What's New on the CWS Website
September 2008
09/05 Nix the holiday tchotchkes in tough economy and world food crisis, urges CWS
09/05 CWS announces major sustainable housing project in wake of Gulf Hurricanes
09/05 CWS Appeal: 2008 U.S. Hurricanes
09/05 CWS Situation Report: Caribbean Hurricanes
09/05 CWS Appeal: Bihar, India, floods
09/03 CWS fall CROP Hunger Walks begin
09/01 CWS Situation Report: Hurricane Gustav
August 2008
08/29 Gustav: CWS readies response to Haiti, Caribbean, possible Gulf Coast U.S. hit
08/29 CWS situation report: 2008 Tropical Storm Gustav
08/26 Hope and change in a fragile world: Keynote speakers and study leaders
08/26 CWS appeal: 2008 Tropical Storm Fay
08/25 Theologian Daryl Balia to address CWS faith gathering
08/22 CWS situation update: Tropical Storm Fay
08/22 CWS appeal update: Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Nargis response (update to May 5 appeal)
08/22 CWS situation update: Pakistan flooding
08/18 CWS situation update: Typhoon Kammuri
08/14 CWS assisting refugees from Georgian conflict
08/12 Parvez
of CWS Pakistan named 'Accountability Ambassador' by humanitarian regulatory
group
08/12 CWS situation report: Tropical storm Kammuri
08/12 From the Executive Director's desk...Recommitting to women and girls, part 2
08/08 CWS situation
report: Pakistan flooding
08/05 CWS appeal: Hurricane Dolly
08/04 Young adults gather to confront slavery and human trafficking
08/01 Technology broadens training reach: CWS uses special network to provide post-disaster help
08/01 
"Hope
and Change in a Fragile World"...Attend the CWS Missiological Convocation
July 2008
07/30 CWS appeal: Ethiopia drought and food crisis
07/29
CWS
appeal: Assistance to Iraqi refugees and displaced
07/29 CWS
appeal: Indonesia: Yogyakarta & Central
Java Rehabilitation Program
07/24
CWS
appeal: China earthquake (updated)
07/24
CWS
appeal: Gaza/West Bank humanitarian response
07/24
Northwest
Haiti families combating food crisis, poverty with sustainable agri
co-ops
07/22
From
the Executive Director's desk...Recommitting to women and girls
07/17
As
insecurity continues, a concern that the 'Darfur problem' is broader
than Sudan
07/17 Panelists
ask, "Where is the money?" at UN high-level meeting on
AIDS
07/17 YouTube
video: Making Emergency Cleanup Buckets in Willimantic, CT
07/16 CWS,
Cedar Rapids churches focus on most vulnerable flood survivors
07/10 CWS situation
report: Zimbabwe humanitarian crisis
07/10 Factsheet
on Myanmar recovery
07/02 With
resettlement, refugees see "the other side of hope"
07/02 Cultural
Orientation helps refugees prepare for U.S. resettlement
June 2008
06/24 Kenya: Displaced people return home in uncertainty
06/24 CWS assisting one million people in Myanmar, now shifting focus to farm recovery and food security
06/24 Emergency Clean-up Buckets -- a tangible way to help flood survivors
06/24 Planners select “Enough for Everyone” as theme for 2009 Ecumenical Advocacy Days
06/16 Worshippers pray for freedom to Palestinians, succor to Gaza, and security to Israelis
06/12 Providing refuge after the storm: Cyclone survivors in Myanmar receive temporary shelter and water
06/11 Chris Herlinger of Church World Service wins Egan Award
06/11 Improving teaching methods in rural Pakistan
06/10 Providing education for low-income students in Pakistan
06/10 Advocating for small farmers in the Punjab region of Pakistan
06/10 Water for life in the Sahel region of Niger
06/09 Local groups are key to providing water for all
06/05 From the
Executive Director's desk...Standing in Solidarity
06/04 Boulder
CROP Hunger Walk enters the record books
06/02 CWS joins World Council of Churches in calling for peace in Palestine and Israel
May 2008
05/29 International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel
05/29 CWS training increases expertise of Asian NGOs
05/29 Give Dad & Granddad
a new kind of Father's Day gift!
