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RSSWeb Series Feature Partners in Nicaragua and Friends in Washington
December 15, 2009
The December installments of the two popular web series, Friends of Episcopal Relief & Development and Power of Partnerships, are now available online. Each month, these series highlight the importance of partners and supporters in furthering the agency’s mission to help those living in poverty and disease worldwide.
Around the world, 6,000 children die every day as a result of water-related diseases. This month’s Power of Partnerships illustrates the impact of providing clean water and sanitation for communities in need. In partnership with local organization El Porvenir, Episcopal Relief & Development is providing access to clean water, adequate sanitation and education about basic health and hygiene – transforming the lives of residents in over a dozen villages in rural Nicaragua.
Clean water is also the topic for this year’s final installment of Friends of Episcopal Relief & Development. The article features the work being done by Women of the World (WOW), a committee at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Kirkland, Washington. By holding a creative fundraising event called “St. John’s After Dark: Turning Wine Into Water,” the women of WOW have raised more than half of the money they’ll need to purchase a community well through the Gifts for Life catalog. This story is a wonderful example of innovative ways to engage a church in Episcopal Relief & Development’s work.
To learn more about Episcopal Relief & Development’s programming or to make a contribution to help people worldwide, please visit www.er-d.org, or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to Episcopal Relief & Development, PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
Episcopal Relief & Development is the international relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church of the United States and an independent 501(c)(3) organization. The agency takes its mandate from Jesus’ words found in Matthew 25. Its programs work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Together with the worldwide Church and ecumenical partners, Episcopal Relief & Development strengthens communities today to meet tomorrow’s challenges. We rebuild after disasters and empower people by offering lasting solutions that fight poverty, hunger and disease, including HIV/AIDS and malaria.
