How Donations are Helping World Food Programme Somalia Provide Relief and Ease Burdens
Donations to the Humanitarian Aid Fund are helping World Food Programme Somalia ensure that 35,323 schoolchildren have five months of nutritious food.
Humanitarian Aid (Latter-day Saint Charities)
Latter-day Saint Charities provides aid to people around the world without regard to cultural or religious affiliation. Key projects include:
Giving is Helping
Contributions provide immediate relief to help individuals and families survive, recover, and thrive across the globe.
View the Report Donate OnlineHow We Operate
Two ideas are at the core of the Latter-day Saint Charities response:
- 100% of every dollar donated is used to help those in need—without regard to race, religion, or ethnic origin.
- Latter-day Saint Charities helps people attain self-sufficiency so they can be self-reliant long after Latter-day Saint Charities departs.
Results
In 2019 Latter-day Saint Charities worked in 142 countries and territories on 3,221 projects with over 2,000 partners to serve millions of people. Since 1985, over $2.3 billion in assistance has been provided.
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See what Latter-day Saint Charities is doing around the world.
Partnering for Greater Impact
We recently provided support to WaterAid, an organization on a mission to transform lives by improving access to clean water, hygiene, and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities.
I Was Hungry and Ye Fed Me
Hunger affects the most vulnerable people in our world, people who cannot help themselves. Following the example of Christ, many people just like you donate to help the poor and needy of the world.
Suffer the Little Children
Each year, donations to Humanitarian Services, Church-owned schools, and other worthy causes help children to be healthy, happy, and prepared to work and serve in their respective communities.
Salvaging Education in the Slums of the Philippines
Thousands of children in the Philippines spend their childhood sifting through mountains of garbage seeking income selling recyclables. Education programs targeting these children are helping these children rise out of the dumps.
Getting Orphans Into the Right Van
Tens of thousands of abandoned children in the Philippines get snatched up and funneled through human trafficking. Orphanage organizations are working to find and protect these children, provide health care, and open doors to a better life.