World Sight Day is the international day of awareness held on October 11th each year. An estimated 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, and yet preventable causes are as high as 80% ...
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits northern Haiti
At least 10 people were killed after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Haiti on Saturday night, according to Haiti's civil protection agency.Another 135 people were injured and are currently r...
The Philippines Hit by Super Typhoon Megi they need our help
The Philippines declared a state of emergency in a northern province after super typhoon Megi made landfall, cutting off power, forcing flight cancellations and putting the region's rice crop at ri...
Rotary Club of Uxbridge are collecting used Pencils for a school in Malawi
Three Rotarians from the local Uxbridge Rotary Club Ontario are going to be travelling as part of a group to Malawi in mid-September to visit Emmanuel International Canada’s project sites and also ...
Greetings from Emmanuel International Canada. We hope that you are enjoying your summer and taking time to relax and have fun with friends and family! We would like to take this opportunity to tha...
This Sunday, help Canadians celebrate Father’s Day with charitable gift
Honour your dad by providing a Goat for WidowsIn EIC Malawi, we are providing goats to the women in our Widows Welfare Program. We have been working with our partner church (the EBCM) in 300 rural ...
Chris Snyder launches new book called " Creating Opportunities - A Volunteer’s Memoir."Chris e takes a tour through the streets of Bombay, rural Malawi and high-powered boardrooms to tell us why. T...
Help wanted from Canadian Mothers, for Mothers in Malawi
“We take it for granted living in Canada having the benefit of a strong healthcare system,” said Richard McGowan Executive Director of Emmanuel International Canada (EIC). “In developing countries...
Happy Easter!“Fake News” or Great News?It depends on who you listen to. The New Testament clearly proclaims that Easter is “Great News” for all of us. In the telling of this Great News, the biblica...
Recognizing World Water Day 2018
“Clean water is vital for human survival--especially in developing countries,” Richard McGowan, Executive Director of Emmanuel International Rehabilitation & Relief International Canada (EIC) s...
Emmanuel International Canada (EIC) is taking part in the nation-wide celebration of International Development. Established 27 years ago by Global Affairs Canada, International Development Week (ID...
Fire Recovery fund for Mike and Marianne Botting in Uganda
EIC Field Staff, Mike and Marianne Botting endured the biggest trial they have had in their 6 years living in Uganda. During a very windy day, a nearby bush fire sent sparks towards their home, set...
Tanzanian children with albinism receive prosthetic limbs and a new lease on life
By Juju ChangVictoria ThompsonABC NEWS: Baraka and Mwigulu are bunkmates, living in hiding in Tanzania, where they are hunted simply because of how they look.They weren’t born brothers, but their s...
Emmanuel International Canada (EIC) and Emmanuel International Malawi (EI Malawi) commence training health-care providers in MalawiKristy Nowell Emmanuel International Canada’s Project Manager for ...
On Human Rights Day: UN officials pledge to advance human dignity, equality and rights
Top United Nations officials urged everyone to raise their voices and stand up for the rights of others, while celebrating the launch of a year-long campaign on the 70th anniversary of the Univers...
Heather Taylor originally from Stouffville takes on the “World's Toughest Row”
Heather Taylor originally from Stouffville takes on the “World's Toughest Row” across the Atlantic Ocean in the 2018 Atlantic Challenge to raise awareness and funds for Emmanuel International Canad...
The forgotten islands of lake victoria
First StopThe Adventure Begins Tim with Dr. Makori (right) and Dr. Isaac (center) outside the Kome ClinicIt was February 2014 and Tim Monger who works with Emmanuel International in Tanzania was h...
Sarah Chaudhery to be keynote speaker at Emmanuel International Gala on 28th October.
Sarah Chaudhery Canadian National Rowing Team"As a 6-year veteran of the Canadian National Rowing Team, Sarah Chaudhery’s (nee Bonikowsky) athletic career includes silver and bronze World Cup medal...
'EmPOWER' girls before, during and after crises, UN says on International Day of the Girl Child
There are 1.1 billion girls in the world, and every one of them deserves equal opportunities for a better future. They are a source of energy, power and creativity. They can drive change and help b...
EIC is mobilizing as an official drop off point for the Barbuda Relief Recovery
We are working with the Consulate of Antigua and Barbuda to collect needed items for the people of Barbuda who have had their homes and belongings destroyed stated,” Emmanuel International Canada ...
Hurricane Irma ran a path of destruction across the Leeward Islands and Barbuda was the hardest hit. Packing 185-mile-per-hour winds, the storm destroyed houses, snapping trees and killing at least...
First Evangelical Indigenous Women Meeting recently held in Rondônia State, north of Brazil.
Emmanuel International (EI) Brazil helped support the 1st Evangelical Indigenous Women's Meeting held recently in Rondônia State, north of Brazil.Rute Poquiviqui, the meeting coordinator, reported,...
George Middleton offers perspective on evacuation
Missionary offers perspective on evacuationCHRISTINE HINZMANN / PRINCE GEORGE CITIZENWhen putting evacuation from a B.C. wildfire into perspective, ask a missionary who spent many year of his life ...
If the demand of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe and effective family planning was met, it would reduce an estimated 100,000 maternal death and avert 67 million unintended p...