Salvation Army Responds to Cyclone Idai

Posted on 19th March 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
three images of the aftermath of Cyclone Idai
With wind speeds reaching 124 miles per hour (200 km/hour), Cyclone Idai has caused widespread devastation across a large swathe of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Local media reports suggest that 1,000 people have lost their lives in Mozambique alone. With roads flooded and the regional airport closed, 500,000 people have been cut off in Beira,  […]

Salvation Army Assists Sudanese Refugees in Uganda

Posted on 1st August 2014, by SalvationArmy.ca
Salvation Army transforms refugees lives in Uganda camp
Ongoing conflicts and fighting have gripped South Sudan, forcing more than 1.5 million at-risk people to flee from their homes. The International Salvation Army, including the Canada and Bermuda Territory, is responding to the plight of refugees seeking safety in nearby Uganda. It is estimated that more than 550,000 registered refugees have fled the war-torn  […]

Salvation Army Responds to Building Collapse in Ghana

Posted on 9th November 2012, by SalvationArmy.ca
On hearing news of the collapse of a six-storey department store in the suburb of Achimota in Accra, Ghana, a team of Salvation Army staff was dispatched from its territorial headquarters with a supply of drinks and snacks for emergency services personnel. Public Relations Secretary Major Justice Incoom was warmly received at the site by  […]
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Salvation Army Responds to Crisis in Central Africa

Posted on 11th June 2012, by SalvationArmy.ca
The Salvation Army in central Africa is responding to a growing humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes because of fighting between government troops and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Some of the displaced people are living in temporary camps within the country but many have fled across the  […]
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Salvation Army Responds at Nigeria Plane Crash Site

Posted on 6th June 2012, by SalvationArmy.ca
The Salvation Army in Nigeria is responding after a plane crashed into a residential area near Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Sunday 3 June. All 153 passengers were killed, along with an unknown number of casualties on the ground. A team of Salvation Army officers was dispatched to the evacuation site on Monday morning.  […]
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Giving Malawi a Brighter Future

Posted on 9th April 2012, by SalvationArmy.ca
Malawi, also known as The Warm Heart of Africa, is among the world’s least-developed countries. In February 2012, Commissioner Brian Peddle, Territorial Leader for The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda, visited Malawi to view projects supported by The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory. “Malawians face an unfortunate combination of disease, drought, poverty and  […]
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Kenyan Drought Situation Remains Fragile

Posted on 28th October 2011, by SalvationArmy.ca
Turkana, in North West Kenya, remains the major focal point for The Salvation Army Kenya West Territory’s drought response activities. Short-term relief programs are being delivered for struggling communities suffering the direct effects of the drought. A Salvation Army International Emergency Services (IES) team has been working in the area for a month. The situation  […]
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Salvation Army Kenya Launches Famine Relief Program

Posted on 20th October 2011, by SalvationArmy.ca
The Salvation Army’s Kenya East Territory has begun a three-month famine relief program in Isiolo District, at a cost of 13.5 million Kenyan shillings (US$136,000). The territory is partnering with The Salvation Army’s International Emergency Services to provide assistance. In the first phase of the exercise 5,000 people were given enough food to last a  […]
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