RELIGION-RELATED INTERNATIONAL NGOs

United Methodist Committee on Relief
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the humanitarian relief and development agency of the United Methodist Church. UNMCOR was inspired on April 26, in 1940, during a meeting of the General Conference of The Methodist Church by retired Bishop Herbert Welch in view of the horrific violence of World War II. With a budget of nearly $200 Million, UMCOR currently has relief missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Haiti, Albania, Liberia, Armenia, Sudan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. It has programs active in over 100 countries varying from health to world hunger and poverty. Sam W. Dixon is the current deputy general secretary and heads a staff of over 1,000 individuals. UMCOR technically operates within the aegis of the General Board of Global Ministiries of the United Methodist Church.

Board Members:         18
Full-Time Employees: 501-1000
Part-Time Employees: 0
Volunteers:      501-1000

Programs/Projects:
Hurricane Long Term Recovery: The United Methodist Committee on Relief is rebuilding families--providing long-term recovery assistance to tens of thousands of evacuees and survivors of 2005's hurricane season. We bring help close to home in our methodology of case management, individual family recovery plans, and services people need, all directed toward regaining self-sufficiency. Other Programs: UMCOR is currently responding in the Middle East, rebuilding homes in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, ensuring food security in Congo and the Sudan. Non-Government Organization-$32 million Tsunami Relief-$40 million Hurricane Recovery-$64.5 million World Hunger and Poverty - $1.3 million Other Domestic and International Disaster Response - $9.8 million Health Program - $875,000 Refugee Program - $188,000

Areas Served: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia,

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