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All As One (AAO)

All As One (AAO) was created to help African children left orphaned, abandoned or destitued by AIDS, civil wars, poverty, and other hardships. AAO helps children on a case-by-case basis by providing required specific assitance directly. One of the focal points of AAO's program is the Children's...

International Association for Human Values

IAHV is an international NGO in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. IAHV also develops and promotes programmes of personal development to encourage the practice of human values in everyday life. It has programmes of community education that foster...

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is an international consortium of more than 80 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, research institutions, broadcasting unions and regulatory bodies that have created a universal, digital system for AM radio broadcasting bands. DRM is the only universal,...

Asian Development Bank (ADB) - China Resident Mission

ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, ADB is now owned by 63 members, mostly from the Asia region. The headquarters are in Manila, Philippines, with 24 other offices around the world. ADB's activities...

War Child

War Child is a network of independent organisations working across the world to help children affected by war. Different projects are being coordinated by country offices in the UK, Canada and the Netherlands. War Child aims to alleviate suffering by bringing material aid into war zones, to support...

Israel Women's Network (IWN)

Established in 1984, the IWN was the first organization in Israel dedicated to promoting women's rights and equality. The IWN's work is multi-faceted: promoting women's rights legislation, providing legal representation, offering educational programs, leading empowerment and leadership trainings,...

OneWorld - Southeast Europe

OneWorld Southeast Europe is a non-profit organization which began in 2003 as a portal initiative of text and audio news online linking the countries of the region. Today, it has grown into a recognized information service organization and partner for social change. It collaborates with around 200...

John Snow, Inc.

John Snow, Inc. (JSI), and its non-profit affiliate JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., are American public health research and consulting firms dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world. JSI works with local partners in 104 countries to provide...

Arche noVa - Initative for people in need

arche noVa - initiative for people in need is a non-profit NGO working primarily in the fields of humanitarian aid, development cooperation and education. Regardless of the victims' ethnicity and ideology Arche noVa supports all those who suffer as a result of war, suppression and natural...

Angel Hugs

Angel Hugs is a non-profit charity group based in Mississagua Ontario, Canada. The volunteers of Angel Hugs knit and crochet for children and adults facing trauma, crisis or life threatening illness. Angel Hugs makes blankets (of all sizes), baby outfits, hat-mitt-scarf sets and toys for children.

One Laptop per Child (OLPC)

One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit association dedicated to research to develop a $100 laptop, aiming to enhance child education worldwide. This initiative was launched by faculty members at the MIT Media Lab. It was first announced by Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte, now chairman of...

Good Neighbors

The Good Neighbors (GN) works toward the restoration of humanity and ethical virtue through its "loving neighbors" campaigns. It strives to build a global community where people live together in harmony and endeavors to solve the problems of poverty in all of its diverse dimensions. GN's projects...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Japan

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 80 countries. In countries where health structures are insufficient or even non-existent, MSF collaborates with authorities such as the...

Interconnection

InterConnection makes internet technology accessible to non-profit organisations in developing countries. The organisation provides high quality, low cost and free internet services, refurbished computers, and internet and computer training programmes.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Algeria

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 80 countries. In countries where health structures are insufficient or even non-existent, MSF collaborates with authorities such as the...

Pro Children Foundation of Darien

The Pro Children Foundation of Darien is a non-profit organisation with a main mission to improve the nutritional situation of “Darienita” children -- through well-balanced nutrition and other complementary support in health, education and training in self-sustainable agricultural production. This...

Foundation Rwanda

Foundation Rwanda provides funding for the secondary school education of children born from rape during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and promotes awareness about the consequences of genocide through advocacy and education. The organization also collaborates with those local NGOs in Rwanda that help...

Friends of Maldives (FOM)

Friends of Maldives (FOM) is a UK-based non-governmental organization, that focuses on bringing human rights abuse and poor governance in the Maldives to the attention of the international community. FOM also provides assistance to the pro-democracy movement and helps strengthen Maldives civil...

Project Trust

Project Trust is a UK-based non-governmental organization that sends students overseas on development projects during their gap year (the year before they begin university). Project Trust volunteers work on a variety of projects including teaching, provision of social services, and in the field of...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Burkina Faso

UNDP is one of United Nation organisations that has targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. On the ground in 166 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners to raise awareness,...