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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Philippines
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In the Philippines, where the ICRC has worked since 1982, the delegation assists and protects civilians adversely affected by armed clashes between the government and insurgent groups. It acts as a neutral intermediary between opposing forces in humanitarian matters. It also visits security...
German Federal Foreign Office
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Grants to fund humanitarian emergency relief efforts are available from the German government. Some criteria are listed on the site, but as a general rule these grants are only available to the extent that they will be used to rescue lives, and to keep those at risk alive e.g. following natural...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Fiji Multi-Country Office
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Fiji Multi-Country Office supports Pacific people to achieve their national priorities through advocacy, knowledge sharing and capacity development in economic growth, poverty reduction, democratic governance, environment sustainability, and crisis...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Philippines
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In the Philippines, UNDP fosters human development for peace and prosperity. Working with central and local Governments as well as civil society, and building on global best practices, UNDP strengthens capacities of women, men and institutions to empower them to achieve the Millennium Development...
Oxfam International
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Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in over 90 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. They work directly with communities and they seek to influence the powerful to ensure that poor...
Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory
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Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, affiliated with the Salvation Army International, encourages social and economic development. The organisation operates social centres and cooperates with international relief agencies and governments alike to achieve its goals.
SOS Children's Villages - Austria
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SOS helps children and communities in need to help themselves by establishing for them, the necessary facilities for development, including education, medical and social centres. Their special emphasis is to provide orphaned and destitute children with a new and permanent home, preparing them for...
Oxfam - Azerbaijan
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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. Oxfam GB, part of Oxfam International, has been working in Azerbaijan since 1993 implementing projects on...
Oman Charitable Organization
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Oman Charitable Organization(OCO) is a state funded charitable organization engaged in supporting and financing the social care programs intended for the general welfare of the people, children, orphans, elderly people, and the disabled. OCO also provides emergency relief in case of disasters or...
Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation(CECI)
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The Canadian Center for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping poor countries and communities through the promotion of human rights, raising funds for development projects, and implementing humanitarian initiatives. Established in 1958, this...
United Nations Children's Fund New Zealand (UNICEF NZ)
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United Nations Children's Fund New Zealand (UNICEF NZ), a country office of UNICEF, works with communities and the government for the survival, development and protection of children and the upholding of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The priorities of the programme are children's...
Finnish Red Cross (FRC)
Finnish Red Cross (FRC) focuses its activities on: increasing preparedness to assist and safety in everyday living, preventing social exclusion, promoting first aid skills, welfare and health, strengthening skills in psychosocial support, and preventing HIV/AIDS and intoxicant use. Their...
World Vision New Zealand
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World Vision New Zealand, a branch of World Vision International, 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 through raising public awareness they seek...
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)
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Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) supports the development of regional community foundations and uses seed funding and challenge grants to move regional development project funding into a more dynamic context. FRRR aims to promote for the public benefit rural and regional renewal,...
TEAR Fund Christian Action
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TEAR Fund Christian Action is a New Zealand based aid and development organisation, serving communites across Africa, Asia and South America. Since 1975 they have been working through child sponsorship, microenterprise, community development and disaster relief projects throughout the developing...
Karmel International Foundation
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Karmel International Foundation provides structural assistance to the people in the former East Block countries. Karmels sort goods into projects according to requests, pack them into trucks and send them to their destinations.
Duang Prateep Foundation
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The Duang Prateep Foundation is a charity based in Thailand that grew out of efforts by slum dwellers to address the problems that have their roots in poverty and deprivation. The Foundation supports projects related to poverty relief, education, health care, social services, human development and...
International Committee for the Development of Peoples(CISP)
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The International Committee for the Development of Peoples (CISP) is an Italian NGO focusing on development cooperation, humanitarian aid and rehabilitation. CISP's priorities in the field of cooperation are the fight against poverty, rural development, food security (agriculture, fishery,...
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
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The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has, since 1914, been providing aid to Jewish communities in Israel, the former Soviet Union, and Argentina, as well as small groups of Jews scattered around the world in poverty, targeted by anti-Semitism, or caught in war or natural...
Caritas Česká Republika (Caritas CR)
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Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories. Caritas Česká Republika (Caritas CR), a member of Caritas Internationalis,...