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Prudent Global Development Initiative
Prudent Global Development Initiative is into all kinds of humanitarian services including but not limited to Capacity building, Youth Empowerment, Care for the less privileges, Human right protection, Jobs creation, Agriculture & Vocational Training, Infrastructural development, Gender...
Changed Person
Changed Person is a youth encouragement movement in Nigeria. The organisation aims to prevent young Nigerians from engaging in self-destructive and negative behaviour by encouraging positive behaviour leading to the formation of a better society without the endemic corruption which blights many...
Ved International Society
Ved International Society is an Indian NGO that organises discussion forums, seminars, rallies, and medical camps. The Society also distributes books and clothes and holds tree planting drives. In addition, the Society provides vocational training and has run various campaigns on anti-corruption, ...
Umoja wa wawezeshaji KIOO
Umoja wa wawezeshaji KIOO is a Tanzanian NGO that works for vulnerable children and on other social welfare issues. The organization also advocates for women’s rights (to own land and other property) and for better education for rural children. KIOO provides training on health issues, good...
Spice Without Borders
Spice Without Borders (SwB) is a nonprofit organization registred in Kenya whose mission is to equip a new generation of social change catalysts from the backyards of society with creative and critical thinking skills they need to right the wrongs they witness in society and start sustainable...
Standards
Global Hand Standards introductory page You can also view this page in German. Diese Seite ist auch auf Deutsch verfügbar.
Cross-referential Issues
The standards we are developing are both specific and cross-referential, the latter relating, in part or full, to the various sections listed under the Product, Services and Management headings.
Principles of International Charity
The Principles of International Charity were devised by US charities in response to an invitation from the US Treasury to propose ways of safeguarding charitable funds from diversion to terrorist uses. Eight broad principles have been identified to assist charities in developing their own...
3.4 Organisational Integrity / Transparency
Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards (InterAction), where applicable to this issue.
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...
Body Shop campaign 'Trafficking is torture' to support the Helen Bamber Foundation.
At least 4,000 women and girls are trafficked into the UK each year and forced into prostitution. Trafficking for sexual exploitation doesn't just affect women, children are trafficked too. NOTE: this video contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing.
The Body Shop runs a campaign to support the Helen Bamber Foundation's fight against human trafficking
In 2007, The Body Shop UK ran a campaign called "Trafficking is Torture" to support the Helen Bamber Foundation. The campaign's primary objective was to persuade the UK government to ratify a convention to protect the estimated 4,000 girls each year within the country who are victims of human...
Human rights training of judges in Nigeria
A three-year partnership between Statoil and the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) is introducing Sharia judges in northern Nigeria to human rights issues and legislation.
Partnership aims to stop rare plant smuggling
TRAFFIC-Hong Kong, one of the 22 branches of a NGO network that monitors wildlife trade globally, partnered with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd to improve the airline's ability to stop the smuggling of rare plants on its planes.
Cooperation between Mentor International and IKEA
In 2008, IKEA Social Initiative collaborated with Mentor International to address drug abuse and its health implications among young people in five countries Croatia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Romania and Russia. The school based initiative for 12-14 year olds has been adapted for each country and...
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are recommendations addressed by governments to multinational enterprises operating in or from adhering countries. They provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct in a variety of areas including employment and industrial...
Business Principles for Countering Bribery
The Business Principles for Countering Bribery, published in 2003, are an initiative facilitated by Transparency International and Social Accountability International. The Business Principles aim to provide a practical tool to which companies can look for a comprehensive reference to good practice...
Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia
Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the operation of NGOs by voluntary self-regulation. The Code also seeks to improve the quality of services provided by NGOs by helping NGOs to adopt high standards of conduct and to devise efficient...
CRT Principles for Responsible Business
CRT Principles for Responsible Business set forth ethical norms for acceptable businesses behaviour. The principles are rooted in three ethical foundations for responsible business and for a fair and functioning society more generally, namely: responsible stewardship; living and working for mutual...
Planting Seeds on Rocky Ground
This article is written by Experts from Afghan Government, Private Sector, and Academia Share Views on Investing in Conflict-Affected and Fragile States.