In the past several months, the Church of Jesus Christ has donated money to promote health and child nutrition, provided supplies for schools and hospitals, and given funds to help after natural disasters all over the world.
From new classrooms with desks and tables to washrooms from Zambia to Peru, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has helped improve learning environments in schools in several countries in Africa and South America.
Volunteers gave countless hours of service on the National Day of Service and Remembrance, which honors those who died during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
“We have the obligation as community members, as fellow travelers on this earth, to look out for one another, to open our eyes, and to extend a hand of gratitude,” said Chris Crippen at BYU Education Week.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have partnered with local organizations in six countries — Singapore, Ecuador, Peru, Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica — for a variety of food donations.
The Church and UNICEF are focusing on maternal and neonatal tetanus — a preventable, but very deadly disease that tends to affect child-bearing women and their children.
