At World In Need we aim to meet the needs of poverty-stricken people around the world, to love the needy in their suffering and to earn the right to teach and train others.

We aim to encourage strategic involvement in reaching poverty-stricken people in an integrated way, equipping individuals, businesses and local people worldwide to empower the poor and reach others, creating self-sustaining communities.

To achieve these aims we provide for:

Immediate physical needs by sending emergency relief supplies, providing food and shelter for orphans and poor families and providing medical supplies and basic health care.

Continuing physical needs through post-war reconstruction, providing education, dealing with AIDS and substance abuse, encouraging income generation rather than dependence and providing funds for workers and administration.

Emotional needs such as the severe trauma brought on by war and violence, the lack of love and care, cultural and religious oppression and substance abuse ? often the result of a low self-esteem.

Social needs including personal relationships. Many groups lack mutual trust, resulting in social upheaval. Social and cultural education is needed to promote social trust and local communities need support to respond to social needs.

Training, including the provision of workshops for cultural and religious understanding, for life skills, for practical skills for job creation and for management solutions.

Networks, needed for cross-cultural understanding, for support, information, trade and logistics.