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This page was last updated on July 11th, 2008
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The Hunger Project
A global movement aiming to end hunger in Africa, Asia and Latin America by empowering local people to create lasting society-wide progress in health, education, nutrition and family incomes.
Plan International
An international development charity working with communities in 45 countries to alleviate child poverty. Funded through child sponsorship and donations, it's a non-political group with no religious affiliations.
Partners In Development
A Christian service organization committed to the educational and economic advancement of the Third World poor.
War On Want
Fighting international poverty by campaigning in the UK for a better deal for the world's poor, and working directly with poor people across the developing world - from sweatshop factories in Bangladesh, to the forests of Brazil.
Firefly International
Works with vulnerable and marginalised groups to combat social division and inequality around the world. Projects, volunteer opportunities, and resources for community projects worldwide.
ACORD Agency for Co-operation and Research In Development
An international non-governmental organisation which works alongside some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in remote and conflict-affected parts of Africa.
Friendships Without Borders, Inc.
A program for resolution and conciliation in areas of conflict and social deprivation, achieving its goals through the creation of inter-community educational, career and job options through inward investment, to sustain and re-empower the rural communiti
Development & Peace
Aims to improve living and working conditions in 70 countries around the globe, funding human rights, community development and humanitarian aid in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Digital Rendezvous
Resources to allow organisations and researchers to develop an understanding of how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be harnessed to support sustainable development.
Counterpart International
A non-profit international development organization, working in over 60 countries to build a more just world. Runs humanitarian, civil society, environmental, enterprise development, health and food security programs.
Outreach International
A human development agency striving to alleviate the injustices of hunger, poverty and disease by engaging people as partners in their own development.
Art For Development Network
Aims to create opportunities for arts advocates and development stakeholders to find new ways together to improve communities all around the world. Includes database of artists who will work with development organizations.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Through a network of 134 country offices, helps people in 174 countries to help themselves, focusing on poverty elimination, environmental regeneration, job creation and the advancement of women. In support of these goals, UNDP promotes sound governance a
Agency for Relief, Development and Conflict Resolution
An NGO network and resource center for those working in relief and development in conflict regions. Also evaluates the impact of intervention and trains local agencies in capacity building.
Global Peace Initiative
Promoting international grassroots movements, especially in developing countries, to resolve conflict and address human crises with community-based solutions. Focus on street children, abandoned women, victims of natural disasters, and refugees.
The Development Gateway
Uses affordable information and communication technologies to increase knowledge sharing, build local capacity, enhance effectiveness and improve transparency for organisations in developing countries.
Geekcorps
Non-profit organization working to expand internet use in emerging nations. Includes newsletters and information on volunteering.
Center for Conscious Evolution
A resource hub for fostering greater cooperation and coherence within the global movement toward positive change. Includes articles, training, events and an online community.
Relief International
A humanitarian, non-profit agency providing emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts.
Conflict, Development and Peace Network (CODEP)
Bringing together NGOs, consultants, academics and donors who work in development, human rights and peacebuilding to explore the causes of conflict, its impact on people and to improve policy and practice.
Directory of Development Organizations
Downloadable contact information of organizations promoting social and economic development and poverty reduction. Organized by geographic area and activity type; also available in Spanish and French.
Global Human Development
Organization to promote global human development through information sharing and technological advance. "If we cannot change the system, we can can change ourselves and it will change the world".
Independent Development Experts Association (IDEA)
Swiss NGO which looks at quality and effectiveness of development cooperation projects in the third world in order to improve their effectiveness.
Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF)
CHF serves as a catalyst for sustainable positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping to improve their housing, economic circumstances and environments.
OneWorld
OneWorld is a network organisation working for sustainable development through information and communication technologies (ICTs). The OneWorld partnership includes over 1000 development and human rights NGOs.
King Baudouin International Development Prize
Describes the prize, which recognizes the actions of individuals or organisations that are making a significant contribution to the advancement of developing countries or mutual support between industrialised and developing countries.
Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations
Provides information on topics related to development policy and globalisation.
The Marquis Project
A Manitoba based international development organization involved in local education programs for global issues, community development projects with overseas partners, and operating a Third World craft shop.
Pact International
Works throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America to help build strong communities that provide people with an opportunity to earn a dignified living, raise healthy families, and participate in democratic life.
Association for International Co-operation and Humanitarian Aid
An NGO managing development and training operations in the South, as well as handling domestic campaigns aimed at enhancing public awareness of issues related to development co-operation.
Change for Children Association
A Canada-based organization which supports grassroots community-based development projects throughout Latin America, and also carries out a development education program in Canada. Focus on Brazil, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Peru, Mexico and Guatemala.
Academy for Educational Development
Independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management.
German Foundation for World Population (DSW)
Describes activities in Germany and in developing countries: development projects, advocacy campaigns, special events and publications on population and reproductive health.
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
Aims to improve quality of life in developing countries by encouraging dialogue about development policy with stakeholders though networks and the Foundation's think tank, and running healthcare and social development projects.
Winrock International
Assists the disadvantaged everywhere to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources and protect the environment using innovative approaches in agriculture, forestry, clean energy, leadership training and policy.
Innovations in Civic Participation
A non-profit social change organization providing expertise, ideas, information, research, and advocacy support in the United States and worldwide to promote civic engagement through service.
