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CWS Newsroom Archive 2008
October 10 CWS network resettles 4,892 refugees in FY 2008
October 7 Paraguay and Bolivia indigenous people also get help with land rights
October 7 Argentine Chaco Guarani people win titles to their own lands
October 2 CWS Emergency appeal update: 2008 U.S. hurricanes
September 29 In storm-hit Galveston, nearly every yard is caked in toxic sludge
September 26 CWS water programs in Pakistan promote health and self-sufficiency
September 25 CWS updated emergency appeal: 2008 Caribbean hurricanes
September 23 Church World Service seminar explores link between climate change and poverty
September 22 CWS Appeal: Zimbabwe Food Crisis
September 16 Dr. Elizabeth Tapia to discuss cooperative work in the faith community at CWS forum
September 15 CWS Emergency Appeal Update: 2008 U.S. hurricanes
September 15 CWS appeals for donations and emergency kits in the wake of Ike
September 12 Serial devastation: CWS sends rapid response funds, material aid to storm-torn Haiti
September 8 CWS Emergency Appeal: 2008 Caribbean Hurricanes
September 5 Nix the holiday tchotchkes in tough economy and world food crisis, urges CWS
September 5 CWS announces major sustainable housing project in wake of Gulf Hurricanes
September 4 CWS Appeal: Bihar, India, floods
September 4 CWS Situation Report: Caribbean Hurricanes
September 4 CWS Appeal: 2008 U.S. Hurricanes
September 3 Church World Service fall CROP Hunger Walks begin
September 1 CWS Emergency Situation Report: Hurricane Gustav
August 29 Gustav: Church World Service readies response to Haiti, Caribbean, possible Gulf Coast U.S. hit
August 28 CWS situation report: 2008 Tropical Storm Gustav
August 26 CWS appeal: 2008 Tropical Storm Fay
August 25 Theologian Daryl Balia to address CWS faith gathering
August 22 CWS situation update: Tropical Storm Fay
August 21 CWS Emergency appeal: Georgia crisis
August 20 CWS appeal update: Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Nargis response (update to May 5 appeal)
August 20 CWS situation update: Pakistan Flooding
August 19 CWS situation update: Typhoon Kammuri
August 14 CWS assisting refugees from Georgian conflict
August 12 Parvez of CWS Pakistan named 'Accountability Ambassador' by humanitarian regulatory group
August 12 CWS situation report: Tropical storm Kammuri
August 8 CWS situation report: Pakistan flooding
August 5 CWS appeal: Hurricane Dolly
August 1 Technology broadens training reach: CWS uses special network to provide post-disaster help
July 30 CWS appeal: Ethiopia drought and food crisis
July 29 CWS appeal -- Indonesia: Yogyakarta and Central Java Rehabilitation Program
July 28 CWS appeal: Assistance to Iraqi refugees and displaced
July 24 Northwest Haiti families combating food crisis, poverty with sustainable agri co-ops
July 24 CWS appeal: China earthquake (updated)
July 24 CWS appeal: Gaza/West Bank humanitarian response
July 16 Church World Service, Cedar Rapids churches focus on most vulnerable flood survivors
July 15 As insecurity continues, a concern that the 'Darfur problem' is broader than Sudan
July 10 CWS situation report: Zimbabwe humanitarian crisis
June 24 Kenya: Displaced people return home in uncertainty
June 24 Emergency Clean-up Buckets -- a tangible way to help flood survivors
June 23 CWS assisting one million people in Myanmar, now shifting focus to farm recovery and food security
June 12 Providing refuge after the storm: Cyclone survivors in Myanmar receive temporary shelter and water
June 12 CWS appeal: 2008 Spring U.S. storms (updated)
June 11 Chris Herlinger of Church World Service wins Egan Award
June 4 Boulder CROP Hunger Walk enters the record books
May 29 CWS training increases expertise of Asian NGOs
May 27 CWS responds to devastating spring storms
May 23 Church World Service resources ready for World Refugee Day, June 20
May 22 Children, elderly now dying from dysentery in Myanmar, says Church World Service
May 22 New survey reveals West Timor's acute food security crisis
May 21 Church World Service statement on the Farm Bill
May 19 CWS notes 25th anniversary of Africa-centered agency it helped start
May 13 Local organizations making the difference; delivering food, water, shelter in Myanmar
May 13 CWS appeals for help for China earthquake survivors
May 7 Church World Service provides aid in Myanmar, agency expands U.S. fundraising appeal
May 7 Cristoph Schneider-Yattara fills Mission Relationships post at CWS
April 29 CWS elects Richard Williams to head Economic Development Program
April 25 CWS responds to food crisis by the household
April 24 Church World Service getting critical medical supplies to hospitals in Iraq's most violent cities
April 16 Keep it green: Re-building after disaster is a chance to 'build it right'
April 15 Earth Day: Sand dam brings clean water to climate-stressed Kenyan village, even in droughts
April 9 News feature: CWS, other NGOs expanding 'Sphere' of influence -- of quality in disaster response
April 4 Sand dam technology: A key to dousing seasonal water conflicts?
