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Financial Services Volunteer Corp (FSVC)
Financial Services Volunteer Corp (FSVC) recruits unpaid volunteers from the financial, legal and regulatory professions to participate in programmes around the world to help develop central bank capabilities, strengthen commercial banking systems and build capital markets within developing...
Children of the Nations
Children of the Nations (COTN) was founded with the mission to provide responsible care to orphaned and destitute children by giving them every possible advantage available to grow in a stable environment, thus empowering them to be the leaders of tomorrow. COTN operates homes, schools, farms,...
Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS)
Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) is an international group of charities, and is affiliated to the Aga Khan Network. It was set up in order to respond to natural and man-made disasters. It distributes food, medicines and essential material, and assists with the resettlement of displaced persons.
Coca-Cola Foundation
There are several different Coca-Cola Foundations set up in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe, as well the original foundation in the US. Each foundation has a slightly different emphasis in its giving but the main theme is always education. Applicants should apply directly to the local...
Family Care Foundation
Family Care Foundation (FCF) operates programmes in developing nations, makes grants, and provides training for grassroots organisations in the Third World, participating in a wide variety of community-based initiatives.
Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere)
Project HOPE conducts health care education programmes on five continents, while also providing emergency medical supplies and assistance around the world in response to emergency situations.
Pathfinder do Brazil
Pathfinder do Brazil is an independent organisation affiliated to Pathfinder International, a US-based organisation working on reproductive health worldwide. Pathfinder do Brazil works with regional groups and local NGOs in the North East to implement the annual HIV/AIDS State Programme of Action.
The Ladybug Project Inc.
The Ladybug Project is an American NGO that undertakes innovative education and healthcare social entrepreneurship in Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar. The organisation sends goods (e.g., desks, school supplies) to support the projects it sponsors.
Rotary International
Rotary is an organisation of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to...
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organisation of 184 member countries. It was established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial...
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF is an international aid agency that works with communities and governments in 157 countries for the survival, development and protection of children worldwide, upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The priorities of the program are children's health, education, equality and...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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 176 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners to raise...
Book Wish Foundation
Book Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organization providing financial and material support for reading-related programs targeting people in crisis worldwide. Through partnerships with organisations that work on the ground in distressed places and donations, the Foundation delivers reading relief...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Costa Rica
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global network advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. In Costa Rica, UNDP activities are mainly aimed at promoting sustainable human...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Bolivia
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a global development network advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. In Bolivia, the UNDP works with local partners on a range of programmes, including HIV/AIDS...
Friends of Burkina Faso
Friends of Burkina Faso provides funding and assistance to support projects in Burkina Faso; improves social interaction, communication and information exchange; and, educates others about the country and culture of Burkina Faso.
TechSoup Global
TechSoup Global is an international network of individuals and organisations who share the belief that technology is a powerful enabler of social change. It was founded in 1987 as CompuMentor, a non-profit technology assistance organisation that provides low-cost software, including many of...
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)
MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) is an association of business women and men who invest in the lives of families living in poverty around the world. MEDA offers affordable credit, together with marketing and business training, to low income entrepreneurs. MEDA's target group...
Oak Ridge National Recycle Centre (TORNRC)
The Oak Ridge National Recycle Centre (TORNRC) is a private corporation established in 1999 as part of the Department of Energy’s National Electronics Recycling Centre. Based in East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) Heritage Centre, TORNRC provides de-manufacturing, recovery, refurbishing,...
Metech International Consumer Computer & Electronic Recycling Program
The Consumer Computer&Electronic Recycling Program is run by Metech International, a service provider for the management of electronic materials. The program has been developed to safely assist consumers in recycling obsolete or unwanted computer equipment. It is designed to meet the highest...