The New Community Project depends on domestic and international partners to host Learning Tours, provide educational and project opportunities, and to share their perspective on the world and on the Christian faith. NCP in turns works to express solidarity for their work and to support projects where appropriate.

• Central and South America
• Africa
• Asia
• United States

Central and South America

In Honduras, the Christian Commission for Development hosts Learning Tours and facilitates project support from NCP to communities. CCD also hosts Solidarity Workers.

Emmanuel Baptist Church of San Salvador, El Salvador is an advocate for justice and human dignity in this Central American country. IBE (Spanish acronym) carries out development and missionary work in rural, marginalized communities. IBE hosts NCP Learning Tours and facilitates NCP grants for girls' education.

In Guatemala, NCP's partner is the Pastoral Social office of the Catholic Church in the department of Huehuetenango. This office works at a wide range of environmental and human well-fare concerns. NCP supports Pastoral Social by funding reforestation initiatives and helping provide support for Todd Bauer (following five years as a volunteer in Guatemala, Todd is now a staff person with Pastoral Social). Pastoral Social hosts NCP Learning Tours and is willing to host well-qualified Solidarity Workers.

Fundacion SELVA is the NCP partner in Ecuador . This women-led group hosts NCP Learning Tours and Solidarity Workers, and collaborates on various efforts involving rainforest preservation, ecological education, and support of indigenous communities. Our Join the Band wristbands are secured from the Cofan people with SELVA's assistance. http://www.selvaeco.org/

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Africa

The New Sudan Council of Churches is the key partner for NCP in the East African country of Sudan. The Women and Youth desk of the NSCC hosts Learning Tours, receives grant funds for girls' education, women's development, reforestation and the Every 30 Seconds mosquito net campaign, and hosts Solidarity Workers.

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Asia

In Nepal, NCP coordinates with Women Empowerment, a grassroots nonprofit agency working for women's dignity and girls' education. Through WE, NCP provides support of girls' education and skills training for women. In cooperation with One World Foundation, WE hosts Learning Tours.

Also in Nepal, One World Foundation works at engaging youth with current political and social issues, and collaborates with NCP to plan Learning Tours.

The Center on Science and Environment in Delhi , India , the leading environmental voice in this South Asian country, is a site for NCP Solidarity Workers. http://www.cseindia.org/

In Fang, Thailand, the Upland Holistic Development Project works at sustainable development (especially agro-forestry) and citizenship issues among ethnic immigrants from Myanmar . UHDP hosts Learning Tours and provides a site for Solidarity Workers. http://www.uhdp.org/ The New Life Center, based in Chiang Mai, is committed to ministry with hill tribe girls who are victims of economic and/or sexual exploitation. NLC welcomes Solidarity Workers and provides opportunities to support educational programs. http://www.newlifethailand.org/

In Myanmar, NCP works with a variety of non-governmental and church groups who host Learning Tours and provide sites for funding girls' education projects.

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United States

Program Partners

Gwich'in Steering Committee/Arctic Village, AK The Gwich'in people of Arctic Village, Alaska host NCP Learning Tours each summer. Participants learn about Gwich'in culture and current lifestyle, and about their reliance on the Porcupine Caribou Herd for food and identity. The Gwich'in Steering Committee is the primary advocacy group representing the Gwich'in nation. 

Colleague Agencies (National)

The National Council of Churches in Christ Eco-Justice Office This office coordinates the care for creation ministries of the National Council of Churches, providing a wide range of resources and opportunities for action. 

Eco-Justice Ministries serves as a clearinghouse for a variety of care for creation initiatives, resources and campaigns. The organization also publishes the weekly Eco-Justice Notes, essays on themes of interest to faith-based environmentalists.

Council on the Environment in Jewish Life  COEJL is the leading Jewish environmental organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1993, COEJL has helped the Jewish community make a connection between Judaism and the environment.

The Regeneration Project and its Interfaith Power and Light campaign is an interfaith ministry devoted to deepening the connection between ecology and faith. The IPL campaign is mobilizing a national religious response to global warming while promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation.

Christian Simple Living outlines the elements of a 'non-conforming' 21st Century Christian simplicity and provides information and resources for living it, including how to live with less, loving our neighbors and the planet, increasing spirituality, building self-sustaining communities, staying healthy through healthy eating, exercise and good health care, and a number of other topics.

Colleague Agencies (Regional)

Faith in Place  Based in Chicago, Faith in Place gives religious people the tools to become good stewards of the earth, partnering with religious congregations to promote clean energy & sustainable farming. Their constituency includes over 200 congregations in Illinois-Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian, Baha'i and Unitarian.

Earth Ministry is a Seattle-based organization offering a range of congregational and personal resources and listservs. While focused on the Northwest, many of their resources are useful in any setting.

GreenFaith is New Jersey 's interfaith coalition for the environment. The group seeks to inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse spiritual backgrounds to rediscover their relationship with the sacred in nature and to restore the earth for future generations. A wide array of resources are listed under headings of Spirit, Stewardship and Justice.

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