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Vaga Lume Association is a Brazilian non-profit organization founded in 2001 grounded in the belief that investing in people is the best way to transform a reality. Its mission is to create opportunities for cultural exchange by reading, writing and orality, valuing the empowerment of people and rural communities of the Brazilian Legal Amazon region. Vaga Lume works in 160 rural communities (indigenous, riverside, roadside, rural settlement people or quilombolas - Brazilian with African descent) of 23 municipalities in the Brazilian Legal Amazon region, which encompasses nine federal states (Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Roraima and Tocantins), occupies 59% of the Brazilian territory and has 20 million people (12% of the Brazilian population). Despite the fact that education and culture are basic social rights, protected by the Brazilian Constitution and under human rights international treaties ratified by Brazil, its access and implementation in the Amazon region are very limited. It is one of the poverty zones in Brazil - with a GDP per capita 30% lower than the national value - where 42% of the population survives with less than US$ 5.00 a day. Due to the outstanding impact of Vaga Lume's work in the region, the organization is recognized by many international and national awards such as the Juscelino Kubitschek Award of Merit for Regional Development in Latin America and the Caribbean given by the Inter-American Development Bank (2009); the Millennium Development Goals Award, conferred by the United Nations and the Brazilian government (2005); the Vivaleitura Award, from the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education (2008); and the Chico Mendes Environment Award, given by the Ministry of Environment (2006 and 2008). In 2011, Vaga Lume received its most important recognition: the 4th place at the Intercultural Innovation Award, conferred by United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group. As an awardee, in 2012, Vaga Lume was welcomed to the World Intercultural Facility for Innovation (WIFI), a network formed by the UNAOC, the BMW Group and the ten 2011 winners. Through this network, the UNAOC and the BMW Group challenged all winners to replicate and scale up their actions to promote intercultural dialogue and offered training, consultancy and institutional support to assist organizations to accomplish such results.

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.

Collaborate with the development of children and adolescents with foster care and sheltering experiences in order to empower them to take ownership and transform their stories.

Guided by our vision of a world where all women and men have equal and full social, economic and political participation, the Womanity Foundation undertakes to empower girls and women to shape their future and accelerate progress within their communities.

An estimated 800,000 children in the European Union are separated from an imprisoned parent on any given day. Yet few people are aware of the impact that a parent's incarceration can have on a child. Children separated from a parent in prison frequently experience multiple emotional and social difficulties associated with their parent's incarceration. They not only have to cope with the parent's absence and the disruption of the child-parent bond, but are also vulnerable to social exclusion, financial hardship, discrimination and shame. Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a pan-European network which encourages innovative perspectives and practice to ensure that the rights of these children (as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights) are fully respected and that action is taken to secure their well-being and healthy development. The network is a membership-based organisation made up of non-governmental organisations and individuals across Europe and beyond, linked by a staff team based at its French headquarters. Raising awareness among child-related agencies, prison services and policymakers to the specific needs of children of prisoners and promoting initiatives that take these needs into account, the organisation is seeking to: - Expand programmes that support the child-parent relationship and help minimise violence for children with an imprisoned parent; - Introduce the child's perspective throughout the criminal justice process, from arrest to resettlement; - Foster cross-sectoral collaboration among public and private agencies involved in supporting and making decisions about children of prisoners; - Obtain better information and greater visibility for prisoners' children and influence policy at the national, European and international level on their behalf; - Promote the exchange of initiatives, expertise and good practice for children with imprisoned parents; - Enhance the competence of professionals within the field. Working to foster the promotion and provision of policies, frameworks and meaningful action on behalf of children affected by parental incarceration to protect their development and well-being, our aim is to ease the burden of the imprisonment of a parent on the child.

+1Code is a non-profit organization that transforms low-income young people aged 18 to 30 into problem solvers, through technology, providing quality technological education for the social and economic development of young people on the periphery. Our proposal is to recode the favelas of Brazil, socially and economically, by teaching 100% free programming and creating technological solutions, making them protagonists of their own journey, seeking to solve lack of tech talents, diversity in the world of technology companies and unemployment that with the pandemic has only worsened for people from the outskirts.

