IMPACT REPORT 2019
NAZARENE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES
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FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries partners with local Nazarene congregations around the world to clothe, shelter, feed, heal, educate, and live in solidarity with those who suffer under oppression, injustice, violence, poverty, hunger, and disease. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries exists in and through the Church of the Nazarene to proclaim the gospel to all people in word and deed.
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GOOD NE WS TO THE WORLD In reviewing the impact of our church’s
These efforts represent countless
compassionate response across the
connection points that offer tangible hope
globe, it is crucial to draw attention to the
to people living in the midst of poverty,
congregations behind these incredible
illness, and natural disasters.
efforts. Collectively, the following numbers of impact represent the church
Behind any numbers of impact are people
working together to spread the love of
and communities mobilized in the name
Christ across the world. Together, these
of Jesus.
efforts are our church. This annual report represents not what Holistic child development, disaster
NCM is or does, but what NCM has been
response, and water supply and
privileged to facilitate in and through
sanitation/hygiene training would not
local churches as the hands and feet of
be possible without committed Christ-
Christ in their communities. Together, we
followers seeking to live out a holistic
are the church extending good news to
response to the needs in their community.
the world.
NELL BECKER SWEEDEN Director, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
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WHO WE ARE THE CHURCH IN ACTION
NAZARENE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES (NCM) IS THE CHURCH IN ACTION.
Holistic Child Development
We are an outflow of the Church of the Nazarene in our world, working to mobilize
Emergency Relief
local congregations to live out Christ’s call to care for those considered the “least
Anti-Human Trafficking
of these” (Matthew 25). Through your partnership, NCM walks alongside local churches when they are looking for ways
Economic Development
to meet the needs around them. We use a holistic ministry model that both proclaims
Agriculture
and demonstrates the gospel of Christ, resulting in lives that are transformed through Christ.
Together, we partner with congregations
Clean Water
Health Care
around the world to provide tangible expressions of Christ’s compassion through church-led community development and
HIV & AIDS
emergency relief work. We are seeing lives and communities transformed through these 10 areas of work:
Refugee & Immigrant Support
Women & Girls
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HIGHLIGHT
HOLISTIC CHILD DEVELOPMENT Together with local churches, NCM applies a holistic child development model designed to address all aspects of a child’s life—spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, and relational. By partnering with local churches, children learn that God loves them, they have value, and they can have a relationship with Jesus. Our programs also help improve the lives of children’s families, knowing that the best child development happens when children grow up in healthy families. Child sponsorship is crucial to the success of our child development programs. Through child sponsorship, children are enrolled in child development centers, where they receive education, preventive health care, nutritional support, psycho-social support, recreation, and spiritual nurturing.
11,000+
children who are vulnerable were cared for through sponsorship, and 7,000+ more received care through holistic child development programs
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Nazarene child development centers in 39 countries provided children with opportunities to grow and learn about Christ
3,682
children of Nazarene pastors received educational support through NCM’s child sponsorship program
10 million+
cumulative hours were invested in the lives of children through the care and support of child development centers
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NOREN’S STORY At 19 years old, Noren Grace Cailing has decided to spend her weekends teaching children who are part of the TEACH program, a child development center in the Philippines. Cailing was a sponsored child herself, and she says that this is an opportunity to give back to a program that changed her life. “Being a sponsored child [gave] me more opportunities to enjoy my childhood days, as the program doesn’t just emphasize one aspect of a child’s growth,” Noren says. TEACH, which stands for Training, Equipping a Child Holistically, enabled Cailing to receive educational, physical, and spiritual support. The relationships that she had with her sponsor and mentor impacted her so much that she is pursuing a career in education. Around the world, there are many sponsored children who are able to go on to secondary education because of their experiences at child development centers. “TEACH was more than an opportunity to further my studies,” Cailing says. “It was also a call to know God deeper.”
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HIGHLIGHT
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) All around the world, local churches are serving their communities through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs with the support of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. We believe in a holistic approach to all programs, and through that combined approach, access to clean water, proper sanitation facilities, and hygiene training are all creating long-term health benefits.
We also believe that comprehensive programming goes beyond just drilling wells. Since 2017, we have supported mobilized churches as they engage their communities through hygiene training, safe water resources such as wells, and sanitation facilities.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene projects go beyond just having access to clean water. Through training and hygiene resources like latrine covers, WASH comprehensively addresses illnesses and transforms communities.
