- World Concern
"World Concern" -
non-profit organization ofchristian origin, providing development and relief assistance for needy countries. Established and based by Wilbert Saunders inSeattle ,United States .The mission is declared to provide life, opportunity and hope to suffering people around the world with the motivation found by love of
Christ .The Agency operates in
Sub-Saharan Africa ,East Asia and thePacific ,Europe ,Central Asia ,Latin America , theCaribbean ,Middle East ,North Africa . The activities are mainly focused on:agriculture , disaster and emergency relief, education,HIV /AIDS ,refugee s and displacement, rural development. [ [http://www.interaction.org/members/worldconcern American Council for Voluntary International Action] ]World Concern is a member of the Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations (AERDO). [ [http://www.aerdo.org/members/organizations/world_concern.html AERDO Directory] ]
The staff is about 900 permanent workers and 450 volunteers in different countries. By its own statement, the organization served 5.5 million people in 32 countries in
2006 .References
External links
* [http://www.worldconcern.org World Concern Page]
* [http://www.alertnet.org/thepeople/members/110669414560.htm World Concern on Reuters Alert Net]
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