ERDO

ERDO is the humanitarian agency of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada; the PAONL has long supported and partnered with the PAOC and ERDO.

A massive famine struck Ethiopia in 1983, and before it had finished, an estimated one million people lost their lives.  To respond to the massive need, leaders at The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada made a decision that would bring focus, energy and resources in a new way to serve the sick and hungry.  From the biblical call to “do good”, ERDO was born.

ERDO now serves children and their families in more than 30 developing countries, and was recognized by The Financial Post in 2014 as one of the “Top 25 Charities in Canada“.  In 2022, ERDO was recognized by Charity Intelligence as being one of the Top 100 Charities in Canada.

ERDO workers, working from best-practice methodology and results-based measurements, bring short-term relief of food, emergency shelter and clean water in times of crisis and natural disaster. We are focused on four key areas that span from immediate aid to long-term programs:  crisis response, food assistance, child sponsorship and community development.

Long-term development brings communities to a point where they are self-sustaining, and stable.  This is the ultimate goal of ERDO – to “do good”, not just for today, but for the long term.

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ChildCARE Plus

Children in our ChildCARE Plus programs between the ages of 0 and 16 are carefully selected from communities suffering the effects of extreme poverty.  Often the families where we work can’t afford nutritious food or enough food, medical care, school fees or a required uniform to have their child attend school.

Without an education, these children are destined to a life-long lack of choices and higher potential for bringing up their own children in poverty.  Child sponsorship opens children’s minds and unlocks their potential. 

Through a $37 a month donation, a child can attend school, have access to nutritious food and healthcare and be spiritually nurtured by our on-the-ground ChildCARE Plus community representatives.  Some of our children are orphaned, and suffering the effects of HIV/Aids.  While most ChildCARE Plus children are living with their family, there are some special cases of orphaned children living in a children’s home like Villages of Hope communities where children are under the care of house mothers and dedicated Christian staff.

Sponsors of all religious faiths and denominations are welcome to sponsor children through ERDO.  ChildCARE Plus children include boys and girls, Christians and non-Christians, and all races and ethnicities.

Let us assure you that ERDO takes your donation and maximizes the amount going to care for the child you select.  In fact, ERDO guarantees that 84% of all child sponsorship funds go directly to the care of your sponsored child. The remaining small portion is used for the administration of the program, processing gifts, and communications that encourage other Canadians to become sponsors.

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