Adoption-Link is now working with Children’s Hope International (CHI), of St. Louis Missouri, to provide additional adoption opportunities to our prospective adoptive families. Children's Hope Internatioanl currently has adoption programs in Ethiop ... Read More
You are invited to be a part of this, to join these wonderful women as they continue to succeed and grow. MarketPlace would like to open opportunities to more women to achieve societal and economic dignity. Currently MarketPlace cooperatives facilita ... Read More
While Arzu directly helps weavers and their families we also believe it is important to extend benefits where possible to the larger community. Arzu shared the construction costs of a new school in the Faryab province, where many of our weavers live. ... Read More
Arzu's social contract requires that all children under the age of 15, and at least one woman from each household attend education classes that cover literacy, basic numeracy and units on health, hygiene, nutrition and human rights. In 2006 we began ... Read More
ARZU strategically focuses on addressing Afghanistan’s highest public health priority – lowering the maternal death rate. Our healthcare services include weekly visits by our health monitors to weavers’ homes, 4-wheel drive transportation to cl ... Read More
In 2007 Arzu implemented a worker safety program to address ailments common to carpet weavers. We trained our Health Monitors to understand the symptoms of TB, and brought women in Kabul and Andkhoi to clinics for TB tests. We provide surgical masks ... Read More
Worldwide there are some 161 million visually impaired people, 37 million of whom are blind. It is estimated that 75% of blindness is avoidable; that is, it is either treatable or preventable. If immediate measures are not taken, the number of blind ... Read More
We are developing a project that will bring training and potentially telehealth services to rural areas that is delivered by indigenous village women. Public heath, primary care, first aid, and emergency services are all but absent in rural areas of ... Read More
Chances by Choice specializes in providing domestic and internationally born HIV exposed children, and the families who support them, the resources to thrive. Chances by Choice takes a multi-dimensional approach to providing life enhancing services f ... Read More
Play for Peace is all about change—changing the way people relate to each other.
Our objectives:
- To promote positive relationships among the people of societies in conflict.
- To foster leaders for peace around the world.< ... Read More
Through its programs, Heartland International seeks to strengthen emerging democratic institutions; provide training and technical assistance to encourage microenterprise development; support the role of women in economic, political and social affair ... Read More
The advancement of medical technology and access to research findings allow health care providers to continually enhance the care they provide to patients. Additionally, health care providers benefit from having an ongoing dialog and exchange of idea ... Read More
ISPCAN invites applications and nominations for Honorary Memberships Awards given to child abuse and neglect prevention professionals working in developing countries. Awardees will receive all ISPCAN benefits for two years, including subscriptions to ... Read More
Beyond immediate emergency relief, we must enable men and women to change their social conditions once and for all. In order to achieve this, now is the time to turn our efforts towards long-term development projects that ensure individual and commun ... Read More
We believe that education is a human right. Children are born into this world as eager learners and it is our duty to provide them with every opportunity for education. UNICEF estimates that over 120 million children worldwide are not receiving an ed ... Read More
Disaster strikes at any time and without warning an entire family, town or nation can be devastated by natural or man-made disasters. It is a great mission that we undertake to help those who have been displaced either physically, financially or both ... Read More
The Foundation helps provide shelter, education, clean water, medical care, and clothing for thousands of individuals, from children and students to elderly. A reforestation project is planting trees as well. Read More
With the help of the Global Leverage Fund, Opportunity International's vision to mobilize $1 billion to reach 100 million people with microfinance loan, savings and insurance products will be realized. To reach this aggressive goal, the organization ... Read More
Woodstock Institute provides technical assistance internationally to organizations seeking to bring mainstream financial resources to underserved communities effectively and affordably. Likewise, Woodstock Institute’s international research seeks to ... Read More
To live healthy, to be free of disease and suffering, to be able to breathe the open air, to play, to learn and to work; these all seem like simple requests and yet for millions around the world these simple human rights are unattainable. It is consi ... Read More
PTE was founded in April of 2005 with the mission to bring HIV/AIDS education to China's youth. We do this by developing school based HIV/AIDS education curriculum and running a teacher training program. Read More
