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American Jewish World Service

American Jewish World Service, Inc. ("AJWS"), a not-for-profit international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or...

Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)

Under the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), the centre was first established in Bangalore, India in 1977. Its main goal is to promote the transfer of technology among small and middle scale industries in the Asian and Pacific region. ESCAP focuses on four specific areas...

Deep Griha Society

Working for the betterment of the people who live in the slums in Pune, India, the society was founded by like minded friends in 1975. It is an independent charitable organisation that has various programmes from medical to educational services, from child care to women development to rural...

Oxfam

Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. We work directly with communities and we seek to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can...

Développement international Desjardins (DID)

Développement international Desjardins (DID) has been working since 1970 to support the advancement of the inclusive finance sector in developing and emerging countries. Through its technical assistance and investment activities, which aim to structure and strengthen financial inclusion, DID...

South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS)

South Indian Federation of Fishermen (SIFFS) works for the protection of the interests of fishermen in India. SIFFS works to improve the control over income, by avoiding intermediaries and middlemen and also works toward the diversification of the economic activities of fishers' villages, by...

Fair Trade Federation

The Fair Trade Federation (FTF) is the trade association that strengthens and promotes North American organisations fully committed to fair trade. The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to...

ActionAid - Burkina Faso

ActionAid is an international charity working with poor and marginalised people in more than 50 countries worldwide to help eradicate poverty by overcoming injustice and inequity. ActionAid's work in Burkina Faso focuses on helping families to improve their farming techniques, improving access to...

Western Society for the Upliftment of Children

Western Society for the Upliftment of Children assists the marginalised, street and working youth and children of local communities through programmes including a day center for out of school children ages 10 - 18 years, classes for in school children at risk of falling out of the school system,...

Global Voices Online

Global Voices Online is a non-profit global citizens’ media project founded at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Centre for Internet and Society, a research think-tank focused on the Internet’s impact on society. Global Voices seeks to aggregate and amplify the global conversation online - highlighting...

Norfund - South Africa

Norfund - South Africa, an office of the Norwegian Norfund (Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries), makes risk capital investments through profitable private enterprises in South Africa with capital supplied by the Norwegian state.

Compartamos

Compartamos is a development organisation that creates opportunities within lower economic segments, based on innovative and efficient models. Through their work, Compartamos aims to encourage fulfilling permanent trusting relationships and so to contribute to a better world.

Shadow of His Wings Children's Ophanage

Shadow of His Wings Children's Ophanage is a home for orphaned, abandoned and abused girls. The organisation provides health care, basic education and vocational skills training intended to equip the girls for independent living. Presently Shadow of His Wings houses sixty one girls in five homes...

Centro de Investigacion y Promocion del Campesinado (CIPCA)

Centro de Investigacion y Promocion del Campesinado (CIPCA) is a Bolivian NGO which works with rural communities on the promotion of political, cultural and economic development. The organisation has offices throughout Bolivia, from which its projects and programmes are coordinated. Current...

Foundation for Helping Children in Remote Locations (Fundación de Ayuda a Niños en Lugares Inóspitos)

Foundation for Helping Children in Remote Locations (Fundación de Ayuda a Niños en Lugares Inóspitos; ANLI) identifies needy areas across Argentina, and creates the infrastructure and necessary conditions to empower the inhabitants in these regions to improve their living conditions. The...

Macau Deaf Association

Macau Deaf Association was established to encourage the deaf to help each other, and to help them communicate with the public. The Association strives for the promotion of rehabilitations services for the deaf people in Macau, with the aim of allowing them to participate and contribute to the...

Fabretto Children's Foundation

Fabretto Children's Foundation mission is to enable impoverished Nicaraguan children and their families in underserved communities to break the cycle of poverty and reach their full potential through programs promoting education, nutrition and health, and community development.

Bridge for Africa Foundation (Bridge for Africa)

Bridge for Africa Foundation (Bridge for Africa) is dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency and the dignity of work in rural Africa. Bridge for Africa and its partners work with African artisan groups to create, and market unique handmade African items for sale in the U.S. The artisans are paid a...

Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) International

Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) was established in India as a consumer protection organisation. Currently, the organisation operates across India, Africa, Vietnam and the United Kingdom in five areas: consumer protection,trade and development, competition, investment and economic...

Action for Security and Food Sovereignty in Niger- AcSSA

Action for Security and Food Sovereignty in Niger (AcSSA), established by Afrique Verte International, helps communities to develop and ensure professional, technical and trading of agricultural products. The organizaiton also focuses on women as actors in development.