Woord en Daad

Mission Statement

Woord en Daad wants to fight poverty in Africa, Asia and Central-America from a Christian perspective.
Through local organizations we want to provide a decent existence for the poor. To do this we make an appeal to everyone’s responsibility both here and over there. Woord en Daad would like to be a strong and reliable link between you and the poor in our area of work.
Countries of operation in 2008

Africa: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia,
Sierra Leone, Chad, Zambia, South Africa
Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Central and South America: Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia
Main sectors of operation in 2008

Child Sponsorship
Basic needs – water, food, health including HIV/AIDS prevention and care
Education and vocational training
Job and Income programme
Emergency Aid
Accreditations
  • Signatory to Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
  • SPHERE standards followed in all disaster responses
  • VFI Code of Conduct (Association of fund-raising organizations) for fund-raising
  • Code Goed Bestuur voor Goede Doelen
Affiliations
  • BBO – Ecumenical institute for advocacy on international cooperation
  • ICCO- Interchurch organization for development cooperation
  • Partos
  • Prisma
  • PSO
Field Personnel

Woord en Daad works entirely through the staff of local partner organizations
Contact details

Woord & Daad
Head office
Spijksedijk 16 E
4207 GN, Gorinchem
The Netherlands

Postal address
Postbus 560
4200 AN, Gorinchem
The Netherlands
Tel. 00 31 183 611800
Fax 00 31 183 611808
Email info@woordendaad.nl
Web www.woordendaad.nl
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