YEMEN: Millions on the brink of starvation

YEMEN: Millions on the brink of starvation

Oct 15, 2018 | Crisis Response

HAMEED STAGGERED, hardly able to walk.* He was gaunt and haggard. Hameed’s family of nine had fled to a makeshift camp for displaced Yemenis after their house was destroyed. The family struggled to survive with almost nothing to eat or drink. Like many Yemenis, they...

Tsunami in Indonesia

Oct 12, 2018 | Crisis Response

The death toll continues to rise as rescue workers recover bodies of those killed by an earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on September 28. Some perished when their homes collapsed. Others were carried out to sea when the twenty-foot tsunami wave...
Flooding Brings Distress to Kenyans

Flooding Brings Distress to Kenyans

Aug 3, 2018 | Crisis Response

This year’s rainy season brought disaster to many areas of Kenya. Weeks of steady rain proved to be deadly and destructive. Approximately 270,000 Kenyans have been displaced and more than 100 have died. In the Kisumu area, houses had waist-deep water in them and acres...
Rebuilding a Widow’s Home in Puerto Rico

Rebuilding a Widow’s Home in Puerto Rico

Jun 29, 2018 | Crisis Response

Mirana* will not soon forget the events of September 20, 2017. It was the day Hurricane Maria ripped across the island of Puerto Rico and destroyed her home. With few other options, Mirana collected pieces of wood and blocks from the rubble to build a tiny shelter for...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Mar 23, 2018 | Crisis Response

Thousands in need of medical care and clean water Salim, 10 years old, sits beside his mother under a black tarp on a bumpy dirt slope. His face lights up with a smile as he talks about how he and his friends used to go to the hills and feed the cows back in Myanmar...