(SENEGAL) This past year we at World Renew Senegal have worked hard to serve vulnerable communities together with our partners. We are in the process of expanding the adolescent health program into Linguere, a town in northeast Senegal. The work started in St. Louis and other communities in the area, and the program in the Dakar suburbs started off the New Year with 240 newly-enrolled girls.
We have many reasons to celebrate in World Renew Haiti! 2013 was sincerely hectic—we practically had no rest, but laughter was intentionally part of it and it was productive and blessed.
(SOUTHERN AFRICA) “Many people go to church (in Zambia) and give from the little they have. They listen to the sermons and try to contribute; but when they walk out the church they still do not have an answer to where they will get money to pay school fees for their kids. They do not have an answer to their health issues. They do not have an answer about how to make their farms profitable.”
At less than 2% of the annual federal budget, Canadian
What do you do when you are a young adult, ready to earn a living and there are no job opportunities for you? This is the situation facing a growing number of young people in Nigeria. Recent estimates state that youth unemployment in Nigeria is more than 37%. History has also shown that young adults without job prospects are prime targets for political and religious extremism as well as crime and other risky behaviors.
In South Sudan, families affected by conflict, famine, or other disasters use every possible way to survive. When food aid is not available and governments are too weak or poor to help, families only have themselves, their relatives, and the environment around them to depend on for survival.
Nothing can really prepare one to witness first-hand the massive
At that time, Okot was planning ways to expand his
World Renew is currently in the second phase of its
David attends John Knox Christian School in Stoney Creek, Ontario.