Families displaced by repeated flooding are rebuilding their lives in the Guara-Guara community in Mozambique's Sofala province. More than 1,400 households received electronic food vouchers to choose the food that best meets their needs from local vendors — supporting the recovery of local markets at the same time. Watch to learn more. United Nations OCHA OCHA Financing and Partnerships
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Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. We alleviate suffering and provide assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, belief or nationality. CRS maintains strict standards of efficiency, accountability and transparency. Last year, more than 92 percent of revenues spent went directly to programs that benefit the poor overseas.
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Catholic Relief Services is supporting our local Church partner, Caritas Colombia, with its nationwide network across affected areas, to identify immediate needs for urgent relief, including safe shelter, food, clean water and protection. Thanks to Caritas's nationwide diocesan and parish reach, we have access to communities in urgent need. Your gift today will provide emergency relief to families affected by this disaster. Click the link in the first comment to donate now to bring help and give hope to our sisters and brothers in Colombia.
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In a lively workshop, rustic and artisanal, young people are busy creating and crafting several wooden objects. With each cut of the bandsaw, these craftspeople bring their vision to life—building not just products but a legacy of artisanal excellence. Working with precision, they cut, drill and assemble raw wood into beautiful, functional pieces. They transform simple materials into handcrafted wooden souvenirs, drink containers, animal figurines, bowls and other handmade items. This is Youth Proud Limited, a youth-led woodwork business in Rwanda founded by Dieudonné Irankunda. Based in Huye district, the workshop currently employs seven full-time young men and women, plus five temporary employees—contributing to youth employment in Rwanda through hands-on work and skills development. From running a small woodshop to creating jobs and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs, Dieudonné's journey shows what's possible when young people have the skills and support to succeed. Discover how he's creating opportunities for young people through craftsmanship across Rwanda ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21x4GkH. #InternationalYouthDay #YouthDay
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Lord Jesus, draw near to the people of Colombia in this time of fear and sorrow. Let us join together in prayer for all those affected by today's powerful earthquake in western Colombia. You can help families affected today with a gift to provide immediate relief ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21x4OLF.
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20 Years of Building Resilient Communities in Ethiopia Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Ethiopia was proud to join our partners Food for the Hungry, Inc. (FH) and World Vision Ethiopia for the RFSA Learning and Close Out Event in Addis Ababa, celebrating two decades of partnership and investment in food security and resilience through Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP). The event brought together representatives from the Government of Ethiopia, the U.S. Government, development partners, academia, the private sector, community members, and implementing partners to reflect on achievements, share lessons learned, and explore opportunities for future resilience programming. We were honored to welcome U.S. Ambassador H.E. Ervin Massinga, whose remarks highlighted the enduring partnership between the United States and Ethiopia in advancing food security, resilience, and sustainable development. Over the past five years, the Resilience Food Security Activities (RFSAs) implemented by CRS, FH, and World Vision Ethiopia have supported vulnerable communities across Amhara, Tigray, and Oromia, helping strengthen livelihoods, improve nutrition and food security, and build resilience to future shocks. The event also featured panel discussions, participant testimonies, learning exchanges, and interactive exhibitions showcasing innovations, success stories, and the impact achieved together with communities and partners. As this chapter closes, the lessons, partnerships, and achievements of RFSA will continue to inform future efforts to build stronger, more resilient communities across Ethiopia.
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Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works Every child deserves the healthiest possible start in life, and that start begins in the first 1,000 days when nutrition, care, and nurturing relationships lay the foundation for lifelong health, learning, and well-being. At Catholic Relief Services, we believe that Integral Human Development begins from the earliest stages of life. In Ethiopia, through the Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA/Ifaa), CRS is working alongside the Government of Ethiopia to strengthen the Health Extension Program and promote optimal breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices that help children survive, grow, and thrive. As we observe this year's World Breastfeeding Week theme, "Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works," we celebrate the proven, community-based approaches that are helping mothers and caregivers provide the best possible care for their children. Through Community-Led Complementary Feeding and Learning Sessions (CCFLS), the Nurturing Care Group Model (NCGM), and support to the Ministry of Health's Health Extension Program, trained community facilitators and health workers provide practical guidance on early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding, proper positioning and attachment, active and responsive feeding, hygiene, feeding frequency, maternal nutrition and nurturing mother-child interactions. These efforts are reinforced through regular home visits, group learning sessions, and supportive monitoring that help families adopt and sustain healthy practices. By combining knowledge, skills, and social support, these community-driven interventions are empowering mothers, fathers, and caregivers to give children the strongest possible start in life. Breastfeeding is more than nutrition. It is a cornerstone of healthy growth, cognitive development, resilience, and human dignity. When communities invest in supporting breastfeeding mothers, they strengthen families, improve child outcomes, and contribute to healthier and more sustainable communities. #WorldBreastfeedingWeek #WBW2026
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We are honored to be a part of the consortium helping to expand access to essential health care and strengthen health systems for children and families, especially those in some of the hardest-to-reach places. By bringing together our complementary expertise, trusted local relationships, and proven approaches, we can strengthen locally led services and reach more communities with the care and support they need.
