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Unternehmen: Partner der Jugend e.V. (UPJ)
Unternehmen: Partner der Jugend e.V. (UPJ) combines 19 regional and local intermediary organisations and more than 60 companies in order to promote Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Social Responsibility in Germany. UPF aims at fostering long-term co-operation between businesses, community...
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe has been working to combat world hunger for over 40 years, and is today one of the largest private organisations working in the area of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany (with operations in over 70 countries, although focus is directed to Africa at the moment)....
World Health Organisation (WHO) - European Centre for Environment and Health - Germany
It develops policy advice and international guidelines, such as those on air quality and noise, to inform and support decision-making by governments, health professionals, citizens and other stakeholders Following the closure of the Rome office in 2011, the Bonn office expanded its scope in 2012...
Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF)
WOTCLEF is a non-governmental organization, which was initiated and founded by Her Excellency, Chief (Mrs.) Amina Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1999, and which is committed to building an international coalition that restores human dignity...
Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO)
Fairtade Labelling Organisation International (FLO) are 24 organisations working to secure a better deal for producers. FLO coordinates Fairtrade labelling at an international level. From its head offices, in Bonn, Germany, FLO: * Set international Fairtrade standards * Organise...
European Organisations - September, 2003
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R.E.A.C.T. Asia Pacific Disasters
In September and October of 2009, Asia Pacific was struck by a series of natural disasters. Samoa was hit with an earthquake followed by a tsunami. Indonesia suffered two earthquakes near Padang. Typhoons Ketsana and Parma affected the Philippines and Vietnam. These situations require coordinated...
R.E.A.C.T. Haiti Earthquake
On January 12th, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck 17km south-west of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Tens of thousands are feared dead, many more are injured, and unknown numbers are still buried under the rubble. The entire capital appears damaged or destroyed, including...
Heidelberg Institute of International Conflict Research (HIIK)
The HIIK is a private organisation, dedicated to the research, documentation, and analysis of international conflicts. The HIIK was founded in 1991 to continue the work of the research project KOSIMO (Conflict-Simulation-Model) and continues to update the KOSIMO-database.
Verified organisations
Non-profit organisations are accredited with Global Hand after undergoing a process of due diligence and verification.
Nau works with Mercy Corps in its "Partner for Change" programme
Mercy Corps have been selected by Nau for its "Partner for Change" program, which means that whenever a customer makes a purchase, they donate 2 percent of the sale to Mercy Corps and other nonprofit Partners for Change.
Partnering with WaterAid, One Queen Anne's Gate helped people to have access to safe water and sanitation
Through their meeting and conference rooms in the heart of Westminster, London, One Queen Anne's Gate is supporting Tap into WaterAid.
Woodmansterne and Paperchase support WaterAid through the sale of Christmas card
Paperchase and Woodmansterne have been supporting WaterAid through the sale of an exclusive range of Christmas cards. Their contributions have enabled the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.
Co-operative Bank offers 'WaterAid credit card' to raise money for WaterAid
In partnership with WaterAid, Co-operative Bank offers the public a WaterAid credit card. To date over 2000 WaterAid Credit Cards have been issued raising over£90,000 for water, sanitation and hygiene projects that have benefited many people in the world's poorest countries.
Merrill Lynch commits $5 million to develop "Worldwidekids" Initiative
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, and Merrill Lynch have teamed up to launch the WorldwideKids initiative, a groundbreaking financial literacy program for children.
Information on European Union (EU) Funding
This resource on the EU website provides information on what funding is available from the EU.
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) provides near real-time alerts about natural and technological disasters around the world and tools to facilitate relief coordination, including news, maps and the Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Center. Disaster profiles include...
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,...
Make Poverty Business
This book provides methods of bridging the gap by constructing a rigorous profit-making argument for multinational corporations to do more business with the poor. The book should be read by international business managers seeking to increase profits and decrease risk in developing countries, and by...