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- A Better Future
Church World Service stands with impoverished people as they envision and fashion a better future. Through their hard work and our long-term commitment of support, people who once had no hope are discovering the means of transforming their lives and their communities. Since 1946, when six Protestant denominations joined their resources to respond to the humanitarian crisis in post-war Europe, CWS has operated on the principle that churches working in partnership can accomplish more than any one can alone.
Today we are the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations — comprising 50 million U.S. Christians — and have partnerships in more than 80 countries. Our mission puts faith into action by serving those in immediate need and by addressing the root causes of their suffering — poverty and injustice.
- Help That Grows
We are convinced that the most effective way to provide aid is to empower individuals and communities to help themselves. So we work with and through local agencies to minimize overhead, shorten response time, and make the most efficient use of our resources.
With more than 400 partner agencies around the world, we respond to natural and human-made disasters, provide assistance to refugees, promote improved nutrition and sanitation, and help educate some of the one billion adults in the world who cannot read.
It is not enough to simply deliver aid packages. The struggle against poverty and injustice demands long-term commitment and long-rangeplanning. Wherever we go, our goal is to facilitatesustainable self-help development. Our experiencehas taught us that to be successful, projects and programs have to come from the people themselves. Only then will communities thrive after aid workers have departed.
- Meeting the Unmet Needs
Our Emergency Response Program helps meet needs that would not otherwise be met. With our network of overseas partners we provide immediate emergency materials like food, medical supplies, blankets, and temporary shelter. Domestically, we support and help to coordinate the relief efforts of local faith communities as they assist survivors coping with unimaginable loss.
Our response continues long after the initial crisis is over, providing long-term technical assistance, emergency management training, and spiritual encouragement to help support communities through the entire recovery process — and beyond.
- Relief Packages Aren`t Enough
After the emergency is over, CWS stays on to work with communities to identify the long-termneeds, that if met, might avert future crises. Through our Social and Economic Development Program this people-centered approach means that communities themselves help to devise the projects most in keeping with their situation.
Because there is no single cause of poverty, there is no single solution. We help communities to devise long-term development plans that consider their unique circumstances and utilize their special abilities to meet their own needs. The idea is to create pockets of enterprise and innovation powered by local ingenuity and perpetuated by their own success. It’s a model for sustainable development.
- No One is a Stranger
The terrible flood of humanity fleeing the horrors of war and intolerance shows no signs of receding. Through our Immigration and Refugee Program we assist refugees resettling in the U.S. in re-establishing a productive way of life. Working with communities of faith throughout the country, we provide food and shelter, language classes, and work-readiness training, and help them get the documents needed to start a new life. We also equip our affiliates in the U.S. to provide legal services to immigrants.
New CWS initiatives in Africa will bring educational programs to refugee camps in western Tanzania, and services to the displaced in West Africa.
No one is more vulnerable than the person without a home. We advocate for oppressed people seeking asylum in our land and for just standards to ensure the fair and civilized treatment of refugees worldwide. And, we urge our own nation, a nation of immigrants, to lead the way.
- We Speak out for those who can`t
The key to effective democracy is an informed public. Our Education and Advocacy Program for International Justice and Human Rights raises awareness about hunger, poverty, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, promotes human rights and peace-building, and fosters dialogue among people, providing them with the means to speak out and be heard by legislators and policy makers.
We challenge the U.S. government, the United Nations, and key international institutions to formulate policies responsive to the needs of impoverished people around the world. Working in partnership with our member communions, faith-based organizations, and like-minded groups, we advocate for people-centered development programs that enable communities and nations to confront and overcome barriers to an improved quality of life.
- There is More That Unites us than Divides us
Councils of churches and other faith-based groups play an essential role in providing support and assistance to communities in need throughout the world. Through our Mission Relationships and Witness Program we foster cooperative partnerships that enable this support. We help people by strengthening the institutions they turn to in times of need.
Through them we promote reconciliation, theological dialogue between different faith traditions, and the sharing of resources and knowledge. Through active dialogue and outreach we seek to make a significant and positive difference in the lives of people whose needs might not otherwise be served.
