Since its founding in 1977, The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) has been blessed to share the love of God by serving and uplifting the world’s most vulnerable people.
We believe that enduring change begins in the heart of the beneficiary and their desire to take an active role in improving their lives. By working through The Salvation Army’s global presence in 126 countries and leveraging relationships with the public sector, government, and faith community, SAWSO helps identify needs in the developing world and employ solutions that not only transform individuals, but also inspire long-term growth and sustainable change in their communities.
Our programs are engaging individuals to discover their full potential. Our WORTH program supports income-generating activities and educational training for women in Kenya.Our programs in the red light district of Mumbai, India are restoring safety and dignity in the lives of women and children once chained to human trafficking.
We continue to support the global fight against HIV in Nigeria through our Community HIV & AIDS Integrated Response (CHAIR) project which is equipping individuals and communities with knowledge and resources around the disease.
Community members, trained and invigorated to carry forth our initiative, are mobilizing others to be tested, encouraging those who are afflicted, and helping us reduce the rate of new infections.
We restored the livelihoods of Filipino farmers by funding the provision of coconut seedlings, financial support, and intercrop seeds to replace the trees and crops destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan.
We also funded service for displaced individuals and families suffering in the conflict zones of Ukraine, ensuring food, bedding, and material goods for those persons in need.
We supported the Puli Youth Services Center (PYSC) in Taiwan by funding the purchase of a new dormitory which provides permanent housing for boys who have lost parental care and often come from broken families. The PYSC offers higher education, vocational training, and job placement for residents, with many teenagers graduating with job opportunities and new hope for the future.
We are fighting chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka by sponsoring outreach education and mobile screening clinics in Polonnaruwa District, where now more than 20,000 people have been screened for the disease.
In all of our projects in 2014, we were privileged to help restore and uplift individuals and communities in need, thanks to the support of generous donations from the American public, partner organizations, as well as government and private funding sources.