Christian World Service

The International Aid and Development arm of the NCCA

Assistance in emergencies:

Preparing for and responding to natural disasters and armed conflict

Injustice Response:

 Peace building, human security and refugee programs

Development and poverty reduction:

Education, health, water and food security

 Emergency Appeal: Burma (Myanmar) Cyclone

Click above to give to our Burma appeal and read about our urgent humanitarian response to this disaster

Please click on the images above to find out more information about our work.

Support Our Work

Pleas click on the button below to support CWS in vital humanitarian work throughout Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Region.

Simply Sharing Week is a joint program of Caritas Australia and Christian World Service. This year the aim of the program is to 'help kids get off to a good start' by ensuring that children at risk have access to good dietary and health services. Click here for information, activities and education resources.

Act for the Christmas Bowl

Christmas Bowl is CWS's annual appeal, aiming to fund our emergency, peace and development initiatives. The Christmas Bowl helps bring hope through 44 programs to people in 22 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific. The Christmas Bowl also works in Australia with refugees and displaced people, and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Partners4Peace

Partners4Peace is our monthly giving program and allows givers to make a difference in the world, year round. Giving each month is directed towards specific projects selected with the aim of building peace in the world. There is the option to assign gifts to the area of greatest need, and monthly letters 'Peace Mails' are sent from partners. At least 80% of gifts goes directly to work in projects.

Make Poverty History

Every day 30,000 children die as a result of extreme poverty. This shameful situation must end. If we have the will to act we can Make Poverty History.

Make Poverty History is a non-partisan coalition of more than 60 aid organisations, community and faith-based groups. We call on all political parties to take the following steps needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals:

• increase Australia's aid and ensure it is used effectively
• make trade fair
• drop the debts of poor countries
• help poor countries keep their governments accountable, and
• tackle climate change in developing countries.

Make Poverty History needs your voice. Join the millions of people in Australia and around the world who are taking action to Make Poverty History.

Update: Send a message to our political leaders urging government action to make every mother and child count so that we no longer live in a world where:

• One in every twelve children in Cambodia dies before their fifth birthday.
• One hundred times more women lose their lives during child birth in Timor Leste than in Australia.*

If Australia does its fair share we have the potential to save, on average, the lives of 75,000 children and 15,000 women each year. Click here to sign the pledge to make every mother and child count.

Offering of Letters 08

The 'Offering of Letters' is a Micha Challenge initiative to encourage Christians everywhere to pick up their pens and offer their voices on behalf of the voiceless. CWS is calling for people around Australia to be active in ensuring the Australian government takes authoratative steps to achieve the Millenium Development Goals and reduces global poverty. To download or order the 'offering of letters' kit, click here and follow the simple prompts to "do justice and love kindness" by prayerfully writing letters to our Prime Minister.

China Earthquake Appeal

Click the image above for information and details of how you can help

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