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Humanitarian Relief and Recovery (UMCOR)

Learn how your support of humanitarian relief and recovery efforts help to alleviate human suffering through migration, agriculture, environmental sustainability and disaster relief programs worldwide.

In eastern Congo, a thriving farm funded through the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative combines vegetable, pig and fish farming to strengthen local food security and generate sustainable income for the community and the church.

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UMCOR supports host churches and agencies that seek to make temporary shelters into more permanent homes for refugees from Ukraine.
UMCOR support of Project Restoration, a ministry of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, has led to the repair of 20 homes with at least 40 more to come.
Reinvestment, a key component and goal in Yambasu Agriculture Initiative projects, is yielding fruits leading to growth and expansion across Africa.
Over 175 people died after torrential rains overflowed the Chibira River in South Kivu. Through UMCOR, local disaster management coordinators in East Congo are supporting relief efforts.
Global Ministries Board of Directors approved an allocation of $5 million for the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative to provide grants to various African annual conferences throughout 2023.
Clanton Chapel in Dulac, Louisiana, leveraged a Global Ministries’ grant made possible by offerings received on Native American Ministries Sunday. Sunday April 23, 2023, is an opportunity for the wider United Methodist Church to accompany Native American communities in the United States as they strengthen their faith and reach out to their local neighborhoods in mission ministry.
Yambasu Agriculture Initiative farmers who recently trained with the YAI program in Porto Novo, Benin, realize tremendous change and results in their farming skills upon returning home.

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Have questions? Send us an inquiry and we’ll get back to you promptly. Please direct all media inquiries to Susan Clark, chief communications officer for Global Ministries and UMCOR.

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Susan Clark, Chief Communications Officer
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800-862-4246