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World Bank- Gambia
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...
Touiza
Touiza is a non-governmental organisation created in 1989. In Algeria, Touiza organises awareness-raising campaigns on desertification in schools, facilitates voluntary work to assist local communities in desertification-affected areas and trains youth groups in tree nursery activities.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Germany
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries. In countries where health structures are insufficient or even non-existent, MSF collaborates with authorities such as the...
Jimma University
Jimma University (JU) is a the first community oriented institute of higher education in Ethiopia. Located in Jimma, a city 335 km. southwest of Addis Ababa, the university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and aims, in particular, to train professionals working in...
Computers For Kids
Computers for Kids (C4K) is a local NGO based in Virginia, USA. The organisation offers an afterschool technology mentoring programme for disadvantaged young people who are taught to use computers in a supportive environment. On completion of the course, the young people are given their own...
Singapore Cancer Society (SCS)
The Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) is a self-funding voluntary organisation aiming to prevent and control cancer, and enhance health and quality of life. SCS takes a leading role in the promotion of cancer prevention and control through education and research. The society’s services include the...
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...
Kenya Red Cross Society
The Kenya Red Cross Society is an affiliate of the worldwide Red Cross movement. Created on the 21st December 1965, the society previously existed as a branch of the British Red Cross (1939 to 1965). Activities of the society are fashioned to meet the needs of communities country wide - programmes...
One for all and all for one: Intra-organizational dynamics in humanitarian action
A significant proportion of humanitarian assistance is now delivered by NGOs which have in effect become federated trans-national organisations, alliances of members from different countries, all seeking to provide assistance in times of crisis. This report describes research carried out to better...
Meeting poor people’s needs for access to medicines through responsible business practices
The pharmaceutical industry is increasingly looking to the potentially huge markets within emerging economies. Yet, poor people who live in these countries still desperately lack affordable and appropriate medicines. This paper argues that the industry must put access to medicines at the heart of...