized as International Women’s Day. One of our values at Covenant World Relief is the dignity of all people, which means that we believe all people are created in God’s image, men and women …
Getting a return on investment in South Africa
Our women’s empowerment project in South Africa, in partnership with Zimele, sent us a great update! This project gives nearly 700 women in the KwaZulu Natal community the opportunity to work together in groups to save money they would otherwise …
Children and parents
The Evangelical Covenant Church of South Sudan (ECCSS), one of our biggest partners, has a great project working with vulnerable and orphaned children (VOC) whose lives have been devastated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Sudan. It is easy to …
You gave me something to drink
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Ethiopia, Water
Lack of clean water is the cause of millions of deaths around the world each year. Many families are forced to walk for hours to find the nearest source of water, but often this water is harmful and dirty. Innumerable …
Hunger Knows No Season
During the holiday season we are filled with gratitude for all of the blessings God gives us. We thank him for our families, for abundant food, for health, and for so many other things. It is during this time that …