KENYA CRISIS
Emergency Alert - Updated January 16, 2008
You can help
our local partners
provide needed assistance.
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Background:
Violence in Kenya following a disputed election has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, with as many as 250,000 fleeing their homes. Churches, homes and shops have been looted and burned by protesters, including a Lutheran church outside Nairobi. Thousands of displaced people are taking shelter in schools and churches, and the crisis will likely create a food shortage, as many people left behind unharvested crops when they fled.
| LWR AND PARTNERS ARE HELPING |
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is working with its partners the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya and the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church to provide emergency food aid, tents and blankets to 4,000 displaced families in Mombasa and in the Nyanza Province.
We are coordinating with other members of the global aid alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International to ensure equitable distribution of aid, and LWR and our partners continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds.
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 “Kenya Crisis” for your contribution.
Your gift will be used to respond to the “Kenya Crisis” 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 -
Kenya Crisis
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
USA
MEDIA CONTACT:
Emily Sollie, 410-230-2802 (office), 443-220-3269 (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.