05/27 CWS responds to devastating spring storms
05/27 CWS continues advocacy on behalf of indigenous people
05/24
60,000 saved: How one church leader helped mobilize communities to survive the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis
05/23 "Enough for All" campaign focuses on climate change
05/23 From the
Executive Director's desk...Jubilee debt cancellation
05/23 Church
World Service resources ready for World Refugee Day, June 20
05/22 Children, elderly
now dying from dysentery in Myanmar, says Church World Service
05/22 New
survey reveals West Timor's acute food security crisis
05/21 Church World Service statement on the 2007 Farm Bill
05/19 CWS notes 25th anniversary of Africa-centered agency it helped start
05/19 Churches for a Middle East Peace hosts "Calming the Storm: Middle East Peacemaking in a Turbulent Time"
05/15 China earthquake bulletin inserts 
Microsoft
Word • PDF
05/14 Slideshow: CWS response to Cyclone Nargis
05/13 Local organizations making the difference; delivering food, water, shelter in Myanmar
05/13 CWS appeals for help for China earthquake survivors
05/13 CWS
appeal: China earthquake
05/13 Sustainable livelihoods help overcome malnutrition and poverty in India
05/13 Boosting the well-being of ethnic communities in Vietnam
05/13 Vulnerable youth gain vocational skills in Georgia
05/13 Community in rural Kenya works together for water and income generation
05/12 Women in Nairobi slums empowered to earn income and feed their families
05/12 AIDS awareness training for young women students in the Middle East
05/12 Empowering low-income communities in Uganda, increasing food security
05/12 CWS emergency situation report: 2008 China earthquake
05/12 CWS situation report: May 2008 U.S. tornadoes
05/12 Women, Faith, Development Alliance Breakthrough Summit
05/12 CWS appeal update: 2008 U.S. Winter storms
05/09 CWS
Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Nargis response
05/09 CWS appeal update: Myanmar (Burma) cyclone Nargis response
05/08 Myanmar cyclone bulletin inserts Microsoft Word • PDF
05/07 CWS
provides aid in Myanmar, agency expands U.S. fundraising appeal
05/07 Cristoph Schneider-Yattara fills mission relationships post at CWS
05/07 From the Executive Director's desk...A Matter of Just Compensation
05/05 CWS appeal: Myanmar (Burma) cyclone Nargis response
April 2008
04/30 Improving small-scale businesses and literacy in the Korogocho slums, Mathare Valley, Kenya
04/29 CWS resources
for World Refugee Day, June 20, 2008
04/29 CWS situation report:
2008 spring southern U.S. tornadoes
04/29 CWS
elects Richard Williams to head Economic Development Program
04/28 "Enough for All" campaign focuses on climate change
04/25 CWS responds to food crisis by the household
04/24 Fact
sheet on the Global Food Crisis
04/24 CWS getting
critical medical supplies to hospitals in Iraq's most violent cities
04/22 Nkongooro Integrated Development, Uganda
04/22 Refugee thriving in a company that values diversity
04/21 Remembering the human right to water on Earth Day
04/18 Vesna Vila: Former pediatrician now helps refugees heal from trauma
04/18 Viktor Sokolyuk: "To help others: an American principle"
04/18 Miami Office fundraising dinner a celebration of lives saved
04/16 Keep it green:
Re-building after disaster is a chance to 'build it right'
04/15 Earth Day: Sand dam brings clean water to climate-stressed Kenyan village, even in droughts
04/14 CWS joins partners in the 2008 Colombia Days of Prayer and Action
04/11 Photo Gallery: CWS honors
mothers everywhere
04/10 Connect your Vacation Bible School to CWS mission projects
04/09 CWS,
other NGOs expanding 'Sphere' of influence -- of quality in disaster
response
04/09 Two communities in Kenya and Uganda gain water – and education for girls
04/09 Honduran families working to conserve water and their environment
04/09 HIV/AIDS-affected family in Tanzania finds hope for the future
04/08 Support for KOINONIA's 2007-2009 Triennial Plan, Brazil
04/07 Women's Literacy for Solidarity and Social Change, Angola
04/07 Church World Service promotes full employment and decent work for all
04/04 From
the Executive Director's desk...The tree of life
04/04 Providing clean water and sanitation in Northeast Vietnam
04/04 Sand dam technology: A key to dousing seasonal water conflicts?
