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Best Buddies
Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with mental handicap by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships.
Handicap International and Sanofi -aventis develop a programme to fight diabetes in developing countries
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation), there were 177 million diabetics in 2000. The latest estimates suggest that there were 200 million in 2005 and that the figure will reach at least 300 million by 2025. There are an estimated 4 million deaths due to diabetes per year, 9% of the total...
Crossroads Foundation
A non-profit corporation which takes Hong Kong's quality superseded goods and redistributes them to people in need, locally and internationally. These groups typically work with orphans, the elderly, the handicapped, refugees, disaster victims and those with educational, financial or medical needs....
Citi Dhaka arranges loan for NGO micro-finance institution
In July 2009, Citi Dhaka helped arrange a syndicated loan (subscribed by a group of local banks) for $21.7 million for BURO, a not-for-profit that is one of the fastest growing microfinance institutions in Bangladesh. BURO Bangladesh is a specialized micro-finance institution that provides high...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UNHCR is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in...
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF is an international aid agency that works with communities and governments in 157 countries for the survival, development and protection of children worldwide, upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The priorities of the program are children's health, education, equality and...
Company wants to give away new t-shirts
We have roughly 650 new t-shirts to give away. They are a mixture of colour and sizes (Small, medium and large). Most of the t-shirts are white with coloured writing. The t-shirts need to be collected or delivery paid for from the UK. This is a one off batch, however more may come up in the future....
Fairtrade goes luxury with Traidcraft
Luxury Fairtrade sweets have arrived on supermarket shelves, thanks to fair trade pioneer Traidcraft working in partnership with Glisten Confectionery, one of the UK’s leading confectionery companies.
World of Good Inc sells brand to eBay, wholesale division acquired by GreaterGood/Charity USA
World of Good Inc. sells brand and related assets to eBay, wholesale division acquired by GreaterGood/Charity USA. World of Good brand continues to represent sustainable shopping and market access for global artisans through E-Commerce.
Draft Two SFTMS (Sustainable Fair Trade Management System) Standard
SFTMS is the new worldwide standard for the independent certification of organisations which demonstrate Fair Trade business practices. The requirements of this standard are applicable to any organisation applying Fair Trade principles in all its business processes regardless of the nature of...