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Educateurs sans Frontieres (EsF), a division of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), is a network of Montessori practitioners, working with communities, governments and other partners to advance human development from the prenatal stage to early childhood care and education, continuing through to elementary, adolescence, adulthood and the elderly.
We help Kids NOW! is the basic principle of help2kids. Children: It is our ultimate objective and principle to help kids NOW! Children are the most vulnerable in our society. Hence, we are committed to render every possible assistance to ensure that they achieve a bright and sustainable future. Awareness: We want to increase awareness about the major challenges that children growing up in Africa face. This will help us achieve our objectives as well as encourage public willingness to get involved and to contribute. Projects: Our planned projects are being put into practice efficiently, reliably, and without a lot of bureaucracy. We continuously monitor the development and current status of all project work on-site. We are politically and religiously independent. Funds: We handle financial contributions entrusted to us with care. We ensure that they are systematically applied in order to successfully achieve the implementation of our projects in Tanzania and Malawi. We work together with private donors, corporate donors, and project sponsors (provision of goods / non-cash benefits). We communicate openly, and we are completely transparent at all times. The financial statements are audited by external audit firms and will be made available online.
Preventable and treatable diseases are only preventable and treatable for some. (RED) works to end that injustice. Every action you take with (RED) saves lives. 100% of money generated by (RED) goes to the Global Fund, one of the world's largest funders of global health. (RED) grants support life-saving programs that empower health workers and provide testing, treatment and care in places where injustice has enabled pandemics to thrive.
Since 2017 Glocal Roots has the mission to empower people on the move, guiding them on a their journey towards resilience and autonomy. Our vision is to establish networks and structures that foster self-sufficiency among people with refugee backgrounds. The ultimate goal is not only to assist them in rebuilding their lives but to empower them to actively engage and contribute to their adopted societies. Projects in Greece Victoria Community Center Athens: Our women's space provides a clean, calm, and safe community environment for women every day. Simultaneously, the child-friendly space offers a secure and fun place for children equipped with arts and crafts materials, a toy cooking station, a reading corner, and various playthings. These spaces not only provide essential support but also create opportunities for mothers and fathers to participate in services while their children receive supervised care. In our tailor space we empower women to learn new crafts, undertake personal projects, and pursue meaningful employment. Fully equipped with industrial sewing machines and other tools, the studio facilitates sewing and crochet classes. Additionally, weekly workshops enable the women to learn practical skills such as knotting key rings or bracelets. The Hub, Kos: The Hub, located in Kos town, plays a pivotal role in assisting refugees residing in camps or those who have self-accommodated in the town. Recognizing the challenges refugees face, especially in their initial stages in Greece, the hub focuses on covering basic needs and aiding in their inclusion into society. With a commitment to long-term well-being, the hub offers diverse support, addressing bureaucratic obstacles, and providing a friendly space for refugees to spend their day. Projects in Switzerland Glocal Steps: Glocal Steps supports individuals with a refugee background seeking entry into the Swiss job market. Recognizing the significance of education and employment for social participation, the project emphasizes vocational training as a pathway to sustainable integration. Glocal Meets: The Glocal Meets mentoring program fosters mutual trust and understanding by pairing refugees with citizens of Thurgau in mentoring partnerships. This initiative empowers refugees to step out of isolation, navigate their new environment, and learn about language, culture, as well as the rights and duties of Swiss society. Supper Club: The Glocal Roots 'Supper Club' launched in Zurich and expanded to Basel, promotes social inclusion by creating networks between locals and newcomers in Switzerland. Game Club: The 'Game Club' brings together refugees and locals for card games, further fostering social connections and breaking down barriers. In essence, Glocal Roots is not only addressing immediate needs but also laying the foundation for sustained empowerment, fostering resilience, and nurturing a sense of belonging for displaced individuals in both Greece and Switzerland. Through these diverse initiatives, the organization continues to support people in rebuilding their lives in new countries.
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.
Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights is an independent German-Swiss non-governmental organisation that works to protect human rights, support civil society and vulnerable groups in Belarus and Ukraine. To achieve this, we -work closely with like-minded organisations and people on the ground. -act according to the changing needs of civil society in the target countries. -support our partners in healing, building and strengthening civil society. -organise campaigns that denounce human rights violations, generate solidarity, and encourage actions. -support victims of state violence. -engage in transcultural human rights education. -provide community based psychosocial support. -provide humanitarian aid.
Our vision: Our vision is a world where animals live free of suffering. With your help we can move the world for animals. We're World Animal Protection. We're on a mission to end animal cruelty and suffering. Forever. Evidence shows that animals are sentient, individual beings who feel pain, fear, and joy. Yet, every day, billions of them experience unbearable cruelty. Putting animals first isn't just better for them, it's vital for us and for our shared planet. Find out what we can do, with your support, to end the cruelty and exploitation of farmed and wild animals. Together, we can transform the lives of animals across the world.
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.
As the WHO Foundation, our work supports the mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its implementing partners on the ground in achieving a world in which all people attain the highest possible standard of health and well-being. Our misson is to mobilize greater private capital and partnership to advance the mission of WHO, with a focus on positive impact on the people whose lives depend on WHO's work; and on innovation to maximize the impact of the resources we invest. The WHO Foundation's purposes are to support the global health ecosystem and promote health as a global public good by raising and providing financial resources for: - addressing critical global health needs, thus contributing towards the health related sustainable Development Goals and in particular goal 3 of "Good health and well-being" as well as future globally recognized health goals; - encouraging innovation, effectiveness and rapid response to acute health needs globally and for neglected issues of a public health concern; - strengthening the World Health Organization ("WHO")'s work and priorities or otherwise supporting WHO's mandate. Within its purposes, the Foundation will, in particular but not exclusively focus on grantmaking of high- impact programs and initiatives, awareness raising and overall promotion of the WHO General Programme of Work;
Our mission is to find loving homes for abandoned pets from Turkey in Switzerland and other European countries by providing the legal and sanitary needs to enter them into the countries all the way to delivering of the pet and following through with their new families. And to provide financial support in order to curb population on the streets of Turkey by regular neutering and spaying.
The purpose of the "ORAH" Endowment Fund is to achieve or support, for an exclusively of general interest, any cultural, educational or social action aimed, in France and abroad, at: - Transmit, promote and disseminate the cultural, literary and artistic heritage linked to the Zohar and Kabbalah; - Promote knowledge and influence of Jewish culture and the history of Judaism to the general public (general public, teachers, researchers, academic world); - Provide material, psychological and moral assistance to vulnerable people of all faith, in particular families, sick or disabled adults, people elderly, single women or single mothers