Random Act of Kindness is a nonprofit organization focused on providing human services. It is based in Grand Jct, CO. It received its nonprofit status in 2014.

Random Act of Kindness

On Every.org there’s a ripple effect of giving because every donation can be joined by other people. By working together and sharing ideas and models of giving, our communal wisdom grows and aspirations for creating a better world become a sustainable reality.

Every.org

The Los Angeles Community Garden Council’s mission is to strengthen communities by building and supporting community gardens where every person in Los Angeles County can grow healthy food in their neighborhood. #LACGC #LAgardencouncil #getdirtywithus

The Garden Council grows community gardens by helping LA residents create and manage successful projects in their communities.  We also offer educational programs and public events; facilitate collaboration and information sharing throughout the gardening community; strive to find solutions for community gardens in crisis; and represent gardeners' interests to public officials and agencies.

Los Angeles Community Garden Council

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission.

American Red Cross

Center for Strategic and International Studies is a nonprofit organization focused on international issues. It is based in Washington, DC. It received its nonprofit status in 1987.

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Center for Strategic and International Studies

Free is a nonprofit organization focused on providing human services. It is based in Vass, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 2014.

Free

Educate a girl.   Inspire a community. Transform a country. www.rwandagirlsinitiative.org

Rwanda Girls Initiative's mission is to educate and empower girls in Rwanda to reach their highest potential. Our vision for our students is that they will graduate as inspired young leaders, filled with confidence, a love of learning, and a sense of economic empowerment to strengthen their communities and foster Rwanda's growth. Sjá meira

Rwanda Girls Initiative

Help us increase biodiversity and support forest research

The Greenland Trees mission is  to drawdown atmospheric CO2 into new forests; to partner with Greenlandic society, emphasising youth engagement and education; to restore the landscape in a heavily degraded former military base and other urbanised environments; to increase bird habitat and soil carbon; and to support forest research. Greenland Trees partnership with the King Baudouin Foundation US enables US 501c3 tax deductions. Greenland trees is also affiliated with the Dasht foundation, a public benefit (ANBI) organisation registered in The Netherlands,  aiming to alleviate environmental and socio-economic issues around the globe. The Greenland Trees project was formally initiated in January 2019, but in practice started with a photographic survey in 2013 and tree plantings in 2015, 2016 and 2018, covering under 2 Ha in Narsarsuaq, south Greenland. The future of Greenland Trees involves increasing partnership with Greenlandic schools, museums and tourism, supporting forest research, and scaling up of planting activities to reach 100 Ha by 2030.

Greenland Trees

MISSION  Christ gave us a mandate to help the poor. HopeFeathers is doing our part in fulfilling this command. We are a small an

MISSION  Christ gave us a mandate to help the poor. HopeFeathers is doing our part in fulfilling this command. We are a small and effective organization.  We take a grassroots approach with the philosophy of THINK BIG, START SMALL, START NOW.  We support Christ-centered organizations that are helping children in 3rd world countries.  JOIN US  HopeFeathers partners with the King Baudouin Foundation, United States, to manage our grant distributions to recipient organizations in Africa. To make a donation by credit card continue on this page.  HopeFeather's stewardship of your financial contributions is one of the hallmarks of our organization. We have deep rooted, well established relationships with all of our grant recipient leaders and we communicate with them on a consistent basis. We've visited all the countries where grants have been awarded.  You can be confident that your contributions are well managed and purposed. We do not use any of your donations for administrative costs.  Occasionally we fund travel expenses  for missionaries and volunteers supporting our goals and objectives around the world.  www.hopefeathers.org

HopeFeathers

Our mission is “Every Child in School and Learning Well”

Pratham’s mission is “Every Child in School and Learning Well.”

Pratham USA

Village Bicycle Project

Our mission is to provide orphans and vulnerable children a complete and healthy wellness of being now, and a good chance at a successful future through financial, intellectual and other necessary contributions

Since 2005, we have worked to provide orphans in Africa with food, clothes, shelter, school fees, and other necessities for a healthy childhood. We currently support children in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ghana.

LittleDrops Orphanage Fund

Saving & improving lives in Vietnam by sponsoring heart surgeries, safe drinking water, medical resources, international health education. www.medrix.org

MEDRIX

A Dutch development organisation with local civil society organisations in developing countries contributing to a free, fair and

A Dutch development organisation with local civil society organisations in developing countries contributing to a free, fair and sustainable world, in which all citizenshave equal access to opportunities and resources for development.  Website:  www.hivos.nl

HIVOS (NL)

Covid-19 Response by Oxfam India to support Vulnerable Families and Migrant Workers

In India, over 200,000 people are infected with the Novel Coronavirus and more than 5,700 have died. These numbers are increasing with every passing day.
 
 
 
 Oxfam India is on the ground responding with cooked meals, dry food ration, and safety kits including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in nearly 14 states.
 
 Why we need to respond
 
 
 
   The lockdown has affected migrant workers and daily wage earners the most; they are 90% of our Indian workforce in the informal sector.
 
