I’ve worked for CWS for over 30 years and will retire in January 2014. What an amazing privilege. To do meaningful work with committed colleagues who make the world a better place – it doesn’t get any better than that! As an added bonus, under CWS auspices I’ve travelled to dozens of countries and met some of the most remarkable, …
No Child Should Go Hungry
Mary Catherine Hinds | July 27, 2013
Ending hunger is my passion. I have seen real hunger. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa in the 90’s I looked into the sunken eyes of starving children and even today, many years later, I still feel tight in the chest when I think of my beloved students – Tsegeweini, Samuel, Ghenet, Tesfalem, Gebre. Knowing them and the struggles …
Blankets+ is an Annual Event
July 26, 2013
April flowers bring May flowers, but what does January bring? At Swissdale United Methodist Church, January brings blankets. Year after year, the Lock Haven, Penn., congregation exceeds its goal of collecting enough money for CWS to purchase 100 blankets. Since 2000 the church has raised more than $8,000 for the Blankets+ program through its January collections. Shirley Probst says they …
Leah’s Birthday Makes Other Kids Celebrate
Leah celebrated her 7th birthday with a party, cake and friends, but the presents weren’t for her. And that’s just the way she wanted it. Leah asked her friends to give her School Kits instead of birthday gifts. She received 15 kits at her party, plus donations for another eight through the CWS website. She and her mom shipped the …
VBS celebrates a World of Water
Using daily Bible verses, songs, games, lessons and CWS stories – all focused on a water theme – the Newbury United Community Church Vacation Bible School last summer overflowed with enthusiasm and learning. VBS/Christian Education Director Brigitte Fiorille created the curriculum around a theme of water and global awareness. “We were inspired by a copy of your “Build a Better …
CWS Supports New Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Foreign Aid
July 25, 2013
Washington – Today bipartisan legislation was introduced to expand the United States’ commitment to improving nutrition, increasing food security and ensuring that small-scale and women farmers have access to the tools and resources needed to feed their families. CWS supports the Global Food Security Act (H.R. 2822) and believes this is an important step in reforming U.S. foreign aid to …
Not All Agencies Support Such Processes
Luciano Cadoni |
“Not all agencies support such processes.” I´ve been thinking about this phrase since I came back from CWS Latin American and Caribbean regional team meetings in the Dominican Republic. After the meetings I visited our long-standing partner in the Dominican Republic, Caminante Proyecto Educativo. While there, I talked with Yesica (a social Worker), Yocasta (a psychologist) and Martha (the Chairwoman …
CWS Situation Report #1 Dingxi, China, Earthquakes
July 24, 2013
Situation: On July 22, 2013, two powerful earthquakes struck a populous farming region near Dingxi, Gansu Province, in northwest China. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude of the initial earthquake at 5.9 and the second at 5.6. The Chinese government measured the first quake at 6.6. The earthquakes have left at least 94 people dead and 1,001 injured. Nearly …
CWS Grants, Training, Mentoring Help Sandy Recovery
It has been nearly nine months since Superstorm Sandy roared up the East Coast, but for thousands who are still struggling to recover, it might as well have been yesterday. Many are still living in temporary quarters, others at home but in unhealthy conditions. Extending hope and help are community-based long-term recovery groups undergirded by Church World Service grants, training …
CWS Supports Path to Citizenship for the Undocumented Regardless of Age
July 23, 2013
As the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security considers policy changes that would impact the lives of immigrants who entered the United States as children, Church World Service expresses support for immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship, regardless of age, for our undocumented community members. “While it is encouraging to see the House of Representatives take …