the magazine of women in mission

february 2016

Mission Around the World

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Prayers and proposals for General Conference 35 response |

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Paul Jeffrey

Mission With Women, Children and Youth

Margaret Lubwama stands in her garden in Kabulasoke, Uganda, where the Ntulume Village Women Development Association has trained women in improved agricultural practices, thus increasing food security and empowering women and children. The program was supported by funding from a United Methodist Women’s A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial grant.

The maps featured in the following pages offer a glimpse of where United Methodist Women members’ Mission Giving and special offerings are at work in the world helping women, children and youth. Our approach to mission is different from many Christian mission organizations in that United Methodist Women endeavors to empower women and youth to care for themselves and their families and to provide the leadership that their communities and nations sorely need. Some grants represented on these maps go directly to specific organizations or projects. These can include schools, hospitals, agricultural projects, youth networks and more.

Other grants go to United Methodist and other women’s societies, ecumenical organizations and grassroots groups. This enables women to decide what projects and work is needed in their countries. The projects on these maps indicate projects supported by United Methodist Women through 2014 and 2015. Funds come from national and international ministries budgets, international scholarships, property and emergency funds, grants from A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial, Brighter Future, Assembly 2014, and other permanent and special funds. For 2015, the United Methodist Women Board of Directors approved a $16.7 million 2015 management budget from United

Methodist Women Mission Giving funds. The budget includes $3.55 million for national and international programs administered by United Methodist Women mission partners, $8.7 million for national and international programs administered by United Methodist Women, $605,000 program support and $3.5 million for supporting services. Grants disclosures, income reports, treasurer’s reports, financial statements and annual reports can all be found at www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/ finance. Your gracious giving changes lives for women, children, youth and families down the street and around the world.

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United Methodist Women Mission Outreach in Africa ■ CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES 1. United Methodist Church in Cote d’Ivoire. Providing healthy food to children ages 6 months to 2 years as well as food prep classes for mothers. Dabou, Cote d’Ivoire 2. Center for Victims of Torture. Healing psychological wounds of war and famine for refugees in the Dadaab Refugee camp. Dadaab, Kenya 3. MADRE. Water access, sanitation and human rights training to rural women, reducing waterborne diseases and protecting girls from sexual violence that threatens them when traveling to remote water sources. U.S. based. Mt. Elgon, Kenya 4. Ons Plek Shelter for children and teen girls living on the streets. Methodist Church of Southern Africa. Cape Town, South Africa 5. Shalom House, preschool, Methodist Church of Southern Africa. Kimberly, Johannesburg, South Africa 6. Phakamisa Wandering Teacher program, Pinetown Methodist Church. Pinetown, South Africa 7. Mutambara Central Primary School. Grants to help replace roof and add ventilation for seven classrooms as well as for purchase of computers, printers, digital camera and magnetic board. Chimanimani, Zimbabwe 8. Murewa Early Childhood Development Center, United Methodist Church of Zimbabwe. Murewa, Zimbabwe 9. Fairfield Children’s Home. Grant to help drill a borehole and constructing a water tank. Mutare, Zimbabwe 10. Old Mutare Hospital. Grant to install a solar power backup system. Mutare, Zimbabwe 11. Nyadire United Methodist Mission Hospital. Grant to install a solar power backup system. Mutoko, Zimbabwe

