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Zensky algoritmus (Female Algorithm) is a Slovak civic association whose mission is to unlock the career potential of women and girls, especially in the fields of technology and management. We envision a future where women equally shape the technological landscape and are fully represented in decision-making processes that impact society. We work to advance gender equality, digital literacy, and inclusive education through innovative programs and advocacy. Our initiatives focus on increasing the participation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), supporting mothers returning to the labor market, empowering migrant women, and promoting ethical leadership and social entrepreneurship. Our core activities include: - Educational programs and innovative, hybrid training formats, - Mentoring and career guidance, - Awareness-raising campaigns, - Research and policy recommendations, - Development of digital tools to support career navigation and skill development. Since our founding in 2020, we have delivered over 60 local, national, and international projects, reaching more than 16,000 participants in 5 years-primarily women and girls. Our team of 26 professionals combines expertise in education, technology, advocacy, and social innovation. We are guided by the values of honesty, transparency, collaboration, and impact. These principles shape how we design our programs, communicate with stakeholders, and evaluate our results. We are the recipients of multiple national and international awards, including the Carpathian Social Innovation Prize, the National Career Guidance Award, and a Presidential Patronage for Inspiring Girls Slovakia. We partner with public institutions, private companies, and international organizations to foster sustainable, systemic change and empower women to lead with confidence in the digital age.

Crossing Borders (CB) is a non-profit, non-partisan civil society organisation. The vision of CB is a world in peace with itself in which diversity is celebrated. The mission is to create dialogue space toward such a world and to build the capacity of youth, media workers and educators to realise the above vision. The overall goal is to enable people with different backgrounds to learn to live together on equal terms. Crossing Borders started as a project in 1999 in Denmark in support of meaningful dialogue between the conflict parties in the Middle East. In response to increased activities and demands for the CB concept and services, it was transformed, in 2004, into a dynamic organization with activities in Denmark and abroad.

We are an NGO that promotes and protects the rights of vulnerable and marginalised through community empowerment, action oriented research, policy dialogue, and legal aid in Uganda.

Seva Mandir's mission is to make real the idea of society consisting of free and equal citizens who are able to come together and solve the problems that affect them in their particular contexts. The commitment is to work for a paradigm of development and governance that is democratic and polyarchic. Seva Mandir seeks to institutionalise the idea that development and governance is not only to be left to the State and its formal bodies like the legislature and the bureaucracy, but that citizens and their associations should engage separately and jointly with the State. The mission briefly, is to construct the conditions in which citizens of plural backgrounds and perspectives can come together and deliberate on how they can work to benefit and empower the least advantaged in society.

We are a South African registered charity dedicated to encouraging disadvantaged individuals and communities to develop to their full potential in sport, education and health. We are committed to using sport as a tool to develop the disadvantaged and vulnerable youth. We do this by; 1. Using direct sports coaching - for its health benefits, improved emotional well being and increased life skills (teamwork, leadership, decision making, communication). 2. Using sport to discuss critical issues - by delivering curriculums on topics such as HIV / AIDS awareness in a fun and interactive manner on the sports field. 3. Using sport for improved education - by providing pathways to success for talented and dedicated individuals through scholarships to top local schools and tertiary education.

Earth Trust works to give tools to tribals and villagers to farm their land in a sustainable way, to develop responsibility for Primary Health solutions with traditional answers and to give rural children inspiration, skills & passion for revitalising their communities & land. Email: [email protected]

Our purpose is to create the worlds leading network of affiliated coding clubs for young people. Our goals are to support, develop and scale CoderDojo to inspire young coders around the world.

We support people on the move and mobilize civil society to take action.

