October 1, 2007 Aid sent for Peru earthquake

Action by Churches Together (ACT) International sent $48,747 from its rapid response fund to aid people in remote and inaccessible rural areas of Peru affected by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 500 people and injured thousands on Aug. 15.

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October 1, 2007 The Darfur Response

The figures are startling for what has  been called “the forgotten war” – Darfur. The continuing conflict between the government of Sudan and the southern rebels of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army began in 2004 and has,...

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October 1, 2007 Grin and bear it

A child displaced by fighting in Darfur, Sudan is weighed. The heights and weights of displaced children are carefully monitored at a nutrition and health centre in Kubum, which is sponsored by Action by Churches Together (ACT) International and Caritas. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund is an ACT partner. Please see p. 2 for more photographs of the ACT-Caritas Darfur Emergency Response Operation.

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September 4, 2007 PWRDF aids flood victims in Bangladesh

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has contributed to relief efforts concerning the conflict in the Gaza Strip in the Middle East and in areas of Bangladesh that have seen widespread flooding. PWRDF sent...

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September 4, 2007 PWRDF invests in microcredit

Lapologa! The Sotho sign on the otherwise bare walls of a tiny watering hole in the neighbourhood of East Orlando invites neighbors to one of a handful of plastic patio tables and ‘refresh themselves’ with a cold drink.

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September 4, 2007 Primate’s Fund joins food organization

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has been accepted as a member of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a Winnipeg-based Canadian Christian organization of 15 churches aimed at ending hunger around the world....

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July 3, 2007 Fair-trade coffee

Coffee and tea breaks during General Synod attempted to strike a blow for a more just world. “We purchased fair-trade tea and coffee and the hotel charged a fee to serve it,” said Beth Baskin, public engagement co-ordinator for...

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July 3, 2007 AIDS program targets migrants

Migrant workers in Hong Kong continue to lack knowledge and awareness about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and are mostly unable to access AIDS-related services because of language and other barriers, according to Elijah Fung, manager of the HIV Education Centre at the island’s St. John’s (Anglican) Cathedral.

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July 3, 2007 PWRDF donations up last year

Anglicans have continued to respond generously to the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), giving $5.243 million in donations and bequests in 2006. The Toronto-based relief and development arm of the Anglican...

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April 1, 2007 in other news, CoGS:

Approved a 4.5 per cent increase in pensions to retired and active General Synod pension plan members. The pension committee reported that the market value of the fund as of Dec. 31, 2006 was $651 million and return on investment was 15.7 per cent. The 2006 figure included the transfer of $23 million from the diocese of Montreal’s pension plan and compared with a market value of $565 million as of Dec. 31, 2005.

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