Asia/Pacific

Asia/Pacific: School children, Myanmar.
After Cyclone Nargis, CWS provided emergency assistance, including food distribution and school building. Today, CWS continues its work in Myanmar, helping prepare local people for future disasters. Photo: CWS

CWS is one of the oldest and largest ecumenical organizations in the Asia/Pacific region. Dedicated to providing humanitarian and development assistance to the world’s most disadvantaged, we have close to 1,000 team members in the region and strong partnerships spanning decades.

CWS provides support to some of the most vulnerable communities, both in emergency situations and for longer-term development, to enhance their ability to safeguard themselves from a range of threats and help them prepare for future challenges, whether natural disasters or man-made.

Emergency Response

CWS Europe addresses the immediate and underlying causes of hunger, providing food aid while also improving food systems. >>

Development

CWS Europe addresses the immediate and underlying causes of hunger, providing food aid while also improving food systems. >>

Three Decades of Service

Jack Dunford came to Bangkok as a traffic engineer. He stayed for more than 30 years. »

'My Own Rice'

Tun Tun Oo lost his family to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. A CWS micro-loan is helping him grow his own rice »