In India, climate change has brought record-breaking heat waves, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius for days on end. These unprecedented temperatures meant that some states cancelled school, since travelling to the classroom in high heat put a strain on students’ physical health. These changing weather patterns have also brought floods and landslides.
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Mobilizing Christians to join God’s redemptive mission in the world through their work. Working with local churches and faith-based organizations around the globe, Vennture helps in the creation of transformational business initiatives that provide meaningful work for individuals, contribute to the flourishing of people and communities, and bring glory to
Our home of Lebanon continues to face multiple converging crises – severe financial instability, COVID-19, and the lingering impact of the August 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion – all of which have come on top of the Syrian refugee crisis and have contributed to high levels of food insecurity, unemployment, and hyperinflation across the
On the continent of Africa, we are in the midst of the worst hunger crisis in decades. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine have caused sky-rocketing food prices. Russia and Ukraine are key players in the global agricultural trade, and fourteen African countries
In Bolivia, my country is doing its best to recover from the global pandemic. While cases remain relatively low, the economic impact of COVID-19 is being felt by many. Economists indicate that at any time, the government may stop absorbing the rise in product prices and a drastic increase in costs is feared.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, poverty and inequality remain key concerns as inflation rises. The most vulnerable groups in the region are being hit hard by the increase in food and energy prices, while also struggling to recover from the economic impact of the pandemic. COVID-19 has left a legacy of death,
Empowering local churches to live out the gospel in word and deed where God has planted them is what CBM has been doing for over 150 years. Animals as both food and as sources of income is part of good community development. Giving animals to families along with training and educational support allows them