The Institute has developed a number of training and technical assistance projects for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, NGO advocates and others from numerous countries around the world. The Rule of Law Program has established positive relations with a ... Read More
Through a collaborative with partners in rural India who have developed a comprehensive, community-based primary health care approach, we are helping to recruit students for summer experiences that will provide life changing perspective on healthcare ... Read More
As the world leader in providing micro insurance, Opportunity International is poised to bring significant change to the world of microfinance and sustainable development. Opportunity began providing micro insurance to clients in Africa beginning in ... Read More
For 25 years the Chicago Botanic Garden has explored the world in search of plants. Garden scientists have studied and collected plants on 27 trips into 20 countries, including expeditions to China, Korea, Siberia, and the Far East. Expeditions targe ... Read More
ISPCAN sponsors numerous scholarships for leading professionals from developing nations to learn about child abuse and neglect and how to become leaders in their countries. Attendance at ISPCAN conferences and training events is valuable for learnin ... Read More
As the microfinance sector commercializes and rapidly expands, experienced banking and finance leaders are in short supply. The microfinance community is waking up to the pressing need for leaders with these skills. Tomorrow’s leaders must be identif ... Read More
At Shedd we are passionate about what we do, and we want to inspire you to make a difference. Care of animals is intimately connected to their overall contentment and well-being. Shedd is working cooperatively with Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise o ... Read More
The future health of our global family depends largely on the health of infants and children and their mothers, who act as primary care givers and educators. Women also play an important role in the health of communities and families by serving as mi ... Read More
Maybe help comes from a micro-enterprise grant for a agricultural or poultry farm in Sudan. It could be needed assistance in starting a cattle ranch in Uganda, or a small hamburger stand on the streets of a small town in Kosovo. Empowerment might c ... Read More
IFYC provides a variety of in-depth trainings around the world to equip young leaders, faith leaders, civic organizers and others to organize their own interfaith youth service projects. The program also seeks to educate the wider public on the impo ... Read More
The Filipino partners have a goal of reaching one million clients annually by 2010. One of Opportunity International's most successful countries, the Philippines is an ideal environment for the microenterprise development industry. OI intends to maxi ... Read More
Linking Mine Action to Development Planning: Providing Mine Affected Communities Access to Clean Safe Water
Objectives:
-Provide families in mine-affected communities access to clean water
-Improve the overall health of the comm ... Read More
Seahorses represent the coming together of all the world's marine problems: neglected environments, destructive fishing practices, desperate fishing communities and the need for protected areas. Saving seahorses means saving the seas. You can help ... Read More
Landmines Blow! is part of the solution to assisting survivors and rebuilding mine-affected communities. Acre by acre, child to child the threat of landmines, cluster bombs and water borne illnesses can be eliminated.
Cambodia is one of ... Read More
Shoe collection, cleaning, processing, shipping and distriubtion - donate shoes, funds, or help organize the shipment. Read More
ShoreCap Exchange recognizes that banks worldwide need more than simply capital to thrive. The Exchange strives to build stronger banks that focus on serving the poor in developing countries in Africa and Asia. Expert practitioners and consultants br ... Read More
We Support Worthwhile Organizations - We provide on-going financial support to those organizations that we have visited, scrutinized, and found worthy of our continued assistance.
We Help Others Contribute - Build Cambodia does not solicit ... Read More
Make an investment in the future of children. The well being of children is a concern that crosses national boundaries. The International Network of Child Policy Research Centers facilitates the sharing of ideas and information among child policy re ... Read More
Effective Child Protection requires a multidisciplinary approach among professionals working in every community world-wide. ISPCAN’s unique network of local and diverse professionals creates a global force to protect children in need. The need to pro ... Read More
The International Training Program commenced internal exchanges between the USA and Australia in 2006. The Australian partner in this effort is the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). Five representatives from our national Conservation ... Read More
Trust Banks serve women in the lowest levels of poverty who have no assets and no access to a guarantor. A Trust Group is an innovative lending methodology that provides microloans, thereby creating jobs and economic empowerment in poor communities. ... Read More
Despite the fact that TB is a treatable disease, it has assumed epidemic proportions in India, claiming the lives of 400,000 and newly infecting 2.2 million every year. India has the highest proportion of its population, 3.3 per capita, infected with ... Read More