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Click here for the GFWC International Outreach Community Service Program from the 2012-2014 GFWC Club Manual.
Click here for the International Outreach Information Please pages.
Click here for the International Outreach Report Cover Sheet.

Objectives: the GFWC International Outreach Community Service Program is designed to enable members to become better world citizens through advocacy, education, and action, which will, in turn, affect change in and for our global friends and their communities.

GFWC Partners are the organizations listed with whom GFWC has established a formal relationship and mutual understanding. Our partners offer unique and customized services: materials, speakers, kits, and/or additional information specifically designed for GFWC clubs. They are aware of GFWC clubs’ specific needs, our organizational structure, and have a signed Memorandum of Understanding with GFWC.

Heifer Project International
Heifer International is a non-profit organization working to end world hunger by giving cows, goats, pigs, chickens, sheep, bees, and other food and income-producing livestock to impoverished families around the world. Recipients are trained in animal care and environmentally sound agricultural practices so they can lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant. Milk, eggs, wool, meat, draft power and other benefits of animals provide nutrition and money for education, housing, healthcare, and small business enterprises. www.Heifer.org

Operation Smile
At operation smile, medical volunteers provide safe, effective, and free cleft-lip and cleft-pallet repair surgery for children born all over the world. It is an international medical humanitarian organization dedicated to raising awareness of this life-threatening issue and providing lasting solutions that will allow children to be healed, regardless of financial standing, well into the future. Operation Smile’s free surgeries and medical missions are made possible by the thousands of volunteers and donors, throughout the world. DMorrison@OperationSmile.org

U.S. Fund for Unicef
For over 4 decades GFWC has supported UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund in its efforts to ensure the world’s most vulnerable children access to health, education, equality and protection. UNICEF projects include Trick or Treat for UNICEF to help children survive and grow; US Fund for UNICEF’s TAP Project helps provide clean tap water for children around the world and Inspired Gifts enables donors to purchase actual life-saving items to be shipped to countries UNICEF serves. www.UNICEFUSA.org

United Nations Foundation, Shot @Life
We all treasure our children’s first moments—their first birthday, first word, first step. Yet millions of children miss out on these moments because they don’t have access to the vaccines they need. Shot@Life, a United Nations Foundation’s campaign, seeks to educate, connect, and empower Americans to champion vaccines in order to save children in developing countries. Every 20 seconds, a child dies of a vaccine-preventable disease like pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, and polio. You can help save a child’s life by encouraging, learning about, advocating for, and donating vaccines.  www.ShotatLife.org

GFWC Community Service Projects, formerly known as Collaborations, are programs and projects members initiate and participate in to serve their communities—they do not include projects that relate to GFWC partners. This section is where the clubs will report all the programs and projects that are specifically related to the International Outreach Community Service Program that can involve other members of the community, other organizations, or the individual club or members

Water Centric - www.watercentric.org
This organization brings water sanitation, and hygiene education to schools in India.

International Day of Peace on September 21 - www.InternationalDayofPeace.org
The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982.

World Food Day on October 16 - www.WorldFoodDayusa.org
World Food Day (WFD) is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-around action to alleviate hunger. It is observed each October 16th in recognition of the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. The first World Food Day was in 1981.

International Women’s Day on August 22 -  www.InternationalWomensDay.com
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.

World Water Day on March 22 - www.WorldWaterDay.org
The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.

The Emancipation Network - www.MadebySurvivors.com
Made By Survivors is an international organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking and modern day slavery. They assist survivors of slavery and work to prevent slavery in high risk communities.

International Seafarer’s Association - www.SeafarersFriend.org
Coming alongside the Maritime Community with friendship, faith, and hospitality. Did you know that 95% of imported goods come to the US via ships? Did you also know that in many cases the crews working on the ships are not allowed to leave the ships while in port for lack of proper papers? ISA brings companionship and goods to ship-bound sailors. Hands-on opportunities include making Ditty Bags and knitted hats.

For more information about these see Information Please!