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Merrill Lynch commits $5 million to develop "Worldwidekids" Initiative
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, and Merrill Lynch have teamed up to launch the WorldwideKids initiative, a groundbreaking financial literacy program for children.
A Fresh Start: Asian villages carve out a new life
In 2004, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which credits itself with having saved the American bison a century ago, set up the Tmatboey Ibis Ecotourism Project to lure bird-watchers. During the most recent peak season, November 2008 to May 2009, services provided to bird-watching visitors brought...
Magic Bank Case Studies A-Z Index
The MAGIC website is UNICEF's (United Nations Children's Fund) response to the Oslo Challenge of 1999, which called on media professionals, educators, governments, organisations, parents, children and young people themselves to recognise the enormous potential of media to make the world a better...
Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: Synthesis Report
Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: Synthesis Report examines the successes and failures as well as the constraints within which the response occurred between the first eight and 11 months of the response. It does this by distilling the findings and learning...
Ministers to Discuss Ways to Overcome Supply Side Constraints to Trade
Ministers to Discuss Ways to Overcome Supply Side Constraints to Trade, a news article, reports that trade and industry ministers from the world’s poorest countries met in Cambodia seeking solutions to common problems they face in integrating their economies into the global trading system.
World of Good Inc sells brand to eBay, wholesale division acquired by GreaterGood/Charity USA
World of Good Inc., a social venture founded in 2005 that connects artisans from developing communities with mainstream retail markets, announced in March 2010 that eBay acquired its brand and related assets. World of Good Inc. also announced that GreaterGood/Charity USA acquired its wholesale...
Draft Two SFTMS (Sustainable Fair Trade Management System) Standard
SFTMS is the new worldwide standard for the independent certification of organisations which demonstrate Fair Trade business practices. The requirements of this standard are applicable to any organisation applying Fair Trade principles in all its business processes regardless of the nature of...
TNT works with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to fight world hunger
TNT’s groundbreaking partnership with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) began in 2002 and adopted the title of ‘Moving the World’ – a very apt description given that TNT committed knowledge, skills and resources to helping finance the work of the WFP and also to the physical delivery...
Pfizer's Global Health Fellows Programme - an established and comprehensive cross-border service initiative
Pfizer’s Global Health Fellows Program (GHF) is an international corporate volunteer program that places Pfizer colleagues in three to six month assignments with international development organizations designed to address global health issues and improve care for underserved populations.
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in an Era of Global Uncertainty
This Report outlines the status of achievement of MDGs in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies some of the key challenges. It was published in 2010 by The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in conjunction with the ADB and UNDP.
World In Need International Ltd
World In Need exist for ‘Practical Mission’ That is as disciples, we help the poor, the hungry and those in need of education. Having experienced this expression of God’s love we then give these people the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus, to know Him more and develop a relationship...
Aid and International Development Forum
The Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) is the world leading forum specialising in disaster relief, resilience, mobile for development, food security and water security. We unite all stakeholders from government, UN agencies, intergovernmental agencies, NGOs and the private sector by...
Global Service Corps
Global Service Corps is an international volunteer service-learning and community development organization that taps into the talents and generosity of its volunteer participants, staff, partners and advisors, both in the developed and developing world. GSC’s programs are grounded in a philosophy...
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Thailand
USAID is the agency through which the US government channels economic and humanitarian aid worldwide. Assistance is channelled through programme priority areas as identified by the reciepient country. USAID's programme in Thailand focuses on HIV/AIDS, democracy and governance, and the environment....
HelpAge International (Asia/Pacific)
HelpAge International (Asia/Pacific), a regional development centre of HelpAge International, is dedicated to improving the lives of the disadvantaged elderly in the Asia/Pacific regin through both practical and policy programmes to help the region adapt to demographic changes. The main regional...
Child's Dream
Child’s Dream is a charitable, not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering marginalized children and youth in the Mekong Sub-Region, which includes Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia, The organization’s activities range from health interventions for children to reduce child mortality,...
Department for International Development (DFID) - South East Asia
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to developing countries. DFID's main aim in South East Asia is to improve the collective efforts of donors and governments to reduce poverty in the poorest countries of the region,...
Schiebel Land Mine Detection
Schiebel is an international company manufacturing and distributing mine detection and unmanned aerial vehicles and actuators. Product specifications are available on the website.
Asian Health Institute (AHI)
Group of medical practitioners that provide both preventive and curative health care programmes, and medical training for local communities in Asia.
Japanese Red Cross Society
The Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) undertakes a wide of range of humanitarian activities including humanitarian relief to refugees, victims of war, and survivors of natural and human-generated disasters. It does this by providing personnel, material and financial assistance to the International...