● WOMEN’S MINISTRIES 12. Cameroon United Methodist Women. Yaoundé, Cameroon 13. North Katanga Conference, United Methodist Church. Training in crop production for rural women and access to microcredit for food security and education. Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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14. Tanganyika Conference, United Methodist Church. Building peace and forgiveness through dialogue and reconciliation efforts between Bantou and Pygmee indigenous women. Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo 15. Hope Foundation for African Women (HFAW). Advancing human rights and improving economic well-being and health of Kenyan women, children and youth through education and collectively developing solutions. Borabu, Kenya 16. Center for Victims of Torture. Healing psychological wounds of war and famine for refugees in the Dadaab Refugee camp. Dadaab, Kenya 17. All Africa Conference of Churches young women’s programs. Nairobi, Kenya 18. Operation Hope. Two-year supportive intervention for 48 widows living with HIV who are caregivers to 75 dependents, including livelihood skills and stress reduction along with development of community. Nairobi, Kenya 19. Methodist Women’s Fellowship, Methodist Church in Kenya. Health program for pregnant/lactating women living with HIV/AIDS in Kilifi County, Kenya. Suba District, Ogongo and Gwassi, Kenya 20. Liberia Conference United Methodist Women. Women’s coordinator. Monrovia, Liberia 21. United Methodist Women in Malawi. Bicycle ambulance project to help Chula community fill gaps in transport shortages, especially for expectant mothers. Kasungu District, Malawi 22. Mozambique South United Methodist Women. Workshop on awareness and prevention of fistula in partnership with Regional Missionary Catherine Akale and the Mozambique office of the John Hopkins Program for International Education on Gynecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO). Maputo, Mozambique 23. Shared Interest. Financial and business skills training for women. Maputo, Mozambique 24. Pro-Literacy. Provide 200 tribal women and families with microbusiness development skills. Partnership with MicroCredit in Africa. U.S. based. Maradi region, Niger 25. Rwanda Gift for Life. Health and economic selfhelp for women across Rwanda raped during the genocide and now living with AIDS. Butare, Rwanda

26. SOS Dialogue. Entrepreneurial training in clothing with practical paid experience for teens and young women. Theis, Senegal 27. Sierra Leone United Methodist Church. Training women in food preparation, basic computer use, sewing, tie-dye and batik craft. Konomusu and Kissy, Sierra Leone. 28. Sierra Leone United Methodist Church. Transforming lives by alleviating poverty program across Sierra Leone. Freetown, Sierra Leone 29. Sierra Leone United Methodist Church. Women’s coordinator. Freetown, Sierra Leone. 30. Sierra Leone United Methodist Women. Workshops to bring hope to women and children impacted by the Ebola crisis of 2014, exploring loss, grief, trauma and the importance of support. Freetown, Sierra Leone 31. World YWCA. Participation in South Sudan ACT Alliance meeting for ecumenical response in South Sudan. Juba, South Sudan 32. Africa University, Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance. Grant to provide scholarship support to female students from African countries affected by war and conflict. Mutare, Zimbabwe 33. Old Mutare Hospital. Grant to install a solar power backup system. Mutare, Zimbabwe 34. Zimbabwe United Methodist Women. Deaf ministries, raising awareness of the importance of sign language and training volunteer sign language interpreters. Mutare and Nyadire, Zimbabwe 35. Nyadire United Methodist Mission Hospital. Grant to install a solar power backup system. Mutoko, Zimbabwe

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United Methodist Women Mission Outreach in Asia and Pacific Islands 6. Nepal Mahila Bishwasi Sangh (YWCA). Health ministry with women and children survivors of domestic violence and crisis. Kathmandu, Nepal 7. United Mission to Nepal. Child protection, including anti-early marriages and trafficking efforts throughout Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal 8. Batis Center for Women. Lifeline project for women migrants and their children. Manila, Philippines 9. Kapatiran-Kaunlaran Foundation. Enhancing the community response for protection of street and working children in Manila North Cemetery, providing education and medical/psychosocial assistance. Manila, Philippines

■ CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES 1. Global Health Action, Left Behind Children Project. Primary and mental health services for rural 11- to 15-year-olds whose parents left them with elderly relatives to find work in cities of China. Funing County, Jiangsu Province, China 2. Bengali Girls Day School. Prekindergarten, primary and high school education to young women and young men. Asansol, Burdwan, India 3. IMAYAM Social Welfare Association. Education and vocational skills for women and children living with HIV/AIDS. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 4. DDMM Institute of Cardiology. Heart health care and education for women and girls. Gujarat, India 5. Center for Research and Rehabilitation of Infants and Females (CRIF). HIV/AIDS health rights, education and economic justice. Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

● WOMEN’S MINISTRIES 10. United Methodist Church of Cambodia. Support for full-time woman at the Women’s Ministry Desk. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Mongolia

11. Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants. Organizational development and education and advocacy for migrants. Hong Kong, S.A.R., P.R. of China 12. Bethune House. Shelter, health and legal services for Indonesian migrant domestic workers in crisis. Hong Kong, S.A.R., P.R. of China 13. Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW). Crisis intervention, prevention and empowerment with case work, psychosocial services for foreign domestic workers. Hong Kong, S.A.R., P.R. of China 14. World Student Christian Federation, Asia Pacific Region. Women’s leadership development and gender justice work. Hong Kong, S.A.R., P.R. of China 15. Anna Tillou Cottage for the Adult Mentally Challenged. Vocational skills training in group-home setting. Chennai, India

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16. Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (ISPCK). Equipping rural women to increase their economic capacity through learning sewing and embroidery and marketing. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrarakhand, India 17. Center for Research and Rehabilitation of Infants and Females (CRIF). HIV and AIDS health rights, education and economic justice. Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 18. DDMM Institute of Cardiology. Health care and education for women and girls through this Methodist Church-related hospital. Nadiad, Gujarat, India 19. Centre for Action and Rural Education (CARE). Empowering women through financial literacy. Tamil Nadu, India 20. IMAYAM Social Welfare Association. Education and vocational skills for women and children living with HIV/AIDS. Tamil Nadu, India 21. Methodist Church in Indonesia, Region II. Women’s coordinator for Gereja Methodist Church. Jakarta, Indonesia 22. Lao Samphan Methodist Church. Leadership and organizational development and training for churchwomen and community workers throughout Laos. 23. Grace Ministries of Mongolia. Salary support for doctors, nurses, pharmacist and bookkeeper for hospice care for cancer patients. Ulanbatar, Mongolia 24. Association for Theological Education in Myanmar (ATEM). Second writers’ workshop for women. Yangon, Myanmar 25. Nepal Mahila Bishwasi Sangh (YWCA). Counseling center and support for women and children survivors of domestic violence, torture or critical health situations. Kathmandu, Nepal 26. United Mission to Nepal. Capacity building of poor rural women through literacy and economic development and education in health and hygiene, food production. Kathmandu, Nepal 27. United Mission to Nepal. Earthquake relief, Dhading District, including food, supplies, repair support and psychosocial support. Kathmandu, Nepal

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28. Church of Pakistan, Lahore Diocese, Women’s Desk. Income-generating opportunities and first-aid training. Lahore, Pakistan 29. Church of Pakistan, Lahore Diocese, Women’s Desk. Support for the Women’s Desk coordinator to participate in the 58th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Lahore, Pakistan 30. Women Development and Service Society. Grant to support the education and training of young girls to reduce the risk of povertydriven exploitation. Lahore, Pakistan 31. Decker Memorial Foundation. Grant to make repairs and renovations to the Decker House home for retired deaconesses. Manila, Philippines 32. Kapatiran Kaunlaran Foundation. Livelihood skills development training for unemployed women and young adults. Manila, Philippines 33. Mary Johnston Hospital. Grant to the Mother and Child Safety Program for purchase of X-ray machine, supplies and salary for a community health worker. Manila, Philippines 34. Philippines Central Conference Board of Women’s Work. Grant for purchase of computers, printers and software to develop skills in communication technology. Manila, Philippines (Continued on page 31)

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United Methodist Women Mission Outreach in the Caribbean 8. Chosen Ministry. Comprehensive financial literacy and money management education and training for Haitian women as a part of the Fanm Femye/Women in Farming training program. Port-au-Prince, Haiti 9. International Child Care. Program to improve child and maternal morbidity rates through training to traditional birth attendants, immunizations, prenatal care and screening for childhood diseases and ongoing illnesses. U.S. based. Port-au-Prince, Haiti 10. Global Health Action. Grant to support the Rural Women’s Livestock Cooperative project. Trouin, Haiti

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Cuba

11. Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Center. Equipping youth with livelihood skills and technical training in agriculture and marketing. Mercers Creek, Antigua 12. International Child Care. Grant to support disabilities program in the Dominican Republic. U.S. based. Santiago Province, Dominican Republic

