Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Capacity building
Education and training of women
The girl child
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Social Development:
Information and Communications Technologies
Technical cooperation
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Land management
Partnerships
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sanitation
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Sustainable development of SIDS
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Country of activity: |
Cambodia
El Salvador
Argentina
Chile
State of Palestine
Rwanda
Paraguay
Colombia
Uruguay
Sierra Leone
Georgia
Haiti
Honduras
Timor-Leste
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Angola
Gambia
China
Senegal
Afghanistan
South Africa
Uganda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Guatemala
Niger
Kenya
Pakistan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Thailand
United States of America
Burkina Faso
Philippines
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Viet Nam
Brazil
India
Indonesia
Republic of Moldova
United Republic of Tanzania
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Serbia
Malawi
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1974 |
Organizational structure: |
501 c(3) non-profit corporation. Board of directors appointed by member communions of the General Assembly of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Regional offices in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia are supervised from the main office in New York. Work is organized by four quadrants: Global Strategies and Programs; Office of Executive Director/Relationships and Witness; Funds Development and Marketing; Finance and Operations. |
Number and type of members: |
N/A |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
CWS is a member/participant of numerous networks and coalitions, including ACT Alliance, Interaction, ICVA, Ecumenical Water Network, HAP, etc. |
Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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Funding structure other: |
CWS receives funding from U.S. member churches; public appeals fundraising; foundations and corporations; and governments (US, EU) |