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On International Women’s Day CWS joins with our local partners from South Sudan to Sri Lanka in celebrating the strength of women standing in solidarity. In South Sudan known more for its failings than for its achievement, one local NGO has been tackling discrimination against girls long before independence in 2011. The failure of the […]
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Ugandan students were delighted to return to school on January 10. Schools had been closed for almost two years – the longest in the world. The government ran out of funds and could not distribute lessons or fund broadcasts after the first months of lockdown. The consequences have been devastating for children across the country. […]
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National Director Murray Overton was delighted to return an ecumenical emblem, discovered in the CWS archives, to His Eminence Metropolitan Myron, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in New Zealand and Oceania, this week. The emblem recognised the beginning of a dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches on Patmos Island in 1980 and […]
Read More...A special Christmas message from HIV and AIDS-affected families in Uganda. Photo: CCS A bi-monthly news bulletin exploring development, global justice and the work of CWS. Past issues can be read here “If New Zealand was near, we would walk and say Thank You for saving us from the deadly virus.” Margret in Uganda. […]
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CWS thanked Trish Murray for the work she has done as International Programmes Coordinator at a small gathering in February. Jill Hawkey, on behalf of the CWS Board, acknowledged Trish’s development expertise and the way she fostered true partnership through our International Programmes, a model integral to CWS’s ethos. Former president of the Methodist Women’s […]
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It was around 5:00pm on that Saturday 15th of January 2022 and I was waiting in line at the car wash when one Ford Ranger cut through in front of me. I asked the attendant who said that the Ranger went to get something from the shop and would be back. I said to myself that […]
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World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 4 Local women invite you to join the World Day of Prayer on Friday, 4 March in your community. Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the countries that start this annual event. This year’s resources were prepared by women from England, Northern Ireland and Wales with the theme, […]
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“… Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 We are watching the news reports from Tonga with great care and concern for the people of Tonga. The eruptions of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai have caused considerable harm and we are only beginning to see […]
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Dr Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) writes on justice: Justice refers to “the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: as in upholding the justice of a cause.” DSPR of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has always upheld the justice of the Palestinian […]
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On an isolated community in the hills of Matagalpa in Nicaragua, the people have tiny plots of land and humble homes. They are a warm and friendly community working together to help each other through these challenging times. As you pass by, one garden stands above the others. It is well ordered and bursting with […]
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New Zealand
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