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Founded in 1945 when World War II left an estimated one-fifth of the world’s Lutherans displaced, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) began mobilizing Lutheran churches in the U.S. to respond to humanitarian needs in Europe. Since its founding, LWR has expanded its programs to 21 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, reaching more than 3.2 million direct beneficiaries and 4.6 million indirect beneficiaries in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 with projects in the agriculture, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR), emergency response, health and livelihoods, water and civic participation sectors. Additionally, LWR distributed non-food items to marginalized populations in another 14 countries in FY 2012.
Communities, in conjunction with local stakeholders, have increased their ability to identify, assess, monitor and plan for disasters.
LWR is committed to promoting DRR in all of its work with communities living with the risk of natural hazards. Through a community-based approach, LWR is implementing DRR projects in Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda, India, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines. Projects focus on restoration of ecosystem resiliency, sustainable resource management, increasing awareness of natural hazards and reducing vulnerability, DRR education in schools, improved and sustainable farming techniques, renewable energy and community water initiatives, building capacity in community risk management, resilience, promotion of environmentally friendly livelihoods and improved rebuilding following disasters.
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.