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The Salvation Army World Service Office

We engage individuals, families, and communities in evaluating their needs, creating transformational action plans, and implementing effective strategies.

The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) is an independent 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to improving the health, economic, and spiritual conditions of the poor throughout the world where The Salvation Army is active. For 45 years, The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) has been improving the health, economic, and spiritual conditions of people in poverty around the globe. SAWSO

is presently engaged in more than $65 million worth of projects throughout the world, emphasizing local ownership and community involvement as keys for lasting success. In all of our work, we employ a holistic, faith-based, and community-focused approach to meet the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of those we serve.

08/28/2026

Please join us in praying for the people of Nepal and Tibet who are facing immense loss following a catastrophic flash flood that has claimed nearly 500 lives.

See how The Salvation Army is mobilizing to respond: https://www.salvationarmy.org/news/salvation-army-leader-reaches-out-nepal-and-tibet-after-avalanche-disaster?fbclid=IwdGRleAT-W_BwZG9mAWZkaWQWUNUN679TnKr6VmCttWKzzVehhgyUNmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6W-mAH29CGn1rPTc-mcrSdeoBZaQf-JpNmgBCeKS57xwxHIPTZAhPGJV5aeA_aem_ukI36aOKeKD2Rn7is_Ihvw

08/27/2026

The Salvation Army’s years of service alongside families affected by war and displacement in Ukraine are helping bring their experiences to the United Nations.

A new report submitted by The Salvation Army’s International Social Justice Commission draws on data from 3,823 conflict-affected people and highlights barriers to healthcare, education and social protection, particularly for internally displaced people, children, older adults and people with disabilities.

Learn how service on the ground is helping inform global human rights discussions: https://www.sawso.org/sawso/story/from-ukraine-to-the-un

08/21/2026

Thank you to Greater Good Charities for donating more than $103k worth of care packages to support earthquake survivors in Venezuela.

Each package includes essential items such as socks, underwear and hygiene supplies. These care packages are now being distributed in impacted areas, helping provide essentials to people who have lost so much.

Learn more about The Salvation Army’s ongoing earthquake response and how you can help: https://www.sawso.org/sawso/story/venezuela-earthquake-june-2026

08/17/2026

The Salvation Army is mobilizing to support families affected by the devastating earthquake that struck western Colombia on August 10th.

Officers, staff, and volunteers are assessing needs in affected communities, while emergency relief efforts are underway to provide food, safe drinking water, hygiene supplies, mattresses, bedding, and other essential items. Pastoral care and emotional support are also being provided to those navigating the aftermath.

See how The Salvation Army is responding and how you can help support families in Colombia: https://www.sawso.org/sawso/story/the-salvation-army-responds-following-deadly-earthquake-in-colombia

08/13/2026

For years, staff at CIDAI León XIII in Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, worked to provide children with a safe and welcoming place to learn despite aging facilities and ongoing maintenance challenges.

Today, thanks to the generosity of the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club, this Childcare and Child Development Center has brighter, safer spaces for the more than 120 children it serves. Renovations included improved restroom facilities, upgraded staff spaces, and a classroom with a new roof, better lighting, and improved ventilation.

These improvements will benefit children, families, and caregivers for years to come, creating a healthier environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive.

Read the story behind this transformation: https://www.sawso.org/sawso/story/better-spaces-for-children-in-costa-rica

08/11/2026

Thank you to UPS for contributing $30,000 to support The Salvation Army’s earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela.

This support ensures that our disaster response teams can continue providing food parcels, clean drinking water, and meal ingredients to survivors in Caracas and surrounding impacted communities.

Learn more about the ongoing response: https://www.sawso.org/sawso/story/venezuela-earthquake-june-2026

08/07/2026

When Nang’andu became pregnant with her first child at 17, she was battling malaria and needed additional support. Through routine prenatal care at the Chikankata Mission Hospital’s maternal and child health clinic, nurses began treating her illness and continued following up at home until she recovered.

Years later, during another prenatal visit, routine maternal care helped identify her HIV status early. With ongoing treatment, encouragement, and support from health workers, Nang’andu and her husband received the care they needed, and both of her youngest children were born without HIV.

See how compassionate maternal care is helping families like Nang’andu’s: https://www.sawso.org/sawso/story/primary-health-care-to-support-the-growing-chikankata-community-1

08/05/2026

In rural Zambia, The Salvation Army’s maternal and child health outreach is bringing essential care closer to families through regular visits to hard-to-reach areas.

Through the Chikankata Mission Hospital, outreach teams provide immunizations, child growth monitoring, antenatal and postnatal care, family planning services and medication delivery, helping mothers and children receive the support they need before health concerns become more serious.

See how this long-term primary health care model is strengthening access to care across Chikankata: https://www.sawso.org/sawso/story/primary-health-care-to-support-the-growing-chikankata-community-1

07/31/2026

Human trafficking affects millions of people around the world, but together we can help bring hope, protection and restoration.

This World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, discover how The Salvation Army is responding to modern slavery and human trafficking in 134 countries through prevention, survivor support and community-led action.

Read Jurdin's story and learn more in the Move of Hope Annual Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Response Report: https://www.salvationarmy.org/resources/open-our-eyes

07/18/2026

For participants in The Salvation Army Norway (Frelsesarmeen)'s street soccer program, the game is only part of the story.

The program provides a safe, sober community where people can build confidence, develop life skills, strengthen relationships, and discover that they are capable of more than they imagined. Many participants continue returning year after year because they know they'll always have a place where they belong.

See how street soccer is helping people reclaim their lives: https://alltheworld.salvationarmy.org/kicking-towards-hope/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSmNvtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYbjEya2pnZlJyRUV0bTUyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhk-ga-R2VIGqcWHlwhFxOR-nIWYI7VkNqGo5MBf1UfMaq83Sp7hKjb0JTkz_aem_RPgAV8TZqmj0kJ2HxL8EHQ

Address

615 Slaters Lane, P. O. Box 1428
Alexandria, VA
22314

Telephone

+1 703-684-5500

Website

http://www.sawso.org/

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