04/04 Experts push
for greater advocacy before disaster strikes 
Podcast
04/02 Interfaith
statement on Sudan to U.S. elected officials (PDF file)
04/02 Dr.
Ogara of Kenya joins CWS Mission Relationships and Witness Committee
04/01 A print for you, hope for
others
March 2008
03/31 “Water for All” Workshop at Ecumenical Advocacy Days
03/28 China's
Amity Foundation sheds light on environmental situation
03/28 SERVICE magazine - Spring
2008
03/27 Give a new kind of Mother's Day gift!
03/24 CWS sand dams lessen Kenya-Uganda border water conflicts--Women lead effort
03/24 Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2008: Encouraging conversations on true security
03/19 Podcast: Working to address climate change; recognizing the link between clean water and education
03/18 Upcoming Iraq Action Days promote peace and relief for Iraq
03/18 Attention to water issues can help mitigate the effects of climate change
03/17 CWS situation report: 2008 March tornadoes
03/17 CWS appeal: 2008 Fernley, Nevada flood
03/14 Grammy winner James Ingram visits CWS
03/12 From planting seeds to managing small businesses in Gambia
03/12 Editor's
picks: books, films about refugees
03/12 Children's
gifts to refugee children: $113 and a whole lot of fun
03/12 Browsing
anti-immigrant Web sites: some reflections by Joseph Roberson
03/12 Ferdinant
Mevlani: Giving other refugees a "chance to have dreams"
03/12 Vanja
Ilic: Helping refugees because "I've been in those shoes"
03/12 Volunteer
celebrates "local global mission" stint with Church World Service
03/12 Church
World Service grants support immigration legal services
03/11 Giving Hope: Empowerment pilot project for orphans and vulnerable children in Siaya District, Kenya
03/10 From the Executive Director's desk...A vision of true security
03/10 CWS Emergency Clean-up Buckets urgently needed
03/10 CWS's Fouke, Hughes and Herlinger win religion communicators awards
03/10 Kenya: Entering the world displaced
03/10 Churches for a Middle East Peace to Host 2008 Conference
03/07 CWS Emergency Appeal update: 2008 Southern U.S. Tornadoes
03/07 Church Leaders Urge Action to Resolve Gaza Crisis: Violence and Suffering Pose Threat to Peace Process
03/06 What you
can do to celebrate International Women's Day
03/05 Church
World Service celebrates International Women's Day
03/04 "There are just so,
so many people displaced," says CWS Mozambique partner
03/03 2008 Water Advocates awards presented
February 2008
02/29
Pakistan Humanitarian
Forum condemns the brutal attack against Plan International
02/26 Activists awarded
CWS scholarships for Ecumenical Advocacy Days
02/25 Allies demand an end to the use of child soldiers
02/22 From
the Executive Director's desk...Legislative outlook for 2008, Part
2
02/22 Action on climate change "must
be taken now," says World Council of Churches
02/22 Refugee
resettlement "like coming from nowhere to somewhere"
02/22 Abdulkadir
Lee Abdi: Answering a call to help other refugees
02/22 Bedrija
Jazic: Helping other refugees start their lives anew
02/21
CWS
appeal: Burkina Faso flood recovery
02/21
Eating
out? Think of refugees as you butter your bread
02/21 Employers: Partners in refugees' successful resettlement
02/21 Dave
Johnson named Representative of CWS JVA/Nairobi
02/21 Joan
Maruskin named to head Religious Services Program
02/20 CWS
Tools & Blankets Program Shipping Report
2007
02/20 CWS Kits
Program Shipping Report 2007
02/19 United Methodist missioner begins assignment with CWS public policy team
02/14 CWS
appeal update: U.S. Winter Storms
02/14 When A Ramp is Not Enough' -- addressing needs of disabled in disasters
02/13 Blankets and mosquito nets for ethnic minority boarding schools in Laos
02/12 "Woman
at the Well" ornament and card
02/11 CWS
