Every day, 5,000 children die from water-borne diseases before they reach their fifth birthday and one in 10 people worldwide live without clean water. World Water Day (March 22) is an opportunity to learn more about water-related issues, be inspired to tell others and take action to make a difference. Providing safe water to some  […]

It might be the most unusual gift a person could give. But, in developing countries, the gift of a goat has a profound impact on a family’s health and income. It provides milk, which means essential protein for growing children, and the sale of offspring provides an income to pay for housing, health, food and  […]

Haiti is still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010 that killed more than 250,000 people and crippled the nation's infrastructure. Six years later, The Salvation Army continues to work alongside Haitians to strengthen their communities. “On January 12, 2016, to mark the sixth anniversary of the earthquake, The Salvation Army  […]

Funwe Villages in Malawi provide an example of the negative impact food scarcity plays in the developing world. Several years ago, when their parcel of land was sold for redevelopment, the villagers were taken by trucks for resettlement in an area without housing, schools, hospitals or markets.    Years later, with faith and a lot  […]

Recent studies show that there are 400 million children living in extreme poverty around the world. The average person in a developing country lives on $0.78 CAD a day. This can contribute to child labour and create generational poverty traps.           “My name is Akole. I am in the 4th Grade at Ngabidjo Primary School.  […]

Conflict and persecution force an average of 42,500 individuals per day to leave their home and seek protection elsewhere, either within the borders of their own country or in other countries. On June 20, World Refugee Day recognizes the strength, courage and resilience of millions of refugees. Survivors often flee at a moment’s notice, either  […]

There are an estimated 12 million child labourers in India between the ages of five and 14. These children, robbed of their childhood, are forced to work in gruesome conditions or sold to human traffickers.  Yakub is one of the many children who have benefitted from The Salvation Army’s Brighter Futures Children Sponsorship program in  […]

More than five years after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, The Salvation Army continues to provide survivors with new homes, employment skills, agricultural and livelihood support. Due to the generosity of Canadians, The Salvation Army in the Canada and Bermuda territory has: built 114 permanent, earthquake resistant, houses, with more in process, provided  […]

The Salvation Army is an active member of the Ebola emergency response committee in Liberia, which includes all the government agencies and international donors. The committee meets regularly to help coordinate the work of responding to the pandemic outbreak. When Ebola emerged in West Africa in early 2014, The Salvation Army worked to help prevent  […]