CONNECTED, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE. Lomas de San Isidro, Mexico.
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ELCA World Hunger
ELCA World Hunger is
Connected
Comprehensive
Compassionate
It helps individuals and communities break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
ELCA World Hunger
Connected
Lutheran Disaster Response (ELCA/LCMS)ELCA Global Mission – Companion ChurchesLutheran World Federation
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RELIEF is how ELCA World Hunger responds to the immediate needs of people who are homeless, living in poverty, or who otherwise do not have the means to provide adequate nutrition for themselves or their families. This includes access to food, clothing, shelter, medical supplies and care, and other basic needs.
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RELIEF - current efforts
HaitiFood, water, fuel, tents, sanitary supplies, rain-
proof housing$6,000,000 given through March by ELCA
members – 100% goes to direct aid because administrative and fund-raising cost are borne by the ELCA World Hunger Program
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is the critical element of work done during and after relief to ensure the long-term viability of a community that experiences hunger, poverty, or widespread health issues.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTleads to increased access to food and sustainable
livelihoods through means such as sustainable agriculture, care for the environment, appropriate technology, adequate housing, jobs, primary health care and disease prevention, job training, child care, elder care, nutrition education, literacy training, sanitation, safe water supplies, below-market loans, and just land use and distribution.
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EDUCATION is how ELCA World Hunger recognizes the abundance of God’s creation and addresses the causes, cures, and ways to eliminate hunger and poverty. These efforts highlight the importance of lifestyle stewardship as well as engage ELCA members, congregations, synods, affiliated ministries, and ecumenical partners to act through a variety of learning opportunities.
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EDUCATIONTaking Root is a complete curriculum for your
congregation. The curriculum includes five sessions each for four different age groups: kindergarten-grade 2, grades 3–6, grades 7–9 (junior high), and grades 10–12 (senior high).
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ADVOCACY is how the ELCA works to overcome the effects and root causes of hunger and poverty through administrative, legislative, and judicial actions in the public sphere, as well as through corporate actions in the private sphere.
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CompassionateWorld-wide, over 850 million people--one out of
every six of our neighbors--are chronically hungry. Someone dies from hunger or hunger-related diseases every 3.4 seconds, every deep breath that we take.
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Millennium Development GoalsEradicate Extreme Poverty and HungerAchieve Universal Primary EducationPromote Gender Equality and Empower Women Reduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal Health Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other DiseasesEnsure Environmental SustainabilityCreate a Global Partnership for Development
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2009
International Development and Relief
70%
Education and Advocacy
12.5%
Domestic Development and Relief
9%
Administration 8.6%
8.612.5
9.0
70.0
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Domestic Hunger Grants
South-Central Synod of WIZion Lutheran Church, Madison
Personal Essentials Pantry Provides personal and household hygiene products for families living in poverty.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, MadisonCommunity Food Ministries Provides those with low-income a food pantry that is open twice during the week and a free community meal once a week.
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Accompaniment is walking together in solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality.
God’s mission is the process of creating, redeeming and sustaining all of creation.
My story and your story are encompassed in God’s story.
Luke 15:1-11 The parable of the lost sheep or the parable of the incomplete 99?
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AmextraWorking in Mexico for 25
Years.
Currently, Amextra has
programs in nine Mexican
states and over 150
Communities.
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Amextra’s principlesHelp people discover their own gifts and resources
– asset based planning and development. People realize they live in poverty, but they are not poor.
Transform communities – not just work with individuals, but communities, groups of people.
Always have an exit strategy to avoid developing dependency.
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Issues for Mexico
70% Marginalized – live on $5/day or lessLack adequate schools, health services, clean
water, public transportation, employment (2/3 earn income from informal economy)
Import 40% of corn needed for food
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Amextra and ELCA World
Hunger programs seek
to transform
Marginalized
communities.
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Community CenterCommunity committees raise up needs and
determine priorities with training and support from Amextra staff
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Other programsVitamin bars for childrenSubstance abuse programsSoup kitchenAll programs run by people from the community.Build self-esteem
“All people are in God’s image, and this is as important as any other work we do.” – Eugenio Bahena, Amextra General Director
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Microfinancing – Loans administered by members themselves, repayment rates well over 90%, women make up 80% of those who receive loansAutobody repair shopSeamstressSmall general story
Computer classes
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Food Security vs. Food Soverignty1980 – Mexico is food self-sufficient2009 – Mexico imports 40% of its corn.“Sin Maiz, No Paiz” – native people call
themselves “children of corn”Global Trade and NAFTA have increased food
scarcity and pressures of urbanization and immigration
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For More Information…www.elca.org/hunger
www.elca.org/disaster
www.elca.org/giving
www.elca.org/advocacy