Meredith Long supervises programs in Asia, Africa, Haiti and Bolivia, and has oversight of our HIV/AIDS programs. He previously worked at World Relief as vice president for Planning and Integration and director of International Health Programs. Dr. Long has worked with churches to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa since the early 1990s. His overseas program implementation experience includes 14 years in Kenya and Bangladesh. He is the author of Health, Healing and God's Kingdom, which examines the interplay between health and traditional religious beliefs.
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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 sponsor children, 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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The poor in the Islamic world pay a terrible price because of fundmentalism. Does Obama’s speech make any difference?
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Fighting world poverty in violent places demands sacrifice. For Ragu of Sri Lanka, it meant giving his life.
A donor asked us, “How can you fight poverty in an area in which there is so much violence?” Here’s how our African staff answered about Somalia.
See how many people in the world live on less than $2.50 a day and a whole lot more – presented in a easy to understand way.
How does world poverty effect women? Read some of my personal experiences and understand.
“When I am lifted up, I will draw all people to myself.” The cross of Christ speaks to the world’s poor in ways I am slow to understand.
Million dollar bonuses? Here’s what we at World Concern do with a million to fight world poverty.
Ever wonder what a person from another country living in poverty looks like? Maybe someone in Africa or in Haiti? What type of clothes would he/she wear? Would they be wearing a hat or headscarf? Short or tall? Would they look happy or sad? Take a look at this every growing gallery of poverty photos, and get a peek into world poverty.
Read my experiences traveling to Kenya and talking with people after President Obama was elected.
World poverty? See why we launched a world poverty blog, and what we hope to accomplish.
