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Towards a Safer World (TASW)

Towards a Safer World is a global initiative to capture the lessons that were learned from preparing for an influenza pandemic, and inspire leaders to apply those lessons and best practices to continuing and emerging threats. TASW hopes to gather ideas from practitioners in order to advance...

Green World Connection

Green World Connection (GWC) is a non profit volunteering organisation based in Nepal. The organisation appraises the needs of communities and designs short term programmes for local and international volunteers. The programmes are aimed at bringing about positive change, focusing on agriculture,...

Globe Aware

Globe Aware is a non-profit organisation that coordinates, organises and leads volunteer vacations, service vacations, working holidays and service trips to Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America/Caribbean. Globe Aware aims to promote cultural awareness and sustainability by implementing...

International Association for Volunteer Effort

International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) is a global network of volunteers across more than seventy countries. It exists to strengthen volunteering worldwide, particuarly in developing countries.

Friends of Kenya

Friends of Kenya/Marafiki Wa Kenya (FOK) is a non-profit organisation that seeks to strengthen the ties between Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who served in Kenya and their country of service. Top priority FOK activities include grant making to Kenyan nonprofits, educating members about...

IREX

IREX is an international nonprofit organisation providing thought leadership and innovative programmes to promote positive lasting change globally. The organisation aims to enable local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society including quality education, independent...

Book Donation Connection

The Book Donation Connection is a New York City non-profit organization that helps to rescue gently used, unwanted books by providing donors information about donation alternatives. In active operation since October 2009, the BDC researches and maintains lists of places, such as donation...

ALE Center Inc (Angelica Louise Education Center) Verified non-profit organisation

Angelica Louise Education Center (ALE Center,) Inc is a non-profit education center for mothers and children in the Philippines. The Center runs a preschool education and nutrition programme, aiming not only to provide daycare for the children and literacy classes but also to increase community...

World Relief Australia

World Relief Australia Inc. (WRA) works with community groups and NGOs in Australia and abroad to provide effective aid relief and longer term development projects. WRA provides emergency relief to those suffering as a result of natural disaster (eg. earthquake, tsunami, typhoon, catastrophic...

Global Community Health Alliance

Global Community Health Alliance (GCHA) is an American NGO dedicated to providing preventive health services to underserved communities in the US and in developing countries through clinical programmes, empowerment and the provision of affordable, quality and sustainable health services. The...

Human Wave Italia

Human Wave Italia (HUWI) is an Italian non profit organisation, committed to raising funds to realize projects in developing countries. HUWI has run several projects in India dealing with environmental issues, solar powering in remote villages, water resources and eco-sanitary projects.

Edubyte

Edubyte is a non-profit initiative working to provide the internet’s major Open Source educational resources to remote schools, communities and teaching resource centres throughout the world. For more information, the organisation encourages people to visit the website at: http://edubyte.org/wp.

Association for Community Training and Development

The Association for Community Training and Development (ACTD) is a local non-profit ethnic community based organisation established in the Hom District, one of the poorest districts of Laos. The Association aims to respond to the needs of the ethnic communities in the Hom district.

Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI)

Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) is an international NGO headquartered in California. The purpose of YHRI is to teach young people about human rights, specifically the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and inspire them to become advocates for tolerance and peace....

Empower Global Inc

Empower Global is a Canadian charitable organisation that is focused on providing dignity and hope to the poor in developing countries. A multi-faceted approach is used to address the multi-dimensional nature of poverty (ie. economic, education, health, etc.). Business grade due diligence and...

The Micah Challenge

The Micah Challenge is a global movement developed by the Micah Network, a British church-based organisation. The Challenge encourages Christians to commit to the poor and hold governments accountable for their pledge within the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Micah Challenge promotes the...

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. It is through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance of human rights, mutual respect and...

8 Visions of Hope

8 Visions of Hope is the free-to-join international social network for people who are passionate about the role of art and culture in reaching the MDGs. The network is a global art project that explores and shows how art, culture, artists and musicians as positive change agents can help in the...

National Peace Corps Association

The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is an American NGO that supports returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps community through networking and mentoring to help guide former volunteers through their continued service back home. It is also the longest-standing advocate for an...

Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project

The Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project is an initiative developed by individuals and organisations in the Puget Sound region who are making contributions to the achievement of the MDGs. The Project builds on the work already done and promotes a focused collaborative effort to prioritize the...