Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies

Lee Sherman, executive director of Baltimore's Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation, installed as Board president

The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS) is inaugurating a program to provide support to chaplains and spiritual caregivers in Maryland, especially for smaller organizations with fewer resources.

+ The MOCCA (Maximizing Coffee and Cocoa Opportunities in the Americas) project will benefit an average of 5,000 cocoa producers nationwide, working on multiple challenges. + The project launch will be on Thursday, August 22 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Lutheran World Relief is responding to a crisis triggered by persistent drought conditions in the dry corridor of El Salvador and Honduras that has caused major crop losses, increased malnutrition and has been a key driver of migration from the region.

SITUATION OVERVIEW On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared that an outbreak of the Ebola virus had occurred in the North Kivu (Kivu Nord) and Ituri provinces.

A new coffee line sourced directly from farmers in Nicaragua

Panel to focus on P20 Initiative, tracking the progress of the poorest 20 percent of the world's population

The SESAME project will improve agricultural practices, strengthen farmer cooperatives and stimulate the local processing and marketing of sesame to take advantage of the export market.

Voices from the New Countryside examines challenges and promise of building peace after five decades of war

Aid includes Shelter, Water, Food & Hygiene Kits, and Water Filtration Units to Prevent Spread of Cholera