· CWS
Responds to Global Emergencies
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Food Shortage in Korea
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Flooding and Heavy Rain in Argentina
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War in Eritrea
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Spring Storms in Kansas, Missouri
· CWS
Response Featured in Media
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CBS Cambodia Documentary
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CROP Walk Video
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE RESPONDS TO GLOBAL
EMERGENCIES
NEW YORK CITY---- Church World
Service is supporting global ecumenical response in several emergencies, including the
following:
Food Shortage in North
Korea
CWS is sending $41,625 in
donated canned beef to the Korean Christians Federation in efforts to alleviate food
shortages in North Korea.
CWS is also helping in
efforts to send $50,000 for the purchase of soybeans, oil and lentils and $25,000 for the
purchase of blankets as part of efforts by the Partnership with Korean Women Task Group. The task force is a group of U.S. and Canadian
church women working with North and South Korean women on relief work in North Korea.
Flooding and Heavy Rain in
Argentina
CWS has sent $12,000 in
blanket funds to the Argentine Federation of Evangelical Churches following a recent state
of emergency in Buenos Aires and the community of San Pedro where some 13,000 were
evacuated from their homes after recent heavy rains, winds and flooding. The $12,000 will be used to purchase blankets for
those who have been displaced by the storms.
Displaced Persons in
Eritrea
Following three years of
war, nearly 25,000 Eritrean people have been displaced.
Church World Service has sent $30,000 in blanket funds to the Eritrean
Development Foundation, which is assisting those persons internally displaced in Eritrea
following a May military offensive against Eritrea by neighboring Ethiopia.
The funds will provide
two blankets and three sleeping mats for each of 2,500 affected households.
Spring Storms in Kansas,
Missouri
CWS is sending $5,000 to
the Parsons Ministerial Alliance in Kansas for seed money to help with long-term recovery
efforts there following a series of tornadoes in April that destroyed at least 53 homes
and 23 businesses.
Also receiving funding is
Franklin County Interfaith Flood Response in Missouri, which is receiving a $2,500 seed
grant in the wake of flooding earlier this year. Both grants stem from the 2000 Spring
Storms Appeal.
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE RESPONSE FEATURED
IN MEDIA
NEW YORK
CITY---- Recently, the work of CWS has been featured in programs focused on response and
reconstruction.
CBS to Broadcast
Documentary on Cambodia Features CWS
CBS Television is
broadcasting "Cambodia: To Live Is To Hope," a documentary that features the
work of Church World Service and examines how agencies like CWS have helped with
development and democratization efforts. The
program focuses on the efforts of Cambodians to develop their country despite years of
oppression and war. “Cambodia: To Live
Is To Hope” will air on CBS between June 17 - July 16. Please check local CBS
stations for the air date and time for this program.
Video Highlights Mitch
Reconstruction Work
“Footsteps of Hope,”
a new CROP Walk video, focuses on the response of CWS, its partners and member
denominations in Honduras and Nicaragua following Hurricane Mitch. The work highlights an
important part of ecumenical work in the region: CWS-coordinated work teams. From January
through May of this year, 37 work teams have been in Honduras, about seven a month. For a free copy of the video, call your
CWS/CROP Regional Office (1-888-CWS-CROP).
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All
information is drawn from CWS Emergency Response Office bulletins.
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