   They depend on daily wages to meet their everyday basic requirement - food, medicines and even water. This will push them further into poverty.
 
   Lack of access to free and quality healthcare means that they do not have access to medical care if and when they are diagnosed with COVID-19.
 
   There are 4 million homeless in urban India who are at greater risk of the infection due to their living condition.
 
 
 
 How are we responding
 
 
 
   Oxfam India is working in nearly 14 states.
 
   52,355 packets of ready to eat cooked meals have been distributed to migrant labourers, construction workers and homeless people in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
 
   Over 100,000 have been supported with dry food ration in Maharashtra, Delhi, UP, Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala. The ration kits will last for almost a month.
 
   5,552 safety kits have been distributed in states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Gurgaon & Kerala for the frontline health workers including doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and other support staff.
 
   3,000 PPE kits for frontline workers in Bihar like ASHA, ANM, One-stop crisis centre and Police stations, and district administration offices. This was distributed through the State Health Society.
 
 
 
 5.5 million people have been reached through awareness generating messages on COVID-19 by using various innovative communication mediums such as mobile vans, miking from public places such as temples and mosques. These have been well appreciated by respective state governments.
 
 Response to Cyclone Amphan
 
 A Double Disaster: A super cyclone amidst COVID 19 situation
 
 Extremely severe cyclone Amphan directly affected more than 6,00,00000 people and destroyed more than 10,00000 houses in India, with more than 650,000 people were evacuated from their homes in West Bengal and Odisha. The West Bengal Government has pegged losses at around 1 Trillion Indian Rupees
 
 
 
 The situation of people on ground after the lockdown was already heartwrenching and the cyclone has broken the backbone completely. It will take years for many of them to recover from the shock of COVID 19 and Cyclone Amphan.
 
 
 
 The immediate impact of Amphan across the worst hit areas could be streamlined at three levels – loss to life and property, loss to basic infrastructure and the loss to livelihoods due to saline water intrusion and large-scale inundation.
 
 Initiatives taken
 
 Oxfam has already conducted a rapid need assessment with the support of local partners immediately after the floods. Contingency stock for 3500 HH prepositioned with INSS has been moved for distribution in three districts – 24 Parganas South, 24 Parganas North and East Midnapore.
 
 
 
 Emergency Shelter: Provide shelter kits or materials for transitional shelter making for the worst affected households and provide Cash Transfer support to worst affected people for shelter repairing and restoring
 
 
 
 Safe practices related to WASH(Water Health & Sanitation) : Distribution of Hygiene and Safety Kits, Distribution of PPE kits for Doctors, Health Workers, and Training of the partner staff, community level health workers and the Panchayat functionaries on Safe Practices related to WASH
 
 
 
 Improving the resilience through Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods (EFSVL): Identify the most vulnerable families, daily wage earners, tribal, dalits and other marginalised groups, and support them through Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT)/ dry food kit/ cooked food/ voucher items for food security, other essentials and for the revival of small scale livelihoods activities to ensure their survival during the days of immediately after Amphan.

Oxfam India

Fight sexual exploitation through effective educational and awareness initiatives, resulting in positive policy change.

Educating the public on the realities of human trafficking and sexual exploitation 
 
   The vision of the Scelles Foundation is to ensure that every woman and child maintains his or her right to human dignity. We wish to influence politics so that prostitution and human trafficking remain at the forefront of the French and global agendas. We desire to use high-level research to educate the public and stakeholders within the anti-human trafficking field as to the complexities surrounding the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children. Our hope is that through our research we can provide stakeholders with all the tools necessary to adequately combat this gross violation of human rights. Finally, we desire to see human trafficking syndicates and individual pimps punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Scelles Foundation (FR)

Support freedom of expression, democracy, and human rights 
 
 Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation is engaged in initiatives and projects

Support freedom of expression, democracy, and human rights 
 
 Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation is engaged in initiatives and projects aimed at broadening freedom of the media, upgrading the quality of journalism, developing education and critical thinking as well as safeguarding human rights and equality. Freedom of expression, democracy, tolerance, human rights and equality… are parts of the DNA code of Gazeta Wyborcza, the most important quality daily in Poland, created by the founders of Polish democracy. For 30 years Gazeta has engaged in the most important social topics in the spirit of citizen journalism. We have clearly learned a lot about the importance of the free media recently. Wishing to support the development of independent journalism and reliable media coverage, we established the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation. Our aim is all-Polish and international cultural and educational activity in the scope of journalism, art and culture, as well as the integration of the scientific, journalist, arts and business communities around the most important topics of the modern world – peace, freedom, democracy and civil rights.

Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation - Fundacja Gazety Wyborczej (PL)

A sustainable fund to deal with cases of force majeure suffered by populations - (i.e. any event that is external, unforeseeable

A sustainable fund to deal with cases of force majeure suffered by populations - (i.e. any event that is external, unforeseeable and irresistible, such as war, natural disasters, a pandemic, etc.), the fund will operate in countries where Decathlon is present. The Fund will support projects of non-political, non-activist NGOs, recognised on the international scene for their transparency of management and reliability of general interest, which respond to the priority needs of first necessity, vital and emergency of suffering populations.