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PLACES: •
13 countries have been improving the health and lives of people through WASH programs, training, and education in communities, churches, schools, and clinics
PEOPLE: • •
60,000+ people have been directly impacted by WASH services 5 brand new initiatives are in development and will impact an additional 20,000 people
CONSTRUCTION: • •
In 2019, NCM’s WASH programs expanded to India for the first time In 2020, inaugural WASH programs will begin in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
TRAINING: • •
Community health volunteers regularly conducted sanitation training in Liberia, Mozambique, Kenya, and Sierra Leone NCM will continue to explore opportunities for integrating community health and WASH for better overall health
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HIGHLIGHT
EMERGENCY RELIEF As storms and floods continued to strike communities around the world, NCM supported the mobilization of local churches to respond. Globally, this partnership enabled compassionate action in response to storms, floods, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, famine, disease, and more. NCM assists local churches as they meet the spiritual and physical needs of their communities during both the disaster and the long-term recovery. This year, NCM focused on training in disaster-prone areas, support immediately after disasters, and ongoing recovery spanning several years.
IN 2019, NCM’S EMERGENCY RELIEF INCLUDED: 11 countries received technical assistance and project management for ongoing response programs.
30 countries hosted workshops and readiness training for almost 300 people.
900+ refugee children were supported through trauma counseling in Bangladesh, as part of a continued response to the refugee crisis in the Middle East, Europe, South America, North America, and Asia.
1,400+ volunteers actively served those impacted by disasters.
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When Hurricane Dorian stalled for days over the Bahamas, it caused destruction that will take generations to heal. Nazarenes acted within a few days, partnering closely with other organizations to provide medical supplies, food, water, and more.
4,500 young people engaged in peacebuilding activities in areas deeply impacted by conflict.
31,000+ people were supported through food and aid distributions after Cyclone Idai and Hurricane Dorian.
60,000 people were served by nine new, major, and NCMsupported disaster response projects in eight countries, addressing both immediate and years-long rehabilitation.
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IRUT TUMADU: A TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY In a village in northern Sri Lanka sits
a group that provides an alternative to
a sports field. Often, it is filled with
the alcoholism and despair that have
young people spiking volleyballs,
plagued young people since the war.
swinging bats for cricket, or celebrating
Other programs in the village include
a soccer goal. This is their land,
water, sanitation, and hygiene projects,
donated in the name of a young girl
self-help groups for savings and loans,
who should be playing with them. Ama*
and a child development center (CDC).
was only eight years old when she was
The CDC is holistic, too, caring for
killed by war.
children’s education, nutrition, social, and spiritual needs.
This is Iruttumadu, a village that was torn apart during the decades-long
Anna, a mother of five, is working with
civil war that took Ama’s life. Many of
her husband to find their footing after
its inhabitants fled violence in 2009,
fleeing with her family; they depend on
returning in 2011 to try to rebuild their
what they can grow for nutrition and
lives. It is also the site of a five-year
income. Participating in one of the self-
development program with NCM Lanka
help groups has allowed Anna to save
that aims to transform the community
for the future.
holistically through nutrition, education, economic empowerment,
As in Anna’s life, the whole community
and more.
is being transformed by the ability to imagine and pursue a new future after
The group of young people who took
years of warfare.
the donated land and transformed it into sports fields and courts are part of a registered youth society,
*Names are changed for protection.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY FY 2019 REVENUE
Revenue
2019
2018
2017
Undesignated (Greatest Needs)
$1,825,925
$2,098,103
$1,993,661
Designated & Restricted
$2,383,299
$3,757,736
$3,766,790
Child Sponsorship
$3,800,996
$4,130,991
$3,858,518
Total
$8,010,221
$9,986,830
$9,618,969
2019
2018
2017
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Programs 87%
Spending
Administration 6%
Donor Engagement 7%
Women & Girls 1% Anti-TrafďŹ cking 1% Refugee & Immigrant Support 2% Health 2%
HIV & AIDS 1% Hunger 1% Economic Development 1%
Clean Water 6%
Emergency Relief 17% Child Development 43%
Program Revenue
Greater Compassion 25%
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. … Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:35-36,40, NIV
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