The power of partnership in Haiti
Friday, March 19, 2010
By Chris Herlinger/CWS
Sophonie Luis, 29, in the remnants of her Port-au-Prince apartment, which was demolished in the January
12 earthquake in Haiti. During the earthquake recovery, she is a monitor for an ACT Alliance-supported movement to protect
the rights of people with disabilities.
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Port-au-Prince – How important is partnership?
In the rush to respond to a major disaster
like the Haiti earthquake, the importance of partnerships between local Haitian organizations and U.S.-based humanitarian
groups like Church World Service may be overlooked.
But in fact, the importance, even primacy, of partnerships needs
to be at the center of emergency response – and the case of Haiti proves it.
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Women play a key role in the CWS mission
Friday, March 19, 2010
By Lesley
Crosson/CWS
Women make up one-half of the global human resource pool – countries that do
not invest adequately in educating and empowering girls and capitalizing on the female portion of the talent pool are undermining
their economies’ resilience, productivity and competitive potential.
- Saadia Zahidi, head of women leaders and gender parity
program of the
World Economic Forum
Church World Service joined people around the world in commemorating International Women's Day on March 8 by celebrating
lives transformed through the work of CWS programs and partnerships.
Women play a key role in the CWS
mission of eradicating hunger and poverty and so all of the agency's programs--even those that are not designed exclusively
for women--are sensitive to the need to provide women with equal access to education and skills building.
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Don't forget Darfur, says CWS
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
By Chris Herlinger/CWS
Is Darfur in danger of becoming a forgotten emergency?
That is the fear some humanitarian workers have as the crisis-ridden region in western Sudan marks nearly seven years of conflict
and humanitarian and political problems.
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