Humanitarian Aid and Relief

Derek Sciba documents World Concern's activities across the planet as the organization's communication officer. Derek has visited villages in rural Kenya where World Concern touches the lives of poor farmers, widows and AIDS orphans. He's interviewed organization leaders from Haiti and Southeast Asia. Derek's professional background includes a decade in TV news at ABC and CBS stations across the western U.S., working as a videographer, reporter and news anchor. Most recently Derek worked at KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon, as a reporter.
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World Concern is a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization that has been serving some of the world's poorest people for over 50 years. As part of CRISTA Ministries, we are rated a Four Star Charity, the highest possible rating by Charity Navigator (see the rating). World Concern helps educate people, fight hunger and poverty, set up microfinance to help the poor, perform vocational and business training, provide health and medical services, dig wells and provide clean drinking water, and give disaster response and relief when needed.
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Did you know World Concern has a nonprofit gift catalogue? 'Round these parts we call it the Global Gift Guide, and it's a way to give a gift to someone you know (Christmas is coming!) and do good at the same time. Browse the gifts...nonprofit christmas gifts

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Humanitarian Aid In Asia - All Mapped Out
[17 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Humanitarian Aid In Asia - All Mapped Out

World Concern’s humanitarian aid programs in Asia run the gamut, from disaster response, to job training, to education. I had the chance recently to document our programs in Asia over the course of 40 days. Today I mapped it out on Google. Follow along and learn about what World Concern does in the lives of the poor.
Click on the link below to explore a map and get a tour of World Concern's humanitarian projects in Asia.
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Six Countries In 40 Days - Documenting Humanitarians in Asia
[8 Apr 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Six Countries In 40 Days - Documenting Humanitarians in Asia

I am not sure what to expect with this trip across SE Asia. Six countries in almost as many weeks. And I’m visiting countries with strict restrictions. Who knows, I may be stranded in Bangkok instead of visiting projects! My goal: to try and relax and make the most out of each day.

I’m documenting World Concern’s humanitarian activities with video and photos, finding stories to help prove the value of our work. I’ll also be conducting some educational communication seminars to help the local staff.

I’ll be in some far flung places. Jungle villages with no electricity. Cyclone disaster zones. The leader of World Concern Asia said that if I am ever offered bugs by villagers, I should eat them and be gracious. I couldn’t resist bringing a bag of Clif bars, though.

The journey should last for 40 days. Sounds Biblical. Like the rain before the flood. I think God used that figure because…