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Women And Children In Africa (WACIA)

Women and Children in Africa (WACIA) is a registered charity committed to the relief of poverty in Africa. In particular, it works to alleviate the hardship and distress of women and children affected by the war in Uganda. By funding and supporting projects that make a real difference to the people...

World Vision Australia

World Vision is a Christian relief and development organisation working for the well being of all people, especially children. Through emergency relief, education, health care, economic development and raising public awareness it seeks to address the causes of poverty and help communities become...

Solidarites

SOLIDARITES is a humanitarian organisation which provides aid and assistance to victims of war or armed conflict. For over 20 years the association has concentrated its action on meeting three vital needs - water, food and shelter - by carrying out emergency programmes followed by reconstruction...

TEAR Australia Inc.

TEAR Australia Inc. supports the development and relief work of 94 partner organisations in 25 countries. TEAR Australia oversees the secondment of fieldworkers to partner organisations in the Third World, and runs Development Exposure Programmes, introducing participants to community development...

EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV)

EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) is a private, nonprofit, international development organization based in Washington DC. EWV has worked for more than 40 years in over 100 countries to combat global poverty. We are currently working in more than 30 countries to address poverty issues through humanitarian...

Joining Forces for Change: Demonstrating Innovation and Impact through UN-Business Partnerships

Joining Forces for Change: Demonstrating Innovation and Impact through UN-Business Partnerships, a publication by the UN Global Compact Office, presents a case for partnering with the UN in addition to listing case studies of successful UN-business partnerships. The partnerships presented in the...

Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals, a UN Millennium Project Report, recommends concrete actions toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The report presents an overview of the findings and recommendations of the UN Millennium Project. The document was co-authored...

Oxfam

Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. We work directly with communities and we seek to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can...

Australian Red Cross

The Australian Red Cross (ARC) is one of the 181 members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and works to improve the lives of vulnerable people in Australia and internationally. Their mission is to be a leading humanitarian organisation in Australia, improving...

Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN)

Merlin is a UK-based international humanitarian organisation dedicated to providing emergency healthcare in fragile states to people affected by wars, natural disasters or epidemics. Merlin provides communicable disease control, maternal and child health services, emergency preparedness, HIV/TB...

Lanka Lutheran Church (LLC)

Lanka Lutheran Church (LLC) works in unchurched areas around the tea plantations in the hill areas of Sri Lanka.

Solidarity Against AIDS Organization

Solidarity Against AIDS Organization is a community-based organization offering HIV/AIDS services in Amuria and Soroti Districts in eastern Uganda. Its mission is to improve the health of the people of Teso region, through various programs of mitigation against the impact of HIV/AIDS on the...

Cooperazione E Sviluppo (CESVI) - Mali

Founded in 1985, Cooperazione e Sviluppo (CESVI) is an independent humanitarian organisation based in Italy. CESVI supports environmental initiatives concerning the management of natural resources, agricultural training and education, rural infrastructure, food sovereignty, income generating...

CARE International - Philippines

CARE International is an international humanitarian organisation that helps families in poor communities improve their lives and overcome poverty. In the Philippines, CARE’s projects include promoting economic and conservation development to protect biodiversity and natural resources, empowering...

Association for Aid and Relief - Japan

The Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) is a non-governmental organisation providing emergency assistance to refugees and survivors of humanitarian crises, assistance to people with disabilities and landmine actions including landmine clearance and support for landmine victims. AAR...

Bharath Abhyudaya Seva Samithi (BASS)

Bharath Abhyudaya Seva Samithi (BASS) works for the welfare of children, women, and persons with disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable and marginalised groups in about 40 villages in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, including Edlapadu, Prathipadu, Nadendla Mandals and Cyclone Prone...

Sphere Project

Sphere Project was launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. Its aim is to improve the quality of assistance provided to people affected by disasters, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system, through the Sphere...