Pfizer Global Health Fellows: Expanding Access to Healthcare Through Cross-Sector Partnerships

Pfizer Global Health Fellows: Expanding Access to Healthcare Through Cross-Sector Partnerships, a case study, evaluates the response of Pfizer Inc. to the HIV/AIDs endemic. It focuses on the efforts of the its Fellows Program to support HIV/AIDS service NGOs in developing countries. In this...

ALNAP (Active Learning Network for Accountability & Performance in Humanitarian Action)

ALNAP is a network for humanitarian agencies, including members from donor, NGO, Red Cross/Crescent, UN and independent/academic organisations. The network is dedicated to improving the quality and accountability of humanitarian action, through the key themes of Evaluation, Learning, Participation...

Virtual library on international development - Cambodia page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Kenya page

A collection of links to international development resources for Kenya on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Lithuania page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of Lithuanian NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Oman page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents for Oman.

Virtual library on international development - Poland page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Republic of Korea page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents for the Republic of Korea.

Afghanistan map page

A United Nations map resource, with political maps of Afghanistan, maps showing the distribution of NGO activity and geographical maps, showing disaster-related features. Includes maps of recent earthquakes and floods, maps showing the food needs of each area, and maps showing the distribution of...

Ocean Freight Reimbursement (OFR) Programme

The Ocean Freight Reimbursement (OFR) Programme run by USAID helps American NGOs to ship a wide variety of goods overseas for use in relief and development programmes.

Dubai International Humanitarian & Re-Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD) 1-3 April 2012

DIHAD is a humanitarian aid, disaster management and re-development event that takes place in Dubai every year. DIHAD is recognised as the leading humanitarian event in the region and aims to help facilitate a greater and more efficient relationship between aid agencies, NGO's, suppliers and needy...

Guide to Funding and Participation in European Union Programs

This guide is aimed at NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States. It aims to give an overview of those EU programmes that are open to such organisations.

Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) - Field practitioners' handbook

The concept of Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) has emerged during the past two decades in South East Asian countries. The promoters included NGOs, citizen’s organizations, humanitarian agencies and government departments in different countries in the region.

Good practice in community based disaster risk management

This document presents good practices from the GOI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Programme, which envisages accelerating capacity development for disaster reduction at the national level and in some of the most-vulnerable regions in the country through community-based and gender sensitive...

Citi Dhaka arranges loan for NGO micro-finance institution

In July 2009, Citi Dhaka helped arrange a syndicated loan (subscribed by a group of local banks) for $21.7 million for BURO, a not-for-profit that is one of the fastest growing microfinance institutions in Bangladesh. BURO Bangladesh is a specialized micro-finance institution that provides high...

Next Generation Business Strategies at the Base of the Pyramid

Published in 2011, this book collects together some of the newest thinking from top academics on doing business in emerging markets.

Human-Centered Design Toolkit

The Human-Centered Design (HCD) Toolkit is intended to help international staff and volunteers understand a community’s needs in new ways, find innovative solutions to meet those needs, and deliver solutions with financial sustainability in mind. The Toolkit was designed specifically for NGOs...

NextBillion.net

NextBillion.net is a website and blog bringing together the community of business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers and academics who want to explore the connection between development and enterprise. It is a discussion forum, networking space and knowledge base for individuals...

Reducing Disaster Risk

Business Contributions to Disaster Risk Reduction

In March 2015, the UNISDR (The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) is gathering government, business and NGO leaders, from around the world, to develop a framework that will make the world a safer place in today’s disaster...