Africa is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and vast tracts of land for agriculture development. These resources represent opportunities for governments to develop their infrastructure and expand support for their citizens. However, having resources is one thing, knowing how to use them efficiently and effectively is the key to dynamic growth. One of the most basic and important …
70 Prominent Faith Leaders and Locked-Out Workers March on House GOP Offices
October 15, 2013
Ratchets up moral pressure as shutdown harms low-income families, seniors, and veterans. Washington, DC – Today, over 70 prominent religious leaders joined with locked-out federal workers in a pilgrimage, marched on key House GOP offices – including Leadership – and urged an immediate end to the government shutdown. At each office, the group prayed for the Member to do what …
A New Generation Walks
Holli Carey Long | October 14, 2013
As original posted on Holli Carey Long’s blog, Joy is the Grace, 10/7/2013 http://www.hollilong.com/2013/10/07/a-new-generation-walks/ This weekend, I walked in my first CROP Hunger Walk. It was their first walk, too. (Well, “walk” is a loose term here. They ran. And strolled. There wasn’t much walking on their part, really.) But it wasn’t his first walk. My husband is a CROP …
CWS Joining Tuesday Action to Protest Government Shutdown
Washington, DC -– Church World Service is joining a coalition of faith-based groups whose representatives will march to key Republican House offices on Tuesday, Oct. 15, demanding that the government shutdown end because of its effects on workers and the poor. The event will begin at 10:15 am, Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Cannon House Office Building rotunda. The shutdown …
As Pakistan Events Show, Emergency Assistance is Simply a First Step
Chris Herlinger | October 11, 2013
Herald Angelo and Kelli Siddiqui, two CWS colleagues in Pakistan, recently submitted a story that is worth sharing widely because it shows why humanitarian assistance is so needed immediately after a disaster. The story is about a small Pakistani village where a flood wiped out the villagers’ source of food and a nearby fishing farm where many of the village …
Situation Report: Cambodia Flooding
Situation: Cambodia is experiencing severe flooding as a result of greater-than-average rainfall caused by typhoons and other severe weather systems. The Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers are overflowing and 16 of 24 provinces are affected by the flooding, especially those by major river courses. Flooding has also affected areas in and around the capital city of Phnom Penh. At least …
Disaster Case Management Workshops Set for October 21-25 in New Jersey
October 9, 2013
A free hands-on workshop on effective disaster case management will be offered October 21 in Vineland, 22 in Egg Harbor Township, 24 in Ocean and 25 in Hillside, N.J. The workshop is for disaster case managers, case management supervisors, construction managers, and leaders and subcommittee leaders of long-term recovery groups working to help individuals and families recover following Superstorm Sandy. …
Faith Leaders Kick Off Day of Action for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
October 8, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress works to reach a deal that will return the U.S. government to service, top national faith leaders joined Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D- Calif.) and Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) in calling for bold steps in the House to pass immigration reform that keeps families together and creates a path to citizenship. Immediately following the press conference, …
CWS Brings Together Leaders for Immigration Reform Summit
October 7, 2013
More than 300 high-ranking faith leaders and activists from more than 39 U.S. states have joined CWS staff in the inaugural CWS Summit on Immigration Reform. “The deportation of more than 1,000 people every day is a moral stain on our country,” CWS President and CEO, the Rev. John L. McCullough told a crowd representing more than 18 faith traditions …
‘I Have to Do Something’
Sarah Krause |
I first became interested in refugee resettlement while working as an intern with a non-governmental organization in Washington, D.C. I was asked to assist in the preparation of an asylum case and while doing that work, I stumbled across a file on Sierra Leone. What I found in that file changed me. I saw pictures of women and children with …