Environment and climate change
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Oro Verde program partners to promote responsible mining of precious metals in Colombia
The Oro Verde program, located in Colombia’s poorest and conflict-affected region (Chocó), promotes responsible mining of precious metals through traditional extraction methods and technology transfer, with a view to commercialize the metals in specialized fair trade markets.
Čistoća: the First System of Selective Waste Disposal in Montenegro
In order to maintain their town’s popularity as a tourist destination, the municipal officials of Herceg Novi realized that they needed to preserve natural resources by reducing waste and promoting recycling. As a result, the municipality decided to re-organize Čistoća, the public waste management...
Miko Eco Challenge Club
Miko Eco Challenge Club is a community based organization in Kenya that aims to assist in eradicating poverty through environmental rehabilitation. The organisation has created several tree nurseries and has distributed seedlings to schools, churches, mosques and individuals.
ADAPT provides good quality green homes in Egypt
As a result of neglecting construction codes in informal areas more than half of Egypt’s housing stock has been built without monitoring or assistance. Un-planned housing and public spaces have left a mark on the country’s architecture, infrastructure and environmental sustainability, creating a...
Piloting innovative social assessment in a Colombian oil field
In 2005, Occidental Andina, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) collaborated with Ecopetrol S.A., a Colombian state oil company, and International Alert, a London-based conflict resolution and peace building NGO, to develop a socially responsible enhanced oil recovery...
Endeleza Dada Youth Community Organization (ENDADA)
Endeleza Dada Youth Community Organization (ENDADA) areas of focus are economic development, poverty reduction and microfinance. ENDADA, inspired by the values of integrity and compassion seeks, to offering solutions to fundamental problems in the areas of education, health, humanitarian issues and...
Kumtem Area Development Union
The Kumtem Development Union is a Cameroonian NGO that aims to initiate and carry out development projects for the village of Kumtem. It has so far succeeded in building a community school which was later handed over to the government, and has constructed a pipe-borne water system for the village.
The International Good Samaritan Mission/Mission for Improvement and Boosting Organizational Services to the Community (MIBOS)
The Mission for Improvement and Boosting Organisational Services to the Communities (MIBOS) is an NGO comprising a number of community groups in and around Kigoma, Tanzania. MIBOS undertakes and promotes development projects in health care, income generation, nutrition and capacity building...
Eastman Kodak and The Nature Conservancy partner on an innovative program to learn about local needs in China
Since 2001, Eastman Kodak has partnered with The Nature Conservancy on an innovative program that provides cameras and film to remote villagers in order to learn about local needs in southwestern China. Called Photovoice, the project is an integral part of The Nature Conservancy's effort with local...
Project to Promote Fair Trade in India
Fair Trade Forum - India (FTF-I) in partnership with HIVOS, IRFT & Shop for Change has launched Pro-Sustain, a project to promote Fair Trade & Sustainable Consumption in India.
Guayaki Introduces First-Ever Fair Trade Certified Yerba Mate
In March 2009, Guayaki, a leading creator of organic yerba mate beverages, announced that it was the first company in the world to offer fair trade certified yerba mate through the Institute for Marketecology's (IMO) Fair for Life certification program.
TEDCOR fosters urban renewal in the local community
Tedcor is an innovative and enterprising waste management company based in South Africa that offers integrated solutions for the collection, recovery and disposal of waste. Tedcor has been in the market for 12 years, working in close partnership with local communities to promote a clean healthy...
Kopernik helps Green School to save energy
Michael Woon, a Kopernik Fellow in Timor-Leste, visited Green School in Bali not only to learn more about the school, but also to get a sense for how appropriate technology and hands on build-it and do-it lessons could be incorporated into their curriculum.
Ahimsa International
Ahimsa International is an NGO based in the USA and in South America. The organisation aims to bring to light a scientific diagnosis of the range of social and ecological threats to makind's shared future, and to facilitate access to a spectrum of scientific solutions. The organisation develops ...
Sindh Social Welfare Organization
The Sindh Social Welfare Organization (SSWO) is a Pakistani NGO committed to democratic action for everyone. The organisation aims to develop innovative methods for the promotion of sustainable livelihoods and also for environmental regeneration in order to protect resources for future...
Promoting safer operations and emergency preparedness in China
Dow Chemical Company is a diversified chemical company that offers a broad range of products and services. A partnership between the ministry of environmental protection (MEP), UNEP, and Dow promotes chemical safety, emergency preparedness and safer production in the chemical sector in China.
Unilever supports recycling initiatives in Ghana
Unilever Ghana's factory in Tema supports a recycling initiative that reduces waste and provides income for local people.
Mobilink Turns Billboards to Bags
The Mobilink Foundation, the non-profit arm of Mobilink, Pakistan’s leading cellular and Blackberry service providers, is turning plastic billboard skins into school bags for underprivileged children. The bags are distributed free of charge.
Link Rural Based Organization (LIRUBO)
The Link Rural Based Organization (LIRUBO) is an NGO in Uganda. Since its inception, LIRUBO has trained 700 students in life skills and 70 teachers in life skills and child rights. The organisation has also carried out a Rural Community OVC Intervention project in Kassanda Sub-County, conducting...
The Veolia Foundation helps to save jobs for people with disabilities
The Veolia Environnement Foundation is sharing in the costs of refurnishing the premises of ESAT (établissement ou Service d’Aide par le Travail) an organisation run by the French NGO, CPRH.