As we celebrate International Youth Day, we stand with Myrna Orozco — a brave and fearless undocumented youth and good friend of CWS. Orozco is a recipient of the 2012 CWS John Backer Award and is National Field Director for the United We Dream Network, based in Kansas City, Mo. Question: What is your immigrant story? I am originally from …
Protecting Children
Jasmine Huggins | August 10, 2013
The world’s attention in recent weeks has been focused on the royal baby – Prince George of Cambridge. While the media frenzy of the prince’s birth has died down a bit, the attention paid to the young prince has been nothing if not outsized. Much less attention has been paid to “protection” legislation being considered by the British government. It …
Living by Faith
Krista Connelly | August 9, 2013
It has been over three years since the 2010 Haiti earthquake, yet when walking down the streets of Port-au-Prince there are moments when you feel like it just happened. You turn the corner to look over the mountain and see hundreds of blue tents lined up back-to-back. There are still a half million Haitians living in tents. It’s a heartbreaking …
Our Haiti Earthquake Response Report
August 8, 2013
In the 3 ½ years since the devastating January 2010 Haiti earthquake, CWS pushed ahead with programs, projects and initiatives. More than $2 million in material aid was delivered to Haiti. It’s impossible to count the number of lives touched in some small way by our programs and aid, but it is probably well over 500,000. This report summarizes what …
Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Nutrition
Felci Sanam Opat | August 6, 2013
Breastfeeding is the world’s most effective way of reducing early childhood deaths and is vital for proper infant nutrition. In Indonesia, CWS is helping mothers learn about the benefits of breastfeeding and empowering them with the tools they need to ensure their children get the proper nutrition they need to thrive. New mother Felci Sanam Opat tells her story: I …
Situation Report: Pakistan and Afghanistan Floods
August 5, 2013
Situation: Parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan have been struck by floods, so far resulting in more than 100 deaths. The floods are caused by seasonal (July-September) monsoon rains that are currently affecting portions of south and central Asia. In Afghanistan, 75 people have died. The affected areas include various parts of eastern Nuristan, Khost, Laghman, Nangarhar, and Kabul provinces. The …
The Short- and Long-Term Benefits of Breastfeeding
Meagan Church |
When it comes to newborn and infant nutrition, breast is best. Numerous studies have shown that when a mother chooses to breastfeed, she provides herself and her child with a variety of short-term and long-term health and wellness benefits. Not only do the positive effects cover simple factors, such as convenience, but also even more impressive ones. Breastfeeding is the …
Taking Out the Trash
James Landis | August 2, 2013
I am perhaps the only smiling garbage man in all of Mathare slums in Nairobi, or for that matter in all of Kenya. But there are great reasons to smile. Those young folks who were trailing the garbage “truck” are part of the Giving Hope youth program that is supported by CWS in Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. In Africa the percentage of …
Back to School Shopping Made Awesome
Angela Rupchock-Schafer | August 1, 2013
It’s that combination of dread and joy: going back-to-school shopping with your kids. Dread at the thought of not having your little ones at home all day… joy at the thought of not having your kids home. (I kid.) Some conflicting emotions to say the least. But at the end of the day, it’s a time of excitement. The things …
Fundraising Safari: Hunger Fighters Just Wanna Have Fun
Nick Kiger | July 31, 2013
Hunger is a serious issue and those of us who work to end it are serious about our mission. That doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun while doing it! A colleague and I recently staffed the CWS booth at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium held at Purdue University. Some 5,000 Presbyterians from Alaska to Maine came together for a …