Millions more children and families will have access to urgently needed health services and emergency assistance through two grants announced today. World Vision will lead consortiums of partners under each grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy and its Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response. The GHSD initiative is designed to deliver integrated, lifesaving services for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, and nutrition to children and families when they need it most. It will reach 22 million people a year across 17 countries working through faith- and community-based health networks that families already know and trust. The DHR initiative will ensure food, clean water, and shelter quickly reach families facing disaster and displacement. World Vision and our partners already work in more than 100 countries, alongside faith leaders and local responders who live in these communities—which means assistance can move fast, even to the hardest places to reach where families cannot wait for new systems and new relationships to be built. Both initiatives build on the presence, relationships, and expertise that World Vision and our partners have developed over decades alongside the communities we serve, and both are designed to strengthen local institutions, so care and response continue after the initiatives end. We are grateful that more children and families will have the access and support they need and honored to serve alongside our partners in this work.
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A powerful testimony of how the ICT4D Conference advances local leadership. Read more ⬇️
Power of Repair! Earlier this year, CC4D's session, "Repair and Maintenance as a Critical Need in Humanitarian Contexts," was accepted for presentation at the ICT4D Conference in Nairobi. For us, this was recognition that locally led innovation and the experiences of refugee and host communities belong in global conversations. Yet there was one challenge—we lacked the funding to cover conference registration and travel. Like many community-led organizations, we had the expertise but not the means to be present. At a critical moment, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) connected us with NetHope. During our conversations, our work on repair and maintenance stood out. We shared why keeping digital devices functional is essential for humanitarian operations, digital inclusion, education, livelihoods, and community resilience. Those discussions led to something far greater than conference support. Through the NetHope Connected programme, CC4D became an official member of the NetHope community, opening the door to collaboration with a global network committed to strengthening local organizations. Participating in ICT4D Nairobi was an important milestone. Even more meaningful was meeting members of the NetHope team a few months later during the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva. Our conversations evolved from repair and localisation to exploring how artificial intelligence can responsibly strengthen community-led organizations and expand opportunities for young people in South Sudan and Uganda. This journey reinforced a lesson we will never forget: meaningful partnerships begin with listening, grow through trust, and create lasting impact. Our sincere appreciation goes to Nora Lindström from Catholic Relief Services for making the connection and to NetHope for believing and trusting that local organizations should not only have a seat at the table but also the support to lead, innovate, and shape the future. This is only the beginning, and we look forward to building a future where repair is recognized as an essential component in sustaining the tech gains. #NetHope #ICT4D #Localization #AIforGood #DigitalInclusion #RepairEconomy #CircularEconomy #HumanitarianInnovation #SouthSudan #Uganda #CC4D #CommunityLeadership Dianna Langley Esther Grieder Michelle Parker Mathew Lubari
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Every child deserves the healthiest possible start in life, and that journey begins with informed and supported mothers. In Ghana, Catholic Relief Services, through the Holistic Opportunities for Positive Engagement in Maternal and Child Health (HOPE-MCH) Project, is working with the Ghana Health Service and partners to strengthen infant and young child feeding services. By equipping frontline health workers and empowering community-based Mother-to-Mother Support Groups, the project is helping mothers access peer counseling and practical support on optimal infant feeding practices. From promoting early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months to encouraging appropriate complementary feeding, these community-led efforts are helping mothers make informed decisions that improve child nutrition, growth, and development. This World Breastfeeding Week, we celebrate the mothers, frontline health workers, and Mother-to-Mother Support Groups who are helping give every child a healthier start to life. #WorldBreastfeedingWeek #WBW2026
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In the northwest region of Chad there are more than 250,000 people who have been displaced internally by insecurity. These families are in urgent need of support to feed and provide other basic needs. Thanks to funding from United Nations OCHA (West AND Central Africa), Catholic Relief Services and CARE (Chad) are distributing cash to more than 35,000 people so they can buy food. These families are also receiving buckets, water storage containers, and shelter kits to help them improve their quality of life. CRS' Mabel Chenjoh is at one of the distribution sites, and she tells us more.