THE SALVATION ARMY WORLD SERVICE OFFICE
Programs
Disaster Relief and Recovery
DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY:THE TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CONFLICTS VARY WIDELY WITH FAR-REACHING IMPACTS. HOWEVER, DISASTER SIZE, FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY AREN'T THE ONLY DETERMINING FACTORS FOR RECOVERY. A COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO MANAGE INCIDENTS IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR DISASTER RESILIENCY. SAWSO SUPPORTS DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY WORK WITH A COMMUNITY-CENTERED FOCUS, EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE THEIR CAPABILITY TO MITIGATE, PREPARE FOR, RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS. IN PAKISTAN, RESOURCES WERE PROVIDE TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY FOOD ITEMS FOR AFGHANI FAMILIES WHO FLED TO PAKISTAN FOLLOWING THE JUNE 2022 EARTHQUAKE. THESE FAMILIES HAD RECEIVED INITIAL FOOD FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUT NEEDED ADDITIONAL AID. IN KENYA, THE SALVATION ARMY PROVIDED HYGIENE ITEMS AND EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF FOR SECONDARY AND PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY DROUGHT IN THE TURKANA REGION. IN TURN, EACH SCHOOL WAS CREDITED AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE VALUE OF FOOD PROVIDED FROM FEES OWED BY ENROLLED STUDENTS. THIS SUPPORT ALLOWED STUDENTS TO RETURN AND REMAIN IN SCHOOL AND FREED UP CASH RESOURCES TO PROVIDE OTHER MUCH NEEDED ITEMS FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS. FURTHER, SAWSO SUPPORTED THE PROVISION OF FOOD PARCELS TO HOUSEHOLDS. FOLLOWING THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON WORSHIPPERS AT ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH OLOGUNWA OWO IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA, SAWSO RESOURCES SUPPORTED THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO DISPLACED FAMILIES. FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL TRAUMA, THESE BASIC NECESSITIES WERE ESSENTIAL FOR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESILIENCY. ADDITIONALLY, SAWSO SUPPORTED THE FACILITATION OF ELECTION PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOPS, WHICH TRAINED COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS HOW TO PROMOTE PEACE AND DE-ESCALATE TENSIONS BEFORE THEY FLARE INTO CONFLICT. IN COLOMBIA, SAWSO SUPPORTED SALVATION ARMY COLUMBIA'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE LIFE-SUSTAINING NECESSITIES SUCH AS NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TOILETRIES, BLANKETS, SLEEPING MATS, AND DIAPERS FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DEVASTATING LANDSLIDES. FOLLOWING A FIRE THAT DESTROYED NEARLY 200 HOMES IN CHILE, SAWSO RESOURCES PROVIDED BEDDING, BLANKETS AND MATTRESSES FOR FAMILIES LEFT HOMELESS IN ITS AFTERMATH. SINCE THE ONSET OF THE UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT, SAWSO HAS SUPPORTED THE ENSUING NEEDS CAUSED BY THIS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. IN VARYING DEGREES, THE SALVATION ARMY HAS MOBILIZED IN MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. OUR SERVICE INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF MEALS, FOOD PARCELS, HYGIENE ITEMS, CLOTHES, MEDICATION, AND ACCOMMODATION. SALVATION ARMY FACILITIES ARE BEING RETROFITTED TO PROVIDE DISPLACED PEOPLE ACCESS TO SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY SERVICES. REFRIGERATORS, WASHING MACHINES, DRYERS AND KETTLES ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO MEET HYGIENE NEEDS. WITH MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN HAVING FLED UKRAINE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CONFLICT, THE RISK OF CHILD TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WHILE IN TRANSIT HAS BEEN REPORTED, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNACCOMPANIED, SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES, OR ORPHANED. THIS THREAT ALSO EXISTS FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN. THE SALVATION ARMY IS DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL AND INFORMATION TO REFUGEES AT BORDER CROSSINGS, AT SALVATION ARMY AND PARTNER FACILITIES IN THE VARIOUS LANGUAGES OF THE DISPLACED POPULATION. TRANSLATORS ASSIST WITH DOCUMENT TRANSLATION AND PERSON TO PERSON TRANSLATION FOR NON-UKRAINE SPEAKING PERSONNEL ASSISTING WITH THIS EFFORT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.7MCommunity Health Programs
