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Christian World Service is appealing for funds to respond to the rapidly escalating Covid-19 crisis in India. “Our partners are anxious to protect the communities they work with from infection and hunger in this second wave. They have asked for urgent funding to deliver emergency food assistance and hygiene supplies as well as support community […]
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Christian World Service has sent $13,000 to our partner the Department of Service to Refugees Lebanon to assist people recover after the explosion at Beirut’s port in August last year. The money will be used to provide cash vouchers for food and non-food items, school materials, repairs and psycho-social support to people affected by the […]
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Life is Now Easy Last week Charles Rwabambari made the four hour motorbike trip from the Centre for Community Solidarity office to Katembe to report to you on what difference a rainwater tanks in Uganda. Specioza lives in Katembe, a small community in Uganda’s southwest. In 1985 her husband died from AIDS. Later her two […]
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CWS give thanks for the life and contribution of Chris Butler who died on February 4. He was a faithful and enthusiastic volunteer who also worked as our cleaner for many years. He very much felt part of the organisation and the work we do together. Chris was involved in Delta lunches, the Oxford Terrace […]
Read More...Christian World Service is seeking more signatures for a joint petition to boost overseas aid and increase funding for climate action. The petition will be presented to parliament in mid-March as part of a joint campaign to put New Zealand’s commitment to countries most vulnerable to climate change and with the lowest incomes. When the […]
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Donations to the Coronavirus Appeal helped fund the distribution of dry rations to teapickers. (Photo: Women’s Centre) Women who work in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have been hit harder than many others under Covid according to new research from Christian World Service partner, the Women’s Centre. When the government imposed lockdown and a curfew in […]
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World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 5, 2021 A series of devastating tropical cyclones form the backdrop to this year’s World Day of Prayer services to be held on Friday, March 5. Services are being organised by local committees throughout the country. All are welcome. Through the resources they prepared for this global event, […]
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CWS gives thanks for the life and contribution of Rev. Barbara Stephens, National Coordinator from 1986 -1994. Barbara lead the organisation through a period of significant change, drawing on her learning and experience of working as the Education Secretary for the Christian Conference of Asia. In Asia she encountered emerging theologies that explored faith from […]
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Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future Professor David Tombs provoked much discussion when he spoke to the annual Christian World Service Supporters’ Council at the Aldersgate Centre, Christchurch. The receptive audience were grateful for the opportunity to discuss theology that touches on their concerns. Liberation Theology was the topic, a way of thinking […]
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Food sustains life. We are preparing to launch this year’s Christmas Appeal in response to the growing need for food. Please order posters, envelopes and service sheets today. For the last 75 years, your donations have helped “the millions in the east and the west, who are hungry, cold, and homeless”. These words from Archbishop West Watson […]
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