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- Aid Without Borders
Israeli voluntary humanitarian organization. Offers humanitarian aid throughout the world to inhabitants of regions in distress - to victims of natural disasters as well as victims of violent conflict. Provides assistance to all individuals in need regardless of background.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters International
Big Brothers Big Sisters International is an alliance of country-specific national associations of Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer mentoring programs working to improve the lives of children and youth around the world. BBBS International promotes and supports the development of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs throughout the world - operating independently in various countries - and helps them build service capacity and create sustainablity.
- COPE International-USA
Organization working in various ways. Initiatives include health rehabilitation in underserved areas of the Middle East and North Africa, building small dams in Yemen and working for orphanages in Yemen. It also operates in the area of emergency preparedness in the United States
- Earth Watch
The mission of the Earthwatch Institute is to promote sustainable conservation of our natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships between scientists, educators and the general public. Unlike other environmental organizations, Earthwatch Institute puts people in the field where they can assist scientists in their field work. They are part of the action, they learn new skills, and develop a deeper understanding of their role in building a sustainable future.
- Feed the Children
Feed The Children is a nonprofit, Christian, charitable organization providing physical, spiritual, educational, vocational/technical, psychological, economic and medical assistance and other necessary aid to children, families, and persons in need in the United States and internationally.
- Global Hope Network
Global Hope Network [GHN] is a compassionate humanitarian organization, founded upon the mission to provide resources, personnel and services to relief efforts, development projects, agencies and communities worldwide. By working and partnering with other organizations and using an already established network of over 600,000 volunteers around the world, we can efficiently and economically provide resources and manpower to help alleviate the world's needs.
- Global Volunteers
Global Volunteers, a private non-profit, non-sectarian development organization, was founded in 1984 with the goal of helping to establish a foundation for peace through mutual international understanding. Their mission is to help build a foundation for world peace and justice. Their belief is that all of us can wage peace and promote justice, even in times of war.
- Green Volunteers
Green Volunteers is a Guide listing hundreds of conservation and wildlife projects throughout the world where often no previous experience is required. Green Volunteers is also an Information Network with continuous updates on new projects, access to an e-mail newsletter on conservation volunteering and seasonal work opportunities and a forum for exchanging volunteering experiences.
- Greenpeace International
Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity.
- Heart to Heart International
Heart to Heart International is a global humanitarian organization that inspires, empowers and mobilizes individuals to serve the needs of the poor in their communities and around the world. Whether we are at work in the U.S. or in one of nearly 100 countries around the world, Heart to Heart is committed to effectively meeting the needs of hurting people—always delivering the right aid, to the right people at the right time in all our projects and programs.
- Heifer International
Heifer’s mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth. Heifer's strategy is to “pass on the gift.” As people share their animals’ offspring with others – along with their knowledge, resources, and skills – an expanding network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance is created that reaches around the globe. This simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for almost 60 years. Today, millions of families in 115 countries have been given the gifts of self-reliance and hope.
- Humana People to People
Humanitarian organization that has projects worldwide. Has projects related to - education, children, refugees, environment, HIV/AIDS, used clothes collection, and others. Related to the Danish Tvind organization.
- International Crisis Relief
International Crisis Relief is a South African-based organisation dedicated to the provision of emergency aid to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Registered as a non-profit organisation, and free of any political, religious or ethnic affiliations, International Crisis Relief is able to operate outside of many of the restrictions faced by other aid organisations.
- Life For Relief & Development
Life For Relief & Development (Life) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering regardless of race, color, religion or cultural background. This global organization strives to offer humanitarian services including health, education, social and economic services to victims of hunger, natural disasters, wars and other catastrophes. The programs offered by LIFE are designed to address both short and long term needs affecting the disadvantaged members of poverty stricken societies while focusing our attention and support on social and economic development.
- Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a not-for-profit organization that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided over $710 million in assistance to people in 76 nations. The agency's programs currently reach over 5 million people in more than 30 countries, including the United States. More than 92% of the agency's resources are allocated to programs that directly assist those in need.
- Net Aid
Online network of global humanitarian organizations, programs and resources for helping women and children in need, hunger relief, world illiteracy, and AIDS assistance. Combining innovative programs with new technologies, and working in partnership with the United Nations and the private sector, NetAid is building a network of everyday people committed to working for a world without extreme poverty. The NetAid Network of people and organizations is 80,000 strong - and growing.
- The Carter Center
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
- UNICEF
For more than 53 years UNICEF has been helping governments, communities and families make the world a better place for children. Part of the United Nations system, UNICEF has an enviable mandate and mission, to advocate for children's rights and help meet their needs. UNICEF now works in 161 countries, areas and territories on solutions to the problems plaguing poor children and their families and on ways to realize their rights.
- United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers. Every year some 5,000 UN Volunteers from more than 150 different nationalities actively support the programmes of the United Nations itself and almost all UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies. Since 1971, some 30,000 UN Volunteers from some 150 developing and industrialized nations have worked in about 140 countries.
- United Way International
United Way International purpose is to mobilize local leaders and their communities in order to identify and address local human needs.
- Women for Women International
Women for Women International was founded in 1993 to help women overcome the horrors of war and civil strife in ways that can help them rebuild their lives, families, and communities. Women for Women International’s tiered program begins with direct financial and emotional support; fosters awareness and understanding of women’s rights; offers vocational skills training; and provides access to income-generation support and microcredit loans that together can help women restart their lives in ways that are independent, productive, and secure.
- World Care
World Care is an independent, non-denominational, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to raising consciousness in the education, health, environmental, and community service arenas locally and internationally. We strive to create opportunities for those who are less fortunate by providing the necessary supplies by converting surplus and supply into valuable resources for these individuals who need help.
- World Hope International - Canada
World Hope International Canada is a faith-based relief and development organization seeking to bring hope and healing to a hurting world. World Hope Canada volunteers partner with individuals and organizations from around the world to promote justice, encourage self-sufficiency, and inspire hope through programs such as economic development, leadership and skills training, child sponsorship, and community health education.
- World Neighbors
World Neighbors works with the rural poor in 15 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America to strengthen the ability of individuals and communities to solve their own problems of hunger, poverty and disease. World Neighbors' programs integrate improved sustainable agriculture, community-based health, reproductive health, environmental conservation, water and sanitation, and livelihood strategies, including savings and credit.
- World Wildlife Fund
WWF is the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organization with 4.7 million supporters and a global network active in some 100 countries. WWF's mission is to protect nature and the biological diversity that we all need to survive.
- WorldTeach
WorldTeach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based at the Center for International Development at Harvard University which provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries.
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