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Humanitarian Sites
The following organizations are just a few of the many that value life and help make the world a somewhat easier place in which to live.
Action Without Borders
Action Without Borders is a global network of individuals and organizations working to build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives in a healthy environment. They are guided by the common desire of its members and supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect, independent of any government, political ideology or religious creed.
Alternative Gifts International
Alternative Gifts International sends authentic, life-giving gifts to a needy world�gifts that build a partnership with oppressed people in crisis and that protect and preserve the earth's endangered environment�in order to nourish and sustain a more equitable and peaceful global community. AGI raises funds in its "Alternative Gift Markets" and from individual donors.
American Nicaraguan Foundation
The ANF supports the neediest sectors in Nicaragua by forging strategic alliances to procure quality goods and products. These are distributed to social service organizations that have been selected based on their effectiveness, transparency and spirit of service, all in an effort to achieve sustainable development through self sufficiency and the eradication of poverty. ANF is committed to managing its donations and operating expenses in the most efficient manner, utilizing and surpassing industry standard controls.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.
Amnesty International
AI's mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all world-wide human rights.
Better World Links
Over 30,000 well organized Internet links on the global topics of peace, disarmament, nonviolence, human rights, environment, social justice, education, democracy, and many other issues affecting our future.
Book Aid International
Book Aid International works in 30 developing countries, with its greatest concentration in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, which are among the poorest in the world. BAI works in partnership with public library services and the local book trade to promote a reading culture and to advocate the importance of books and information for development.
Canadian Landmine Foundation
The global landmine crisis is one of the most pervasive problems facing the world today. It is estimated that there are between 45 and 50 million landmines in the ground in at least 70 countries. Landmines reportedly maim or kill 10,000 civilians every year. Those victims that survive endure a lifetime of physical, psychological, and economic hardship.
Landmines are indiscriminate weapons by nature—they do not distinguish between a soldier's footstep and a child's footstep. Their toll on mine-affected communities is devastating, and the consequences of their use are felt years after hostilities cease. "Once peace is declared, the landmine does not recognize that peace," says Jody Williams, coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. "The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims." Landmine victims suffer debilitating physical and emotional injuries, victims' families and communities are plagued by psychological and economic burdens, and the environmental impact of landmines on their surroundings is significant. Landmines also impede long-term reconstruction of war-torn societies, the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes, and political reconciliation and peace. The Canadian Landmine Foundation is Canada's foremost awareness building and fundraising organization for landmine action.
Carter Center
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President and 2002 Nobel Peace Price winner Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, the Atlanta-based center has helped improve the quality of life for people in more than 65 countries.
Direct Relief
Direct Relief International provides medical material aid including medicines, medical supplies and equipment to strengthen in-country health efforts around the world to improve the quality of life for the most impoverished people.
In 2005, Direct Relief provided $201 million in direct aid through medical material assistance and targeted cash grants serving 23.8 million people in 56 countries worldwide.
Doctors Without Borders
Medecins Sans Frontieres (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.
Food Relief
Every month the Bhaktivedanta International Charities feed over 6,000 needy children in the drought and flood afflicted areas of Orissa, which comprise some of the poorest regions of India.
Gifts In Kind International
Driven by a mission of providing an effective conduit for the donation of products, goods and services from the private sector to the charitable sector, Gifts In Kind International is the recognized leader in the field of product philanthropy.
Gleaning for the World
Gleaning For The World seeks to provide life-saving support to communities in critical need throughout the world by applying a powerful concept they call “gleaning.” They provide surplus medical and essential supplies to humanitarian projects worldwide, with expedited distribution channels, efficient logistical support, and dependable service between corporate donors and mission groups at the lowest possible cost.
Heifer International
Hungry families from Appalachia to Zambia have used Heifer livestock and training to alleviate hunger and poverty and become self-reliant. Heifer's unique approach also promotes strong communities, sustainability, environmental protection and peace.
International Rescue Committee
The IRC helps people fleeing racial, religious and ethnic persecution, as well as those uprooted by war and violence. It was founded in 1933 at the suggestion of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Hitler. Since that time, the IRC has been a source of relief, hope and renewal for millions of people around the globe.
Look to the Stars
This site was launched in 2006 by Myrlia Associates Ltd., a UK-registered company founded by husband-and-wife team Steve and Lia Purcell. Lia had become highly aware of the many wonderful things that celebrities are doing to help the world, and wanted to set up a site that would focus on publicizing those good things. They hope to help charities with celebrity supporters by giving those celebrities' fans the inspiration and information they need to follow their heroes' example. Many charitable categories, activities, and stars are listed.
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps alleviates suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided over $830 million in assistance to people in 80 nations. The organization's 2000 staff worldwide currently reach 6 million people in more than 35 countries. More than 91% of the agency's resources are allocated to programs that directly assist those in need. Headquarters are located in the U.S. and Scotland.
Network for Good
Network for Good is the Internet's leading charitable resource— an e-philanthropy site where individuals can donate, volunteer and get involved with the issues they care about. The organization's goal is to connect people to charities via the Internet using the virtual world to deliver real resources to nonprofits and communities.
Northwest Medical Teams
Northwest Medical Teams is a humanitarian aid organization working to reduce suffering around the world and in the Pacific Northwest.
Not On Our Watch
Founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Jerry Weintraub, the mission of Not On Our Watch is to focus global attention and resources on stopping and preventing mass atrocities. Drawing on the powerful voice of citizen artists, activists, and cultural leaders, their mission is to generate lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for the vulnerable, marginalized, and displaced.
Operation Smile
Throughout the world, Operation Smile volunteers repair childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. They create smiles, change lives, and heal humanity.
Peace Corps
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 to promote world peace and friendship. Their mission: helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served, and helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of all Americans.
Save the Children
Founded in 1932, Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 28 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 110 countries to ensure the well-being of children.
UNIFEM
UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security. Within the UN system, UNIFEM promotes gender equality and links women's issues and concerns to national, regional and global agendas by fostering collaboration and providing technical expertise on gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment strategies.
United Nations World Food Programme
Established in 1963, WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. In 2003, WFP fed 104 million people in 81 countries, including most of the world's refugees and internally displaced people.
Water for People
Water for People is an international humanitarian organization that deeply values water as an essential social, economic and environmental good. WFP has used water as a catalyst for change in communities throughout the world that lack access to drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene education.
Women for Women International
Women for Women International helps women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives by giving them financial and emotional support, job skills training, rights education, access to capital and assistance for small business development.
World Wildlife Fund
Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats. Now in its fifth decade, WWF works in more than 100 countries around the globe to conserve the diversity of life on earth.
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