Haiti: A quiet and calm week allows time for reflection and looking ahead
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Following the commemoration of the first anniversary of the January 2010 earthquake three months ago and the recent presidential elections, a respite is probably needed in Haiti. But the continued work needed to rebuild requires a commitment to the Haitian people by U.S. churches and their members, say CWS Haitian partners and beneficiaries.
CWS continues to support several long-term efforts in Haiti, including the expansion of food cooperatives, initiatives for vulnerable Haitian children and support for 1,200 persons with disabilities and their families in metropolitan Port-au-Prince. Read more.
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CWS: "Still humanitarian gaps in Japan relief"
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In Japan’s Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, where more than 5,500 of its 163,000 citizens were lost, shops are opening and road repairs are beginning in a city that three weeks ago was covered in water. But there are still "humanitarian gaps."
Although overall relief efforts now are moving ahead as planned along the country’s quake and tsunami-decimated northeast coast, CWS and its Japanese partners are working to fill those gaps, providing food, water, health and medical services, hygiene items, clothing and fuel. Learn more.
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Spring storms 2011 – April 21 update
Regions throughout the continental United States continue to be buffeted by a series of storms, tornadoes,
floods and wildfires that have resulted in loss of life and severe damage to homes and property in the affected states. CWS Disaster Response Specialists are working with state, regional and local agencies and will provide material resources – including blankets, hygiene kits and clean-up buckets – as requested. Learn more.
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CWS relieved at 2011 U.S. funding 'saves' but warns of 2012 aid cuts disaster
CWS appreciates President Obama's commitment to reduce the federal budget in ways that preserve America's historical commitment to the most vulnerable among us and is relieved at the agreement reached on Friday (April 8) that averted a government shutdown. However, concerns remain over the looming 2012 budget battle and the possibility that a 30 percent cut in humanitarian and poverty-focused foreign aid is proposed for the next fiscal year. Read more.
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