Brethren Disaster Ministries has received an Emergency Disaster Fund
(EDF) grant for $17,000 to continue its work in Arab, Ala., following an
EF 4 tornado that hit the town on April 27 last year. In another recent
EDF grant, $8,000 has been given to aid food security in the Sahel
region of north Africa.
In other news from Brethren Disaster Ministries, associate director
Zach Wolgemuth has been elected to the board of National VOAD (Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster).
At the rebuilding project site in Alabama, in the area of Arab, more
than 200 volunteers have given more than 1,400 days of service to build
two new homes and repair 20 others. Brethren Disaster Ministries’
current case load includes one additional new home and approximately six
home repairs. The grant will underwrite operational expenses related to
volunteer support including housing, food, and travel expenses incurred
onsite as well as volunteer training, tools, and equipment needed for
rebuilding and repair. Previous EDF allocations to the project total
$30,000.
The allocation of $8,000 responds to a Church World Service (CWS)
appeal following unusually low rainfall, low crop production, and food
insecurity in the Sahel region of north Africa. Also a factor in the
food insecurity is political strife/violence in north and west Africa.
This complex humanitarian crisis affects more than 15 million people.
The Church of the Brethren grant supports CWS as it leads a response to
the emergency working with partner organization Christian Aid in
providing emergency food assistance, seeds, and other emergency
assistance to more than 83,000 people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and
Senegal.
Source:5/16/2012 Newsline
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