Our Work
Our vision is a world where everyone has food, voice and a safe place to call home.
After seven decades moving towards this goal, CWS has the faith and experience to know it’s possible. Working around the world, we’ve seen gardens flourishing in barren land. Migrants and refugees finding home even after every door seems to have been closed. Houses standing strong against nature’s worst disasters. That’s the power of your compassion at work when it links to human resilience.
Latest Updates
Growing Hope in Timor-Leste: Santina’s Journey to a Healthier, Stronger Future
The below testimonial is written by Santina, a participant of the Growing Hope Project*, supported by CWS. Improving Food Security and Income My name is Santina*, and I live in Lisadila village [in Timor-Leste] with my husband and our four children. We have always relied on farming and raising livestock to support ourselves. However, with an income of about $50 …
Our Partners at StARS: Supporting Refugees in Cairo
Egypt is home to hundreds of thousands of refugees. Most have fled from unrest and conflicts in countries including Syria, Sudan, Eritrea, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen and Somalia, and many of these new arrivals are children who are alone, without their families. In Cairo, CWS partners with St. Andrew’s Refugee Services–known as StARS–to provide a range of support for refugees, …
Safe Spaces and Shared Stories: Honoring Pride and World Refugee Day in Japan
Igarashi Nozomi, CWS Japan Project Officer, shared about recent events hosted at the Community Cafe @ Okubo in celebration of World Refugee Day and Pride Month, where LGBTQ+ individuals and refugee community members could share stories, build understanding, and celebrate diversity through dialogue and collaborative art. CWS Japan operates the Community Cafe @ Okubo with ecumenical partners to aid the …
Rebuilding with Dignity: How CWS is Supporting Earthquake Survivors in Myanmar
Following the devastating April 2025 earthquake in Myanmar, CWS partnered with local organizations to deliver emergency relief to the most affected communities. These efforts have supported hundreds of families rebuilding their lives with dignity, safety and renewed hope. When a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar in early April 2025, thousands of families were left without access to clean water, food …
As First Group of Afrikaners Prepares to Travel to the United States, CWS Urges Administration to Comply with Court Order to Resettle All Eligible Refugees
As First Group of Afrikaners Prepares to Travel to the United States, CWS Urges Administration to Comply with Court Order to Resettle All Eligible Refugees New York City– CWS today expressed deep concern over news that the Trump Administration will soon admit Afrikaners and other racial minorities from South Africa to the United States as refugees, while simultaneously delaying …