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Church World Service

Thematic Focus Areas

Refugees
Hunger
Disaster Relief
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A faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster.
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Church World Service

EIN

13-4080201

CFC Number

10729

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Protecting Our Planet, Feeding Our People: 6 Charity Stories

Climate change is happening across the globe, but in local communities sustainable agriculture is one of the most powerful solutions to today’s interconnected challenges including food security, climate resilience, disaster recovery, and economic opportunity. In many cases, the communities that feel the most day-to-day effects of climate change are the ones who least contribute to it. With Earth Day coming up on April 22, it is a great time to understand and share how leading international charities are initiating sustainable practices that benefit communities and the environment we live in.  The stories below highlight how Global Impact charity partners use proven, community‑led initiatives that are transforming lives through practical agricultural solutions. Each story demonstrates how...
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  • Charity: Church World Service
  • Country: Timor Leste
  • Photo Credit: CWS

  • Charity: Church World Service
  • Country: Kenya
  • Photo Credit: CWS

  • Title: Planting new Trees and Seeds of Hope
  • Charity: Church World Service
  • Country: Tanzania
  • Photo Credit: CWS

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Charity Impact

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: Planting new Trees and Seeds of Hope
In 2018, due to ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebocwa and his wife Nadia had to leave their home and flee to Tanzania where they would have to restart their lives in the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp. Life was immediately challenging and Ebocwa was soon forced to make a difficult decision in order to support his wife and four children. Due to the limited ways of making some kind of income, Ebocwa decided to go into the nearby forest and start chopping trees to sell for firewood. Ebocwa continued this practice but hoped that he could find a better way to care for his family. He explained, “We were living in a tent and I began wondering how I could build a better house for us. Finally, in 2021 CWS came into our village and invited us to be part of the agriculture program. CWS came at the...
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