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Association Nigerienne pour le Bien Etre Familial (ANBEF)
Association Nigerienne pour le Bien Etre Familial (ANBEF) provides prevention and management of HIV/AIDS, treatment of male and female infertility, and training young people on income generating activities to improve the life of the communities people in Niger.
Auction For A Cause
Auction For A Cause (former Auction for my Stuff) is a social enterprise which raises money for charity and provides structured work placements to enable unemployed young people to gain skills, experience and confidence for work. It does this by selling on eBay donated 'stuff' prepared for sale by...
EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV)
EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) fights poverty in the developing world through business development programs that allow small agricultural producers and other entrepreneurs to increase their productivity and incomes, pursue sustainable business opportunities, and create jobs that benefit the families,...
ECIAfrica
ECIAfrica, an affiliate of Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), is a consulting firm that provides social and economic development solutions to business, government, and civil society in developing and transitioning countries within Sub-Saharan Africa. ECIAfrica takes a multi-sectoral...
Calvary International - Go To Nations
Go To Nations (ex-Calvary International) is a faith-based non profit agency, providing technical and practical support to workers in the field. It interfaces with local organisations to raise awareness, present projects, provide training and serves as a facilitator among individuals and...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) works on behalf of the French government and contributes to financing development projects in the public and the private sectors through subsidies or concessional loans. Its mission is to finance development according to France’s Overseas Development...
Africare
Africare's programmes address needs in the principal areas of food security and agriculture as well as health and HIV/AIDS. Africare also supports water resource development, environmental management, basic education, micro enterprise development, governance initiatives and emergency humanitarian...
Literacy Aid Uganda
Literacy Aid Uganda is a Ugandan NGO established to help women learn to read and write. The organisation works in the central district of Uganda and its main beneficaries have been women who form 92% of the clients. The organisation offers basic adult education and advocates for the education of...
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.
The World Bank (Banque Mondiale) Burundi
The World Bank is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. It is a development bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes growth to create jobs and to...
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...
Voluntary Integration for Education and Welfare of Society (VIEWS)
Voluntary Integration for Education and Welfare of Society (VIEWS) is an Indian NGO working in Odisha. The organisation aims to improve the living conditions of the poor and marginalized by adopting strategies through community collective initiative and people's participation. Interventions are...
Enda inter-arabe: micro-credit in Tunisia
Enda inter-arabe is an international NGO operating in Tunisia. A member of ENDA Third-World based in Senegal, the organisation has been providing microcredit in Tunisia for 15 years.
The Asian Development Bank and Non-Governmental Organizations: Working Together
The Microcredit Project in Indonesia, established by the Asian Development Bank and approved in 1994, focuses on microenterprise support, recognizing the potential of microenterprises to create jobs at low capital input costs and raise the income levels of the poor.
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...
A to Z Textile Mills: A Public Private Partnership Providing Long-Lasting Anti-Malaria Bed Nets to the Poor in Tanzania
Malaria, transmitted through mosquito bites, kills a million people worldwide each year. In 2004, A to Z Textile Mills of Tanzania became the sole African producer of long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets, able to kill mosquitoes on contact for five years without retreatment and resistant to...
Smart Communications: Low-cost Money Transfers for Overseas Filipino Workers
A leading wireless telephone services provider in the Philippines, Smart Communications, Inc. recognized that at least 8 million Filipinos work and live abroad—about a quarter of the domestic labour force. In 2005, Filipino workers overseas sent $10.7 billion in remittances, with at least as much...
Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan - Creating Value for All: Community-Based Tourism
Tourism is a rapidly growing industry throughout the world. It can contribute to poverty alleviation through creating new jobs and providing entrepreneurial opportunities for people from a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. Community-based tourism - a type of tourism that is owned and...
FSG: Elevating job skills worldwide
The Foundation Strategy Group (FSG) is a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in strategy, evaluation and research.
SIDUR and water.org help local family to access clean water and make a profit
SIDUR is one of several local partners of Water.org doing life-changing work in Tamil Nadu, India. This short documentary shows the impact of Water.org's WaterCredit and hygeine grant work in the urban regions.