Humanitarian Aid

Almost overnight
We can bring relief
Offering Christ's light
For hope to believe

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earthquakes, tsunamis
Typhoons, high winds
When there comes a need
We spread forth God's wings

Thousands of professionals and volunteers give freely of their time and means to those in need, with no expectation of praise, publicity or reward...

While the Church’s emergency response to major disasters draws more media attention, Latter-day Saints engage in many other less visible initiatives. In addition to the Church’s humanitarian aid, donations sponsor ongoing global efforts. The newly created interactive site ldscharities.org shows local initiatives and global projects being completed throughout the world. The local initiatives are need-based projects tailored to particular locations in conjunction with local leaders. The projects include:

• Neonatal resuscitation training: providing resuscitation training and equipment to health practitioners and organizations each year in countries with high infant mortality rates.
• Clean water projects: working with local community leaders to provide access to clean water with wells and other water systems in countries where such access is unavailable.
• Food production and nutrition initiatives: providing training to families and communities to increase productivity and self-sufficiency with home food production and nutrition training.
• Wheelchair distribution: working in partnership with local organizations to provide wheelchairs to the disabled.
• Vision treatment: providing equipment and training to local, qualified medical personnel to perform eye surgeries and prevent blindness.
• Childhood immunizations: partnering with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to provide immunizations and vaccinations for measles, whooping cough and other conditions.

These programs rely not just on donations but also on the time, efforts, expertise and resources of countless volunteers to provide the training and manpower to maintain these services.