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Opportunity International Australia
Opportunity International Australia provides small loans to families in developing countries to help them start a business, earn an income and leave poverty behind. By helping a mother buy a sewing machine to start a tailoring business or a father buy seeds to plant a vegetable garden, small loans...
Bright Hope International
Bright Hope International seeks to serve the world's absolute poor with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty. Services provided by Bright Hope International include job creation, family support, economic development and emergency relief.
YWAM Mercy Ministries International
YWAM-Mercy is operational in more than 100 countries as it seeks to impact more than 100 million living in absolute poverty in the next 20 years. From agricultural assistance to health care to micro enterprise development, YWAM-Mercy seeks to meet the felt needs of individuals and communities,...
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a not-for-profit organisation international humanitarian agency, involved in emergency relief, sustainable community development and civil society initiatives. Mercy Corps accepts in-kind donations that meet the needs of their field programmes, such as building materials and...
World Harvest
World Harvest is an international relief and development humanitarian organisation that was founded in 1989. World Harvest works with poor people in transforming their lives mainly through health care, food security, micro enterprise, education and awareness process. Initiated in Indonesia, World...
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) is an independent humanitarian agency established in 1984 for the specific purposes of individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA helps people in need, especially those most vulnerable, such as women, children, and...
CARE International - Bolivia
CARE is one of the world's largest private international humanitarian organisations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty. With programmes in over 72 countries, CARE touches the lives of over 30 million of the world's...
IBLF Global
IBLF Global is an independent NGO supported by private enterprise and NGOs. Our mission is to engage business in implementing responsible business practices and culture in key commercial sectors. IBLF’s focus is on promoting anti-corruption, business ethics, and responsible business practices...
Computers for Charities (CfC)
Computers for Charities (CfC) is an IT reuse charity based in the UK. Since 1994 CfC has handled in excess of 250,000 computer systems, benefiting projects and organisations across the UK and 105 countries worldwide.
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA)
The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) is a non-profit organisation, engaged in managing domestic and overseas donated funds and materials. Programs include water and livestock, terracing, rebuilding houses, rural education, rural technology training, women's and children's health and...
Under the spotlight: Building a better understanding of global business-NGO partnerships
Focussing specifically on partnerships between business and NGOs, this paper aims to play its part in: * Revealing partnership potential; * Addressing the challenges that working outside one’s comfort zone invariably brings; and * Pushing forward the partnering agenda so that it starts to have...
Namugongo Youth and Women Development Association (YWDAN)
The Namungongo Youth and Women Development Association (YWDAN) is a community-based NGO registered with the Wakiso District Authority, Uganda. They have four basic areas of operation 1. basic education 2. primary health 3. economic empowerment 4. environmental protection campaigns The...
Corporate Social Responsibility: Overview and Case Studies
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an integral part of business especially for larger corporations. Their programs address issues of poverty, unfair labour practices and the environment alongside government programs and civil society activities. This article will showcase some...
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...
The China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development
The China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development is an international public-private partnership focused on achieving results to accelerate sustainable development in China, the United States and throughout the world. The organisation aims to create sustainable enterprises – inspired by cradle to...
Arche noVa - Initative for people in need
arche noVa - initiative for people in need is a non-profit NGO working primarily in the fields of humanitarian aid, development cooperation and education. Regardless of the victims' ethnicity and ideology Arche noVa supports all those who suffer as a result of war, suppression and natural...
Mercy Ships Switzerland
Mercy Ships operates a fleet of ships crewed by doctors, teachers, water engineers and agriculturalists providing free services to people in some of the world’s poorest cities. The program includes three hospital ships, three land-based projects, and support offices around the world. The...
Athena Naturals
Athena Naturals is a female-owned American company that manufactures handmade soap and sells fair trade items produced by women cooperatives from around the world. The company's social mission is to educate consumers locally about fair trade and eco-friendly shopping products. Students associated...
The big idea: Creating Shared Value
How to reinvent capitalism - and unleash a wave of innovation and growth.
Hands of Hope Zambia
Hands of Hope works with disadvantaged young people in Zambia creating the opportunity for a secure future for themselves and their communities. Hands of Hope believes that young people have the capacity to be positive forces of change in poverty reduction and should be viewed as important assets...