World Renew

Disaster Response:
To help 2.6 million people and their communities over the next five years to cope with and recover from disaster and improve their resilience to disasters of any kind.

Food Security:
Reach 1 million more people over the next five years with the benefits of productive, climate-smart, sustainable farming methods that boost health and livelihoods.

Community Health:
To support the health and well-being of 1 million more women and children around the world, which in turn empowers and strengthens entire communities.

Economic Opportunity:
Help 700,000 more people benefit from financial stability programs that provide the skills, knowledge, and opportunities they need to have sustainable incomes and decent work.

Peace and Justice:
Reach another 700,000 people by addressing gender inequality and civil conflict, and address barriers that affect community well-being.

Disaster Response
• Meet immediate needs such as food, shelter, clean water, hygiene, and more for 200,000 people in the wake of disasters
• Train 250 communities in disaster preparedness to maximize resilience and minimize vulnerability to future disasters
• Pre-position relief supplies in five central domestic locations
• Help communities rebuild their homes and financial stability
• Increase by 40% the number of World Renew volunteers who are involved in vital disaster response services
• Establish a disaster fund for immediate response (72 hours)

Food Security
• Ensure 300,000 families have enough nutritious food to eat and additional crops to generate income
• Teach environmentally friendly practices for greater harvests and resilience
• Improve access to nutritious food through food assistance to vulnerable populations
• Help communities promote good nutrition practices
• Improve storage methods for greater food security all year
• Promote the use of resilient seeds
• Help communities develop a plan to adapt to climate change
• Reduce environmental impact through improved sanitary practices and proper waste

Community Health
• Improve the health of 230,000 people through nutrition programs, immunizations, and clean water
• Teach mothers about proper infant care to ensure their children’s first 1,000 days build a healthy foundation for life
• Teach families how to diversify their diet and improve nutrition to reduce child mortality and stunting
• Install latrines, and promote the use of safe water and improved hygiene and sanitation
• Train volunteers to monitor child growth
• Teach adolescents about sexual health and family planning

Economic Opportunity
• Engage 200,000+ people in our financial stability programs
• Promote savings and loan groups to help people save for their children’s education or start/improve small businesses
• Conduct literacy programs for 60,000 individuals
• Link groups to local financial institutions
• Support local empowerment of women through leadership positions within groups and communities
• Introduce small business training and income generating activities
• Promote child rights to decrease child labor/abuse
• Provide vocational training in business/farming to diversify household income and manage finances

Peace and Justice
• Train 450 communities in conflict recovery, gender equality, and trafficking
• Raise awareness about domestic violence through training, radio, and dramas
• Work with households to minimize harmful, persistent practices such as child/early marriage, female circumcision, son preference, and honor-related violence
• Train adolescents in leadership skills based on principles of peace and justice in communities and households
• Involve women in leadership positions and decision-making processes within community groups and committees
• Organize advocacy and peace-building activities
• Establish justice groups/centers to handle cases of local injustice
• Train local groups on trauma healing

Through local partnerships with over 75 Christian organizations, World Renew works to bring about positive, sustainable change in the lives of the poor through community development, justice, and long-term disaster recovery programs. Our core programs for empowerment cover the following content:

- Conservation Agriculture trains men and women farmers in climate-smart agriculture that rebuilds the soil over time so families can grow enough food to eat every day all year.

- Village Savings and Loans, Literacy, Vocational Training programs help men and women access loans to improve their income so they can provide for their families.

- Maternal and Child Health initiatives train health volunteers to support pregnant women to receive better health care and give their children a healthy start to life.

- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene is the foundation of good health. Training communities in how to access and treat clean water as well as in constructing safe latrines is a critical component of World Renew’s work.

- Trauma Healing Groups train leaders in the community to facilitate groups where those impacted by violence and disaster can process their harm and develop strategies for healing and coping together.

In 2019, World Renew served people in a total of 31 countries, responding to disasters and providing long-term community-based programs that helped 919,993 individuals change their lives for the better. Other accomplishments include:

- 241,154 people changed their story through our community development programs.
- Helped 677,509 people worldwide recover from an international disaster.
- Placed 2,784 volunteers on disaster response sites across North America.
- Contacted 2,300 disaster-affected households to assess needs, and repaired or rebuilt 290 damaged homes.
- Helped 206 refugees resettle in Canada.
- 258 churches in the U.S. and Canada were involved in justice activities with World Renew.
- 256 North American congregations were engaged in partnerships with churches internationally.
- 1,900 Free A Family® donors gave US $719,683, helping to free 2,221 families from poverty.
- 1,330 communities worldwide joined World Renew through a local church or outreach ministry.
- 511 global volunteers served others in North America and around the world.
- Placed 12 international relief managers in Bangladesh, Honduras, Malawi, Madagascar, and Niger.

Looking to the future, World Renew is gathering support to scale up our programming in order to reach an additional 6 million people over the next 5 years and to help them transition out of extreme poverty and to place them on a path they can walk towards sustainability and security.