Overview

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) has worked for over thirty seven years throughout the world in partnership with poor families and communities. It offers hope, compassion and growth. Its purpose is to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ through service in building high quality, effective development programs which particularly benefit the poor and oppressed. CRWRC works in more than 27 countries in the world. In Asia, CRWRC implements programs in India, Bangladesh. Indonesia the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. CRWRC's strategy is to work through a community development process to enable people to work collaboratively with their neighbors to identify opportunities for growth related to their ability to feed, clothe, maintain health and educate their families. People are taught to make the most of their opportunities and resources by working cooperatively to benefit their families and communities. In the past ten years, CRWRC has focused primarily on building and strengthening the capacity of indigenous organizations, wherever feasible, as they work with the poor through programs of income generation, food production, health care, and adult literacy. CRWRC works in partnership with 65 indigenous development organizations throughout the world. The values driving its development strategies with impoverished communities include building dignity, peace building, ownership, participation, empowerment, independence and sustainability. To enable effective development careful planning, monitoring and feedback are structured into the organization's method of operation.

Background

In 1996, World Renew started working in Cambodia, and in 1998, it started working with local partners. The Cambodia programs have a long history of focusing on integrated community development and relief in the most vulnerable and impoverished communities.
In 2002, we adopted a 10-step "Community Organizing (CO) Process" as its primary methodology. Our aim remains the same and is to continue developing long term partnerships with local partners that share our vision, mission, and values.
World Renew in Cambodia has kept its overarching strategy and finances remarkably consistent and steady.
In 2022, a new five-year operational plan 2023-2027 was developed. It has become a key strategic document that reinforces our commitment for development in Cambodia in the next phase, post Covid-19.

Value

Faith: Understand and trust God’s will, Effectiveness: Innovative, resourceful, learning, People Flourishing: Fullness of life for all, Stewardship: Wisdom, integrity, accountability

Mission

Compelled by God’s deep passion for justice and mercy, World Renew joins communities around the world to renew hope, reconcile lives, and restore creation.

Vision

World Renew envisions a world where people experience and extend Christ’s compassion and live together in hope as God’s community.