appeal: Balkans housing and reconstruction program
02/11 Church World Service partners to share expertise at Ecumenical Advocacy Days
02/11 Global HIV, AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria reauthorization
02/08 CWS
rushes aid to tornado victims; appeals for help
02/07 CROP Hunger Walk videos
02/07 CWS
appeal: 2008 Southern U.S. tornadoes
02/06 CWS
appeal: China winter storm response
02/06 CWS
situation report: Southern tornadoes
02/05 CWS
appeal: Mozambique floods
02/05 CWS
expanded appeal: Kenya post-election civil unrest
02/05 From the Executive Director's desk...Legislative outlook for 2008
02/05 CWS Speak Out advocacy results for 2007
02/05 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) picks new executive director
January 2008
01/31 Two U.S. foundations'
grants for rapid disaster response deliver quick relief to Kenyans
in crisis
01/31Give a gift that will grow this Valentine's Day
01/30 Camps overflow as post-election violence worsens
01/30 Not just a quick response: Addressing challenges in Kenya
01/29 Update on the Gaza crisis
01/29 Akha access to education, Laos
01/28 Children’s advocacy highlighted in Global Action for Children organization
01/25 Call for Solidarity with Gaza People, issued by the Middle East Council of Churches
01/23 
Lift
Every Voice: calling African American churches to express solidarity
with Afro-Colombians
01/23 CWS appeal:
Emergency aid for displaced Afghans
01/22 Statement
on Gaza, from The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem and the Holy
Land
01/22 CWS
speaks to PCUSA Doctor of Ministry candidates
01/17 Kenya: Fear overshadows desire to return home
01/17 Improving food security for rural families in Nicaragua
01/17 Empowering women through micro-credit in the Casamance, Senegal
01/17 Livelihood opportunities for rural women in Moldova
01/17 Biogas project in Hunan, China, underscores importance of environmental protection
01/17 Village Clean Water, Laos
01/17 Basic Primary Education Improvement, Laos
01/16 CWS situation
report: Mozambique floods
01/16 Urban Social Issues, Laos
01/15 The Kenyan political
crisis: An interaction with Giving Hope program participants
01/15 Assisting youngsters at the Donkoi Children Development Center, Laos
01/14 Families
regain access to clean water after floods in Turbat, Pakistan
01/14 A country and people hanging in the balance
01/14 Ecumenical Advocacy
Days: Asia-Pacific track to focus on Sri Lanka peace negotiations and
the effects of climate change on the Pacific
01/11 CWS
appeal: Darfur (Sudan) humanitarian response
01/10 CWS situation
report: 2008 winter flooding & tornadoes
01/09 CWS children's
rehabilitation centers in Afghanistan fan embers of hope
01/08 From the Executive Director's Desk...Engaging the candidates, shifting the debate
01/08 Church World Service responds to post-election violence in Kenya
01/07 CWS situation report: Western U.S. Snow & Flooding
01/07 Meeting urgent needs of Kenyans uprooted by post-election violence - Photo gallery
01/07 Kenyans: Displaced in their own country
01/07 Registration Now Open for 2008 Ecumenical Advocacy Days
01/04 CWS
appeal: Bangladesh cyclone response
01/03 CWS
situation report: Indonesia (Java) floods and landslides
01/02 CWS
helps equip Chilean churches to welcome refugees
01/02 Those
pointers on your dashboard may "point to refugees"
01/02 Gordon,
Krause join OPE/Accra and Vicky Knight moves up
01/02 Post-election violence
in Kenya
December 2007
12/28 Latin American and Caribbean
religious leaders meet with policy makers in Washington, D.C.
12/27
Mkombozi
-- providing a safe haven for Tanzania's street children
12/26 Three years after the tsunami:
ACT at work in Sri Lanka -- A slideshow by photographer Paul
Jeffrey/Action by Churches Together.
