Latest news and feature stories from Church World Service http://www.churchworldservice.org/news Copyright 2008, Church World Service en-us Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:24:11 -0500 web@churchworldservice.org Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:23:25 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.1.8) http://www.feedforall.com web@churchworldservice.org en-us web@churchworldservice.org Copyright 2005, Church World Service Religion throughout the world hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 Marie Sylsalve cradled her 9-day-old son, McAnley, and reflected on three weeks that have taken an almost incomprehensible toll. Sylsalve last saw her husband, Mackenson Andre, in the moments immediately following the 12 January earthquake. The family’s home was destroyed and Sylsalve saw a wall fall on Andre. She presumes he is dead – it has been three weeks now. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?news_iv_ctrl=-1&page=NewsArticle&id=8669 71122FA8-9DD7-4668-94A3-6246016908A7 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:23:25 -0500 Though feeding programs appear to be going more smoothly over the last several days, CWS staffer Chris Herlinger in Port-au-Prince says that concerns about both short-term and long-term food security remain major worries. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8661&news_iv_ctrl=1361 35728049-B47C-4157-BE11-CA96AF442832 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:38:52 -0500 As she waited in a food distribution line late last week, Marie Therese, newly widowed and bereaved, patient but tired, tersely summed up Haiti’s current plight. Though thankful for the assistance from CWS and the ACT Alliance reaching her and others in the village of Gressier, Therese, 51, said: “It’s like we’re in a desert.” http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8607&news_iv_ctrl=1361 84351940-80B0-4BE6-9526-F099D3E6B041 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:20:13 -0500 The hope of the Haitian people can perhaps best be summed up by Herode Guillaumettre, director of Christian Center of Integrated Development, known by the acronym SKDE, a CWS partner which has worked with CWS on projects related to food security and which has established a clinic on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince in the suburb of Lilavois. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8545&news_iv_ctrl=1361 044E9751-FC16-4241-9679-D7D71DC4949F Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:29:23 -0500 Following this morning's 6.1 aftershock in quake-decimated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Church World Service staff on the ground continue to expedite emergency aid to those in need, while also turning attention to vulnerable children and people with disabilities. Emergency hygiene and baby care kits and blankets now are being distributed. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8515&news_iv_ctrl=1361 79DEB82D-D5A7-4B87-A83B-206094760B0B Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:29:28 -0500 In the still-chaotic aftermath of the 7.0 earthquake that struck Port au Prince, Haiti, today, humanitarian agency Church World Service reports it is sending initial funding to its local partners in the country and is prepared to provide CWS Kits and CWS Blankets to people in need. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8435&news_iv_ctrl=1361 103D09CD-2F33-42A8-94D5-8B542A0BEF3A Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:35:21 -0500 As the Copenhagen climate change conference ended Saturday morning without official adoption of a non-binding accord brokered by President Barack Obama and emerging countries, humanitarian agency Church World Service called on individual nations to "act 'as if,' starting now." http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8373&news_iv_ctrl=1361 92901426-283F-4A8E-9DF6-9C00823BE534 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:52:44 -0500 As world leaders in Copenhagen, Denmark, plunge into the United Nations meeting on climate change (December 7-28), humanitarian agency Church World Service is voicing strong support for President Barack Obama's decision to attend the summit's final, pivotal negotiation days. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8276&news_iv_ctrl=1361 33463147-0487-4B68-8D98-8C550F410098 Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:05:16 -0500 Dr. Kashif Islam knows what it cost to respond to the massive medical needs of overlooked Pakistani families displaced by the military conflict in Swat earlier this year. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8271&news_iv_ctrl=1361 216A005B-1F38-42F2-B3EA-D84E1FCF6DD5 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:04:09 -0500 Registration is now open for the 2010 Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C., March 19-22. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8257&news_iv_ctrl=1361 B5CC93D6-2B43-4F59-ACD2-E0802E9B9ED2 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:50:17 -0500