PWS&D collaborates with recognized internationally focused organizations, faith-based and secular, to have a greater impact and to work on addressing many of the structural issues that affect the communities where the church is working overseas.
ACT Alliance (ACT)
www.actalliance.org
PWS&D is able to respond to disasters virtually anywhere in the world through this global ecumenical alliance. Whether due to war, earthquakes or displacement, PWS&D is in action providing essential items and support to communities in need.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB)
www.foodgrainsbank.ca
PWS&D is one of 15 church-based agencies that owns CFGB. Together, we are responding to hunger around the world and working to improve the ability of communities to grow their own food.
CCA: Canadian Churches in Action
www.churchesinaction.ca
PWS&D is one of 10 Canadian churches and church-based agencies involved in development and relief activities around the world that form CCA. Through CCA, we work with international partners to provide a unified response to disasters.
Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC)
www.ccic.ca
CCIC is Canada’s coalition to end poverty. It strengthens the voice and impact of the Canadian international non-governmental sector through research and learning opportunities. CCIC presses for national and international policies that serve people around the world.
Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
www.ccrweb.ca
CCR is made up of organizations committed to the rights and protection of refugees and to the settlement of refugees in Canada.
Cooperation Canada – Mozambique (COCAMO)
www.cocamo.com
Through this coalition PWS&D helps women in Mozambique access small loans to start businesses and earn an income.
Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA)
www.e-alliance.ch
PWS&D is a proud member of this ecumenical network that coordinates international advocacy on global trade issues and HIV and AIDS.
Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
www.icad-cisd.com
Working to lessen the spread of and impact of HIV and AIDS in resource-poor communities and countries by providing leadership and actively contributing to the Canadian and international response.
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
www.kairoscanada.org
Committed to caring for God’s earth and people, KAIROS teaches and supports individuals in campaigning on key issues such as international human rights and global economic justice. Visit the Global Partnerships Program (GPP) for more information.
Maquila Solidarity Network
www.maquilasolidarity.org
PWS&D works with MSN to support workers in Mexico, Central America and Asia to improve the conditions in their factories and to win a living wage.
Mines Action Canada
www.minesactioncanada.org
Mines Action Canada is a coalition of non-governmental organizations campaigning to ban landmines, cluster bombs and explosive remnants of war, and to support people affected by landmines physically, socially and economically.
Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC)
www.ocic.on.ca
OCIC seeks to build a world of global social justice, human dignity and participation for all. It strives to increase the effectiveness and impact of its members in promoting sustainable, people-centered development by sharing resources, hosting forums and facilitating capacity building in public engagement activities.
Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC)
www.earthbeat.sk.ca
Funding from SCIC helps equip PWS&D to continue its important work to support marginalized people and break cycles of poverty around the world.
TransFair Canada
www.transfair.ca
Fair Trade Certified is an international trade movement ensuring that farmers in the Global South receive a fair price for their products. The work ensures farmers of coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar and chocolate are able to make a decent living, can send their children to school and that they have access to healthcare services.
World Council of Churches (WCC)
www.oikoumene.org
PWS&D supports a variety of WCC programs that work to confront the effects of the global AIDS pandemic, analyze global economic and environmental trends, seek social justice for migrants, and accompany Palestinians and Israelis in their non-violent actions and advocacy efforts to end the occupation through the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI).
