PERU EARTHQUAKE
Emergency Alert — Updated September 6, 2007
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LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF STRENGTHENS PERU EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE
Survivors of the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that hit Peru August 15 now face a difficult and uncertain future in the tent camps that continue to spring up around the country.
An estimated 520 people were killed in the earthquake that destroyed 58,000 homes, leaving thousands of families without food, water or shelter.
Lutheran World Relief committed an initial $30,000 to emergency response in Peru. LWR intends to strengthen our response by submitting an appeal through the Action by Churches Together (ACT) network which will address the needs of communities living in the province of Castrovirrenyna in the department of Huancavelica.
LWR AND PARTNERS
REBUILDING LIVELIHOODS |
The proposed ACT appeal, coordinated with three LWR partners, CARITAS, San Javier and EDUCA, will begin the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction by assisting 500 families with temporary shelter, schools, the reconstruction of vital farm irrigation systems and training for counselors to attend to the post-traumatic needs of 150 families.
The best way to assist people caught in an emergency is to give cash so that our partner staff on the ground can be most effective.
To contribute online, click below. You will be given the opportunity to choose “Peru Earthquake Response and Rehabilitation” for your contribution.
Your gift will be used to respond to the “Peru Earthquake Response and Rehabilitation” until needs there are met. After that, further gifts will be used to help LWR respond where the need is greatest. Please also consider making an unrestricted donation which will enable LWR to respond quickly to the next emergency.
During regular business hours, Monday through Friday, you may also call 1-800-LWR-LWR-2, or mail a check or money order to:
Lutheran World Relief -
Peru Earthquake Response and Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
USA
MEDIA CONTACT:
Emily Sollie, 410-230-2802 (office), 202-320-7400 (cell), esollie@lwr.org
Lutheran World Relief is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy and social responsibility. LWR is a member of Action by Churches Together.