Church World Service stands with impoverished people as they envision and fashion a better future. Through their hard work and our long-term commitment of support, people who once had no hope are discovering the means of transforming their lives and their communities. Since 1946, when six Protestant denominations joined their resources to respond to the humanitarian crisis in post-war Europe, CWS has operated on the principle that churches working in partnership can accomplish more than any one can alone.
Today we are the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations — comprising 50 million U.S. Christians — and have partnerships in more than 80 countries. Our mission puts faith into action by serving those in immediate need and by addressing the root causes of their suffering — poverty and injustice.
- Help That Grows
We are convinced that the most effective way to provide aid is to empower individuals and communities to help themselves. So we work with and through local agencies to minimize overhead, shorten response time, and make the most efficient use of our resources.
With more than 400 partner agencies around the world, we respond to natural and human-made disasters, provide assistance to refugees, promote improved nutrition and sanitation, and help educate some of the one billion adults in the world who cannot read.
It is not enough to simply deliver aid packages. The struggle against poverty and injustice demands long-term commitment and long-rangeplanning. Wherever we go, our goal is to facilitatesustainable self-help development. Our experiencehas taught us that to be successful, projects and programs have to come from the people themselves. Only then will communities thrive after aid workers have departed.
- Meeting the Unmet Needs
Our Emergency Response Program helps meet needs that would not otherwise be met. With our network of overseas partners we provide immediate emergency materials like food, medical supplies, blankets, and temporary shelter. Domestically, we support and help to coordinate the relief efforts of local faith communities as they assist survivors coping with unimaginable loss.
Our response continues long after the initial crisis is over, providing long-term technical assistance, emergency management training, and spiritual encouragement to help support communities through the entire recovery process — and beyond.
- Relief Packages Aren`t Enough
After the emergency is over, CWS stays on to work with communities to identify the long-termneeds, that if met, might avert future crises. Through our Social and Economic Development Program this people-centered approach means that communities themselves help to devise the projects most in keeping with their situation.
Because there is no single cause of poverty, there is no single solution. We help communities to devise long-term development plans that consider their unique circumstances and utilize their special abilities to meet their own needs. The idea is to create pockets of enterprise and innovation powered by local ingenuity and perpetuated by their own success. It’s a model for sustainable development.
- No One is a Stranger
The terrible flood of humanity fleeing the horrors of war and intolerance shows no signs of receding. Through our Immigration and Refugee Program we assist refugees resettling in the U.S. in re-establishing a productive way of life. Working with communities of faith throughout the country, we provide food and shelter, language classes, and work-readiness training, and help them get the documents needed to start a new life. We also equip our affiliates in the U.S. to provide legal services to immigrants.
New CWS initiatives in Africa will bring educational programs to refugee camps in western Tanzania, and services to the displaced in West Africa.
No one is more vulnerable than the person without a home. We advocate for oppressed people seeking asylum in our land and for just standards to ensure the fair and civilized treatment of refugees worldwide. And, we urge our own nation, a nation of immigrants, to lead the way.
- We Speak out for those who can`t
The key to effective democracy is an informed public. Our Education and Advocacy Program for International Justice and Human Rights raises awareness about hunger, poverty, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, promotes human rights and peace-building, and fosters dialogue among people, providing them with the means to speak out and be heard by legislators and policy makers.
We challenge the U.S. government, the United Nations, and key international institutions to formulate policies responsive to the needs of impoverished people around the world. Working in partnership with our member communions, faith-based organizations, and like-minded groups, we advocate for people-centered development programs that enable communities and nations to confront and overcome barriers to an improved quality of life.
- There is More That Unites us than Divides us
Councils of churches and other faith-based groups play an essential role in providing support and assistance to communities in need throughout the world. Through our Mission Relationships and Witness Program we foster cooperative partnerships that enable this support. We help people by strengthening the institutions they turn to in times of need.
Through them we promote reconciliation, theological dialogue between different faith traditions, and the sharing of resources and knowledge. Through active dialogue and outreach we seek to make a significant and positive difference in the lives of people whose needs might not otherwise be served.
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