Fonds de Solidarité Décathlon / Decathlon Solidarity Fund

Putting communities at the center of development.

A nongovernmental community development organization. 
 
 Actions for Community Matters (ACOMA) is a local nonprofit and nongovernmental community development organization legally re gistered with the appropriate Liberian government authorities as a nongovernmental organization (NGO). ACOMA works with poor and marginalized communities and people to eradicate poverty and inequality and build strong and resilient communities. Founded on April 3, 2014, ACOMA commenced operations in June, 2014 and has since established four (4) Project Centers, each with groups of 30 impoverished women, who have registered as members in ACOMA's program to benefit from microloans and educational support to help them become change agents in their communities. Our program focuses are: Microcredit, Education, Community Peace and Security, and Health. Find our page on  Facebook .  
 
 Build strong and resilient communities. 
 
 Contribute to the American Friends of Actions for Community Matters  via credit card by clicking above. For gifts by check:  Write your check to KBFUS, write "American Friends of ACOMA" in the memo section of the check, and send it to KBFUS, 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10176 . Gifts by wire transfer or to contribute other types of property:  Email KBFUS at: info@kbfus.org or phone (212) 713 7660.

Actions for Community Matters (ACOMA) (LR)

A project that is working to provide education and health care to children.

Since 1998, the East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP) has helped more than 3,500 impoverished families in 19 isolated sub-villages to help themselves as they gradually escape the cycle of abject poverty.
 
 
 
 In 1998, these communities, scattered over 5,000 hectares of arid north and eastern slopes of Mounts Agung and Abang in east Bali, were totally isolated from the outside world with no roads, water supply, health facilities, education, sanitation or electricity – and children were the key victims! Malnutrition and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) were endemic, with iodine being the key micronutrient for brain and body development. They appealed to David Booth for help and the East Bali poverty Project was born! After interviewing 1,056 families, the most isolated communities requested education for our children so they can lead us to a better life. An inspiring and productive collaboration then began with the whole village to address key aspects of human need.
 
 
 
 Key milestones and achievements below:
 
 
 
   Educated more than 1,150 childrenin 6 EBPP schools;
 
   Road infrastructure – more than 25 kilometres built;
 
   Water supply for over 2,200 families;
 
   Health outreach services to 4,000+ children annually
 
   1,095 toilet blocks built to improve sanitation, hygiene and health
 
   80,000 bamboo seedlings planted
 
   Established bamboo Social Enterprise, to generate an income for the communities
 
 
 
 Funds are urgently needed to continue education in 2020 for 70 students in our Jatituhu and Pengalusan schools, two of the most remote hamlets in Desa Ban.
 
 
 
 At $392/child, we need $27,440 to pay for: teachers’ salaries, site transport, teaching and learning resources, vocational training, hygiene item, etc. These 70 children and their families depend on EBPP schools as government schools are too far away and no public transport.
 
 
 
 EBPP students are high achievers:
 
 
 
   Gender equality education: Girls report no further harassment and both girls and boys share tasks equally at home and at school;
 
   School dropout and early marriage: Almost eliminated thanks to our students advocacy to parents in their respective communities;
 
   University success: 2 girls enrolled, fully sponsored: one studying Law and the other accounting.
 
 
 
 Please support us to help more children realise their dream of leading their community into a brighter future!

East Bali Poverty Project

We Value Non-Discrimination, Equal Opportunity, Justice, Practical Approach & Teamwork 
 
 Human Rights Awareness and promotion Forum  (HRAPF)  is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote respect and observance of human rights of marginalized groups through legal and legislative advocacy, research and documentation, legal and human rights awareness, capacity building and partnerships.  HRAPF 's work is directed towards achieving equality, non-discrimination, and access to justice for the most marginalized groups in Uganda. HRAPF  was founded in 2008 by a group of freshly graduated lawyers and other professionals.  HRAPF  seeks to create awareness of human rights and provide legal support to the most marginalized groups as a means of stemming abuse of their human rights. HRAPF  is incorporated under the laws of Uganda. ACHIEVEMENT :  In 2014, HRAPF took the lead on the process that led to the nullification of the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014.  Website:  http://hrapf.org/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/hrapf.uganda 
 
 Promote sustainable access to justice in Uganda.

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (UG)

Committed to creating a better southern Africa.  
 
 Sešego  Cares was established in 2005 to make a difference in the lives of 

Committed to creating a better southern Africa.  
 
 Sešego  Cares was established in 2005 to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable people in Southern Africa through in-kind support and financial contributions to change the lives of people, predominately women and children.  http://sesegofoundation.org/ The ethos of Sešego Cares is hinged on the spirit of  ubuntu,  an African concept emphasizing openness and humanity toward others, to bring together people willing to offer their time, skills and donations to help various socially significant projects in communities across Southern Africa.

