While COVID-19 has swept climate change from the headlines, PWRDF continues to respond to climate-related and other disasters both overseas and here in Canada. As the potential for extreme weather emergencies or natural disasters has increased, there is a consensus among climatologists that these disasters are no longer isolated episodes. In recent years, some communities in Canada have been affected by particularly large and consequential disasters and Anglicans have offered support.
PWRDF responds to disasters in Canada when requested, and if able. In this webinar, we will outline the Guidelines for dioceses to request support from PWRDF and explain the objectives of these guidelines.
*To provide a framework to help Anglican Dioceses in Canada be prepared to effectively
respond to emergencies in their dioceses.
*To support dioceses and parishes to better leverage other national, regional and local
resources to enhance their preparedness and response should there be an emergency.
*To clarify how funds raised by PWRDF can be accessed and reported on to PWRDF.
This webinar may be of particular interest to Bishops, Diocesan leaders for Emergency Response, and Diocesan Representatives.
When: Wednesday May 19 at 1 pm EDT
Register at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpc--spjktHNFIpxtJ_vszukfSMcZDO9lI
Faithful Climate Conversation Part 2 From Concern to Action
We will be continuing with the series of Faithful Climate Conversations developed by the For the Love of Creation Ecumenical Campaign. We look forward to reconnecting with those of you who started this process and are interested in hosting one or more of these conversations in your area or network.
May 25 2 – 4 pm Eastern.
If you are interested in learning more, please contact me at kumbach@pwrdf.org.
Fundraising Webinar: Light for Every Birth
In 2016, as part of the All Mothers and Children Count program, 30 solar suitcases were installed in health clinics in Mozambique that allowed mothers to give birth more safely at night. In April we launched A Light for Every Birth, a project to purchase and install another 50 solar suitcases. In this webinar, we will introduce our plan to promote and raise funds for this project and provide volunteers with practical ways to help.
We encourage all Diocesan Representatives to attend and share with Parish Representatives in your network.
When: Wednesday May 26 at 3 pm Eastern
Register at: Zoom registration link to come.
Coming Soon:
We will be offering a preview of the online version of the PWRDF Mapping Exercise. Weather you have participated in a Mapping Exercise, or not, you may find it helpful to see how it has been adapted for the online environment.
Date and Time TBC. I will send out an invitation with more information when all of the details are confirmed.
If you have any questions, please do let me know.
Kind regards,
Kim Umbach
Volunteer Coordinator
Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
kumbach@pwrdf.org
(416) 924-9199 ext. 367