Manageria is a non-profit organization committed to improving Slovakia by preparing next generation of leaders for education and other areas that shape our future. Through building expertise, values and network, Manageria is developing and supporting young people to become successful, ethical and caring change agents in our society.

he World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organisation representing and promoting approximately 70 million deaf people's human rights worldwide. The WFD is a federation of deaf organisations from 134 nations; its mission is to promote the human rights of deaf people and full, quality and equal access to all spheres of life, including self-determination, sign language, education, employment and community life. WFD has a consultative status in the United Nations and is a founding member of International Disability Alliance (IDA). At its recent World Congress in Jeju, South Korea, WFD members (136) approved the WFD strategic direction 2023-2030 and Action Plan 2023-2027. Important themes are covered in these 2 documents which strive to ensure that we create access for all deaf people to all ways of life in "a world where deaf people everywhere can sign anywhere" (vision). Furthermore, our mission is to work towards the full realisation of linguistic rights and human rights in all areas of life, with full recognition and implementation of these rights across local, national and international levels. To realise our mission and vision, the following are part of our Action Plan 2023-2027: Building Capacity across the Globe: ensuring increased participation of women, youth and underrepresented communities; provide effective capacity building projects to countries who are not yet members to assist them with creating their own national deaf associations so that they can represent themselves in their countries; Putting Deaf people on the Agenda: the WFD will continue to strive to put deaf human rights at the forefront of all representation internationally, including at the UN; we will effectively promote International Week of Deaf people and be ready to response to deaf people's needs in times of crises, disasters and war. Realising nothing about us without us: the WFD continues to be the leading authority for deaf people and sign languages and has committed to developing resources to assist deaf people raise awareness in their countries. Achieving Sign Language Rights for all: National sign languages are fundamental to achieving deaf people's human rights. We will aim to assist our member states in promoting the legal recognition of signed language in the country and advocate for early childhood language acquisition and inclusive multilingual education policies. Investing in a strong and sustainable organisation: to carry out our mission and vision we need greater investment in our secretariat and regional secretariat, expand our donor base, increase visibility and fundraising activities so that our organisation can carry on its important global work.

We are committed to a fair and sustainable future for all life on earth. To this end, we support philanthropists and social investors who want to make a lasting difference in protecting the planet for future generations.

Carpathian Foundation (in Slovak: Karpatska nadacia) is a unique non-profit organisation and the only foundation in Slovakia with focus mainly on Eastern Slovakia - in the Kosice and Presov regions. We envisage a prosperous Eastern Slovakia as a place where people want to live, where individuals and organizations have accepted responsibility for their actions and their region, where they work to improve the world around them and where they respect each other, work together, help each other and form a better future jointly. Our mission is to lead people and organizations in the east of Slovakia to accept responsibility for themselves, their communities, their region and their future. Since its establishment in 1994, the Foundation has been providing financial support, educational and advisory services for active individuals and non-profit organizations aiming to make life in eastern Slovakia better. We are bringing innovative solutions to local needs in eastern Slovakia so that the people here can thrive and lead fulfilled lives. Moreover, we establish networks, share experience and build expertise of third sector organisations in Slovakia as well as abroad, mainly in Ukraine in cooperation with our partner Carpathian Foundation Ukraine. We are creating innovative ways to involve individuals and companies in the development of eastern Slovakia and we strive to raise as much financial support as possible for local projects and active people who work to make this part of Slovakia a better place. We extend successful approaches and initiatives from the east to other parts of Slovakia - positioning eastern Slovakia as a source of social innovations and a source of initiatives for inclusive growth, in Slovakia as well as abroad. The foundation's current grant programs seek to support development of the region of the eastern Slovakia in a variety of areas with emphasis on civil society and community development. In recent years, the Carpathian Foundation has been continually building its capacity and expertise in the area of inclusion and effective development of Roma communities, particularly in early childhood development as well as women social and economic empowerment through program UPre Women (www.uprezeny.sk/en). We have also been responding to urgent needs of socially excluded groups during the COVID-19 pandemic through Carpathian Foundation's Crisis Fund, enabling access to education during school closures, as well as during the current war conflict in Ukraine and the related refugee crisis through our grant program We Love Ukraine. The Foundation is also providing humanitarian aid to (mainly) Western Ukraine helping the situation of internally displaced people and vulnerable groups in cooperation with local partners including its sister foundation - Carpathian Foundation Ukraine. Over the last four years, the Foundation has been a member of the consortium of three foundations under the leadership of Ekopolis Foundation and in partnership with Open Society Foundation responsible for managing the Active Citizens Fund - Norwegian grants exclusively supporting civil society organizations in Slovakia. Carpathian Foundation is responsible for an Active Citizens Fund Programme's goal - strengthening support for vulnerable groups.