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Shipping 40ft container with 400 donated bikes to Mexico
"Bicycles for Humanity" is trying to help poor Mexican children by giving them bikes to get to school. In addition, giving the adults a way to improve their life by giving them bikes to get empowered. They can get water, go to work, get to health clinics and so much more. This project in called...
Improve employment and income for young women in Mufindi Iringa Region in Tanzania
We have had extensive experience of working with vulnerable groups in our community, including young people and street children. Girls and young women are among the most vulnerable of these groups. They live in an environment fraught with risks. The combination of an unstable family environment,...
Synergy Uganda
Synergy Uganda is focused on empowering and creating change within the country through a community based approach. The NGO offers support and assistance to communities throughout Eastern Uganda through a variety of skills training and education classes, literacy and basic business classes. Synergy...
Provision of 30 litre Rotary Barrels for easier collection of potable water by women and children.
To work with partners including NGOs, agencies, voluntary groups, charities etc,. to provide 30 litre Rotary Barrels to replace the dirty unhealthy containers, buckets, jerry cans etc currently used by women and children to collect non potable water. The majority collect over long distances (up to...
Women's Emancipation and Development Trust
The Women’s Emancipation and Development (WED) Trust is a grass roots Indian NGO. WED's aim is the building of a gender just society with self sustaining economically independent and politically empowered women. WED's major activities are the prevention of female infanticide, feticide and...
Voluntary Action for Development (VAD)
Voluntary Action for Development (VAD) is a Ugandan NGO that works with rural poor and disadvantaged communities in Wakiso , Mpigi and the North-Eastern districts of Uganda. VAD aims to improve livelihoods through the implementation of development oriented programs/projects includiing water,...
Leprosy Mission Trust India
The Leprosy Mission Trust India rehabilitate people affected by Leprosy. We provide them Vocational training. The organization is an offshoot of the Leprosy Mission, which was formed in 1874 to help those with leprosy in India and is currently headquartered in Middlesex, England.Tthe Leprosy...
Empower young girls in Nigeria
We are trying to address the issue of young girls who leave school and become prostitutes. It's a global problem. The facts abound from community to community round the world. Approximately one-quarter of girls in developing countries are not in school. We are focusing on 60 girls girls between...
Poultry innovation platform (entrepreneurship)
RIU Tanzania is building up a programme of poultry-related activities in partnership with a range of private sector organisations. The programme is seeking to develop agri-business entrepreneurship capacity through poultry farming for sustainable income generation and enterprise development in the...
The "Cocoa Plan" between Nestlé and cocoa farmers
Nestlé is guided by the principle of creating shared value for shareholders and society in a manner that is integrally linked to its core business strategies and operations. It is called "Creating Shared Value (CSV)"; value created for shareholders, employees, farmers, consumers and the communities...