April 4 Experts push for greater advocacy before disaster strikes
March 19 CWS sand dams lessen Kenya-Uganda border water conflicts--Women lead effort
March 19 Podcast: Working to address climate change; recognizing the link between clean water and education
March 18 Upcoming Iraq Action Days promote peace and relief for Iraq
March 17 CWS situation report: 2008 March tornadoes
March 17 CWS appeal: 2008 Fernley, Nevada flood
March 14 Grammy winner James Ingram takes an interest in the work of CWS
March 10 CWS's Fouke, Hughes and Herlinger win religion communicators awards
March 10 Kenya: Entering the world displaced
March 7 CWS Emergency Appeal update: 2008 Southern U.S. Tornadoes
March 5 Church World Service celebrates International Women's Day
March 4 "There are just so, so many people displaced," says CWS Mozambique partner
February 29 Pakistan Humanitarian Forum condemns the brutal attack against Plan International
February 26 Activists awarded CWS scholarships for Ecumenical Advocacy Days
February 21 CWS appeal: Burkina Faso flood recovery
February 14 'When A Ramp is Not Enough' -- addressing needs of disabled in disasters
February 14 CWS appeal update: U.S. Winter Storms
February 11 CWS appeal: Balkans housing and reconstruction program
February 11 Church World Service partners to share expertise at Ecumenical Advocacy Days
February 8 CWS rushes aid to tornado victims; appeals for help
February 7 CWS appeal: 2008 Southern U.S. tornadoes
February 6 CWS appeal: China winter storm response
February 6 CWS situation report: Southern tornadoes
February 5 CWS appeal: Mozambique floods
February 4 CWS expanded appeal: Kenya post-election civil unrest
January 31 Two U.S. foundations' grants for rapid disaster response deliver quick relief to Kenyans in crisis
January 29 Camps overflow as post-election violence worsens
January 29 Update on the Gaza crisis
January 28 Not just a quick response: Addressing challenges in Kenya
January 23 CWS appeal: Emergency aid for displaced Afghans
January 17 Kenya: Fear overshadows desire to return home
January 16 CWS situation report: Mozambique floods
January 15 The Kenyan political crisis: An interaction with Giving Hope program participants
January 14 Families regain access to clean water after floods in Turbat, Pakistan
January 14 A country and people hanging in the balance
January 11 CWS appeal: Darfur (Sudan) humanitarian response
January 10 CWS situation report: 2008 winter flooding & tornadoes
January 9 CWS children's rehabilitation centers in Afghanistan fan embers of hope
January 7 Western U.S. snow & flooding
January 7 Kenyans: Displaced in their own country
January 4 CWS appeal: Bangladesh cyclone response
January 3 CWS situation report: Indonesia (Java) floods and landslides
January 2 CWS helps equip Chilean churches to welcome refugees
January 2 Post-election violence in Kenya