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Robin Dunn Marcos | August 20, 2013

Since 1990, CWS has operated the Resettlement Support Center, or RSC Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.  Working as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, CWS staff at RSC interview refugees throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, compiling their biographical and other information that U.S. Government officers will need to determine whether they are eligible to resettle to the U.S. as a refugee. …

Dino Satria | August 19, 2013

When people asked me years ago what did for a living, I said that I worked for an international non-governmental organization that focuses on relief and development work. Now after nearly a decade with different assignments under my belt, I answer that I have worked in the fields of disaster relief, development projects and, in more recent years, assistance to …

Susanne Gilmore | August 17, 2013

In my work as a CWS Emergency Response Specialist, one of my main “talking points” is the important role of local faith communities in disaster preparedness and recovery. So when I learned that Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska would hold a statewide summit August 9-10 on the role of faith communities in disaster recovery and response, I promptly signed up – …

Luciano Cadoni | August 15, 2013

Young people make up a significant share of the global number of international migrants. In 2010, there were an estimated 27 million international young migrants. While migration can often offer valuable opportunities and contribute to the development of communities and society at large, it can also pose risks and lead to discrimination and exploitation. One of them is 17-year-old Adolfo, …

Chris Herlinger | August 14, 2013

The fight against hunger is part of our DNA at CWS, and it is being re-affirmed with a new recommitment in our programs and among our staff. As part of that effort, United Methodist photographer Paul Jeffrey and I are starting work on a book on global hunger – the third of a “humanitarian trilogy,” for Seabury Books, an imprint …