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Permanet

Permanet is a product of the Vestergaard Frandsen Group, which specialises in complex emergency response and disease control textiles. With offices worldwide, it has a very short response time to emergency needs. Their three major products are 'Permanet'(a long lasting insecticidal mosquito net),...

Rotary World Community Service Resource Network

Rotary World Community Service Resource Network (WCSRN) is a global network of Rotarians with special expertise who can provide comprehensive information and advice to clubs and districts on successful approaches to carrying out international service projects.

Missions Ablaze

Missions Ablaze is a group of missionaries that aim to help the poor and needy, especially children, with food, clothing and shelter. They are involved in the preparation and distribution of food to the poor through a number of soup kitchens. They lead Bible studies among children and youth and...

KM CORP.

KM Corp is a Korean company that manufactures "cleanroom" consumables. The company has expanded its range to industrial and medical items.

Tibet Aid

Tibet Aid is a not-for-profit organisation providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Tibet, primarily by locating sponsors for homeless, impoverished, and destitute Tibetan refugees. Tibet Aid also promotes Tibetan cultural preservation and supports educational and medical relief programs...

World Vision - India

World Vision India is a child focussed, community based development organisation that works for the upliftment of the poorest of the poor in India. Children, being the future of nation, are the main focus of their work that is aimed at building up the community around them so that they step to a...

Aid Agency To Work With Corporate Donors On Disaster Relief

International aid agency Oxfam launched a new, unique alliance for corporate donors, Aviva and Vodafone, to fund its initial response operations which will enable it to deal immediately with disasters whenever and wherever they occur.

2010-2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign

Cities and local governments need to get ready, reduce the risks and become resilient to disasters. For the next two years and beyond, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen.

Edison International contributes to Asian Tsunami disaster relief

It is not often that the world’s collective sense of solidarity and compassion is captured by a single event. The earthquake-spawned tsunami that ravaged so many countries in southern Asia and eastern Africa in December 2004 was one such event. Proving once again how committed they are to making a...

Kohl's Department Stores Donates $250,000 to Support Hurricane Irene Relief Efforts

Kohl’s Department Stores has donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross toward Hurricane Irene relief efforts.

Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU) encourages communities to talk about disaster reduction

The "Our Community Disaster Reduction: Map Simulation" activity conducted by the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU) in 2007 is a workshop-style program to promote disaster reduction.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Chile

FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...

Accor and Plan International work together to change the lives of many children around the world

Accor, hotel and services group, and Plan, have worked together in 16 countries. The aim of the partnership is to promote child sponsorship and project funding to Accor staff, partners and guests. Highlight of achievements to date: * more than 1,100 children are now sponsored throughout the...

Saraman builds earthquake- proof houses in Iran

Saraman, a start-up company in Isfahan, central Iran, is an example of addressing housing and construction challenges in a profitable way. The company designs, fabricates and erects affordable, earthquake-proof pre-fabricated steel structures for houses, schools and hospitals.

Allianz, UNDP and GTZ partner for a three-country study on Micro-insurance

In 2006, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) approached Allianz to work together on a market potential study to analyse the demand, acceptability and affordability of microinsurance products.

DHL airlifts humanitarian supplies to China's earthquake victims

DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company continued its relief activities by leveraging on its core competency in logistics to ship 15 tons of relief supplies from Hong Kong to Chengdu City, Sichuan, China on 1 June 2008 for two aid agencies – the Hong Kong Red Cross and the Crossroads...

TNT works with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to fight world hunger

TNT’s groundbreaking partnership with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) began in 2002 and adopted the title of ‘Moving the World’ – a very apt description given that TNT committed knowledge, skills and resources to helping finance the work of the WFP and also to the physical delivery...

The power of strong relationships between Dow Company and the International Organization for Migration

In a project funded by Dow Chemical Company in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), modular housing units were provided to the earthquake affected Nias Island.

IBM Combines Technology Donations and Volunteering for Disaster Relief

Over the last 10 years, IBM has responded to more than 70 natural disasters and provided millions of dollars for its disaster-relief experts to participate in cross-border volunteer opportunities.

ITT partners with Mercy Corps to provide emergency relief

ITT Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Mercy Corps as part of its corporate philanthropy program, ITT Watermark. The partnership includes a three-year, $1 million commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies created by natural catastrophes such as floods, droughts and...