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Vestergaard Frandsen Inc.

Vestergaard Frandsen Inc., an office of the Vestergaard Frandsen Group, specialises in producing complex emergency response and disease control textiles.

The New Zealand Aid Programme is the New Zealand Government's international aid and development programme. Its mission is to support sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world. It is managed by...

Thai Red Cross Society

Thai Red Cross Society, a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, provides community medical and health care, medical relief in disaster areas, and support for the youth anti-drug programme.

Children's Medical Ministries (CMM)

Children's Medical Ministries (CMM) provide humanitarian aid including wheelchairs, prosthesis, and vitamin distribution to children in need and their families.

A Youth With A Mission (YWAM)

A Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is an international interdenominational Christian organisation dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. YWAM aims to spread the love of God through operating relief and development programs in over 100 countries, working among people living in desperate...

Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (Society for Technical Cooperation) (GTZ) - Algeria

GTZ, the agency that channels international aid from the Federal German Government to developing countries, has been working in the field of bilateral technical cooperation in Algeria for over 25 years. The current portfolio focuses on supporting the process of economic and social transformation in...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

UNHCR is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in...

United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD)

The United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot is the UN Humanitarian Rapid Response Base capable of sending emergency humanitarian relief items anywhere in the world within 24/48 hours. UNHRD was conceived as an emergency response facility in order to provide a variety of services to United...

INTERSOS

INTERSOS is an independent non-profit humanitarian organisation committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. It was established in 1992 by a group of citizens committed to international solidarity. INTERSOS activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice,...

Philippine National Red Cross

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 Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable...

Red Crescent Society - Bahrain

Red Cross International Federation programmes assist the world's most vulnerable people. The activities of the Bahrain Red Cross, which are funded by appeals, focus on health, disaster management and promoting humanitarian principles and values.

World Food Programme (WFP) - Mali

WFP has been present in Mali for 47 years. Many of the early projects supported by WFP related to drought relief, the development of the milk industry, technical support to stabilize and restructure the cereal markets and food aid for refugees and those affected by conflict in neighboring...

German Red Cross

As a National Red Cross Society and central voluntary welfare association, the German Red Cross performs a broad range of tasks on the national level. These include emergency medical services, civil protection and disaster preparedness, tracing and family reunification, various health services, and...

Nehemia Team EV

Nehemia Team EV is a Christian community organisation that is dedicated to helping others grow. Their goal is to connect and unite Christian factions in different countries, to train, and establish a Christian impulse. Our work is international and very varied, from the Girls’ Care project in...

Austrian Help Program (AHP)

The Austrian Help Program (AHP) is a Austrian NGO active in central Africa. Working where assistance is most necessary (such as areas beset by military conflict), organisational activities include the building of houses, schools and wells, nutritional programmes and agricultural service provision.

Agency for Integrated Development and Training Services (AIDTS)

The Agency for Integrated Development and Training Services (AIDTS) is a Ugandan NGO that provides capacity building and advisory services for sustainable development. AIDTS has established a Development Studies Centre in Mbarara to provide education and training for development in the Great...

Mission Avian Fellowship (MAF) - Sweden Air Support, Bangladesh

Mission Avian Fellowship (MAF) Sweden Air Support flies light aircraft to Bangladesh and provides services including general charter service for passengers and cargo, medical teams, air ambulances, disaster preparedness, aerial surveys, and relief operations.

Dortmunden Helfen Kurden

Dortmunden Helfen Kurden (People of Dortmund help the Kurds) is a citizens' action group. Following the destruction of hundreds of Kurdish villages it aims to rebuild and teach the fundamentals of sustainable village life through agriculture, animal farming and construction.

World Health Organization (WHO) -Western Pacific

Our purpose is to lead the regional response to public health issues on all fronts - medical, technical, socio-economic, cultural, legal and political -towards the achievement of WHO's global health mission.

Aerzte der Welt e.V

Aerzte der Welt e.V is the German branch of the international medical-humanitarian organisation, Medecins du Monde. The organisation provides medical care to vulnerable populations in crisis situations such as war, violence, disasters and poverty, and works with partner organisations to find...