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COVID-19 Stay-At-Home ‘Doesn’t Compare to Leprosy Isolation’ Says GFA World

Sixty percent of disabled leprosy patients say life is ‘meaningless’ as GFA World brings hope to the lonely, shunned STONEY CREEK, Ontario — With new COVID-19 social restrictions in force in many countries, a just-released report reveals the loneliness and despair of people living with another “disease of isolation” — leprosy. Sixty percent of disabled leprosy… Keep Reading…

by GFA February 17, 2021, 1:17 pm
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GFA World spreads holiday cheer through Food Bank donations

GFA World joins with their community to provide for citizens in need during the COVID pandemic. Imagine if you didn’t have enough money to put food on the table for your family. This is a difficult reality that many families have faced this past year during the COVID pandemic. Families facing food shortages are sadly… Keep Reading…

by GFA January 20, 2021, 1:58 pm
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COVID-19 ‘Feeds Slave Trade, Sexual Exploitation’ Says GFA World

Surge in online activity gives traffickers ‘wider net’ to entrap children, young adults, new report reveals STONEY CREEK, Ontario — COVID-19 is feeding the “growing evil” of human trafficking, pulling more of the world’s children into slavery and sexual exploitation, a new report reveals. The pandemic has “cemented human trafficking as the third biggest illicit… Keep Reading…

by GFA December 18, 2020, 1:15 pm
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6 Misconceptions of Foster Care

The thought of foster care is often surrounded by this stereotypical photo of angelic parents trying to wrangle an out-of-control child. Foster care isn’t usually the way it’s portrayed on television. Foster care is a way for everyday people to change the world, one child, at a time. We’ve got six misconceptions of foster care…. Keep Reading…

by Full Editorial December 5, 2020, 6:15 am
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‘Forgotten Christmas’ Showers Life-Changing Gifts On World’s Poor

North-Americans on target to spend $1 trillion on Christmas; ‘time to reflect on real difference we’re making,’ says GFA World STONEY CREEK, Ontario — With Christmas spending in North America on target to hit a trillion dollars this year, a leading humanitarian agency is urging Americans not to forget the world’s poor. “For hundreds of… Keep Reading…

by GFA November 24, 2020, 9:18 am
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Global Toilet Crisis ‘Kills More Than COVID-19’ Says GFA World

Humanitarian agency warns of ‘toilet tragedy’ on World Toilet Day, Nov. 19 STONEY CREEK, Ontario — More people will die from diseases linked to lack of toilets and poor sanitation than from COVID-19 this year, a leading humanitarian agency has warned. So far this year, more than 1.2 million deaths worldwide have been attributed to… Keep Reading…

by GFA November 17, 2020, 8:01 am
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COVID-19 Hunger ‘Worse Than Disease’ Says GFA World Leader

Starvation threat ‘more dangerous than COVID-19,’ warns K.P. Yohannan STONEY CREEK, Ontario — The leader of a major faith-based humanitarian agency has warned that a new COVID-19 surge could cause catastrophic starvation in poor nations. Widespread hunger across Asia caused by the pandemic is proving to be “worse than the disease itself,” said K.P. Yohannan, president… Keep Reading…

by GFA November 11, 2020, 2:48 pm