Sešego Foundation (ZA)

HeR Liberty  is a youth-led organization based in Malawi that equips and empowers young people, especially adolescent girls and 

HeR Liberty  is a youth-led organization based in Malawi that equips and empowers young people, especially adolescent girls and young women, to be change agents in their communities. Specialized in connecting young people to services & opportunities. http://www.herlibertymalawi.org/

HeR Liberty (MW)

Working to abolish prostitution and raise awareness about the reality of human trafficking  
 
 The Philippe and Yves Scelles Fu

Working to abolish prostitution and raise awareness about the reality of human trafficking  
 
 The Philippe and Yves Scelles Fund aims to abolish prostitution and to help its victims by making known the reality of prostitution and more generally assisting any philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian, charitable actions. The Philippe and Yves Scelles Fund has been created in 2012 by the 2 Scelles's brothers who have been managing the Scelles Foundation since its creation in 1993, following the work done by their uncle Jean Scelles since 1956 against pimps through legal proceedings with a team of attorneys. Jean and Jeanne Scelles bequeathed all of their possessions to the Scelles Foundation. The Scelles Foundation has developed a large documentation center and has organized many activities in partnership with main NGOs and other stakeholders, engaged against prostitution across France and Europe, through advocacy, conferences, books, and events. A summary of those action is available at:   www.fondationscelles.org/fr/qui-sommes-nous/histor... One of the most important achievement in 25 years is the leading role taken by the Scelles Foundation with its partners to pass a law in 2016 in France to penalize sex buyers and increase support to prostituted women in order to help them to exit prostitution. In addition to the financial support brought by the Philippe and Yves Scelles Fund to the Scelles Foundation since 2012, the Fund has also been supporting the Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution (CAP International) which is an advocacy vehicle for frontline NGOs and a global convener for change, regrouping 33 members from 27 countries. The fundamental objective of CAP International is to advocate for the adoption and implementation of progressive domestic legislation and international standards. Domestic advocacy is conducted by the CAP members in their countries, through meetings and conferences. International advocacy is done by the CAP management team through high level meetings at the head of International Organisations. Goal The Philippe and Yves Scelles Fund aims to make known the reality of prostitution by any philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian actions. Mission The Philippe and Yves Scelles Fund aims to abolish prostitution and to help its victims. Future planned activities In addition to the ongoing support of the Scelles Foundation and CAP International, the reach of larger audiences represents another priority for the Philippe and Yves Scelles Fund. The Center for Research and Information on Sexual Exploitation (CRISE) is a new initiative with the objectives of providing the general public with information and advanced research on subjects linked to trafficking in human beings, prostitution and pimping.The first activity is the building of a web site in several languages (English, French, Spanish) with key information:  https://crise-intl.org . Basic information as well as some selected tools are gathered for reuse by multiples stakeholders. Another project will be to launch an awareness campaign "men talk to men about the shame of prostitution". A crowdfunding campaign will be launched. Then, engaging selected business segments, under the initiative "CONNECT" (Connect Business to Prevent Sex Trafficking) is a third key activity. Those 3 new initiatives are in a testing phase, and are planned to extend, once the concept has been proven. Visit our website:   https://crise-intl.org/

Fonds de Dotation Philippe et Yves Scelles (FR)

CDVTA is a registered development Charity providing basic services for disadvantaged children, women, youths and disabled people

CDVTA is a registered development Charity providing basic services for disadvantaged children, women, youths and disabled people in poor rural communities. CDVTA partners with leading organizations to support these targeted groups. http://www.cdvta.org/

Community Development Volunteers for Tech. Assistance (CM)

Launched in 2006, Fondazione CON IL SUD (Foundation WITH THE SOUTH) is the result of the alliance between Italian bank foundations and nonprofit and volunteer organizations, to foster social infrastructure in Southern Italy (so-called "Mezzogiorno"), promoting partnerships with local actors and focusing on social cohesion, considered to be a powerful mean to trigger social and economic development mechanisms.  www.fondazioneconilsud.it

Fondazione CON IL SUD (IT)

