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Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) is a nonprofit organization that coordinates the volunteer efforts of Maine attorneys, community members, and college students to provide free legal help to people of low income throughout the state. They provide free information, brief assistance and pro...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Japan - Tokyo (Liaison Office)
UNDP is one of United Nation organisations that has targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. On the ground in 166 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners to raise awareness,...
Grantmakers Without Borders
Grant makers Without Borders (GWB) is a collaborative project of the International Donors' Dialogue and the International Working Group of the National Network of Grant makers. They are a network of trustees and staff of public and private foundations as well as individual donors. GWB also...
Czech Helsinki Committee
The Czech Helsinki Committee is a Czech NGO working for human rights. The organisation monitors human rights issues in the Czech Republic focusing on women, prisoners, labour market issues and social exclusion, older people and foreigners. The Committee also provides free legal aid to citizens who...
Future Focus Organisation
Future Focus Foundation is a volunteer oriented community based organisation working in rural communities in eastern Sierra Leone. The Foundation promotes social justice, equal opportunities and human rights through advocacy and livelihood initiative programmes. Staff and volunteers use ...
Pujali Nagarick Chetana
Pujali Nagarick Chetanana is an Indian social welfare organistion whose mission is to make rural communities aware of their basic rights in particular, in regard to health and education. The organisation also provides skills training for economic development.
GLAD
GLAD is New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression. GLAD uses impact litigation, education, and advocacy to create a better world for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people,...
Oak Foundation
The Oak Foundation is a group of charitable and philanthropic organisations formally established in 1998 in Geneva. The Foundation gives grants to not-for-profit organisations that address issues as environment and child abuse, housing and homelessness, human rights, issues affecting women and...
Africa Faith and Justice Network
Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) strives to be a meaningful voice for Africa in U.S. public policy. AFJN stresses issues of human rights and social justice that tie directly into Catholic social teaching. AFJN works closely with Catholic missionary congregations and numerous Africa-focused...
Legal Aid Society
The Legal Aid Society of DC provides free legal assistance to individuals and families with little or no income. They also offer social work services for clients who they represent in their legal case. Legal Aid staff and volunteers assist people who live in DC, Maryland and Virginia and also...
War Child
War Child is a network of independent organisations working across the world to help children affected by war. Different projects are being coordinated by country offices in the UK, Canada and the Netherlands. War Child aims to alleviate suffering by bringing material aid into war zones, to support...
Ashoka
Ashoka's mission is to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world. It does so through stipends and professional services that allow "Ashoka Fellows" to focus full time on their ideas for leading social change in education and youth development, health care, environment,...
Access for Action Uganda (ACFA Uganda)
Access for Action Uganda (ACFA Uganda) is an NGO working with and for marginalised and vulnerable communities, including people with disabilities. ACFA aims to combat the social and economic exclusion and impoverishment of marginalized groups in Uganda, and to accelerate the inclusion of...
Department for International Development (DFID) - Indonesia - Jakarta
The Department for International Development (DFID) in Indonesia brings together government, NGOs and donors to tackle governance issues such as corruption and police reform. Also the DFID has played an active role in the resolution of conflicts over forest resources and have built consensus over...
Department for International Development (DFID)
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty. DFID supports long-term programmes to help tackle the underlying causes of poverty. DFID also responds to emergencies, both...
Reach Out Refugee Protection Training Project
Reach Out Refugee Protection Training Project, a joint initiative of several international humanitarian agencies on refugee protection training, provides information and training aids on its website to enhance refugee protection awareness, the related knowledge and skills of those persons...
SABR Trust Centre
The “SABR” Center is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to improve the socio economic situation and protect the interests of the most vulnerable layers of society - women and children. We provide support, encouragement and opportunities to have an independent life in a...
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - China
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) formulates and implements activities that promote gender equality and women's empowerment. The organisation focuses on strengthening women's economic capacity; engendering governance and leadership; and promoting women's rights and the...
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a tripartite UN agency that brings together governments, employers and workers in common actions to promote opportunities for women and men to engage in decent productive work. The ILO campaigns to promote social justice and the recognition and...
Trocaire
Trócaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It was given a dual mandate: to support long-term development projects overseas and to provide relief during emergencies; and at home to inform the Irish public about the root causes of poverty and injustice and...