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Sudar Academy and Charitable Trust
Sudar Academy and Charitable Trust is an Indian NGO that educates people with disabilities. The Trust started with 4 physically challenged children and now looks after 30 students between the ages of 7 - 30. Education and food are provided free of charge.
Médecins du Monde (MDM) - Canada
Médecins du Monde (MDM) Canada was incorporated in 1996 in Montreal and is a part of Médecins du Monde, an international medical humanitarian organisation based in France. MDM Canada works at fighting HIV/AIDS, responds to humanitarian crises, aims to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission and...
Middle East Council of Churches
Founded in 1974, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) is an ecumenical fellowship of churches in other countries. MECC provides primary health and relief services, vocational training of youth, increased employment of women and youth, services to persons with special needs, basic...
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - Canada
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...
Mercy Ships Switzerland
Mercy Ships operates a fleet of ships crewed by doctors, teachers, water engineers and agriculturalists providing free services to people in some of the world’s poorest cities. The program includes three hospital ships, three land-based projects, and support offices around the world. The...
Alliance of Local Communities in Hardship Areas (ALCHA)
The Alliance of Local Communities in Hardship Areas (ALCHA) is an NGO in Kenya. The Alliance was formed to bring together efforts to empower pastoralist communities in the Moyale and Sololo districts through utilising resources and promoting sustainable development. Areas of intervention include...
Stonehaven Flood Relief Group
The Stonehaven Flood Relief Group is a group set up under the auspices of local Government to help flood victims in Scotland.
Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response 2011 edition
Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, a 2011 revised handbook of The Sphere Project, sets out minimum standards for four sectors: water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion; food security and nutrition; shelter, settlement and non-food items; and health action.
MISEREOR
MISEREOR works with a host of domestic partners to provide assistance against poverty and political suppression in places such as Latin America, Asia and Africa. MISEREOR does this by assisting with developing projects including the education of women and children against AIDS, financing farmers...
SEEDS
Founded in 1994 SEEDS is an India based non-profit organisation working on environmental and disaster management for over ten years. The SEEDS team comprises development professionals with experience in disaster relief, rehabilitation and preparedness.
Mercy Works Inc
Mercy Works Inc., an offshoot of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia, is an organisation based in Lewisham, Australia. The organisation supports local and overseas relief and development activities. A member of the Australian Council for International Development, the organisation works towards...
Interserve International
Through its offices in 17 different countries/regions, Interserve International sends Christian volunteers to work in the developing regions of Asia (South, Central and East) and the Arab World. In general, Interserve supports both long and short term volunteers in areas such as administration,...
Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF
The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF was founded in 1986. As one of the 36 national committees for UNICEF, we organize fundraising and advocacy activities to provide financial support for UNICEF’s programmes across over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive. We aim to...
Caritas-Hong Kong
Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 165 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories. Caritas provides a beacon of hope for tens of millions of women, men and...
Humanitarian International Resource Group
The Humanitarian International Resource Grooup (HISG) is a New York state NGO. HISG specializes in private sector resource mobilization and management and provides support services to US and international for-profit and non-profit organisations for crisis response and humanitarian developmental...
TrunkAid
TrunkAid promotes the activities of locally based groups who are working for the benefit of their community. Due to low operational costs TrunkAid is able to pass all money on to the projects that are supported. TrunkAid has assisted projects in Asia and Africa, meeting a wide range of needs.
Elim Full Gospel Church (EFGC)
Elim Full Gospel Church (EFGC) works in partnership with local communities on social services and relief projects. EFGC is part of a network across Southeast Asian nations. EFGC undertakes agricultural, educational, relief and rehabilitation projects in partnership with local organisations.
DuoSuccess TCM Research
DuoSuccess TCM Research is a company that has been incorporated in Hong Kong since 2007. The company focuses on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) research and has successfully developed various therapies using TCM techniques, including music therapy, a technique that can provide similar or better...
Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) - Hong Kong office
Founded in 1954, the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) is an ecumenical council committed to building closer relationships among all churches in Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas. HKCC organises volunteer training programmes, has built many sanctuaries, housing for the poor, shelters for...
Cartay
Cartay is a Spanish company that manufactures a range of emergency kits. The company has a long term agreement with Unicef and also supplies the IFRC. Cartay keeps large stocks of hygiene and emergency items, and can supply these within 24-48 hours to any part in the world.