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St. Kitts ■ CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES 1. Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA), South Caribbean District. Support to develop materials and programs for faith development of children in the church. Barbados 2. International Child Care. Grant to support disabilities program in the Dominican Republic. U.S. based. Santiago Province, Dominican Republic 3. Haiti Hope House. Education and vocational training for children. Mizak, Haiti 4. International Child Care. Program to improve child and maternal morbidity rates through training to traditional birth attendants, immunizations, prenatal care and screening for childhood diseases and ongoing illnesses. U.S. based. Port-au-Prince, Haiti

● WOMEN’S MINISTRIES 5. Organization for the Development of Haitian Immigrant Women and Their Families. Women’s reproductive and sexual health rights for Haitians living in the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 6. Grencoda. Youth development skills training program. St. John, St. Mark and St. Patrick, Grenada 7. Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI). Growth, training and technical support for staff and local community toward economic and gender equity. Mizak, Haiti

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No single location for map • Regional Missionary Serna Samuel, St. Vincent and Grenadines. Works with the leadership and membership of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas (MCCA) women’s organization and wider church in French and English-speaking countries of the Caribbean and Americas. • Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA), South Caribbean District. Support for staff person to further develop faith for children in the church in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. • World Student Christian Federation Latin America Region. • World Student Christian Federation North America Region. Christian student movement training offering leadership training for North American Christian college students and justice education for social advocacy and intervention planning.

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■ CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES 1. Lithuania United Methodist Church. Support for children to experience Christian camping in the Methodist tradition. Kaunas, Lithuania 2. Forthspring Inter-Community Group, Healthier Families. After-school activities for children and mothers with focus on healthy lifestyles and choices. Belfast, Northern Ireland 3. Grace United Methodist Church, United Methodist Center Spring. Outreach to children with disabilities. St. Petersburg, Russia 4. Russia United Methodist Women. Camping for children with disabilities, particularly cerebral paralysis. Voronezh, Russia

● WOMEN’S MINISTRIES 5. Lithuania United Methodist Church. Women’s coordinator, work with women and diaconal ministries for women and children. Vilnius, Lithuania

6. United Methodist Church in the Republic of Macedonia. Women’s leadership training. Ohrid and Strumica, Macedonia 7. East Belfast Mission. Postconflict community transformation support for local chaplain’s work with women. Belfast, Northern Ireland 8. Forthspring Inter-Community Group, Healthier Families. After-school activities for children and mothers with focus on healthy lifestyles and choices. Belfast, Northern Ireland 9. World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women, Europe Continental Area. Grant to support travel costs of 20 women from 10 of the poorer countries in Europe to attend the 2014 Joint Europe Area Seminar. Pomezia, Italy 10. Portuguese Methodist Women’s Federation. Scholarships for migrant women. Porto, Portugal 11. Grace United Methodist Church, United Methodist Center Spring. Outreach to families facing substance and domestic abuse. St. Petersburg, Russia

12. Russia United Methodist Women. Leadership development, spiritual growth and social action education for women. Voronezh, Russia 13. United Methodist Women of Russia. Susannah Wesley Care Center, offering transformative education, counseling, legal and financial advice, life-skills training and spiritual growth opportunities for women living in crisis near United Methodist churches. Voronezh, Russia 14. Church World Service, Europe. Roma women’s empowerment project to increase literacy among young Roma women. Belgrade, Serbia 15. World Council of Churches, Women in Church and Society. Project to build gender justice men and women through regional training programs. Geneva, Switzerland 16. United Methodist Women of the Central and Southern Europe Central Conference. Leadership development for women. Also language training in English and German. Zurich, Switzerland

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United Methodsit Women Mission Outreach in Mexico and Central America

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Mexico

1. Women’s Economic Development Network. Project to create a community of women and leadership development for sustainable economic enterprise efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as microenterprise project and training for small-business women in the region. San José, Costa Rica 2. Women and Community Association. Grant for purchase of computers, monitors, projectors and software to strengthen educational resources for families in the community. Managua, Nicaragua 3. Acción Medica Cristiana. Empowerment in women’s health through community self-help groups and education in the prevention of cervical cancer in the city of Tuma La Dalia. Matagalpa, Nicaragua

