“I have achieved a lot: organising women’s self-help groups, getting the children to attend school, and providing basic needs such as water, electricity and street lights. Even men could not have done so much. ”
The following sites will give you more information on the issues CWS works on:
CWS Networks |
Topics |
International: |
Climate Change |
| ACT Alliance: a global alliance of churches and church-related organisations that work together in humanitarian assistance and development. | IPCC Intergovermental panel on climate change |
| Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance campaigning against global injustice |
Fair Trade |
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Jubilee UK: Drop the debt campaign Jubilee USA: Debt campaign |
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Decade to Overcome Violence: Churches seeking reconciliation and peace |
FoodFood and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations |
New Zealand |
International news |
| Council for International Development | IRIN UN Humanitarian news service |
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Anglican Social Justice Commission Mission and Ecumenical (Methodist Church) |
Alert Net
Inter Press Service Journalism for global change |
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Cluster Munitions Coalition: campaign to ban cluster bombs |
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Supporting Churches |
PovertyUNDP UN Development Programme |
Refugees |
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| UNRWA UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees | |
| Christian Churches New Zealand |
UNHCR UN Refugee Agency |
| Uniting Congregations of Aotearoa New Zealand |
Water |
| UN Water | |
| Ecumenical Water Network | |