Woord en Daad connects people out of Biblical perspective in the fight against poverty.
Woord en Daad exists for more than 40 years and this gives a reason to be thankful. They help the poor for more than 40 years already and they do this together with their partners. Woord en Daad is inspired by a Christian perspective and their focus lays on helping people, who they view as unique creations of God. Woord en Daad was established in 1973 and started as an initiative of a small group of enthusiastic and motivated people. The motives to establish Woord en Daad were the enormous material and spiritual need of people in developing countries, but also that a small part of the Reformed churches in the Netherlands lacked the ability to take care of needs abroad.
Woord en Daad’s mission and vision are an elaboration of their key values and principles that form the basis of their policy.
Mission
In a broken world, characterized by poverty and injustice, Woord en Daad strives for visible signs of God’s coming Kingdom. From the Biblical perspective of righteousness and compassion they seek to contribute every day towards a sustainable transformation of people in the North and the South.
Vision
As a Dutch Christian foundation, Woord en Daad, together with local partners and actors from relevant sectors, connects people worldwide to take responsibility to create a decent life for both the poor and rich, and to create hope and opportunities to overcome poverty.
Key values
Their mission, vision and strategy revolve around five key values, which determine their choices at different levels and define their policy. These key values are:
- - Co-responsibility
- - Co-creation
- - Compassion
- - Stewardship
- - Interdependence