Our mission is to unite the world's leading zoos and animal welfare organisations to improve the welfare of captive wild animals around the world. Zoos and aquariums can play an integral role in all our lives with the power to shape the way we feel and care for animals, while influencing change in attitudes and action towards the protection of our global fauna and flora. Unfortunately, not all zoos are equal and as a result of poor care, real animal suffering is prevalent around the world. It is likely only a small percentage of the estimated more than 10,000 zoos and aquariums that exist globally fall under country-wide animal welfare legislation and/or guiding principles from a zoo association. A much more significant number fall outside any such protection, so despite significant advances in animal welfare science, poor animal welfare is still widely observed in many zoos around the world. Every year Wild Welfare's projects support welfare improvements for thousands of wild animals living in captivity in zoos and aquariums around the world. Our work is helping a whole range of species from large mammals including carnivores, primates and monkeys to reptiles and exotic birds by encouraging improvements in animal care practices to bringing in new facility, regional and national welfare policies and regulations. Through support, training and positive partnerships, we help improve animal welfare where it is needed the most. Our aim is to achieve what we all want to see: a world where every zoo and aquarium promotes the highest standards of animal care and welfare. From rehoming bears in Japan to training veterinarians in Indonesia, our work is varied and vast but we have one focus: improving care and welfare for wild animals living in captivity around the world. Our History Wild Welfare was established in 2012 and has rapidly established itself as an internationally recognised hub of expertise in zoo animal welfare reform, forming effective collaborative relationships with a number of zoos, regional zoo associations, animal welfare NGOs, reputable universities and professional bodies. It is the first project-led captive wild animal welfare initiative that is solely focused on improving welfare standards by uniting zoos and animal welfare NGOs around the world. We play a pivotal role in the on-going improvement of animal welfare in zoos as well as providing critical support to other institutions that want to end unacceptable wild animal welfare practices. We help facilitate positive dialogue between zoo professionals, zoo associations and global animal welfare NGOs, creating a positive international captive animal welfare movement through an informed expert approach and the establishment of strong partnerships between key stakeholders. We strongly believe in a creative and compassionate approach to captive wild animal welfare, and our up to date, scientific-led materials and resources encompass the ethics, ethology, and husbandry pertaining to captive wild animals. The issue of poor wild animal welfare and abuse cannot be resolved single-handedly. However, together we can make a real effort to improve the welfare for many wild animals around the world, and collectively help change minds, attitudes and practices. The Global Challenge The exact number of zoos and zoological type exhibits and collections around the world is actually unknown. It is however believed that only a small percentage of these fall within some form of organised ethical and welfare framework. Sadly, poor captive animal welfare is often widely prevalent within the institutions that fall outside of recognised welfare standards, resulting in the suffering of thousands of animals. As more developing countries try and attain animals and collections that western society has previously dictated, our efforts to ensure animal welfare concepts and high standards of care are provided, is needed even more now than ever. From a conservation perspective, globally, zoos significantly contribute to a diverse conservation effort, uniting to address the decline of a vast number of species and habitats. However, under-developed zoos, often found in countries struggling to manage regional declines in biodiversity, have limited expertise and resources to contribute to these programmes, limiting the value of the global effort. Captive wild animal collections around the world with poor standards of animal welfare can also be participants and recipients in the burgeoning, illicit wildlife trade. The Welfare Problem In this modern media world, now more than ever, zoos are under the spotlight when it comes to their animal care. Societal and zoo community interest in the welfare of animals in zoos is at an all-time high and rightly or wrongly, accessible information means that zoos are more easily criticised on their animal care, education and conservation conduct. Some very poor zoos where extreme welfare concerns exist are increasingly being highlighted within the national media and targeted by international and a growing national animal welfare community. And the welfare problem is real and vast. A lack of coherent and relevant institutional and national regulations can result in poorly managed facilities, exacerbated by poor basic care and a lack of visitor respect or awareness. Keepers within many zoos have basic or no animal management backgrounds, and veterinary expertise and care is extremely limited for the specialist care sometimes required within an exotic captive collection. The result is the continued suffering of animals, frustration and limited training for zoo staff and inadequate protection legislation, monitoring and evaluation of animal welfare management. To address these issues Wild Welfare has identified and developed the following aims and objectives to deliver on our mission and vision to improve the welfare of wild animals living in captivity around the world. Our Aims and Objectives 1). To support a wide and diverse range of zoos and aquariums around the world to improve their animal welfare through on-going training and capacity development. We develop skills in animal husbandry and assessment teaching and sharing knowledge and information of all aspects of captive management while building relationships which can lead to further academic, government and research collaboration. 2). To encourage a global reduction in poor welfare practices and improvements in animal welfare understanding in all the facilities we work directly and indirectly with, and a reduction in acute, detrimental welfare practices such as circuses, and animal abuse. 3). To develop Animal Welfare competency programmes within countries where they currently don't exist, based on international standards that can be used to evaluate, monitor and ensure compliance to high standards of animal care 4). To develop and disperse novel and accessible educational tools and smart software technology that encourages participation in engaging learning programmes on animal care. 5). To develop technical and legislative zoo welfare standards adopted where there currently are none by national legislators and implemented in a nationwide programme. 6). To empower professional and public communities and support globally accredited welfare initiatives that provide long-term solutions, not just quick fixes.

