Mother’s Day is a special time of the year. I give thanks for my own mother, who brought me into this world and raised me, along with some help from Dad, of course! This year, however, I’m...

  On World Health Day, we check in with Kikala Isabel Tomas, Mothers’ Union worker and Coordinator of the Anglican Diocese of Angola’s Child Survival Program.  Since 2011, Episcopal Relief &...

  The highlight of my week last week – or, let’s face it, my life so far – was on Friday, March 8, when I got to cover the NYC launch of the “Ring the Bell” campaign for International Women’s Day. Our...

In recognition of International Literacy Day, learners around the world are coming together to speak out about how literacy has changed their lives, and – in keeping with the theme of International...

There’s something I’ve been mulling over since the week that our partner from Zambia, Grace Mazala Phiri, visited our office during her trip to New York for the United Nations Commission on the Status...

This has been an unusual Lent for me. Living in a new city with a new job would be enough of a change to shake things up. But that's not what I'm thinking of. Along with my friend Tim Schenck, I...

Today, March 8, marks the annual celebration of International Women’s Day.  This year’s theme is “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty.” Episcopal Relief & Development has historically been...

Last week, I had the rare treat of talking to an Episcopal Relief & Development program partner in person.  Although our program officers often meet face-to-face with our local church partners in the...

On February 28, Episcopal Relief & Development and the Zambian Anglican Council (ZAC) participated in “US African Partnerships: Success Stories from African Rural Women,” a panel facilitated...

Deacon Philip Dunbar teaches the adult forum each Sunday at All Saints Episcopal Church in Enterprise, Florida. His group is a cozy one most weeks and, they have a familiar routine – reading...

Year after year on December 1, World AIDS Day, news coverage of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has often been expressed in numbers. Thirty-four million people on this planet currently living with HIV. About...

One of the new Phase III earthquake recovery initiatives of Episcopal Relief & Development's partner, Centre Diocésain de Développement Intégré et de Secours (CEDDISEC, the relief and development arm...

One young woman, Manwa, is a shining example of how the Jofeh Community Rehabilitation Center is empowering women, men and children and transforming lives. Like many mentally challenged children in...

I am currently in India exploring how gender equality takes shape in our programs, and what we can do to ensure that we are in fact working to reduce inequalities between men and women. One of...

It takes a combination of overnight train trips and long car rides to reach the communities where the Diocese of Durgapur, one of our longtime church partners in India, operates three...

Today was a good day. It was one of those days where I learned of the profound impact of our work – it was made crystal clear through the voices of Episcopal Relief & Development...

Adolzell (in tan dress on right) has her own field.Part 4 in a blog series by the Rev. Joy Daley…On another day, we were driving down the road and saw a group of about 12 women in brightly...

In this second guest post by Episcopal Relief & Development Volunteer Network members, Judy Quick, Coordinator for the Diocese of Alabama, reflects on her experience at the recent annual meeting in...

Mothers' Union members in Zambia help launch the Episcopal Relief & Development NetsforLife® program partnership for malaria prevention. Photo courtesy of Harvey Wang.As Mother’s Day approaches, I am...

Last week I returned from visiting Episcopal Relief & Development and NetsforLife® programs in northern Ghana. Now I remember why I do this work!In each village the elders and the women gathered to...