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Disasters and humanitarian affairs

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Centre for International Health and Cooperation

The Centre for International Health and Cooperation aims to promote recovery and peace in countries shattered by natural disasters, armed conflicts and ethnic violence. The Center employs its resources and unique personal contacts to stimulate interest in humanitarian issues and to promote...

Jamaica Red Cross

Jamaica Red Cross, a member society of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, provides medical and humanitarian assistance during disasters. They work with disaster response, disaster preparedness, first aid, search and rescue, health services, HIV/AIDS, social...

Reledev Australia Limited

The Reledev Australia exists to motivate and enable Australians and people, communities and institutions in developing countries to be responsive in overcoming or alleviating poverty within their social, cultural and economic context.

World Vision - Lebanon

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty. In Lebanon, World Vision has been active in providing food, shelter, and health services to those affected by civil and regional wars. It is...

Oxfam - Vietnam

Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. In Vietnam, Oxfam's focus is on education, sustainable livelihoods, fair trade, gender equality, and...

Canadian Lutheran World Relief

Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is the service delivery arm for development programming and overseas relief for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Lutheran Church-Canada. CLWR facilitates and supports development programmes in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. It...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Lesotho

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. The International Federation’s programmes are grouped into four...

City of Joy Aid

City of Joy Aid is a network of clinics, schools, rehabilitation centers and hospital boats which provides relief, rehabilitation, and development activities within the slums of Calcutta and the rural districts of Bengal. With neither religious nor political affiliation, the organization is...

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - Asian Regional Office

ADRA Asia Regional Office (ARO) based in Bangkok Thailand was established to provide administrative and programmatic support to the 16 implementing country offices in south, southeast and northeast Asia. The support ranges from strategic planning, financial system establishment and monitoring,...

Comité D'Aide Médicale (CAM)

Comité d'Aide Médicale (CAM) focuses upon the health care area (health treatment, rehabilitation of structures, training of staff, mother and child care, provision of drugs and equipment, organisational support) for the some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Their goal is to address...

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - Asia Regional Office

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International is an independent humanitarian agency established in 1984 for the specific purposes of individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA helps people in need, especially those most vulnerable, such as women, children, and...

Kent Association for Sri Lankan Tsunami Daruwo (KASTDA)

Kent Association for Sri Lankan Tsunami Daruwo (KASTDA) raises funds to support projects devoted to helping Sri Lankan children orphaned because of the 2004 tsunami. Funded projects provide proper shelter, care, food and clothing, and education. Each project is hand picked by KASTDA and supervised...

Islamic Help

Islamic Help is a youth driven organization but it also has at its helm experienced and dedicated leaders in the field of international development. Spanning 20 different countries, their work focuses on poverty eradication and they contribute to various projects, from water sanitation to repairing...

India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF)

The India Development and Relief Fund (IRDF)is an Indo-American charity run by volunteers. The Fund works with NGOs in India on projects to support the needy without regard to caste, religion, race or creed. Projects focus on development (including education and childcare), relief and...

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - Romania

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International Bolivia

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International is an independent humanitarian agency established in 1984 for the specific purpose of individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA now works in 120 countries world-wide, providing disaster relief and assistance to...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Asia Pacific Regional Centre

UNDP is one of United Nation organisations that has targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. On the ground in 177 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners to raise awareness,...

Eurovangelism / EuroAid

Eurovangelism is a Christian relief development and advocacy organization, dedicated to working with children, families, and communities in Eastern Europe to overcome poverty and provide relief. The EuroAid project has helped those suffering from the effects of natural and man-made disasters, and...

Development and Peace

Founded by the Canadian Catholic Church, this agency finances projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, providing both disaster and emergency aid, plus funding for development projects run by local groups in these areas.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada provides medical and logistical expertise, and personnel for a number of field operations across the globe, especially in countries where no medical infrastructure exists or where existing ones cannot cope. MSF Canada directly responds to public health...