March 1, 2005 Challenge post-tsunami is identifying needs

Anglican dioceses affected by December's deadly tsunami have expressed appreciation for the outpouring of support from Canada but are requesting patience in terms of identifying what their needs are and how they may best be...

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February 1, 2005 Long-time Primate’s Fund staffer announces resignation

Susie Henderson has announced her departure as co-ordinator for parish and diocesan partnerships of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). Ms. Henderson, 40, who has had a long relationship with PWRDF...

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February 1, 2005 Aid, prayers for 'worst disaster'

Anglicans across Canada, deeply affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed more than 150,000 and left millions homeless in Asia and east Africa, have joined aid efforts by donating money and raising funds for the relief and...

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January 1, 2005 Primate’s Fund approves new standards for reserve fund investments

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) board of directors has approved in principle the adoption of a mission-based investing (MBI) approach to its reserve funds that are being held in long-term investments. ...

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January 1, 2005 How does mission-based investing work?

Screening out companies that contravene an institution's mission (e.g. companies that pollute, manufacture weapons, engage in child labour) in preference for companies that do good work (e.g. promote empowerment of women,...

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December 1, 2004 Dream plants a seed in young girl’s mind

It all began with a dream whose meaning Clara Loweth Reeves, then eight years old, could not fathom. In Clara's dream more than a year ago, all of her home town Aurora, Ont., had a "market day" where they gave away food,...

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December 1, 2004 Churches pin hopes on fundraisers for HIV/AIDS

Anglicans across the country, in ways large and small, are taking the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa seriously and are finding ways to help. To mark World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, here is a sampling of some of these efforts: * Churches...

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December 1, 2004 PWRDF focuses on HIV in native communities

To help build awareness of HIV/AIDS issues in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, especially among women, the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has linked up with 2-Spirited People of the First...

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November 1, 2004 Liturgy available to parishes marking World AIDS Day

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has created a vigil liturgy, with a special focus on women, girls, and HIV-AIDS, for use by parishes and groups on World AIDS Day this Dec. 1. The vigil service,...

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October 1, 2004 Primate's Fund director announces his departure

Andrew Ignatieff has announced that he is leaving in December after five years as executive director of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). In an interview, Mr. Ignatieff said he that he went through "a...

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