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Lutheran World Relief

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Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is an international non-governmental organization that focuses on sustainable development projects and disaster relief and recovery. [1]

18 relations: Cyclone Nargis, Daniel V. Speckhard, David Soul, Effects of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Humanitarian response to the 2015 Nepal earthquake, International non-governmental organization, Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia, Luis Gilberto Murillo, Lutheran Volunteer Corps, Lutheranism, LWR (disambiguation), Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, Thrivent Financial, Tourism in Nicaragua, Water Engineers for the Americas, 1999 Odisha cyclone.

Cyclone Nargis

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (نرگس) caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008.

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Daniel V. Speckhard

Daniel Vern Speckhard (born 1959) is an American diplomat and nonprofit executive.

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David Soul

David Soul (born David Richard Solberg, August 28, 1943) is an American-British actor and singer.

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Effects of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Hurricane Matthew struck southwestern Haiti near Les Anglais on October 4, 2016, leaving widespread damage in the impoverished nation.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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Humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake

The humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included many organizations, including international, religious, and regionally based NGOs, which immediately pledged support in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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Humanitarian response to the 2015 Nepal earthquake

An earthquake struck Nepal at on 25 April 2015 with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8 or 8.1Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent).

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International non-governmental organization

An international non-governmental organization (INGO) has the same mission as a non-governmental organization (NGO), but it is international in scope and has outposts around the world to deal with specific issues in many countries.

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Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia

Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia (LARA) was created in April 1946 by eleven volunteer relief organizations, it was the Asian equivalent to CRALOG in Europe.

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Luis Gilberto Murillo

Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia (born 1967) is a Colombian politician and Mining Engineer who is currently the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development.

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Lutheran Volunteer Corps

The Lutheran Volunteer Corps is a national volunteer service program that was founded in 1979 by Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. Each year, LVC places around 140 volunteers in thirteen different cities in the US to work for social justice with various nonprofit organizations.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.

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LWR (disambiguation)

LWR may refer to.

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Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou

Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou is a Nigerien politician.

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Thrivent Financial

Thrivent Financial is a Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Appleton, Wisconsin and founded by Lutherans.

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Tourism in Nicaragua

Tourism in Nicaragua has grown considerably recently, and it is now the second largest industry in the nation.

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Water Engineers for the Americas

Water Engineers for the Americas (WEFTA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2002.

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1999 Odisha cyclone

The 1999 Odisha cyclone (IMD designation BOB 03, JTWC designation 05B) was the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_World_Relief

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