To offer opportunity, dignity and independence through housing, job training, and community to men and women leaving homelessness.

To love and serve others, offering free health care, education and social assistance.

Our mission is to save children from poverty. We support the programmes of the Sisters of Mary who have established schools - the majority of which are boarding schools - for the poorest children from all faiths worldwide. They provide them with access to food, healthcare and shelter as well as quality accredited education and vocational training tailored to the skill needs of the local economy. With the chance of an education these children can realise their full potential, secure employment and transform their lives - permanently. When we educate one child we help whole families and our impact reaches far beyond each of our 20,000 students currently enrolled. Our work lifts entire communities out of their lives of suffering and despair. We give these children and their families hope for a long lasting and brighter future. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, more than 150,000 children have already graduated from these programmes and thousands more lives have been changed for the better.

Inspiring Girls International is a global campaign dedicated to raising the aspirations of young girls by connecting them with inspiring female role models.

The Community School 'Brilho do Cristal' (The Crystal's Sparkle) has as a general objective: To guarantee the rights attributed to children in the constitution, enabling the development of human potential and the construction of knowledge of oneself and the world, in a contextualizing, creative, holistic and emancipatory way. Throughout the history of the School (founded in 1992) we have built our pedagogical autonomy with collective planning, in continuing education and in the pedagogical practice reflected. We also enable and promote collective action such as active participation in assemblies, task forces, bazaar, parties, finally in the fight for better working conditions. Our biggest obstacle remains financial and this lack of resources affects every dimension of the School. The Community School aims to promote sustainable regional development and improve the living conditions of the community in an ecologically viable way. It does this in part by promoting environmental education and stimulating initiatives aimed at the sustainable development of the community and valuing the local economy. The school aims to prepare the next generation and by extension the wider community to be economically independent guardians of the ecology. This is crucial to the mission of the school due to its unique geographical position serving a community located in The Chapada Diamantina National Park in the region of the State of Bahia, Brazil. The park is in the Caatinga biome, and covers 152,142 hectares (375,950 acres) and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. It has become a hugely popular tourist destination which, although bringing a new source of income to the area is threatening the economic stability and lifestyle of the native community. This community now faces two big challenges; One is the impoverishment of the native community as capital and financial interests move in and buy up their land; building hotels, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, establishing tourist agencies, completely dominating the tourist industry and redirecting all the economic gains to an invading middle class equipped with financial and cultural capital. The native community are increasingly finding themselves marginalised, working in low paid, casual unskilled jobs with little prospect of improvement or progress and little bargaining power. The second problem stemming from the 'eco' tourist industry is the destruction of that very environment people have come to visit. Left to the free market the economic growth of the area will not take place (and is not taking place) in a sustainable way and will neither benefit the entire community nor protect the ecology. The school seeks to empower its students with an understanding of the environment and how to protect it with knowledge of sustainability and permaculture practices. We believe that the commitment of education is to form emancipated students, aware of their social function and capacity as individuals who think, intervene and create. We believe that education can contribute to the transformation of the current society. Individuals who identify with the school's objectives and are willing to support them, whether teachers, parents or other members of the community through membership, are able to participate in the entity as partners. The entity is built by an unlimited number of members without distinction of sex, nationality, profession, religious or political creed. The pedagogical dimension of the School is