Lutheran World Federation staff talk with people in Bouar, Central African Republic, who have been displaced from their homes. Most are young adults and children. The confl ict has jeopardized an already fragile education system as teachers and students fl ee for safety, and armed groups recruit children as fi ghters.


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Lutheran Disaster Response works through partners in CAR


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hen Fredd (last name withheld) and his family fl ed their village in the Central African Republic (CAR), they spent the fi rst night in a friend’s


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fi eld about 6 miles away. Among them were several chil- dren, including three under 5 months old. His family was one of many to fl ee widespread fi ghting. T ey are among 2.5 million people—more than half the population of this country—in need of humani-


By Megan Brandsrud


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