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a a No single location for map • Regional Missionary Serna Samuel, St. Vincent’s and Grenadines. Works with the leadership and membership of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas (MCCA) women’s organization and wider church in French and English speaking countries of the Caribbean and Americas. • Regional Missionary Andrea Reily Rocha, Latin America. Support and promotion of leadership for all Methodist women, identifying issues and concerns of gender and gender equity and fostering abundant life, women’s empowerment in church

and community, and income security and education for the uprooted and marginalized. • World Student Christian Federation Latin America region. Ecumenical leadership development for youth and women in the student Christian movement of Latin America/ Caribbean. • World Student Christian Federation North America Region. Christian student movement training offering leadership training for North American Christian college students and justice education for social advocacy and intervention planning.

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● WOMEN’S MINISTRIES 2. YWCA of Palestine. Vocational training. East Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine 3. Sindyanna of Galilee. Equipping women in basket making, overseeing the Sindyanna workshop and fair-trade marketing of the products made by Palestinian women. Kufr Manda, Israel/Palestine 4. Grassroots International, Women’s Empowerment and Food Sovereignty Program in Palestine. Providing training, tools and bees for Palestine women to produce honey to sell to earn money to feed their families and communities in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip. West Bank near Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine 5. Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches. Training church members to be active and skilled church volunteers in Christian education and church development across the region. Mazraat Yachoua, Lebanon 6. Georgian Union of Educators “Lampari.” Grant to support the Defend Your Future program against human trafficking. Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia 7. Tbilisi Youth House Foundation. Equipping 220 young, socially unprotected women with educational and vocational skills in business, computer, journalism and job readiness. Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia 8. Union Women Center. Mobilizing and involving ethnic rural women, men, youth, doctors, religious leaders and local government representatives in improving the quality of reproductive and maternal health in the community. Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

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9. YWCA of Palestine. Vocational training. East Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine 10. Middle East Council of Churches/Department of Services to Refugees. Skills training and education for youth at Palestinian refugee camps. Irbid, Hiteen and Madaba, Jordan 11. Georgian Union of Educators “Lampari.” Grant to support the Defend Your Future program against human trafficking. Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia 12. Tbilisi Youth House Foundation. Equipping 220 young, socially unprotected women with educational and vocational skills in business, computer, journalism and job readiness. Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia No one location for map • World Student Christian Federation Middle East Region. Summer university ecumenical training for youth leadership and human rights education. Youth design and lead training addressing leadership and social justice issues.

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United Methodist Women Mission Outreach in South America ■ CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES 1. Tapepora Methodist Mission, Methodist Church of Brazil. Work with women, children and youth. Training indigenous members of the Methodist Church of Brazil with a view toward self-determination, access to health care and freedom of expression within the church. Aldeia Bororó, Dourados Indian Reservation, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sol, Brazil

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● WOMEN’S MINISTRIES 2. Argentine Federation of Methodist Women. Pastoral training and education to help women address life issues, including bullying, addiction, reproductive health and violence against women, girls, teens and families. Buenos Aires, Argentina 3. Evangelical Methodist Church of Bolivia. Women’s coordinator, training and leadership development for Bolivian churchwomen. La Paz, Bolivia 4. Methodist Women’s Federation of Bolivia. Vocational training of indigenous women, equipping women through vocational training in leadership, business and agriculture. La Paz, Bolivia 5. Tapepora Methodist Mission, Methodist Church of Brazil. Work with women, children and youth. Training indigenous members of the Methodist Church of Brazil with a view toward self-determination, access to health care and freedom of expression within the church. Aldeia Bororó, Dourados Indian Reservation, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sol, Brazil 6. Confederation of Latin America and Caribbean Methodist Women. Equipment for skills training workshops for women affected by fire and earthquake in areas of weaving, seafood preparation and pottery. Valparaiso, Arica and Iquique, Chile 7. Educación Popular en Salud (EPES). Equipping women to improve their physical and psychological health through training in the popular education method. Haulpen, BioBio Region, Concepción, Chile 8. CEPALC Ecumenical Women’s Network. Strengthening protestant women’s leadership and organization through workshop training on biblical women leaders, gender and women’s rights. Bogotá, Córdoba, Sucre, Boyacá, Casanare, Colombia 9. Colombia Methodist Church, Women Are Free, Committed and Victorious. Gender justice work and leadership development. Costa, Eje Cafetero and Valle Districts, Colombia 10. Association of the Women of the Evangelical United Methodist Church of Ecuador. Development of training in biblical and spiritual formation, witness and service and promotion of women’s whole lives in church, family and community. Santiago, Chile

