Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is an international nonprofit organization specializing in International Development and Disaster Relief. It was headquartered in New York, but has been based in Baltimore, Maryland since 1995. According to its website, LWR promotes sustainable development by helping communities increase the quality of life, engage in Fair Trade, and be better equipped to handle emergencies. This expanded mission originated from its beginnings as a non-governmental organization founded in 1945 for helping many European Lutherans who suffered devastation during World War II.Lutheran World Relief was awarded the Presidential End Hunger Award by President Reagan in 1986 for providing humanitarian relief to starving people on both sides of Ethiopia's Civil War.Part of LWR's work includes responding to disasters. In the wake of the 2004 Southeast Asia Tsunami, Newsweek ranked LWR as one of the best international relief agencies, giving the Lutheran group an "A+" rating. LWR continues to receive high rankings from organizations such as the Charity Watch, who gave LWR an A rating in 2007 through 2015, and Charity Navigator, who rated LWR the maximum four stars.LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global alliance of churches and related agencies working on development that are committed to working together."@en }
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- Lutheran_World_Relief abstract "Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is an international nonprofit organization specializing in International Development and Disaster Relief. It was headquartered in New York, but has been based in Baltimore, Maryland since 1995. According to its website, LWR promotes sustainable development by helping communities increase the quality of life, engage in Fair Trade, and be better equipped to handle emergencies. This expanded mission originated from its beginnings as a non-governmental organization founded in 1945 for helping many European Lutherans who suffered devastation during World War II.Lutheran World Relief was awarded the Presidential End Hunger Award by President Reagan in 1986 for providing humanitarian relief to starving people on both sides of Ethiopia's Civil War.Part of LWR's work includes responding to disasters. In the wake of the 2004 Southeast Asia Tsunami, Newsweek ranked LWR as one of the best international relief agencies, giving the Lutheran group an "A+" rating. LWR continues to receive high rankings from organizations such as the Charity Watch, who gave LWR an A rating in 2007 through 2015, and Charity Navigator, who rated LWR the maximum four stars.LWR is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global alliance of churches and related agencies working on development that are committed to working together.".