July 30th, 2025, 10:30am MDT
Donations and humanitarian efforts and members of the Latter-day Saints’ Church of Jesus Christ spread across parts of Asia in 2024.
Around the world, the church spent $1.45 billion in 2024 on 192 countries and territories. These expenditures helped to care for those in need through humanitarian efforts, outreach and relief, food and goods, and prompt support. Through funding and products, the church supports thousands of humanitarian projects around the world, regardless of race, nationality or religious affiliation.
Many of the projects around the world are carried out in collaboration with other nonprofits and charities.
New hospital
In Cambodia, the church has partnered with the Cambodian government to open a new hospital.
Techo Sen Koh Thom Hospital in Kandal province, about 35 miles (50 km) south of Phnom Penh, opened in March 2024.
The hospital has 150 beds, advanced medical devices and other latest technology. It is expected to raise standard care available to more than 400,000 people living in Tom Tom and surrounding areas, reporting a news release from the Church’s Cambodian newsroom.
Elder Kelly R. Johnson, a 70-man general authorities, spoke at the inauguration of the new hospital, saying that the humanitarian efforts of the church are made possible by the generosity of its members.
“Because of the generosity of our members around the world, we can employ these resources and provide great upgrades to our healthcare facilities to celebrate people,” he said.
Prime Minister Hun Mane praised the rapid construction of the hospital.
“Completing Techo Sen Koh Thom Hospital is an incredible achievement,” he said. “When I first saw this plan, I expected it would take 10 years to make this vision a reality. But here we are celebrating the inauguration ceremony just two years later.”
The prime minister also said women in the region suffer from high maternal mortality rates as they need to travel to Phnom Penh for care, so the hospital will improve the lives of many women and children.
The church is also helping to renovate three other hospitals in Cambodia. Kampong Thom State Hospital, Balayantouk Referral Hospital, and Stongue Referral Hospital.
Make a box of kimchi
As part of the Church’s global humanitarian efforts, volunteers spent 6.6 million hours on the church’s welfare and independent facilities on a church-sponsored community service project on a service mission.
In Seoul, South Korea, hundreds of members of the church joined with friends and neighbors to make and donate 100 boxes of kimchi in December 2024, according to a news release from the Church’s Korean newsroom.
The event included preparing 900 cabbage, red pepper powder, a variety of vegetables and other ingredients. Volunteers packaged the prepared foods so they could reach 250 households, including elderly people living alone.
Elder Christopher H. Kim, the 70-member general directorate and second counselor for the North Asian Regional President, participated in the event along with his wife Son Mi (Soo) Kim.
“We have prepared this event in the hope that the warm love of Christ, regardless of religion or denomination, will be communicated to our neighbors,” he said. “We will continue to strive to bring joy in a variety of ways through humanitarian support for our communities and our neighbors.”
Donated equipment
In Mongolia, the Church’s global humanitarian efforts in 2024 included assistance in education support. According to the church newsroom, one project included donations of 1,000 school computers to middle schools in western Mongolia.
Also, in Mongolia, churches continue to donate equipment to clinics to combat newborn yellowund.
This device includes a tool set for visiting clinics across the country. This reduces the burden on a typical hospital. The church has donated 255 of these Mongolian sets since 2021, according to a news release from the Church’s Mongolian newsroom.
Natural disaster recovery
After a severe tropical storm struck northeastern Philippines in late October, the churches donated food, water, clothing, temporary shelters and other important supplies to support recovery efforts and help families rebuild their lives.
The Latter-Day Holy Meeting Hall in the affected area has also opened as a temporary shelter for around 1,000 people, according to the Church’s Philippine newsroom.
Many full-time missionaries and other church members also donated time and labor to clean up the wreckage and help others in the community a few days and weeks after the storm.
