"The work that Church World Service does is different from other international NGOs in Haiti. CWS helps us to become stronger organizations"
These were the words of Esther Pierre, a representative of Haitian children’s rights organization FOPJ, after participating in an exchange visit with other organizations in Brazil.
State of Emergency in Chaco region of Paraguay Three weeks of record-setting rains have caused floods affecting more than 40,000 people in the Chaco region of Paraguay. The majority of those affected are those living in indigenous communities, many of whom have seen their livelihoods destroyed due to the loss of animals and crops. Others are facing difficulties because the affected areas are isolated, and accessible roads have been cut off.
Change in the South American Chaco is possible - achievements in 2011
The CWS Chaco Program report 2011 is now available. Read more about the advances in indigenous rights in the region during the year thanks to this tri-national program with CWS Partners in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
After 20 years in road side camp, Yakye Axa community wins back its ancestral land
“Finally we have a place that is our own where we can work the land and live with dignity, ”said Albino Gomez leader of Yakye Axa Community upon signing an agreement with the Paraguayan Government for the return of 11,000 hectares of ancestral Exhlet Sur territory.
CWS is a member of ACT Alliance
and the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction).
Recognized as one of America's Most Efficient Charities,
Church World Service has earned
an A rating from the American Institute of
Philanthropy and was named
one of the Top 100 Highly Rated Charities by GiveSpot.com.
Photos left to right:
Doug Smith, Projeto Meninos e Meninas de Rúa, Paul Jeffrey,
Rick Reinhard, Martha Farmelo
