1. Ecumenical Organisations

Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is a broad ecumenical network for international co-operation in advocacy on global trade and HIV and AIDS. WSCF is a member of the EAA.

Ecumenical News International
Ecumenical News International (ENI) is a global news service reporting on ecumenical developments and other news of the churches and giving religious perspectives on news developments world-wide.

World Alliance of YMCAs
The World Alliance of YMCAs is the international grouping of Young Men's Christian Associations.

World Council of Churches (WCC)
The WCC is the biggest of the many organised expressions of the modern ecumenical movement. It brings together more than 340 churches, denominations and church fellowships in over 100 countries and territories throughout the world.

World YWCA
The World YWCA is a global network of women and girls working for justice, peace, health, human dignity, freedom and care for the environment in 122 countries.

Frontier Internship in Mission
Founded in 1960, Frontier Internship in Mission ( FIM ) offers internship opportunities beyond traditional mission boundaries. Frontiers include issues of common concern to exploited people forced to live on the periphery. Mission refers to the transforming of the world for justice.
Since its formation FIM and WSCF have had a very close relationship.

2. Global Student Organisations

International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS-MIEC)
IMCS brings together over 75 national federations of Catholic university students. IMCS’s main mission is the evangelisation of the student milieu by helping students get involved as social actors in the university, the Church and the world.

Pax Romana
(International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs)
Pax Romana is an international association of Catholic professionals and intellectuals composed of local federations, groups and individuals. It is a social movement for “empowerment, advocacy and solidarity for a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world”.

Syndesmos
Syndesmos is the World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth.
It is a federation of Orthodox youth movements and theological schools around the world, working under the blessing of all the local canonical Churches. Its aim is “to serve the Church, Her unity, witness and renewal”.

World University Service
In response to the suffering of students in Europe during and after World War I WSCF founded the European Student Relief agency. European Student Relief eventually became an organisation independent of WSCF and changed its name to International Student Service (ISS). In 1942 WSCF, ISS and Pax Romana established a joint war relief committee known as World Student Relief. The International Union of Students became the fourth member of WSR in 1949. In 1950 WSR dissolved and ISS changed its name to World University Service.

International Union of Students
The International Union of Students was founded in Prague in 1946. It is made up of national unions of students, it has approximately 152 member organisations in 114 countries. Historically Communist, IUS membership is now drawn from a broad political base.

3. Archives contacts

Yale Divinity School Library
The Yale Divinity School Library houses the WSCF archives from 1895 - 1925. These archives were deposited by John R. Mott at the conclusion of his time as Chairman of WSCF.

World Council of Churches Library
The World Council of Churches Library houses the WSCF archives from 1895 up to the present day.

For more information on the nature of the archives and how to use them, please go to WSCF archives.

4. Other Related sites

The Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations (CONGO)
The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in the United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global concern.

UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. WSCF maintains an official relationship with UNESCO at the level of NGO in Operational Relations.

United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). WSCF maintains Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC.

Federation News
WSCF’s twice-yearly global newsletter.

Student World
WSCF’s annual academic journal of theology and student concerns.

Universal Day of Prayer for Students Liturgies
Ecumenical services of worship for the annual WSCF Universal Day of Prayer for Students.

WSCF Global Book Series
Books on WSCF themes from various scholars and from the study materials, guest speakers and students at WSCF programmes.

Bible Studies

WSCF reflections
Theological reflection on migration and human trafficking

WSCF study materials

De Te Fabula Narratur Milan Opočenský — It's your story that's being told
In this article Alastair Hulbert offers a broad-ranging reflection on Milan Opocensky's life and times through a discussion of the ideas, passions and challenges that inspired and informed him.

Theological reflection on migration and human trafficking
A WSCF Africa Region theological reflection on WSCF's 2007 global theme of migration, prepared by the Rev'd Ejike Okoro.

Asia-Pacific Region Praxis magazine 3/2007
The September-December 2007 issue of WSCF Asia-Pacific Region's PRAXIS magazine focuses on current people's movement responses to human rights issues in Burma and the Philippines.
To view the full colour magzine inpdf format please click on the link below.