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World Concern is a Christian global relief and development organization extending life-saving help and opportunity to people facing the most profound human challenges of extreme poverty working to create lasting, sustainable change. Lasting change that provides lasting hope. The agency operates in Africa, Southeast Asia and Haiti, with its headquarters located in Seattle, Washington. World Concern serves approximately 6 million people worldwide and has a staff of 877, with 846 of those being international and 31 based at headquarters. World Concern is part of CRISTA Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization that oversees seven ministries, and a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). World Concern is also a founding member of the ONE Campaign.〔ONE Campaign#History〕 == History == Dr. Wilbert Saunders and pharmacist Jim McCoy founded an organization called Medicine for Missions in 1955 in Seattle.〔http://www.worldconcern.org/aboutus/ourhistory.htm〕 The two shared a concern that surplus medications being thrown away could be used to save lives in underdeveloped countries. They founded Medicines for Missions and began supplying medicines to clinics and hospitals overseas. The organization was renamed World Concern in 1976 after expanding work to include emergency relief in response to famines, hurricanes and earthquakes. Art Beals, a former missionary and pastor, became World Concern’s executive director in 1975, and remained in the position until 1984. He was an important figure in driving the early growth of World Concern. David Eller, the agency’s past president, oversaw World Concern since 2007. Jacinta Tegman is the current president, appointed in October 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Concern」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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