Help to build the sustainable Okere City in Uganda 
 
 Our work is premised on the belief that using a holistic and participator

Help to build the sustainable Okere City in Uganda 
 
 Our work is premised on the belief that using a holistic and participatory development approach to design and implement community initiatives can empower local communities and create prosperity. Since 2019, our ecosystem of 20 social businesses and community projects serves 10,000 clients through the targeted provision of services/products across the education, health, agriculture, tourism, and finance sectors.  So far, 2,000 learners have benefited from our functional adult education, primary education, early childhood education, and vocational skilling activities. 8,000 patients have been treated at our health facility. 100 women who are members of our Shea butter Coop have seen their daily household incomes triple from under $1 to now $4, etc. Moreover, our interventions are successful because we actively involve the community in discussing their needs, views, and priorities while giving them the tools they need to solve their own challenges. Across and beyond Okere, the impact of our work shines bright and the international media have comprehensively covered our radical approach to rural transformation.  Okere City's initiatives are driven by actual community needs and the implementation of project activities is led by community members. Overall, Okere City strives to be a community organization and social enterprise that creates multiple opportunities for agrarian reforms and rural transformation in Okere Parish by encouraging open and forward-thinking, mobilizing, organizing, and training the rural population through a series of innovative projects, activities, and techniques so that they are able to develop practical solutions to the day to day challenges they face. Okere City seeks to be an enabler for the rural community in the parish to be more imaginative, cooperative, creative, innovative, and enterprising as prerequisites to make them more progressive, empowered, and successful. At the core of our work is ensuring that we strengthen the dignity of our rural community members by providing the support infrastructures that enable them to become responsible for shaping and designing their own futures and destinies.  Our current strategic direction is being guided by the Okere City 2030 Strategy which aims to build the first sustainable rural city in Africa.  Visit our website for more info:  https://www.okerecity.org/

Okere Community Development Project (Okere City) (UG)

Tackling all causes of poverty, inequality and exclusion.  
 
 Le Secours Catholique was created in the aftermath of WWII when p

Tackling all causes of poverty, inequality and exclusion.  
 
 Le Secours Catholique was created in the aftermath of WWII when poverty was thriving amongst almost any kind of populations.  It aims at fighting any kind of poverty whether caused by unemployment, precarious housing, family conflicts; homelessness etc.  As a fundraising organization Secours Catholique has a budget of 145M euros/year, relies on more than 63.000 volunteers and has a staff of 900. It's one of the largest NGO in France. 03/2022 Update : Ukraine crisis and our emergency actions  Secours Catholique - Caritas France stands with its Caritas partners to support the victims of the ukrainian conflict. As the conflict intensifies, we are committed   to help civilians. 2 millions of displaced people and refugees in European countries, but also Ukrainians who have stayed behind, are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. In this crisis Secours Catholique - Caritas France will : Set up with the Ukrainian Caritas the emergency needs of the population in Ukraine - basic needs (food, health, hygiene kits, clothes, night shelters) - psychological support  Set up with the border Caritas (Poland, Slovakia and Romania) for the reception of refugees - setting up of supply points - reuniting families - support for registration by local authorities - transporting women and children to reception centres or families - psychological support Set up reception and accommodation for refugee families in France (still being evaluated but will be gradually increased) -emergency accommodation in conjunction with the government and local authorities -fraternal support Visit our website:  https://www.secours-catholique.org/

Secours Catholique - Caritas France (FR)

An organization monitoring the media for a healthy, democratic society to be realized.

Taiwan Media Watch (TMW) is committed to maintaining press freedom, carrying out media justice, promoting media self-regulation, and protecting the publics right to know. In view of the proliferation in the mainstream media of placement marketing, political ideologies, entertainment, pornography, and violence, which are harmful to the public, TMW continues to work on the media reform to build a better and healthier media environment, focusing on Media Watch and specific media groups or media reform issues for analysis, discussion, and review. TMWs hopes to realize, through monitoring media, a healthy, and democratic society working to achieve these through various programs.

Taiwan Media Watch (TMW)

Providing support for parliaments in the newly emerging democracies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

The East-West Parliamentary Practice Project (EWPPP), headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 as a joint initiative of the European Cultural Foundation (NL) and the Ford Foundation (US) with the aim of providing support for parliaments in the newly emerging democracies in Central/Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Since its founding, the EWPPP has worked with parliaments and local partner civic organizations in over 25 countries throughout Eastern/Southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and North Africa to promote transparency and accountability in governance and civic participation in the democratic process (see Activities and Countries for more information). www.ewppp.org

EWPPP - East-West Parliamentary Practice Project (NL)

Our mission is to provide victims of domestic violence with a comprehensive, centralized base of support to assist them in addressing their immediate crisis and changing the patterns of their lives.

Founded in 1980, Jenesse Center is a nonprofit domestic violence intervention and prevention organization with a resolute mission: to restore, and provide comprehensive services to survivors and families impacted by domestic and sexual violence.

Jenesse Center, Inc.

Acting for equal educational and cultural opportunities 
 
 Each year 80,000 young people leave the French school system without

Acting for equal educational and cultural opportunities 
 
 Each year 80,000 young people leave the French school system without any qualifications. In Priority Education Networks, 50% of 9th grade students do not pass written GCSEs. Furthermore, French heritage culture is increasingly linked to social background, yet less than one in two 15-year-olds has visited a heritage site. More than 40% of young people living in the 1,500 French priority neighbourhoods are unemployed. Espérance banlieues works to promote the successful integration of children, teenagers, and their families into French society. Acting as a complementary operator within the French national education system, Espérance banlieues aspires to meet the need for educational and cultural equity.  Deeply convinced that inequalities can be overcome, Esperance banlieues has already created 17 schools in or nearby disadvantaged urban areas. Espérance banlieues schools welcome more than 900 pupils aged 3-15 years old.  Espérance banlieues works to prevent school dropout from an early age. Teachers provide children with high-quality teaching and education, promoting a peaceful social life. Each school is conceived on a human scale, designed for 150 students maximum per school. This helps teachers to give individual attention to each child so that he or she can discover and develop their very own, unique talents. Visit our website:  https://esperancebanlieues.org/

