Disability issues
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Hong Kong Society for the Blind
Established in 1956, the Hong Kong Society for the Blind (HKSB) is a voluntary agency that assists the visually impaired. HKSB provides a variety of services for those who are visually impaired, including career counselling, home management skills development and vocational training. HKSB also...
Coanil
The Coanil Foundation shelters and educates mentally disabled children and adults in social risk situations in Chile. It aims to stimulate the potential of each person that needs their support, so they can integrate in society and significantly improve their quality of life. Coanil runs several...
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Kazakhstan
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is an international aid agency that works with communities and governments in 157 countries for the survival, development and protection of children worldwide. In Kazakhstan, UNICEF's activities include supporting programmes in social policy,...
Delhi House (Sewa Ashram)
Delhi House was the name of a house for the homeless founded in 1997; relocation in the year 2000 saw the adoption of a new name - Sewa Ashram. Housing up to 120 individuals (and some families), Delhi House is a community-based rehabilitation centre and clinic for the destitute, with a goal to...
Deepalaya
Deepalaya is a large Indian NGO based in Delhi. The organisation works with socially and economically disadvantaged children, including the physically and mentally challenged. The overall aim of the organisation is to ensure that the children in its care become self-reliant and are enabled to enjoy...
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID is an independent agency that supports long-term economic and social development through policy dialogue, conflict prevention, technology transfer in sectors such as health, agriculture, education and housing, and promotion of trade and investment. U.S. assistance is channelled through...
Books Aloud, Inc.
Books Aloud, Inc. provides a wide variety of recorded reading literature to the visually impaired, learning disabled and physically disabled. The service is available free of charge to those who are unable to read conventional print, hold a book or turn pages.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Liberia
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,...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Central African Republic
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,...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Mozambique
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,...
Po Leung Kuk (PLK)
Po Leung Kuk is a Hong Kong-based social-service organisation that aims to care for the young and protect the innocent. Originally founded to suppress the abduction of women and children (and provide shelter and education for such victims), operations have gradually evolved and diversified. The...
Fu Hong Society
The Fu Hong Society, based in Hong Kong, focuses on developing the potential of persons with disabilities to enable them to achieve maximum independence and become fully integrated citizens in the community. The organization offers a comprehensive range of services including workshops, hostels, and...
St. James' Settlement
St. James’ Settlement (SJS) is a Hong Kong based charity that assists disabled, elderly and young persons through care services, rehabilitation services, community development projects and professional counseling. SJS offers goods and services to the poor through a number of charity projects, which...
Resala
Resala is an Egyptian NGO started by students from the University of Cairo. The organisation has branches throughout the country, and its volunteers carry out a wide range of charitable projects, including building schools and homes for orphans, providing financial and other help for families...
Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR)
The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) is a national Christian relief and development organisation working in India. EFICOR serves the poor and marginalised irrespective of caste, creed, or religion in situations of poverty, injustice, and disaster. Its relief and...
Amar Seva Sangam
Founded in 1981, Amar Seva Sangam is an Indian NGO committed to improving the lives of the disabled through rehabilitation and self-help initiatives.
Lebanese School for the Blind & Deaf
The school's goal is to educate blind and deaf children in such a way as to prepare them for effective participation in the daily life of their communities as independent and contributing members.
CUSO-VSO North America
CUSO-VSO is a civil society development agency that works on collaborative development projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. It is one of North America’s largest international development non-profits working through volunteers. As a partner of VSO International, CUSO-VSO works...
Macau Deaf Association
Macau Deaf Association was established to encourage the deaf to help each other, and to help them communicate with the public. The Association strives for the promotion of rehabilitations services for the deaf people in Macau, with the aim of allowing them to participate and contribute to the...
Foundation Infantia
Foundation Infantia's mission is to contribute to the development of children and their communities by supporting local projects across different countries. Their organization builds schools and clinics in developing nations, creates and supports grassroots initiatives to develop entrepreneurship...