China Flooding
Henan Province was hit by storms since mid-July, causing widespread flooding. An estimated one million hectares of agricultural lands and infrastructure were impacted and more than 300 people died. UMCOR awarded a grant to a partner in support of immediate human needs.
Michigan Flooding
On June 25 – 26, widespread rain fell in Metro Detroit. Some areas experienced 6-8 inches of rain resulting in major flooding. UMCOR awarded a grant to support disaster case managers in their work of meeting unmet needs of survivors and continued its support in 2022 with a large recovery grant.
DRC Violence and Displacement
Tensions have risen and violence has increased significantly in the eastern provinces of Congo since October 2020. Armed groups have targeted civilians and displaced populations in the region. In response, UMCOR has provided multiple grants in support of those affected, supplying food and other basic necessities for thousands of vulnerable households.
DRC Volcanic Eruption
After the eruption of Mt. Nyiragongo in East Congo near the city of Goma on May 22, UMCOR worked with the disaster management office of the East Congo Episcopal Area and awarded a solidarity grant to support immediate needs [https://www.umnews.org/en/news/volcano-eruption-in-congo-hits-church-homes]. An additional grant [https://www.umnews.org/en/news/church-helps-children-orphaned-by-volcano] was awarded in August that furnished a one-month supply of food, […]
Southeastern U.S. Storms and Tornadoes
A group of 11 tornadoes moved across Alabama in March, causing death and destruction in four counties. An UMCOR recovery grant is providing case management and construction services in the Alabama-West Florida Conference.
Cyclone Eloise
On January 23, Cyclone Eloise made landfall in Mozambique, bringing torrential rain and severe flooding to the coast. The storm hit areas already devastated by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in March and April 2019. The Mozambique Episcopal Area Disaster Management Office was awarded a grant for immediate emergency assistance [https://www.umnews.org/en/news/amid-political-unrest-cyclones-plague-mozambique] to address basic human needs […]
COVID-19 Relief and Recovery
Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda UMCOR awarded a recovery grant in support of vulnerable female-headed households in Abidjan, leveraging cash assistance to finance income-generating activities and offering educational workshops for women who lost a spouse and/or children in the pandemic. In Uganda, a recovery grant addressed the basic needs of households affected by poverty and malnutrition exacerbated […]
Hurricanes Iota and Eta
In response to these two Category 4 storms that both hit in November, UMCOR funded and worked with partners [https://umcmission.org/story/central-america-still-reeling-from-devastating-2020-hurricanes/] in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala to provide emergency food, building supplies and COVID-19 protection. Grants for Panama and Mexico were also awarded.
Typhoons Goni, Molave and Vamco
After this destructive trio of typhoons hit within three weeks of one another in November, UMCOR awarded four grants to episcopal areas in the Philippines in support of immediate relief efforts such as access to food and water, sanitation and hygiene. The Disaster Management Office of the Manila Episcopal Area was awarded a grant for […]
Hurricanes Sally and Zeta
In response to the storms that hit the U.S. Gulf Coast in September, UMCOR awarded a grant to the Alabama-West Florida Conference to provide emergency needs in evacuee support, relief supplies and materials distribution. To support long-term recovery, UMCOR awarded two substantial grants to help fund repair and reconstruction of damaged households as well as […]