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13. Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia. Preparation of Christian education materials for children and teens on child rights, self-worth, health and abuse. La Paz, Bolivia 14. Tapepora Methodist Mission, Methodist Church of Brazil. Work with women, children and youth. Training indigenous members of the Methodist Church of Brazil with a view toward self-determination, access to health care and freedom of expression within the church. Aldeia Bororó, Dourados Indian Reservation, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sol, Brazil 15. National Confederation of Methodist Youth. Leadership development and skills training for marginalized youth including spiritual growth, human and civil rights, economic justice and peace-building. São Paulo, Brazil 16. Uruguay Methodist Church. Manufacture of clothing and accessories to provide skills training and employment opportunity for youth with disabilities. Montevideo, Uruguay No one location for map • Regional Missionary Andrea Reily Rocha, Latin America. Support and promotion of leadership for all Methodist women, identifying issues and concerns of gender and gender equity and fostering abundant life, women’s empowerment in church and community, and income security and education for the uprooted and marginalized. • Washington Office on Latin America. Training for men and women in Colombia on human, land and women’s rights. • World Student Christian Federation Latin America region. Ecumenical leadership development for youth and women in the student Christian movement of Latin America/Caribbean. • World Student Christian Federation North America Region. Christian student movement training offering leadership training for North American Christian college students and justice education for social advocacy and intervention planning.

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KEY TO UNITED STATES, PUERTO RICO & THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAP

● COMMUNITY CENTERS 1. Dumas Wesley Community Center Mobile, Ala. 2. United Community Centers Birmingham, Ala. 3. Nome Community Center Nome, Alaska 4. Wesley Community Center Phoenix, Ariz. 5. Camp Aldersgate Little Rock, Ark. 6. Neighborhood Center of Calexico Calexico, Calif. 7. Toberman Neighborhood Center San Pedro, Calif. 8. Neighborhood House Wilmington, Del. 9. Wesley House Family Services Key West, Fla. 10. Cornerstone Family Ministries Tampa, Fla. 11. Meals on Wheels Atlanta, Ga. 12. New Bethlehem Community Center Augusta, Ga. 13. Open Door Community House Columbus, Ga. 14. Wesley Community Centers of Savannah Savannah, Ga. 15. Susannah Wesley Community Center Honolulu, Hawaii 16. Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House East St. Louis, Ill. 17. Bidwell Riverside Center Des Moines, Iowa 18. Hawthorn Hill Des Moines, Iowa 19. Henderson Settlement Frakes, Ky. 20. Wesley House Community Services Louisville, Ky. 21. UMCOR/Sager-Brown Baldwin, La. 22. Dulac Community Center Dulac, La. 23. North Rampart Community Center New Orleans, La. 24. Hattie B. Cooper Community Center Roxbury, Mass. 25. United Methodist Community House Grand Rapids, Mich. 26. Moore Community House Biloxi, Miss. 27. Bethlehem Center Jackson, Miss. 28. Wesley House Community Centers Meridian, Miss. 29. Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center East Prairie, Mo. 30. Della Lamb Community Services Kansas City, Mo. 30 response | february 2016

