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International Movement ATD Fourth World

The International Movement ATD Fourth World is a non-governmental organization that engages individuals and institutions in support of the efforts of the very poor to free themselves from extreme poverty. It’s human rights-based approach focuses on supporting families and individuals through its...

Food and Water Watch

Food & Water Watch is a non-profit organization that advocates for common sense policies that will result in healthy, safe food and access to safe and affordable drinking water. The organization's staff, located in 15 offices in the United States, works with a range of constituencies to inform...

InterAction

InterAction is a coalition of over 165 USA-based non-profit organisations working worldwide. The organisation has formulated a code of best practice for their members known as the InterAction PVO Standards.

Centre for Volunteering

The Centre for Volunteering, based in Sydney, promotes and supports volunteers and community participation. The centre provides volunteers to community organisations and NGOs through its service delivery arm, and offers accredited and non-accredited training through the School of Volunteer...

International Education and Research Network Suriname (iEARN Suriname)

International Education and Research Network Suriname (iEARN Suriname), a member organisation of the International Education and Research Network, empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. iEARN Suriname works in...

Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA)

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was formed in the firm belief that there is an urgent need to strengthen institution and capacity-building for good governance and conflict transformation in Sri Lanka, and that non-partisan civil society groups have an important and constructive...

Volunteer Match

Volunteer Match is a non-profit, online service in the US that gives non-profit organisations the tools to recruit and manage volunteers and helps interested volunteers get involved with appropriate community service organisations. Non-profit organisations can post volunteer opportunities and...

Nippon Foundation

The Nippon Foundation was established in 1962 as a non-profit philanthropic organization, active in Japan and around the world. Initially their efforts focused largely on the maritime and shipping fields, but since then the range of their activities has expanded to education, social welfare, public...

World Vision Guatemala

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities in the fight against poverty and for social justice. World Vision has been working in Guatemala since 1976 and is currently involved in development work, education and advocacy. It...

Fundacion Los Pisingos

Fundacion Los Pisingos is a Colombian non-governmental organiaation established to assist single mothers and their children. The Foundation runs two major projects: a maternity home for women from poor families, and an emergency centre which provides care for women fleeing from violence and...

NeedSharing

NeedSharing started off as a concept of helping people through the internet. It is today a web-based non-profit organisation dedicated to helping Christians live out their faith by helping people in need. The organisation facilitates contact between people who want to help and people who need help.

Bread for the World Institute

For more than 30 years, Bread for the World has been a Christian voice for ending hunger. It is a non-partisan citizens' movement of 50,000 people of faith. Bread for the World members write personal letters and emails and meet with our members of Congress. Working through their churches, campuses,...

MERCY Malaysia

MERCY Malaysia is a medical relief organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian aid in crisis and non-crisis situations irrespective of race, religion, culture and boundary.

World Education - Mali

Founded in 1951, World Education is a private voluntary organisation providing multi-sectoral non-formal education. World Education works in over 50 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the United States. In the northern regions of Gao, Kidal and Tombouctou. In Mali, World Education...

Swallows (Svalorna) Association for Social Voluntary Service

The Swallows (Svalorna) India Bangladesh is a non-profit non-governmental development organisation, with the head office in Lund, Sweden. The Swallows was established in 1959 and works in India since 1962 and in Bangladesh since 1973. They are also a member of the Emmaus Movement. Svalorna's...

Iran Heritage Foundation

The Iran Heritage Foundation is a non-political UK registered charity with the mission to promote and preserve the history, languages and cultures of Iran and the Persian world. The objectives of the Foundation are pursued by organising, on a worldwide basis, diverse activities of cultural or...

Organisation for Defending Victims of Violence

The ODVV's goals are to promote a non-violence culture and to defend and support victims of violence. The organisation is active in Iran and in Middle-east region. It publishes a monthly bulletin entitled: Defenders' Newsletter which covers information about human rights violations and articles on...

Habitat for Humanity - China

Habitat for Humanity (HFH) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing for the needy. Homes are built using volunteer labour and through donations. These are sold to low income families at no-profit, and are financed...

United Way - China Charitable Foundation (CCF)

United Way (UW) is a global network of NGOs operating in 45 countries. UW brings together leaders from the non-profit or charitable sector, the business sector and government to identify the major local needs or issues and develop strategies to solve problems in the community. The organisation...

World Health Organisation (WHO) - Syria

The World Health Organisation, the United Nations specialised agency for health, aims to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services. Health is defined in WHO's constitution as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely...