‘Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.’
1 Peter 5:7 NIVSince its founding, The Salvation Army has sought to alleviate human suffering without discrimination.
We work internationally to meet the needs of people fleeing conflict, violence, persecution, natural disasters and poverty by providing food, shelter and counselling, and attending to many other basic needs. We also support international efforts to eliminate persecution and displacement through the promotion of peace, tolerance, understanding and respect for human life and dignity.
God’s hospitable loving concern for the stranger and foreigner are evident in Scripture.
The Salvation Army contends that individuals and governments should act compassionately and humanely towards people seeking asylum or refuge or displaced people.
Some of the major displacement locations around the world today include Sudan, the State of Palestine, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Haiti, Syria and Venezuela.
The Salvation Army is providing emotional support for people impacted by the continued war in Ukraine
In Haiti, families from Solino, Fort National, Delmas 24, Nazon and Lalue in Port-au-Prince fled their homes due to attacks by the gang coalition ‘
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, six million Ukrainians have been forced to flee overseas as refugees.
The Salvation Army has played a crucial role in supporting Congolese refugees at the Nkamira Transit Centre in Rwanda, primarily through the distri