HEALTH PROGRAMS:WHILE CONTINUING TO WRAP UP PROJECTS THAT SUPPORTED THE SALVATION ARMY'S WORLDWIDE COVID-19 RESPONSE, SAWSO ALSO FOCUSED ON OTHER ISSUES INVOLVING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN 2022. THE SALVATION ARMY SERVES THE POOR AND VULNERABLE BY IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROVIDING CARE AT SALVATION ARMY-OPERATED HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. SAWSO WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SALVATION ARMY PERSONNEL TO IMPROVE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF CARE. PROGRAM FOCUS AREAS ARE MATERNAL, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH, NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HEALTH FACILITIES.OUTREACH VISITS BY STAFF FROM CHIKANKATA MISSION HOSPITAL TO SMALL, ISOLATED CLINICS IN AN IMPOVERISHED RURAL AREA IN SOUTHERN ZAMBIA CONTINUED.SUPPORTED BY A PRIVATE DONOR. IN ADDITION WORK TO UPGRADE THE MISSION'S AGING, INEFFICIENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TO REBUILD ITS WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. PROJECTS TO REPLACE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT TWO SALVATION ARMY HOSPITALS IN INDIA WERE ALSO IMPLEMENTED. SAWSO'S WORK IN HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING INCLUDED PROVIDING TUITION SUBSIDIES TO FACULTY MEMBERS AT A POPULAR SALVATION ARMY NURSING COLLEGE IN INDONESIA. THIS ALLOWED FACULTY MEMBERS TO UPGRADE THEIR CREDENTIALS, OBTAINING HIGHER DEGREES TO MEET NEW GOVERNMENT ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION FOR THEIR STUDENT NURSES AND ENHANCE THE REPUTATION OF THE COLLEGE. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON A NEW HOSTEL AT THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE YOUNG FEMALE STUDENTS, MOST OF WHOM COME FROM POOR RURAL FAMILIES. IN PARAGUAY, A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC WHICH ALSO PROVIDES SOCIAL SERVICES TO A NEARBY BARRIO (INFORMAL SETTLEMENT) WAS SUPPORTED BY SAWSO AS IT CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS FINANCIAL SELF SUFFICIENCY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2MLivelihood Programs
LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS:AMONG THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED IS TO EMPOWER THEM TO HELP THEMSELVES, AND THAT IS THE PRIMARY AIM OF SAWSO'S LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMS. BY TEACHING LITERACY, FINANCE, AND BASIC MARKETABLE SKILLS, THOSE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE STRUGGLE ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO LIFT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY AND, IN SOME CASES, BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, WELL-POSITIONED TO PASS ON WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED TO OTHERS.IN HAITI, THE SALVATION ARMY RUNS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES TO FORM COMMUNITY LEVEL SAVINGS GROUPS. THE SAVINGS GROUP MEMBERS THEN TAKE LOANS OUT FROM THE POOLED SAVINGS, PROVIDING THEM WITH CREDIT NEEDED TO INVEST IN THEIR BUSINESSES OR TO USE FOR MAJOR EXPENSES SUCH AS WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS. THIS MEANS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO LIQUIDATE ANY OF THEIR ASSETS SUCH AS LIVESTOCK, WHICH THEY KEEP FOR EMERGENCIES OR TO TRADE. ALONGSIDE THE SAVINGS GROUPS, THE SALVATION ARMY RUNS AN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, TO HELP FARMING FAMILIES IMPROVE THEIR AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. THIS WILL HELP BOTH INCREASE THEIR YIELDS AND SUSTAIN THE NUTRIENTS IN THE SOIL FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.IN WESTERN KENYA, SAWSO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM THROUGH SAVINGS GROUPS, INCOME GENERATION TRAINING AND LITERACY TRAINING. IN MANY CASES, THIS WORK IS SPREADING SPONTANEOUSLY, WITHOUT THE SALVATION ARMY'S INITIATION BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY SEES THE VALUE OF THE PROGRAM AND THE POSITIVE IMPACTS THAT IT HAS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.SAWSO ALSO SUPPORTS A PROGRAM IN WESTERN KENYA TO SUPPORT FARMERS BY TEACHING IMPROVED FARMING PRACTICES, HELPING TO PROVIDE INITIAL START UP INPUTS FOR FARMS AND CONNECTING FARMERS TO THE MARKET. WE ALSO WORK WITH THE FARMING COMMUNITY TO SET UP SAVINGS GROUPS SO THAT FARMERS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT THEIR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE START OF THE SEASON AND THEY AREN'T DEPENDENT ON MONEY LENDERS.IN RWANDA, WE ARE SUPPORTING FARMERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING TRAINING TO FARMERS TO INCREASE THEIR YIELD, PROTECT THEIR SOIL AND CONSERVE WATER. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED USING FARMER FIELD SCHOOL (FFS) METHODOLOGY AND DEMONSTRATION PLOTS SO THAT THEY CAN EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES WITHOUT MAKING RISKY CHANGES ON THEIR OWN LAND, WHICH THEY DEPEND ON FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING, THIS PROJECT ALSO EMPOWERS FARMERS TO BECOME COACHES TO OTHER FARMERS, SO THERE IS CONTINUAL LEARNING AMONGST THE FARMING COMMUNITY, EVEN AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4M
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