World Accord
Canadian non-profit involved in development projects and education in developing countries around the world.
Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions
An interagency initiative to improve monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian assistance interventions.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
A private, nonprofit international organization working in public health areas to improve management and access to critical health care services
International Community Development Organizations On The Web
Links to international nongovernment (NGOs) and private voluntary (PVOs) organizations.
DIO - Vetinary medicine in development cooperation
Offers veterinary help to the poorest populations in developing countries, using techniques sensitive to the prevailing social, cultural and ecological circumstances.
A global movement aiming to end hunger in Africa, Asia and Latin America by empowering local people to create lasting society-wide progress in health, education, nutrition and family incomes.
An international development charity working with communities in 45 countries to alleviate child poverty. Funded through child sponsorship and donations, it's a non-political group with no religious affiliations.
A Christian service organization committed to the educational and economic advancement of the Third World poor.
Fighting international poverty by campaigning in the UK for a better deal for the world's poor, and working directly with poor people across the developing world - from sweatshop factories in Bangladesh, to the forests of Brazil.
Works with vulnerable and marginalised groups to combat social division and inequality around the world. Projects, volunteer opportunities, and resources for community projects worldwide.
An international non-governmental organisation which works alongside some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in remote and conflict-affected parts of Africa.
A program for resolution and conciliation in areas of conflict and social deprivation, achieving its goals through the creation of inter-community educational, career and job options through inward investment, to sustain and re-empower the rural communiti
Aims to improve living and working conditions in 70 countries around the globe, funding human rights, community development and humanitarian aid in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Resources to allow organisations and researchers to develop an understanding of how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be harnessed to support sustainable development.
A non-profit international development organization, working in over 60 countries to build a more just world. Runs humanitarian, civil society, environmental, enterprise development, health and food security programs.
A human development agency striving to alleviate the injustices of hunger, poverty and disease by engaging people as partners in their own development.
Aims to create opportunities for arts advocates and development stakeholders to find new ways together to improve communities all around the world. Includes database of artists who will work with development organizations.
Through a network of 134 country offices, helps people in 174 countries to help themselves, focusing on poverty elimination, environmental regeneration, job creation and the advancement of women. In support of these goals, UNDP promotes sound governance a
An NGO network and resource center for those working in relief and development in conflict regions. Also evaluates the impact of intervention and trains local agencies in capacity building.
Promoting international grassroots movements, especially in developing countries, to resolve conflict and address human crises with community-based solutions. Focus on street children, abandoned women, victims of natural disasters, and refugees.
Uses affordable information and communication technologies to increase knowledge sharing, build local capacity, enhance effectiveness and improve transparency for organisations in developing countries.
Non-profit organization working to expand internet use in emerging nations. Includes newsletters and information on volunteering.
A resource hub for fostering greater cooperation and coherence within the global movement toward positive change. Includes articles, training, events and an online community.
A humanitarian, non-profit agency providing emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts.
Bringing together NGOs, consultants, academics and donors who work in development, human rights and peacebuilding to explore the causes of conflict, its impact on people and to improve policy and practice.
Downloadable contact information of organizations promoting social and economic development and poverty reduction. Organized by geographic area and activity type; also available in Spanish and French.
Organization to promote global human development through information sharing and technological advance. "If we cannot change the system, we can can change ourselves and it will change the world".
Swiss NGO which looks at quality and effectiveness of development cooperation projects in the third world in order to improve their effectiveness.
CHF serves as a catalyst for sustainable positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping to improve their housing, economic circumstances and environments.
OneWorld is a network organisation working for sustainable development through information and communication technologies (ICTs). The OneWorld partnership includes over 1000 development and human rights NGOs.
Describes the prize, which recognizes the actions of individuals or organisations that are making a significant contribution to the advancement of developing countries or mutual support between industrialised and developing countries.
Provides information on topics related to development policy and globalisation.
A Manitoba based international development organization involved in local education programs for global issues, community development projects with overseas partners, and operating a Third World craft shop.
Works throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America to help build strong communities that provide people with an opportunity to earn a dignified living, raise healthy families, and participate in democratic life.
An NGO managing development and training operations in the South, as well as handling domestic campaigns aimed at enhancing public awareness of issues related to development co-operation.
A Canada-based organization which supports grassroots community-based development projects throughout Latin America, and also carries out a development education program in Canada. Focus on Brazil, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Peru, Mexico and Guatemala.
Independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management.
Describes activities in Germany and in developing countries: development projects, advocacy campaigns, special events and publications on population and reproductive health.
Aims to improve quality of life in developing countries by encouraging dialogue about development policy with stakeholders though networks and the Foundation's think tank, and running healthcare and social development projects.
Assists the disadvantaged everywhere to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources and protect the environment using innovative approaches in agriculture, forestry, clean energy, leadership training and policy.
A non-profit social change organization providing expertise, ideas, information, research, and advocacy support in the United States and worldwide to promote civic engagement through service.
Canadian non-profit involved in development projects and education in developing countries around the world.
An interagency initiative to improve monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian assistance interventions.
A private, nonprofit international organization working in public health areas to improve management and access to critical health care services
Links to international nongovernment (NGOs) and private voluntary (PVOs) organizations.
Offers veterinary help to the poorest populations in developing countries, using techniques sensitive to the prevailing social, cultural and ecological circumstances.
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