How can we tell them “no?”

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Half a world away from the budget battle in Washington, Aliansa do Rego lives in the country of Timor-Leste. Aliansa works alongside CWS staff to help her community learn new farming techniques. “This was the first assistance we received,” Aliansa says.  “Seeds for water spinach and tomatoes, and tools from CWS.  This is our livelihood.” CWS helps thousands of people …

Stories: Excerpts from an RSC/Nairobi caseworker’s journal

News & Updates | Posted Friday, October 1, 2010

A caseworker with the Nairobi-based CWS Resettlement Support Center, Rosalie Hughes helps compile the case files of refugees being considered for U.S. resettlement and get the files ready for presentation to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for refugees’ final interview. And she keeps a journal. Here are some excerpts. Dadaab, Kenya – Stories begin I observed my first interviews today …