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Australian Lutheran World Service

Australian Lutheran World Service is the overseas aid and resettlement agency of the Lutheran Church of Australia. It operates under a constitution approved by the General Synod of the LCA, and is consistent with the objects of the LCA Constitution. Their mission is to reach out in love and for...

Foundation Center

Established in 1956, the Foundation Center is one of the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Nigeria

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 166 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners to raise awareness,...

Community Builders Australia Pty Ltd

Community Builders Australia is a digital engagement firm that works with a wide range of organisations across the corporate, non-profit, legal and government spheres. Their team has been working in digital engagement for the past 15 years, with clients ranging from large industry associations,...

Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND)

Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) is a Norway based organisation that provides capital and experience to private enterprises in most countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Balkans. Any country with a GDP under USD 5295 per capita is eligible for investments....

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...

Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA)

Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) provides microfinance services - microcredit and savings products - to the world's poorest families through a global network of locally managed, self-supporting institutions.

Trickle Up Program

Based in New York City, the Trickle Up Program helps the poorest of the poor (with special focus on women, youth and other disadvantaged groups) take their first step up out of poverty through microfinance. Trickle Up helps them start their own businesses by providing capital and teaching them...

Enterprise Development International

Enterprise enables the unemployed and underemployed poor in developing countries and the United States to become productive, self-supporting citizens. Enterprise works with locally registered Christian organisations as partners, transferring required skills and capital.

Banking With The Poor Network

The Banking With The Poor Network (BWTP) is a network of some 20 national policy institutions, commercial banks and NGOs involved in microfinance and microcredit from eight countries in Asia - namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Its...

Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network (SEEP)

Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network (SEEP) is a network of North American organisations operating micro and small enterprise projects in the developing world. SEEP runs three programs to serve members, develop networks and increase learning: Development Services (IDS), Network...

Christ for the City International (CFTI)

Christ for the City International (CFTI) builds projects to aid the urban destitute, including street children, orphans, prostitutes, the homeless, business people and the unemployed. Organisational activities vary between projects, from skills and language training to enterprise development and...

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

With 187 member countries, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. Through providing a knowledge network, and sharing policy expertise, FAO aims to raise levels of nutrition and...

Asia Foundation

The Asia Foundation is a private, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working to advance the mutual interests of the United States and the Asia Pacific region. The Foundation is committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific region. It offers grants for projects...

Wholistic Transformation Resource Center (WTRC)

WTRC helps development organisations involved in micro enterprise programmes, and seeks, on a global and regional scale, to facilitate the distribution and sharing of information and services needed by the micro enterprise sector. WTRC wants to see strong local churches that are self-sustaining,...

TechnoServe

TechnoServe helps entrepreneurial men and women in the developing world capitalize on business opportunities that create jobs and income for poor people. Our advisors impart critical skills and knowledge that promote a thriving private sector. The resulting economic growth helps people improve...

U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)

U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) promotes scientific and technical collaboration between the United States and the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). The aim is to assist in the establishment of a market economy in the independent states of the FSU. Provide...

Virtual Foundation

The Virtual Foundation is an online philanthropy programme that supports grassroots initiatives around the world. Carefully screened, community improvement projects (range $100 - $5000) run by NGOs are in the fields of environment, health and sustainable development. These projects can then be...

Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)

BRAC is a large and multifaceted development organisation with the twin objectives of alleviation of poverty and empowerment of the poor. BRAC works with people whose lives are dominated by extreme poverty, illiteracy, disease, and other handicaps. BRAC promotes income generation for the poor,...

Proshika

Proshika, a NGO is dedicated to training, education and action within poor districts through a broad range of programmes. The programmes are supported by research activities and advocacy campaigns PROSHIKA's mission is to conduct an extensive, intensive, and participatory process of sustainable...