Heavy rains have caused flooding in Nairobi, displacing hundreds and affecting at least 27 sponsored children and their families.
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AmericanCatholic.org featured a news report about CFCA sending more than $1 billion to its field projects from its founding in 1981 to April 2012. AmericanCatholic.org is a service of St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications in Cincinnati.
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No major damage to sponsored friends or their families has been reported in two earthquakes that shook Chile and Kenya this week.
No serious injuries have been reported after an 8.6-magnitude earthquake shook northern Indonesia on April 11.
From its founding in 1981 to 2012, CFCA has sent more than $1 billion to its field projects to support programs helping children and the aging build a path out of poverty.
No serious injuries have been reported so far after a strong earthquake shook Mexico City on March 20.
For International Women's Day, CNN featured footage from a CFCA project and the story of Liberty Sementelli, "a girl from Kansas who helped a group of Guatemalan moms make their sweet dreams come true."
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Heavy rains and flooding have displaced sponsored friends and their families and damaged belongings, CFCA’s Cochabamba project reported.
Cyclone Giovanna, the category four tropical storm that struck Madagascar on Feb. 14, damaged the homes of CFCA sponsored friends, but caused no injuries or deaths, said Antsirabe project coordinator Liva Rajaonarisina.
CFCA's documentary film, "Rise and Dream," received Thin Line Film Fest's audience choice award. The award is presented to the documentary receiving the highest number of votes from the audience.