31. InterServ St. Joseph, Mo. 32. United Methodist Ministries Omaha, Neb. 33. Neighborhood Center Camden, N.J. 34. Neighborhood Center Utica, N.Y. 35. Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 36. Bethlehem Community Center Winston-Salem, N.C. 37. Wesley Education Center for Children and Families Cincinnati, Ohio 38. West Side Community House Cleveland, Ohio 39. Community Development for All People Columbus, Ohio 40. Wesley Community Center Dayton, Ohio 41. Friendly Center Toledo, Ohio 42. United Methodist Community Center Warren, Ohio 43. United Methodist Community Center Youngstown, Ohio 44. Neighborhood Center Harrisburg, Pa. 45. Ruth M. Smith Center Sheffield, Pa. 46. Rural Mission, Johns Island, S.C. 47. Bethlehem Center Spartanburg, S.C. 48. United Methodist Neighborhood Centers Chattanooga, Tenn. 49. Wesley House Community Center Knoxville, Tenn. 50. Bethlehem Centers of Nashville Nashville, Tenn. 51. Alpine Community Center Alpine, Texas 52. Amarillo Wesley Community Center Amarillo, Texas 53. Good Neighbor Settlement House Brownsville, Texas 54. Wesley Community Center Corpus Christi, Texas 55. Dallas Bethlehem Center Dallas, Texas 56. Wesley-Rankin Community Center Dallas, Texas 57. Houchen Community Center El Paso, Texas 58. United Community Centers Forth Worth, Texas 59. Wesley Community Center Houston, Texas 60. Holding Institute Community Center Laredo, Texas 61. Southside Community Center San Marcos, Texas 62. Crossroads Urban Center Salt Lake City, Utah

63. Community United Methodist Center St. Croix, Virgin Islands 64. Wesley Community Service Center Portsmouth, Va. 65. Atlantic Street Center Seattle, Wash. 66. Tacoma Community House Tacoma, Wash. 67. Scott’s Run Settlement House Osage, W. Va. 68. Northcott Neighborhood House Milwaukee, Wis.

■ SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 69. McCurdy Ministries Espanola, N.M. 70. Robinson School San Juan, P.R. 71. Scarritt Bennett Center Nashville, Tenn.

嘷 WOMEN RESIDENCE 72. Gum Moon Residence San Francisco, Calif. 73. Mary Elizabeth Inn San Francisco, Calif. 74. Shesler Hall Sioux City, Iowa 75. Susanna Wesley House Baltimore, Md. 76. Emma Norton Services St. Paul, Minn. 77. Navajo United Methodist Center Farmington, N.M. 78. Killingsworth Columbia, S.C.

□ RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE 79. AK Child and Family Anchorage, Alaska 80. David and Margaret Youth and Family Services La Verne, Calif. 81. Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers Cedartown, Ga. 82. The Vashti Center Thomasville, Ga. 83. Cunningham Children’s Home Urbana, Ill. 84. MacDonnell Children’s Services Houma, La. 85. Epworth Children and Family Services St. Louis, Mo. 86. Spofford Kansas City, Mo. 87. Epworth Village York, Neb. 88. Neighborhood Services Organization Oklahoma City, Okla.

◆ OUTREACH ORGANIZATIONS 89. Black Mesa Water Coalition Flagstaff, Ariz.

90. Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Chicago, Ill. 91. Red Bird Mission Beverly, Ky. 92. Grassroots International Jamaica Plain, Mass. 93. Curamericas Global Raleigh, N.C. 94. Climate Justice Alliance Albuquerque, N.M. 95. North Shore Waterfront Conservancy of Staten Island Staten Island, N.Y. 96. Servicios Ecumenicos para Reconcilliacion y Reconstruccion (SERR) Lancaster, Pa.

〫 STUDENT LEADERSHIP 97. Clark-Atlanta University Atlanta, Ga. 98. Paine College Augusta, Ga. 99. Rust College Holly Springs, Miss. 100. Bennett College for Women Greensboro, N.C. 101. Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, N.C. 102. World Student Christian Federation New York, N.Y. 103. Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, S.C. 104. Huston-Tillotson University Austin, Texas

夝 LEGAL SERVICES 105. Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors Des Moines, Iowa 106. Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors Aurora, Ill. 107. Southeastern Michigan Justice for Our Neighbors Beverly Hills, Mich. 108. West Michigan Justice for Our Neighbors Holland, Mich.

夡 RETIREMENT HOME AND RETREAT CENTERS 109. Brooks-Howell Home Asheville, N.C. 110. Fenton Memorial Deaconess House Chautauqua, N.Y.

