What we do

Whether responding to natural disasters or man-made crises, Community World Service Asia and its partners work closely with communities to build capacities and reduce potential disaster risks – and provide life-saving assistance in the midst of insecurity and daunting logistical challenges.

Community World Service Asia believes that the most important aspect of humanitarian interventions is that the assistance is actually accountable to the people it aims to support.

Community World Service Asia believes not just in the power of individuals to transform their own lives, but even more so in the ability of communities to work together to realize local development and sustainable livelihoods.

As the foundation of the long-term development of communities, Community World Service Asia believes that education develops the capacity of children, youth, and adults to fully understand their rights, roles, and values.

Poor, marginalized, and internally displaced persons in Pakistan and Afghanistan – especially women and children – face difficulty in accessing basic health services due to lack of infrastructure including hospitals, health personnel, and essential medicine.

Community World Service Asia believes that the increasing of water, sanitation, and hygiene support to communities not only improves their overall health, but also can create dramatic improvements in areas like education, livelihoods, and food security.

Community World Service Asia is working on ways of integrating Disaster Risk Reduction with climate change adaptation (CCA), as well as mainstreaming both into development. Development, DRR and CCA are interdependent and mutually reinforcing areas of our policy, strategy and action.