12/21 Bali roadmap and energy bill
make small steps
12/21 CWS appeal: 2007 Caribbean Storms
12/21 WCC's Kobia: Climate "a matter of faith"
12/20 Church World Service director visits the Balkans
12/19 Three years after
the tsunami -- a long-term response factsheet from CWS
Indonesia (PDF file)
12/19 CWS Appeal Update: Assistance to war affected Iraqis
12/19 2007 Christmas Message from the Jerusalem Heads of Churches
12/18 Global humanitarian agency board appoints McCullough to third term as CWS head
12/18 Church World Service Makes Givespot.com's new top 100 Charities list
12/17 World AIDS Day 2007 – "Take the Lead – Stop AIDS!"
12/13 Afghanistan
photo gallery
12/14 As 2007 ends, progress
in Afghanistan proving elusive
12/14 As questions about aid
continue, working small has its benefits
12/14 On a wind-swept outskirts
of Kabul, a fundamental change
12/12 CWS Afghanistan
refugee health project saves lives, teaching health care
12/12 CWS situation report:
Tropical storm Olga
12/12 U.S. development,
faith, and environmental groups demand action on poverty and climate
change
12/12 CWS appeal: Pacific
Northwest flooding 2007
12/11 4.6
million Iraqis still longing for a durable solution, Church World Service
says
12/10 The New
Sudan Way Forward 2007 Conference: Churches working for a new way forward
for Sudan
12/06 CWS situation report: Northwest U.S. flooding
12/06 Micro-Credit for Poor Women in Majiacha Village, Gansu, China
12/04 CWS
names new Domestic Response leader
12/04
Health care program for Afghan women is halving maternal, neonatal death rates
12/04 CWS Engages UN "Financing
for Development"
12/01 Hope
grows in East Africa
November 2007
11/30 Women's
group battles HIV/AIDS
11/30
CWS
appeal: Post-tsunami rehabilitation for Dalit communities (India)
11/30
Latin
America and Caribbean church leaders talk justice, partnerships, economics
with international institutions in D.C.
11/29
Through
the eyes of a child
11/28 CWS observes World
AIDS Day
11/28
Children
leaders in the fight against AIDS in Indonesia
11/26 Women’s empowerment legislation in Congress
11/21 Poisoned
skies, troubled waters (PDF file, 247KB)
11/20 CWS
responds to Bangladesh cyclone; More help needed
11/19 CWS appeal: Nicaragua floods
11/19 CWS situation report: Bangladesh Cyclone Response
11/19 Church World Service urging citizen action on Peru Free Trade Agreement
11/19 ACT International supporting 35,500 people following Cyclone Sidr
11/19 CWS promotes water for all at ecumenical advocacy conference
11/16 A Future with Hope: Welcoming Refugees Video (DVD)
11/16 CWS appeal: Burma (Myanmar) humanitarian assistance
11/15 CWS Names David Weaver as Senior Advisor
11/15 CWS,
Dominicans work to recover from 'catastrophic disaster'
11/14 CWS network resettles 4,775 refugees in FY2007
11/14 Seibel
Modern: employing refugees works for the business
11/14 Free
in the United States, refugees protest Burma's regime
11/14 Church
World Service JVA in Kenya now responsible for cultural orientation
11/14 Prayer for the Church
in the World -- delivered by Rev. John L. McCullough at the CWS/NCC
General Assembly
11/13 School Kit bag pattern
11/12 CWS presses State Department on travel restrictions to Cuba
11/09 CWS says Farm
Bill still needs work
11/08 CWS
officers praise CWS course, achievements
11/08 CWS update: Mexico floods
11/08 McCullough calls for even more ecumenical collaboration in global work
11/06
Young
stewards learn ecumenism firsthand
11/06
CWS
Board of Directors sign Ecumenical Covenant
11/05
General
Assembly convenes in NJ and NY
11/05
CWS
situation report: Mexico floods
11/05 Building
a new fair trade agenda 14 years after NAFTA
11/01 CWS
announces new head of programs: Indonesian Program Director selected
October 2007
10/31 Helping
street children find a voice in Tanzania
10/31 Empowering
girls in Uganda for success
10/31 Improving
family's lives in Pakistan
10/31 Build
a Village: Balkans – Milk collection cooperative helping community rebuild
10/31 CWS situation report:
Caribbean storms
10/31
Theology
of Mission: International Development in an Increasingly Complex World -
a sermon by Rev. John L. McCullough
10/31 Income Generation for Roma Families – Serbia
10/31 Corporate
Opportunities for National CROP Hunger Walk Sponsorship
10/30 CWS
appeal: California wildfires
10/30 CWS appeal: Zimbabwe food aid
10/30 Washington World Food Day Event Calls for Debt Justice
10/26 Just updated! Facts
Have Faces: Hunger in a World of Plenty
10/26 Church
World Service responds to situation in Burma
10/25 CWS joins faith leaders in calling on Senate to reform 2007 Farm Bill
10/25 Order
a CWS wall or desk calendar online
10/25 "O God of Mighty
Wind and Flame," a hymn in response to the fires in California,
by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
10/24 Agency
unites New Orleans for long-term recovery with CWS support
10/23 CWS 2007
Annual Report and Financials
10/23
CWS
situation report: California wildfires 2007
10/22 CWS
situation report: U.S. Tornadoes, Fall 2007
10/22 Church World Service celebrates United Nations Day
10/19 Download CWS banners for use on your website, blog or profile.
