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Dawn-European Network
Dawn European Network is a gifts-in-kind organisation, based in Switzerland, which takes corporate donations and distributes them to charities working amongst the poor, mainly in Eastern Europe. From deep-frozen food to washing powder, this group seeks to save useful resources from being dumped, to...
Opportunity International (OI)
Opportunity International (OI) is an international non-profit organisation, using micro-enterprise development and providing small business loans. Opportunity is committed to solving the root cause of poverty instead of merely treating its symptoms; through providing micro-credit and basic training...
Hope for Orphans and Widows Community Association (HOWCA)
Hope for Orphans and Widows Community Association (HOWCA) is a Ugandan NGO established in the wake of the war in the north that left many widows and orphans without basic resources. The organisation trains widows in micro-business skills, helps them with small business loans to start or boost ...
Girl Child Network Uganda
The Girl Child Network Uganda (GCN) is a girls' empowerment NGO. GCN mobilizes whole communities aiming to eradicate patriarchal structures that dominate homes, schools, and communities in order to support and develop an enabling environment that will promote and protect the rights of the girl...
Anglican Development Services of Mt. Kenya East
Anglican Development Services of Mt. Kenya East (ADSMKE) is the development arm of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The organisation sponsors programmes in the following areas: sustainable food production and security; environmental conservation; community-based health care; water and sanitation;...
Synergy Uganda
Synergy Uganda is focused on empowering and creating change within the country through a community based approach. The NGO offers support and assistance to communities throughout Eastern Uganda through a variety of skills training and education classes, literacy and basic business classes. Synergy...
Hope for working children and youth (HWCY)
“Hope for Working children and youth” (HWCY) is a community based child and youth focused organization (CBO) which works with children, youth, families and vulnerable communities to fight poverty in all its manifestations including deprivation, cases where children and youth lack basic...
Living Positive Kenya
Living Positive Kenya (LPK) is a grassroot community-based organization focused on improving the livelihoods of women in families affected by HIV and AIDS. LPK seeks to improve the health and socio-economic status of the mother and empowers her to take care of her children. LPK serves women...
MicroFinance Network (MFN)
The MicroFinance Network (MFN) is a global association of micro-finance practitioners. The Network's goal is to improve the quality of life of the poor through the provision of credit, savings, and other financial services by applying a commercial approach to the establishment of financial...
Association for Realisation of Basic Needs (ARBAN)
The Association for Realisation of Basic Needs (ARBAN) is a Bangladeshi NGO established to work in a participatory manner with and for disadvantaged and powerless people. The organisation is committed to democratic values, human rights and equality between men and women. Programmes and projects...
Aruco-Uganda
Aruco-Uganda is a community development organisation operating in remote and hard to reach areas such as islands, and areas with limited access in terms of transport. The organisation works with vulnerable women, particularly rural entrepreneurs, helping them to better understand their businesses...
Youth and Women's Alliance for Rural Development (YAWARD)
Youth and Women Alliance for Rural Development (YAWARD) - is a Ugandan-based indigenous, community empowerment voluntary organization and char4itable self-help organization founded in 2007 and fully registered by Ugandan Government for these and allied purposes functions in communities where needs...
Women Support and Health Care (WOSHEC)
Women Support and Health Care (WOSHEC) is a NGO in Uganda that aims to promote the participation of women in community development and women's empowerment. The organisation works on issues related to health and education. Current projects include a back yard gardening scheme, a women's community...
Arua Central City Youths and Elders Workers Association
The Association is registered with the Arua District Directorate Of Community Services. In 2016, activities undertaken included: helping to resolve conflicts, promoting peace and harmony, doing charity work, savings and credit schemes, helping needy refugees; orphans; disabled and widows. The...
Tinca Ministries International
Tinca Ministries International (TMI) is an Uganda registered non for profit community based organisation - limited by guarantee. It aims at strengthening the social economic and spiritual capacity of local communities especially the poor, orphans, widows, children with disabilities, women and...
Boston Building Resources
The Reuse Center at Boston Building Resources is a nonprofit organisation. It accepts donations of good-quality used and surplus building materials and sells them at low prices, with extra discounts for low- and moderate-income customers and nonprofit organisations to help repair and care for...
Swedish Cooperative Centre
The Swedish Cooperative Centre is a development organisation founded by the Swedish Cooperative movement in 1958. Through long-term development work and “help to self-help” the organisation equips poor people with the tools needed to fight poverty themselves. Through advocacy work the Centre...
Kyamakungu Rural Orphans Organisation Against Illiteracy
Kyamakungu Rural Orphans Organisation Against Illiteracy is a Ugandan NGO that assists orphans and people with disabilities. Currently, the organisation cares for 92 orphans and 40 people with disabilities. The organisation intends to train people with disabilities to save and establish their own...
Peace and Love Entrepreneurs Women
Peace and Love Entrepreneurs Women is a Tanzanian NGO that works with and for women. The organisation assists through the creation of savings and credit schemes, health, and gender and environmental protection projects. The organisation also helps women to set up their own small businesses.
Indus Society for Rural Development (ISRD)
The Indus Society for Rural Development (ISRD) is a Pakistani NGO that began by promoting self-help in regard to saving and internal lending. The organisation has also established the Earth Stars Academy in Islamkot, providing high school level English medium education. Overall, ISRD aims to ...