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iAwards support ‘Technology for Social Justice’ mission

The 2011 iAwards were announced recently at a series of events held across Australia. The importance of providing effective tools to support digital proficiency in the community sector has again been recognised with Infoxchange Australia picking up the Victorian iAward in the e-Inclusions and...

Amanco: Providing Irrigation Systems to the Rural Poor

For decades, small farmers in Latin America have faced a grim outlook: low productivity and inefficiency. That was the background for the decision of Amanco, a subsidiary of the conglomerate GrupoNueva, to develop a hybrid value chain model for serving low-income markets. As part of that plan, the...

A to Z Textile Mills: A Public Private Partnership Providing Long-Lasting Anti-Malaria Bed Nets to the Poor in Tanzania

Malaria, transmitted through mosquito bites, kills a million people worldwide each year. In 2004, A to Z Textile Mills of Tanzania became the sole African producer of long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets, able to kill mosquitoes on contact for five years without retreatment and resistant to...

Construmex: Facilitating Remote Housing Investments for US-based Mexican Migrants

Construmex, an initiative of Mexican construction and building giant CEMEX, was launched after the company’s success with Patrimonio Hoy, a socially minded business initiative targeted at low-income consumers. Since its inception in 2001, Construmex has helped more than 14,000 Mexican migrants in...

Local Wells Fargo Bank Donates Thanksgiving Lunch to Refugees

Thirty-three refugees celebrated their first Thanksgiving, festivities which were sponsored by a local Wells Fargo branch and included five turkeys and all the trimmings of a traditional Thanksgiving meal. The Wells Fargo branch, located on Brand Boulevard in Glendale, California has partnered...

Syrian refugee crisis

The Global Hand team is responding to the Syrian refugee crisis. We are liaising with NGOs in need of resources and donors wishing to help. Please make contact if we can support you. *Email:* "enquiries@globalhand.org":mailto:enquiries@globalhand.org ...

Syrian Refugees

Global Hand has been actively supporting Syrian refugees in France, Lebanon, Jordan and Greece. If you would like to donate goods, please let us know. Not all goods are appropriate for all situations, but right goods can provide wonderful and strategic support. We are in touch with those on the...

Israel-Hamas War

The loss of civilian life in the current conflict is devastating. Millions of people need assistance with basic necessities.

Global Vision Over Haiti Today/ Vision Globale Sur Haiti D'aujourd'hui

Mission Statement Global Vision over Haiti today is a private, nonprofit Humanitarian organization founded on April 15, 2006 .Global’s mission is to provide consistent help, support to the poor and quake victims people living in diverse...

NABUUR

The NABUUR is a place on the Internet that connects people that want to take action for the benefit of people in developing countries and people in need of knowledge, contacts, and new ideas to improve their lives. It links people directly with others around the world who need assistance. ...

The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong (SBHK)

SBHK is a Hong Kong based voluntary agency established in 1960 (IR File no. 91/1498). SBHK reflects the generosity and benevolence of the Good Samaritan in the Bible who always stretched forth a helping hand to the distressed and helpless. Through the giving of support and rendering emotional...

Viva Network Verified non-profit organisation

The Viva Network is an international family of interdenominational Christian networks of charities working with ''children at risk'' world-wide. Some networks offer opportunities to support children through gifts-in-kind. Contact the local network for specific needs.

Voluntary Service

The Voluntary Service project is an opportunity to participate in meaningful community services in Nigeria, the work projects include: construction/renovation of low-income housing or community buildings, historic preservation, archeology, environmental education, organic farming, social services...

Read to Grow

Read to Grow is an NGO that provides books for people in developing countries as a way to achieve development. Read to Grow contacts schools, other educational institutions and publishers in the Netherlands, the UK, France and Cyprus in order to collect good quality second-hand educational books in...

PLANET'NGO

PLANET’NGO is a community portal that aims to help citizens of the world to take action to help improve respect for humanity, individual fulfilment, living conditions and to fight against poverty and for the protection of natural resources. It offers small NGOs around the world an internet tool...

NGO Forum on Cambodia

The NGO Forum is made up of local and international non-governmental organizations grounded in their experience of humanitarian and development assistance to Cambodia. The NGO Forum exists for information sharing, debate and advocacy on priority issues affecting Cambodia’s development, with an...

Womankind Worldwide

Womankind Worldwide is an international women’s human rights charity working to help women transform their lives in Africa, Asia and Latin America. They partner with women’s rights organizations who are challenging discrimination and violence. Womankind Worldwide delivers the essential support –...

Fairgreentrade.com - Fair trade green business directory and eco-friendly directory

Fairgreentrade.com is designed to allow consumers, retailers and manufacturers the ability to interact and create the easiest path to finding products, services and source materials. Fairgreentrade.com will offer specific areas of interest to help narrow down what users are looking for and put them...

African Orphan Outreach

African Orphan Outreach, a US nonprofit humanitarian orphan organization, cares for over 200 orphans who live at the Ushindi Children's Homes in Western Kenya. They have built two of the three orphanages where the children live. The AOO Sponsorship Program provides the basic needs for the children...

HSBC and Hong Kong Bank Foundation

Provides funding to projects around the world in three main areas: education, community services and environment. The total corporation donated US$34.45 m in 2003. The funding is divided roughly equally between the three areas although the corporation emphasizes its interest in education. The...