Learn more about one of Alternative Christmas Fair organizations, Church World Service!
Church World Service works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world. Together they reach out to neighbors in need near and far--not with a hand out, but a hand up. So, if you’re looking to help build a better world – a world where there’s enough for all – you’ve come to the right place!
Around the world, Church World Service supports sustainable grassroots development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance, and they educate and advocate on hunger-related issues. In the U.S., they help communities respond to disasters, resettle refugees, promote fair national and international policies, and provide educational resources. They’re also working with partners in the U.S. and around the world to build interfaith and intercultural coalitions to eradicate hunger and poverty and promote peace and justice.
They:
• Respond to emergencies in the U.S. and around the world.
• Nurture development at the grassroots with seeds, tools and homegrown strategies.
• Assist refugees to return home when possible, and to find other viable options when it’s not.
• Speak out in partnership on issues that make a difference in the lives of hungry people.
• Offer food security so parents can reliably feed their families.
• Offer water for all so that families have water for drinking, household needs and farming.
Founded in 1946, Church World Service is a cooperative ministry of 37 Christian communions.
Mission Statement
...working together with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world.
Core Values
Church World Service seeks to express all of these values locally and globally throughout its life and work:
• Embodying the love of Jesus Christ
• Respecting all faiths and traditions
• Working with the most vulnerable
• Promoting the dignity and rights of all people
• Advocating a social, political and economic order based on peace and justice
• Working ecumenically
• Working in partnership
• Supporting the integrity of creation
• Being responsible stewards of resources
CWS - 60 Years of Help and Hope – video link
How you can give:
Food: Feed Families
• Micronutrients for children $12
• Wheelbarrow $35
• Seeds and tools $50
• Seed bank silo $110
• Household biogas system $150
Children: Protect & Nurture
• Educational toys $25
• Mosquito nets $50-$200
• CWS school kits $75-$150
• Improve a school $125-$4100
Women: Empower Women
• Birthing kit $35-$125
• Literacy classes and small business grants $50 - $100
• Sewing machine and supplies $50 - $250
Emergencies: Offer Relief & Recovery
• Blankets $5-$50
• CWS hygiene kit $10-$50
• CWS emergency cleanup buckets $56
• Emergency food package $110
• Emergency shelter $175-$3500
Ensure Water For All
• Jerry cans $15-$30
• Wells $30
• Trees $35
• Bio-sand filter $100
• Pump & maintenance training $1000-$10000
• Sand dam $1250-$6250
Please see link for further information about Church World Service!
http://www.churchworldservice.org/