* END HUMAN TRAFFICKING 111. StreetlightUSA Peoria, Ariz. 112. Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Los Angeles, Calif. 113. Courtney’s House Washington, D.C. 114. YWCA National Capital Area Washington, D.C.

ASIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS continued from page 20 35. Philippines Central Conference Board of Women’s Work. Staff support for victims of human trafficking/overseas Filipino workers and their families, especially victims of rape. Manila, Philippines 36. Philippines Central Conference Board of Women’s Work. Women’s and youth leadership training programs. Manila, Philippines 37. Batis Center for Women. Crisis ministry to families displaced from Typhoon Haiyan aiming to normalize life for young women. Quezon City, Philippines 38. Ecumenical Women’s Forum. Leadership training workshop for gender and ecological justice. Quezon City, Philippines 39. Sunlit Sisters Center. Trauma healing for elderly former comfort women of the U.S. Army near the Humphrey U.S. military base. Anjung-Ri, Pyeongtaek, South Korea 40. Methodist Church of Sri Lanka. Grant to empower war widows by working with women- and child-headed households to enhance well-being and reduce vulnerability through education and skills training. Colombo, Sri Lanka 41. Hagar International. Grant to support the Start of the Healing Journey program for victims of human trafficking. Hanoi, Vietnam

◆ YOUTH MINISTRIES 42. Amity Foundation. Grant to build an online platform for cooperative network of students in the University for Girls program. Hong Kong, S.A.R, P.R. China 43. Pasumai Ulagam. Grant for purchase of computer processors, copier, printer, projector and software installation to help young girls and youth have skills in digital technology. Tamil Nadu, India 44. Methodist Church in Indonesia, Region II. Youth coordinator for Gereja Methodist Church. Jakarta, Indonesia 45. United Mission to Nepal. Capacity building of poor rural youth through literacy and economic development and education in health and hygiene, food production. Kathmandu, Nepal 46. United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines (UMYFP). Addressing needs of returned and distressed migrant workers and prevention training. Manila, Philippines 47. Harris Memorial College. Grant to help renovate the college dormitory. Taytay, Rizal, Philippines 48. Lanka Evangelical Alliance Development Service (LEADS). Therapeutic care and legal services to sexually abused children. Dehiwela, Sri Lanka * Work in Afghanistan cannot be identified in order to protect program participants and personnel.

No single location for map • Regional Missionary Emma Cantor, a deaconess based in the Philippines working on gender justice training, leadership development and with ecumenical women of the Asia/Pacific region. • Regional Missionary Hikari Kokai Chang working on leadership development and gender, economic and environmental justice with women in Asia. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. • India: Asha Educational Trust. Advocacy for rural women and children to have access to basic education and cultural freedom and be released from child labor. U.S. based. • India: Pro-Literacy. Offering literacy and learning opportunities to women and girls in 58 communities in southern India. U.S.-based. • Philippines: Global Peace for Life. Project to provide interfaith and inter-regional space for women to dialogue on issues that impact faith globally. Worldwide Programs • Agricultural Missions. Supporting women in rural development working toward gender equality through business training, literacy and numeracy and microenterprise. • Hesperian. A new version of “Where There Is No Doctor.” Empowering health information for frontline community health workers. • MADRE: International women’s human rights organization. • Urgent Action Fund. Women’s peace building in areas of armed conflict. • United Methodist Women: Program development for Global Justice Volunteers. • United Methodist Women: Internships for international ministries scholarship recipients. • United Methodist Women: Ubuntu Explorer Journeys. • World Day of Prayer International. National organizations will be trained to reinforce ecumenical relations and develop leadership for worship and collaborative strategies to live out World Day of Prayer theme.

AFRICA contiued from page 18 • Regional Missionary Catherine Akale based in Cameroon. Works with women in Nigeria, Mozambique, Angola and Southern Africa and leads ecumenical prison ministry to women and their children in Cameroon. • Regional Missionary Finda Quiwa based in Sierra Leone. Works with young women and youth networks in West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. • Regional Missionary Elmira Sellu based in Sierra Leone. Works with United Methodist Women in West and East Africa. • Regional Missionary Grace Musuka based in Zimbabwe. Works with Methodist women’s coordinators in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi.

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