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Protecting Human Right and Reinforcing Equality

Protecting Human Rights and Reinforcing Equality is a non-profit and non-governmental Human Rights Organization in Mauritius. The organization exist since 2015 but officially registered since May 2017, Protecting Human Rights And Reinforcing Equality work for global population which regroup...

Uganda Professional Drivers' Network

UPDN is an umbrella organisation for drivers’ associations / organisations and related industry stakeholders. UPDN was established in 2015 and registered as a legal entity with the National NGO Board under the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2016. This was at a time when many drivers’ associations...

Uganda mental health promoters organisation

Uganda mental health promoters is a community base organisation registered under Jinja district local government. The organisation operates in Buwenge sub county and any other area deemed necessary by the fully registered members of the Association and neighbouring district. The overall goal is...

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User Agreement

Upon registration with Global Hand, users agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in this User Agreement.

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Will the Global Hand site be in different languages?

You can also view this page in German. Diese Seite ist auch auf Deutsch verfügbar. Global Hand is currently only in English, although there are some key pages that have been translated into German and French to assist with understanding the functions of Global Hand. See ...

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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...

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Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami

On Friday 11th March, a 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan and caused a massive tsunami. The devastation that has occurred has caused Japan's Prime Minister to declare this the most severe crisis to hit Japan since World War II.

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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...

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Pakistan floods - July 2010

Heavy monsoon rains at the end of July triggered massive floods that rapidly moved southwards from Pakistan’s northwest, inundating hundreds of villages and claiming more than sixteen hundred lives. More than 14 million people have been affected, with countless others missing, whilst agriculture...

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Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) - Accreditation Criteria

Listed on this website are criteria for accreditation with AusAID. The criteria have been developed in consultation with the Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA) and the NGO community. They state that “[A charity must have] formally adopted and be compliant with the ACFOA Code of Conduct for...

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Trade, Aid or Traid? Getting it right with the private sector - May, 2008

We are regularly being asked to broaden Global Hand's services. While retaining our traditional 'matching' activity, many have enquired if Global Hand can support the wider engagement between for-profit and non-profit entities in today's landscape of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and...

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Verification requirements for non-profit organisations

Please note: Global Hand does not accept unsolicited applications for verification. Instead, we will approach non-profit organisations when a potential partnership opportunity that matches their interests is available.

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Guidelines for the Donation of Medications (GNPPLUS)

The Global Network of People living with Aids (GNPPLUS) has produced this document, which lists guidelines for donations of medicines. It refers to legal issues relating to both donors and recipients. It recommends that drugs should appear on the national Essential Drug List, or if no list is...

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Anti-Corruption Gateway for Europe and Eurasia

The Anti-Corruption Gateway is an online resource that serves as an easily accessible repository of anti-corruption project documentation, legislation and news. It also presents regional and international agreements and survey results from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and has...

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Good practice in community based disaster risk management

This document presents good practices from the GOI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Programme, which envisages accelerating capacity development for disaster reduction at the national level and in some of the most-vulnerable regions in the country through community-based and gender sensitive...

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An ounce of prevention: The case for Disaster Risk Management - Oct 2008

One dollar spent in disaster prevention, the experts tell us, is worth four dollars spent in disaster response. Business companies have to find the math compelling...

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Brothers' Keepers? Media and Forgotten Disasters - February, 2008

Global Hand began this year by attending the International Aid and Trade event in Geneva. Sally Begbie spoke at the meeting on Media and Forgotten Disasters.

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What is Global Hand?

You can also view this page in German. Diese Seite ist auch auf Deutsch verfügbar. Global Hand is an online matching service: a non-profit brokerage facilitating public/private partnership. It brings together people who want to address global issues: for-profit...

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How your community group can help

Guidelines for community groups offering assistance to charity organisations.

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Abbott Health Inc. improves water quality in rural communities near to where they operate

Abbott Health Product, Inc. has been working to support local efforts to improve rural drinking water systems in Puerto Rico.