Association Reseau Esperance banlieues (FR)

Mothotlung Network  is a registered non profit organization in the North West province of South Africa. We render services of ps

Mothotlung Network  is a registered non profit organization in the North West province of South Africa. We render services of psycho social support to abused women and children. Our services are available 24 hours and are free of charge.  The organization was founded in 2006 by Ms. Lebogang Bogopane after she survived rape as a child and domestic violence as a young married woman. The organization was registered in 2007 with the NPO directorate.  The organization's main objective is rehabilitating victims of domestic violence and gender based violence so that they can be reintegrated back into society as fully functional individuals. The Mothotlung Network's goal is to prevent, reduce and eliminate abuse of women and children in our communities through awareness campaigns, dialogues, training and development. Our mission statement is: Leading the community to prevent, protect and prevail over domestic violence and gender based violence through advocacy, empowerment and social change. https://www.facebook.com/MothotlungNetwork/ http://www.mothotlungnetwork.webs.com /

Mothotlung Network Against Women and Children Abuse (ZA)

Village.Berlin: A space to support queer men on their journey to a deeper and more playful connection to themselves and others 


Village.Berlin: A space to support queer men on their journey to a deeper and more playful connection to themselves and others 
 
 Village.Berlin: a beautiful and inviting community center in Berlin for gay, bisexual, trans and, queer men. Village.Berlin is a space to gather, explore, play and be. A space to support men on their journey to a deeper and more playful connection to themselves, their spirit, their body and to each other - for all ages, shapes and colors to exist together without judgement.  Village.Berlin aims to build a respectful and caring queer community where we can create new connections and experience inspiration, support and healing in a visionary, disruptive and safe space. Join us in our vision! Founded by Kai Ehrhardt, The Villlage is a place to explore ideas and practices around embodiment, identity, creativity and social change. We specialize in embodied practices and experiential learning, while building meaningful and meaningful connections between queer issues, queer art, and social change. Our goal is to strengthen and empower queer people and their place in the world through individual and collective participation that bridges personal and needs.  We are an advocate, a meeting place and a global network platform for queer initiatives and communities. We organise a variety of weekly, monthly and annual events, projects, classes, trainings and festivals.  We Are Village welcomes all bodies and cultural backgrounds. We offer events and activities for queer masculinities, transgender, non-binary, genderfluid, intersex and other gender non-conformist people. New offers for queer femininities are currently being planned. Visit our website for more info:  http://www.wearevillage.org/

Village. Berlin: Queer Matters e.V. (DE)

Self-organized learning space to tackle failing education and unemployment  
 
 Jangu International continues with its vision of

Self-organized learning space to tackle failing education and unemployment  
 
 Jangu International continues with its vision of empowering disadvantaged youth to unleash their potentials and create social enterprises that benefit society and the environment in Africa.   One of our goals is to become financially self-sustainable. Jangu International has since the start largely been dependent on donations. However this is not the way we wish to continue. We are setting up income-generating activities in order to be financially self-sustainable by January 2026. We plan to build a community ICT center to increase peoples exposure to entrepreneurship information to trigger innovation. As most of our programmes have been residential, we plan to rollout mostly our entrepreneurship programmes into the far communities directly and deliver trainings in the local dialects. Our activities Supporting marginalized youth through Entrepreneurship Education Eliciting and unleashing youth talents and potentials to become job creators  Organizing and provision of practical internships, voluntary social services and stays with host families to promote intercultural contacts and support of the orphans from the sponsorship To facilitate the startup and incubation of projects and business ideas of youth To liaise and network with such persons, groups or organizations both government and Non government who have similar objectives as of the organization. Visit our website:  https://jangu.org/en/

Jangu International Limited (UG)

A leading youth-led development organization on sexual & reproductive health and rights.  
 
 Malawi is one of the youngest coun

A leading youth-led development organization on sexual & reproductive health and rights.  
 
 Malawi is one of the youngest countries in the world, with 60% of the population under 30 years old. Young people are disproportionately affected by the country's problems such as poverty, poor sexual and reproductive health and rights, or SRHR, and health in general and lack of economic opportunities. They are consistently excluded from important decision making processes that affect them.  FOCCAD  (Foundation for Community and Capacity Development) believes that young people have the energy, creativity and will to do things differently in their lifetime.  https://foccad.org/ FOCCAD  has operated in Malawi since 2002 and is one of the leading innovative youth-led development organizations on SRHR and youth technical and vocational education and training.  Our vision is to see a healthy and productive community. We are a youth led organization working on promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people through access to quality services, advocacy for SRHR and social and behaviour change communication related to health.

