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==Humanitarian efforts== Jehovah's Witnesses provide relief assistance in disaster-stricken areas for their members and others in the vicinity. Medicine and clothing were provided to both Hutu and Tutsi Witnesses during the 1994 [[Rwandan genocide]].<ref>"Christianity in Action: Amid Turmoil", ''The Watchtower'', January 15, 1998.</ref> Following [[Hurricane Katrina]], they helped rebuild houses of Witnesses and others.<ref>''Awake!'', June 2006, page 19, "Heeding the Warnings Made a Difference"</ref> The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses uses "Regional Building Committees" to oversee relief efforts worldwide.<ref>''Awake!'', June 2006, p.19.</ref>
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