10/18 Witnessing
continued progress in tsumani recovery
10/17 Author
Chris Bohjalian affirms CROP Walkers, kicks off Middlebury, VT, CROP
Walk with these reflections
10/16 Grant helps Boys & Girls
Clubs reach at-risk youth on the U.S. Gulf Coast
10/15 No more ho-hum gifts: Want to buy a water buffalo? Church World Service offers gift giving alternatives
10/15 World Food Day: CWS program yields more than fruit and vegetables in the Dominican Republic
10/15 Week of Action urges trade policies that uphold the right to food
10/12 CWS
appeal: Somalia (Mogadishu) Humanitarian Assistance
10/12 CWS
observes World Food Day, October 16
10/12 Sustainable
food security for sugar cane cutters and their families in the Dominican
Republic: Participants tell their stories - also in Spanish
10/12 From the Executive
Director's desk...Of Mustard Seeds and Grains of Rice: A week of
action on debt and trade
10/11 Tuxedo Junction
celebrates its resettled refugee employees
10/11 CWS
Dialogues contribute to U.S. immigration debate
10/11 York
church cluster renovates house for new refugee arrivals
10/11 Banquet
helps build support, welcome for Karen refugees
10/10 Photo gallery:
Sudan-Darfur crisis 2007
10/10 CWS
appeal update: Central America - Hurricane Felix response
10/10 Bosansko Grahovo Milk Cooperative – Bosnia
10/08 Get engaged:
New resource helps make Millennium Development Goals real
10/04 CWS
appeal: Summer 2007 U. S. flooding (broadened response)
10/04 From the Executive Director's Desk...Climate Change Calls Us to Make All Things New
10/03 Sitting Down to Learn in Mozambique
10/03 CWS
appeal update: Pakistan 2007 flood response
10/01 Church World Service welcomes international peace delegation
September 2007
09/28 CWS Appeal: Hurricane
Dean (Haiti and Jamaica)
09/26 CWS situation report:
Ethiopian floods
09/26 Darfur: "A humanitarian
problem that will not go away quickly"
09/25 CWS Chaco Initiative
09/25 Photo Gallery: CWS Chaco Initiative
09/24 Bold steps needed to combat HIV and AIDS
09/21 Justice for the Jena
6 - statement and video
09/21 HIV-AIDS
pins and cards from CWS-Indonesia
09/19 Sumatra, Indonesia
earthquake update
09/17 2008
Ecumenical Advocacy Days will tread new pathways to security
09/14 Pakistan floods
recovery: Rebuilding homes, health and communities
09/13 CWS
head among leaders honored by Malaria Foundation International 2007
awards
09/13 CWS Indonesia
delivering emergency shelter in Sumatra quake region
09/13 CWS update:
Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake
09/12 CWS situation
report: Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake
09/10 Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance Gears up for 2008
09/07 Special Safety
Equipment protects flood clean-up workers
09/05 CWS situation
report: Hurricane Felix
09/04 Humanitarian
agency Church World Service kicks off fall CROP Hunger Walks
09/04 Sierra
Leone elections "free
and fair", CWS partner reports