Alongside our partners, we respond to emergencies all over the world. Here are the latest updates on our current responses.
Latest Updates
From Ukraine to Myanmar: How Your Support Reached Communities in Crisis
In 2025, your compassion reached more than 123,000 people worldwide affected by conflict, climate‑driven disasters and humanitarian emergencies. Your support brought lifesaving essentials, long‑term recovery resources and renewed hope to communities across the globe. Around the world, families continue to face crises that uproot homes, disrupt livelihoods and threaten their safety. Whether caused by conflict, extreme weather or sudden disasters, these emergencies can leave entire communities …
Warmth in the Storm: How Community Support Is Helping South Carolina Recover
In the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern, CWS is providing warmth, safety and stability to families across South Carolina. From distributing emergency blankets to offering temporary housing, we are meeting urgent needs while preparing to send additional blankets and kits to six more locations. Together with our supporters, we’re ensuring that neighbors impacted by the storm are met with compassion, …
CWS Blankets in Action: Because of Your Love, People Found Warmth and Care
As a dangerous winter storm swept across the United States, CWS Blankets reached communities just in time—offering warmth, comfort and care to neighbors facing life-threatening cold. Thanks to the generosity of supporters, partners were ready to respond before, during and after the storm. Blankets That Arrive When They’re Needed Most When a powerful winter storm swept across large portions of …
Surviving the Kunar Earthquake: An Afghan Father’s Story of Loss and Hope
A young father from Afghanistan’s Kunar Province reflects on a life once shaped by peace and nature and how a single night of disaster changed everything. His story reveals both devastating loss and the fragile hope made possible through timely humanitarian support. Ahmad Wali*, 27, lives in the Masood Ghazi Abad village of Mazar Dara in the Nurgal District of …
When the Earth Shook: A Family’s Story of Survival and Compassion in Afghanistan
When a devastating earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Kunar Province on August 21, 2025, families lost homes livelihoods and loved ones within minutes. With no food or shelter, survivors like Nizamuddin relied on rapid support from Community World Service Asia, a local partner of CWS, to make it through the first critical days. A Peaceful Life Shattered in Seconds Kunar Province is …
From Earthquake to Hurricane: Resilience in Action for Communities in Haiti
After the 2021 earthquake devastated communities in Haiti, CWS partnered with local leaders to rebuild homes, schools and water systems with resilience at the core. Today, those same structures are providing shelter, safety and essential resources during Hurricane Melissa. While the storm damaged gardens, livestock and some infrastructure, the homes and cisterns built through community-led recovery efforts largely withstood the …
Rooted in Resilience: The Lasting Impact of CWS Recovery in Haiti
After Hurricane Matthew and the 2021 earthquake devastated communities in Haiti, CWS partnered with local leaders to rebuild and repair homes with resilience in mind. Today, those same homes are providing shelter and safety during Hurricane Melissa—proof that community-led recovery not only restores what was lost but builds lasting strength for the future. CWS-constructed homes, built in the aftermath of …