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Church World Service (CWS), "an international relief, development and refugee assistance agency of 35 protestant and orthodox denominations," provides relief to more than 80 countries around the globe, including the U. S.. The organization's central fund-raising activity is the Cropwalk. In 1999, Cropwalks were held in 1,900 communities that organized, recruited, conducted public education events and raised over $15 million. The community work on which the fund-raising is based is accomplished through more than 20 regional offices, each with a small staff that is responsible for global education, public policy, and fund-raising. In North Carolina, the work involves partnerships with church hunger ministries as well as the Cropwalks. In Texas, two percent of the total amount raised is contributed to education and advocacy related activities, including the work of Bread for the World, Center for Public Policy Priority, and RESULTS. All CWS regional offices rely on community-based committees to assist in public education. The CWS national offices develop educational outreach materials, which are, in turn, distributed through the regional offices. In 1999, Africa was the mission theme, and in 2000, HIV/ AIDS and Jubilee 2000, the international campaign to cancel developing world debt, were the focal point. Both the HIV/ AIDS and debt campaigns have a significant focus on Africa.