based on Vygotsky's socio-interactionism. We agree that human development takes place in human relations according to the historical and social context of the group. Besides Vygotsky, Paulo Freire also remains one of our references, especially when he defends contextualization, problematization and dialogue as fundamental in a liberating pedagogy. Methodologically we work based on pedagogical projects mediated by aesthetic literacy and environmental education. The school's pedagogical coordination is collective, through collective planning, semiannual evaluations, continuing education and semiannual pedagogical weeks. At the heart of the school's philosophy is the notion of community. It represents the dialogue between school and the collective and the capacity to overcome challenges, stronger together, united for a cause. We seek to establish a close relationship between school, family and community, in all dimensions of the School: pedagogical, administrative and economic. Such relationships take place through the activities such as artistic presentations, voluntary task forces, assemblies, pedagogical meetings, active participation in the daily maintenance of the school and celebrations. Because it is a community school these actions become indispensable, since they are the ones that feed the collective power and dialogue with the community. The administrative dimension of the School is also carried out collectively and with an emancipatory perspective. Although we have an administrative coordinator at the School, this management occurs collectively, that is, all the questions of the School are discussed and forwarded with the collective of the School, which takes place in the collective pedagogical spaces: collective planning, continuous formation and assemblies of the Association of the Brilho do Cristal. The current overriding most pressing issue for The Association of Parents, Teachers and Friends of the Brilho do Cristal Community School is to create a sustainable source of funds so that the school can operate autonomously. The community school has previously relied heavily on funds from an Italian group called Conexao Vida with primarily 'sponsor a child' type initiative but these funds are set to end this year (2021) and the school will be in crisis if another sustainable source isn't found. Although any funds are welcome, ultimately it will not be enough to raise one off charitable donations. To survive the school needs to create a sufficient, regular, ethical and sustainable source of income. We have several ambitious ideas to realise this goal and hope that the support and training of GlobalGiving with their knowledge and the digital platform it provides will enable us to carry out these ideas and reach a wider support base. There is a regular flux of 20,000 plus visitors per year to The Vale do Capao taking part in 'eco-tourism', enjoying the natural treasures in the region such as treks, mountains and waterfalls. The mission now must be to capture funds from these visitors, by educating them in the role they currently play and could play in the future in either preserving or destroying the environment they seek to enjoy. The Association is exploring an idea inspired by the 'FairTrade' model whereby products and services in the Vale which fit a certain criteria will be awarded the 'badge' of the school and be recognisable to tourists as an ethical purchase which simultaneously supports the Community School, supports local tradespeople and promotes the use of local produce. In this way as well as providing a regular income for the school, we hope to promote local tradespeople and secure for them fairer pay and working conditions. We are currently exploring building a 'shop' or market place where local residents will have a platform to display and trade produce and artefacts whilst charging less commission than the supermarkets. This will be accompanied with a large marketing/advertising campaign to promote the logo, explain its purpose and encourage visitors and residents to give the local economy preference and support by seeking out these products. We believe with this model we can offer cheaper produce to the buyer at higher profits for the tradesperson whilst taking a contribution for the school. We plan to launch this initiative over the following months with the first meeting open to the community on 10th February 2021. We are also committed to learning and growing in our online skills to use social media platforms and digital marketing to capture regular funds and subscriptions from friends and supporters through the GlobalGiving platform and by launching a 'Sponsor a Child' initiative where members will make monthly payments towards the cost of education of a child at the school. We will also launch online campaigns to raise money for specific projects and resources such as solar panels, classroom resources, tools etc