Foundation for Community and Capacity Development (MW)

Because KBFUS is a public charity, within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the IRC, donors may claim the maxim

Because KBFUS is a public charity, within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the IRC, donors may claim the maximum tax benefits allowed by U.S. tax law for their contributions to MissionBambini. Italians call Americans:  Help to rebuild Italy as after WWII Italy,  once the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe,  became the first European country to impose national lockdown restrictions . At the beginning of May, Italy lifted some of those restrictions but  schools, nurseries, day cares and summer camps have remained closed.  In Italy, right now there are about 10 million kids under 18 who are affected by these closures.  No one knows when formal schooling will resume, and everyone feels uncertain. The crisis we are experiencing is the biggest planetary educational crisis we can remember. It is believed that 1 billion 650 million children in the world are still out of school and blocked at home or with limited mobility.  But what will happen after this emergency in Italy and in the USA and in the World? Impact of Covid-19 on the closure of Education System in Italy -Absolute Poverty Risk:   Because of the Coronavirus, many Italians are losing their jobs.  Families don't have access to basic necessities; parents find it difficult to guarantee their children access to primary or early childhood goods (diapers, feeding bottles, wipes, condensed milk, etc.).  ISTAT data shows how 1 in 8 kids lives in Italy in absolute poverty ; that is  1.25 million children. -Educational Poverty risk : During the lockdown, the closure of the school system coupled with the closure of services for kids 0 to 6 represents a return to educational poverty. Lack of values, total marginalization from the social context, isolation, are some of the fallouts of Covid-19 related to the closure of the education system in Italy and in the world. It is not yet clear how many children and young people have dropped off school in recent months, due to the digital divide, but also and above all due to the cultural disparities which many Italian families still face today. This "educational gap" is even wider for children from families in conditions of material poverty.  If an effective response is not provided, there will be a generation of future Italian adults discriminated and abandoned, already during their childhood . -Rising unemployment among women  Many parents — and especially mothers — fear they will be forced to give up their work in order to care for their children, because, as the country slowly crawls back to life,  schools, nurseries, day cares and summer camps remain closed.  Right now, Italian families are living in a situation of great uncertainty," said  Elena Bonetti, italian's minister for equal opportunities and the family. Families needed to feel supported not only during the lockdown, but after, she added.                                            MissionBambini  launched his appeal to Americans for rally together and HELP TO RAISE   $30,000  Children at high risk of early school dropout or failure should not be abandoned, nor their families in serious conditions of socio-economic distress. OUR RESPONSE -To contrast Absolute Poverty Risk  We deliver parcels containing hygiene products (diapers, wipes and creams), specific food products (milk, baby food, biscuits, pasta and flours) to families who are already suffering the weight of social inequality. -To prevent   Educational Poverty Risk 
 
 Strengthening IT equipment for families  Mission Bambini provided with laptops, tablets, and smartphones, to lower income families with limited IT equipment at home. The coronavirus emergency is exasperating the most critical situations of those families who have children with Special Educational Needs or foreign children with linguistic difficulties.  The expected results of this intervention is to reduce as much as possible the social and educational costs that this period of isolation is causing to children, who are at higher risk of not being able to keep up with the school curriculum, compromising their future school years. 
 
 
 Ideation of a on-line platform with the purpose of accompanying the pedagogical growth of children age 0 through 6   www.bambinipatapum.it  .   The platform provides families the tools for the educational management of children in nursery school. Inside there are tips and multimedia content for organizing various activities such as workshops and readings. There is also an online  Consultant session  which gives relief and emotional support to the most fragile or lonely parents at home, who in turn can transmit safety to children.  It's the first platform in Italy to provide this service for children in the age group 0-6.  Thanks to your donations, we could make the contents of the digital platform  also accessible in English to American children too. 
 
 
 Create alternative teaching models and experiments  (for kids 0 through 6) 
 
 
 The Digital Educator:  It's an educator supporting the activities promoted within the online platform ( www.bambinipatapum.it )  The idea of online education is to give families access to workshops which are managed online by educator; support is provided to families   through different levels : 
   
 Webinars :  online sessions are scheduled in which parents and children together carry out with the educator various activities, included in the multimedia contents of the platform.  This level of activity is considered less invasive as it doesn't enter into the merits of parental management but is limited to "dealing with" and therefore accompanying the parenting skills of families less directly .    
 Weekly planning of an educational plan : from the platform every week the educators will produce a weekly plan of the activities, present in the platform, that parents can manage with their children. Through two weekly meetings, families will be able to discuss webinars, conducted by educators, on the difficulties encountered and ask for suggestions.  In addition to providing advice, this action involves a transfer of parenting skills between the educator and parents and among parents themselves. 
 
 
 Individualized online accompaniment : it is a service aimed at the most fragile families and follows the same strategy of action described above.  The educator will develop a personalized weekly educational path for the family in difficulty and will try to support it through online meetings. 
   
 Webinar for parents :  to transfer parenting skills to participants, such as relationship management, accompaniment to motor and communication development, conflict management, etc. 
 -T o  prevent rising unemployment among women   
 
 Home education:  The role of the home educator is therefore twofolds: to provide educational support to families as well as to ensure that children are well and protected. The home educator is therefore the role who will go directly to the homes of the families most at risk by supporting them in the management of children and providing them with the tools that can enable parents to accompany their children even in his absence. It will also be the catalyzer of network operators by reporting the most urgent and at risk cases to the Public Social Services. 
 
