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Legacy of Chernobyl: Radiation’s long fingered reach

Two decades after the tragedy at Chernobyl, a tired eeriness still hovers over parts of the Ukraine, the shadow of the nuclear accident still blighting the lives of local people.

Sierra Leone: Aftermath of the blood bath

When the wounding is done, and you are left alone and bleeding, where can you turn in a war torn environment?

The Guardian supports a village in Uganda

The Guardian Newspaper has partnered with Amref to support Katine, a village in Uganda, for three years. Donations from Guardian readers were matched by the newspapers to support a range of projects identified by the villagers themselves.

Charity Resource

Charity Resource is a website that provides information about the best and most effective way to donate to organisations asking for financial or other assistance.

Corporate social responsibility communication of Chinese corporations in China

This paper explores the way in which leading Chinese and global companies operating in China communicate their corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles and practices to Chinese stakeholders.

HKCSS-HSBC Social Enterprise Business Centre

The Social Enterprise Business Centre is a website run by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service promoting social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong.

Human-Centered Design Toolkit

The Human-Centered Design (HCD) Toolkit is intended to help international staff and volunteers understand a community’s needs in new ways, find innovative solutions to meet those needs, and deliver solutions with financial sustainability in mind. The Toolkit was designed specifically for NGOs...

Fairtrade Campaigner and Supporter Promotional Materials Manual

Instructions for non-commercial use of the FAIRTRADE Mark on promotional materials (Examples of non-commercial promotional materials are: campaign banners, leaflets, posters, stickers, local authority produced materials, websites)

The International Resource Centre

The International Resource Centre (IRC) was established as a global public resource website to assist professionals across the world to combat exploitation of children, specifically child pornography.

NextBillion.net

NextBillion.net is a website and blog bringing together the community of business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers and academics who want to explore the connection between development and enterprise. It is a discussion forum, networking space and knowledge base for individuals...

Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor - a UNDP report

Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor is the new and groundbreaking report launched on 1 July by the UN Development Programme.

Inclusive Business at the Base of the Pyramid - an ADB project

The BoP-related ADB technical assistance (TA) project, first approved in 2008, aims to develop inclusive business ventures in six selected Asian countries and prepare them for project financing.

Indian Tales of Inclusive Business Models

An enlightening article on the Harvard Business Review website that provides case studies of business models in developing economies by four well-informed Indian scholars.

Restaurants Help Romanian Orphans

After the execution in 1989 of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu and the corresponding fall of the communist government, the world’s press got its first look at the horrendous conditions that Romanian orphans had been living in. Lack of basic care and attention left many of the children...

UN Goals

This is a website dedicated to promoting the 8 UN Millennium Goals to end world hunger, poverty, empower women, reduce child mortality, universal education, increase environmental sustainability and advance global unity

Underwear for Eastern Europe: A Global Hand match story

It made no sense. The young widow, a trained teacher in Eastern Europe, had battled for years without employment. Natalka (not her real name) had three children to bring up. A colleague found her a job in a high school where she expected the widow to thrive.

Ukraine - March 2022

As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, we stand ready to help connect those supporting humanitarian needs on the ground with those wanting to help. Want to help but not sure how? h2. Donate goods h3. Companies with quality, new items to donate The following items have been listed as priority...

Imaging Famine

Imaging Famine is a website that looks at the ways in which famines have been portrayed in the media since the 19th century. This website was set up in connection with the exhibition of the same name that ran in 2005 with the aim of provoking a debate about how images in the media effect our...

Japan Links: NGO & Volunteer Groups

The Japan Links: NGO & Volunteer Groups is a website maintained by Web Japan. It is a directory and a comprehensive list of several websites providing information on Japanese NGOs and volunteer groups. The list is categorised so that users interested in Japan can easily find and access specific...

Nibyiza Group

Nibyiza Group is a youth group which hosts the www.nibyiza.co.rw website. This website contains various global and local information about topics that are of interest to youth as well as essential information about local and global youth activities. The website also aims to raise awareness among...