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Smart Communications: Low-cost Money Transfers for Overseas Filipino Workers
A leading wireless telephone services provider in the Philippines, Smart Communications, Inc. recognized that at least 8 million Filipinos work and live abroad—about a quarter of the domestic labour force. In 2005, Filipino workers overseas sent $10.7 billion in remittances, with at least as much...
Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan - Creating Value for All: Community-Based Tourism
Tourism is a rapidly growing industry throughout the world. It can contribute to poverty alleviation through creating new jobs and providing entrepreneurial opportunities for people from a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. Community-based tourism - a type of tourism that is owned and...
The Brokering Guidebook - a guide to navigating effective sustainable development partnerships
The Brokering Guidebook, produced by IBLF in collaboration with Rio Tinto, UNDP and the UN System Staff College, illuminates the critical role played by brokers in a cross-sector partnership, and outlines the many tasks that a broker may have to carry out during the life of a partnership.
Opportunities for the Majority: Bank initiative that promotes and finances private sector business models
The Opportunities for the Majority (OMJ) Initiative promotes and finances market-based, sustainable business models that engage private sector companies, local governments and communities in the development and delivery of quality products and services for the majority of the population of Latin...
Scaling Up Inclusive Business: Advancing the Knowledge and Action Agenda
This is a report produced for the International Finance Corporation. It is based on 14 IFC client case studies and draws on other research undertaken by IFC and the CSR Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School on inclusive business, including recent research supported by the Bill & Melinda...
Business Models that Make a Difference
This is a publication produced by IFC (the International Finance Corporation) arguing that inclusive business models are good for business.
Restaurants Help Romanian Orphans
After the execution in 1989 of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu and the corresponding fall of the communist government, the world’s press got its first look at the horrendous conditions that Romanian orphans had been living in. Lack of basic care and attention left many of the children...
Towards More Coherent United Nations System Support To Africa
A number of reports with a regional focus on the Millennium Development Goals have been issued by the United Nations Regional Commissions.
What is Global Hand?
Meet David, one of Global Hand's partners, who shares about the horrific experiences that led to his starting an NGO in northern Uganda. Discover how your company can get involved by giving time, funding, skills or resources to Global Hand partners like David, improving the lives of thousands...
Empower Women Youth and Children Project
The Empower Women, Youth and Children (EARN) Project is a Ugandan NGO that works on issues related to agriculture, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, environmental protection, gender and human rights advocacy. Target client groups are women and child-headed families in rural communities in Northern Uganda. ...
Association de Jeunes Visionnaires pour Developpement du Congo AJVDC
Association de Jeunes Visionnaires pour le Développement du Congo (AJVDC) is a youth civic engagement framework, formation initiative and exchange framework that aims to promote youth entrepreneurship and peace, reconciliation and community resiliency in Eastern of Congo. Investment in creating...
Christ Centered Counseling Network (CCCN)
The Christ Centered Counseling Network (CCCN) CCCN is a non-denominational, non-profit and integrated social welfare organization that works with organizations and individuals, and people of all races with the sole purpose of creating suitable environment, restoring hope and opportunities in...
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. We serve...
Radio Fire International Ministries
Radio Fire Emmanuel International Ministries in Kenya is a christian, non-profit, non-political organization preaching and teaching the christian faith. It liaises with the government and other agencies to help combat ills such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic and drug abuse. It facilitates dialogue and...
Hope Foundation (HF)
Hope Foundation (HF) is involved in developmental and humanitarian activities with the main goal of improving the standards of living of people in rural communities. HF intervenes in fields such as education, health, water and sanitation, child care human rights, environment, women empowerment, ICT...
Antioch Internet Bible International (AIBI)
Antioch Internet Bible International (AIBI), formerly the Asian Internet Bible Institute - International, is an online bible college providing quality Bible and ministry training material in English. AIBI has an online resource base and provide free sermon and training material that can be...
Glory Inventing & Research Mission
Glory Inventing & Research Mission is a relief and development charitable organization providing training in employable skills to youth and children, and providing care for widows and the elderly.
Calvary Chapel - Managua Nicaragua
Calvary Chapel - Managua Nicaragua serves one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Managua by providing free meals daily, jobs for the unemployed in their bakery, and elementary school education.
Classica International Ltd
Classica International Ltd supplies Israeli food products worldwide, including mineral water, milk, snacks, fruit juices and other products.
Manifold Grace Care Foundation
Manifold Grace Care Foundation, an initiative of the Love Fellowship Bible Church, provides aid for less-privileged in Nigerian society.