Partners Blog: “Going up.”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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Going up.

Access to the basic rights of health, work and education? Check! ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “We’re still here”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“We’re still here”

Through countless battles,
unrest,
a coup,
a pandemic,
and displacement,
we’ve always delivered what you bought.

This movement of love is nearly 30 years old and it will last as long as there are children affected by conflict and oppression ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “We Sent 320 Get Well Cards”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“We Sent 320 Get Well Cards”

Your partnership is furthering community-led healthcare for communities that often have little to no access to critical health services.
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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Special: Annual Journal Edition”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Special: Annual Journal Edition”

In early spring, our HQ team decided that those of you who donate to us might like to see exactly how we spent your money and how we spent each day of 2021 ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “'5 Ways to Support Refugees With Our Wallets”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“5 Ways to Support Refugees With Our Wallets”

As World Refugee Awareness Month wraps up, we want to take a moment to highlight businesses that assist or are owned by people with refugee status and New Americans that we can keep supporting all year long.

Below you will find a curated list that includes everything from reats to soothe your sweet tooth to cozy tees to the perfect art piece for your living room wall ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “' Bullets rained from the sky”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Bullets rained from the sky”

The most recent Amnesty International report about what is happening in Karen and Karenni States:

'In its operations, the military has inflicted collective punishment on civilians, forcibly displacing more than 150,000 people. It has relentlessly attacked villages with shelling and air strikes, killing and injuring civilians and damaging homes, schools, hospitals, and religious buildings.' ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “'The generation nobody wants to belong to”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“'The generation nobody wants to belong to”

Stories are powerful. One person’s story turns a nebulous conflict into a face with a name. It reminds us of our shared humanity and allows us to stand in solidarity with people we have never met.

Our team was recently on the ground in Karen State, Myanmar, responding to recent displacement from the ongoing attacks by the Myanmar Military. The attacks have resulted in the displacement of at least 2,799 people in the past few weeks ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “' I like your hat”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“ I like your hat”

A week after fighting broke out between the Iraqi militia and local militants in Sinjar, Iraq, our local staff member brought food to 42 Yazidi families who were displaced by the conflict and had left their homes with nothing. We stand with the Yazidi children and their families who have borne the consequences and pain of conflict for far too long. May love in action be our counter-movement of hope.
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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “'Sometimes the shells fall in my village': ongoing displacement in Karen State”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“'Sometimes the shells fall in my village': ongoing displacement in Karen State”

Stories are powerful. One person’s story turns a nebulous conflict into a face with a name. It reminds us of our shared humanity and allows us to stand in solidarity with people we have never met.

Our team was recently on the ground in Karen State, Myanmar, responding to recent displacement from the ongoing attacks by the Myanmar Military. The attacks have resulted in the displacement of at least 2,799 people in the past few weeks ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Normal is Over”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

“Normal is Over”

Four months ago, you were probably getting ready for Christmas. Times of gathering and celebration would be followed by ringing in a new decade together, and the expectation was that the new year would have much of the same events as the year before it: celebrations, events, work, relaxation, time with loved ones.

The truth is that none of us expected to be locked into a global pandemic today. We didn’t expect to lose our jobs, stop attending school, stop meeting together, and stop travelling.

The entire world is thrust into uncertainty, anxiety, and into a state of collective grief ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Global pandemic and the folly of war”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Global pandemic and the folly of war”

The COVID-19 pandemic is a heavy burden for the whole world, but for refugees, the harm could be catastrophic. We noted in past blog posts the measures we’re taking to combat COVID-19 among displaced communities we work with.

What’s worse than a global pandemic?

Being forced out of your home by fighting and violence during a global pandemic, we think ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Healthcare in Crisis: our hospitainer is providing medical care in Syria”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Healthcare in Crisis: our hospitainer is providing medical care in Syria”

Whether stuck at home in quarantine or on the run from violence, we believe that everyone everywhere has a fundamental right to healthcare.

In Idlib, Syria, existing hospitals and medical care facilities have been destroyed by fighting. Families have fled for their lives and are sheltering in tents. Tent life is not a safe life; especially when facing a global pandemic that is now spreading in Syria.

Thanks to the generosity of Together Rising, we have deployed a mobile hospital unit called a hospitainer, to serve the displaced communities in Syria 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “What does risk mean to Partners?”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“What does risk mean to Partners?”

We are living in risky times right now. Churches, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and government agencies around the world are assessing and weighing the risks associated with operation during the COVID-19 outbreak and deciding how to proceed.

Most everything we do at Partners comes with risk. The questions we ask ourselves often are “If not us… Who?” and “If not now… When?” ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “The world keeps spinning: pressing on when fear is imminent”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“The world keeps spinning: pressing on when fear is imminent”

As we witness an unprecedented global reaction to the novel coronavirus outbreak, it’s easy to watch the news and clutch our pearls with fear and anxiety.

But the reality is this: the world keeps spinning.

Yes, we must be careful. Yes, we will take the necessary precautions to fight off the spread of COVID-19.

Nevertheless, we continue to do what we’ve always done ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Simple things you can do to help the world when it feels hopeless”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Simple things you can do to help the world when it feels hopeless”

As we noted on our recent blog post, the world is in an uncertain place. As conflicts progress, displaced families become increasingly vulnerable to illness outbreaks.

Reading the news can make you feel helpless. Perhaps you feel disconnected from the suffering of people in faraway places.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

If you care about children affected by conflict and oppression and want to do something to help, here are some steps you can take today ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Uncertain days: how we practice hope when the future is unclear”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Uncertain days: how we practice hope when the future is unclear”

Global anxiety is mounting.

The number of COVID-19 cases increase daily.

Rohingya refugees are deeply affected by renewed fighting in Rakhine State.

More Rohingya are risking their lives traveling by boat to seek safety on distant shores. The journeys are perilous, and often end in fatality.

In Syria, fighting drags on. Refugees flee from the remaining violence of an unceasing civil war that’s raged since 2011. This winter in Syria has been brutal; children are dying from bombings and cold.

In these uncertain days, what hope do we have? What can be done? Is all hope lost? ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Honoring women on International Women’s Day 2020”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Honoring women on International Women’s Day 2020”

International Women’s Day (March 8th), “is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.”

This Women’s Day, Partners Relief & Development celebrates the women and girls we work with and remembers our vision as it pertains to the liberation and equality of women in areas of conflict ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Our hospitainer is on the road”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Our hospitainer is on the road”

Access to medicine and healthcare is extremely limited in Syria. So when the sick can’t come to us, we go to them with a hospitainer! The hospitainer is a shipping container converted into a mobile hospital that can be transported to wherever displaced people are in need of urgent medical care. After treating over 27,000 people since it opened in 2018, it is now on the road to Idlib to help families displaced by the escalating violence ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “Empowering women economically: the story of Intertwine”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Empowering women economically: the story of Intertwine”

A lack of economic opportunities for women negatively affect not just the GDP of a nation, but families and children as well.

World Bank reports that “Enhancing women’s participation in development is essential not only for achieving social justice but also for reducing poverty.”

To accomplish our goal of helping children affected by conflict and oppression live free, full lives, we must provide opportunities for women and girls to participate in the economy and earn fair wages ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Partners Blog: “We’re working to close the gap on period poverty”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“We’re working to close the gap on period poverty.”

The term “period poverty” refers to circumstances in which women and girls lack access to menstrual hygiene education, sanitary products, and proper washing facilities.

In Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the Middle East, period poverty affects women and girls in several big ways ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/