 Outdoord Education  This means being able to imagine the possibility to carry out outdoor activities with groups of children and parents respecting the required distances. In the summer months therefore during suitable weather conditionsan educator will organize outdoor activities teaching children to play safely.  This would allow mother who return to work to be able to have a place where their children are entrusted, to children to find their educators and companions and resume their educational path, to families to be able to participate and increase their parenting skills . 
 About MissionBambini   Mission Bambini is an Italian nonprofit working on the frontlines of their country's response, active in the field of education, does not want to leave anyone behind! Especially in this critical phase we want to guarantee support to the most vulnerable children. In 20 years of activities Mission Bambini has helped more than 1,400,000 children through 1,600 projects in 75 countries around the world. Our Balance sheet is public and certificated. Click here and follow US on facebook

Mission Bambini (IT)

CAMELEON develops a holistic approach to act on the causes and effects of sexual violence towards children and teenagers. 
 
 CAMELEON  has been working in the Philippines for 24 years in order to facilitate the protection, healing and rehabilitation of young girls victim of sexual abuse (5-24 years old). 130 girls are currently protected and helped by CAMELEON : 76 of them are sheltered in our 3 centers based in Silay (Negros) and Passi City (Panay), while 54 girls continue to be guided after they left the center to go back to their families (if safe) or in welcome families accredited by social services. OUR MISSION About 7,000,000 children are sexually abused every year in the Philippines. More than 70% of sexually abused children are between 10 and 18 years old. Among those victims, 20% are under 6 years old. Cases of child sexual abuse are one of the most common issues that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has to handle after abandonment and neglect. Despite the Anti-Rape Law of 1997, rape remains the most frequent type of sexual abuse, followed by incest and fondling. CAMELEON offers general support to the young girls victim of sexual abuse (basic care, food, education, professional training) and psychological counselling to help them rebuild themselves. The families receive training in parenting to facilitate the reintegration of girls. It also provides legal assistance for the duration of the trial to the girls who wish to sue their perpetrators. The association supports its beneficiaries until the resolution of the conflict and their complete autonomy. Long-Term Impact Thanks to the project, 130 young girls victim of sexual abuse will rebuild themselves and will be resilient. They will build their future thanks to education and skills development. They will know their rights and invoke them in front of the court, which will help fight impunity. The families will change their behavior towards their daughters and promote Children's rights. The communities and local authorities will be mobilized together to prevent and deal with child abuse cases in these areas. Visit our website :  CAMELEON Association protects children from sexual violence (cameleon-association.org) Follow us on Facebook :  Cameleon Association Inc. Philippines - Accueil | Facebook

CAMELEON Association France

A bold movement investing in youth to tackle inequality. 

Over the past 15 years (2005-2020), Life Choices have impacted over 200 000 people with CHOICES, not charity, by providing interventions in these key area: in household stability, Health, Education, Leadership skills and employment.  http://www.lifechoices.co.za/

Salesian Life Choices (ZA)

New concept to create & run a dedicated home to the specific needs of persons with autism. 

Build homes to shelter & educate adults with autism. 
 
 The  Foundation  Nicolas & Charlotte de Dinechin for Autism   provides mainly in France, directly or indirectly, its assistance to people with mental disabilities and in particular people with autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder.  The Foundation supports projects which enhance the human person in his/her personal, family, social and spiritual dimensions, improve the quality of life of the beneficiaries and respect their dignity. The Foundation pays particular attention to the most vulnerable people with intellectual disabilities. To concretely implement its object, the foundation provides support to build home for people with mental disabilities and in particular people with autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Foundation Nicolas & Charlotte de Dinechin for Autism

Your gift expands media literacy and journalism education opportunities for youth 

Our work News Decoder is a nonprofit global educational news service for young people. Our mission is to help young people connect the dots to understand complex international issues and become informed, solutions-focused global citizens.  We partner with 21 schools in 17 countries around the world to teach journalistic and media literacy skills through storytelling workshops, global webinars, E-Learning courses, podcasts and mentoring from professional journalists. Our programs foster critical thinking, communication, empathy and respect for diversity. Our goal Tackling the multiple, interconnected challenges of the 21st century requires savvy, informed and responsible global citizens. News Decoder approaches this in a unique way: we use journalism training and news literacy to nurture the skills, knowledge and values that students need to cooperate in resolving the great global challenges of our time, including conflict, poverty, sustainability and climate change. Our latest campaign — "BEYOND THE STORY: Putting Knowledge to Work" — celebrates the impact we've had, and continue to have, on young people's lives.  We're showcasing some of our talented alumni and their experiences and achievements since working with News Decoder.  These former students and staff are already making an impressive impact in  academia, the nonprofit sector, communications and public policy.  Go beyond the story in the the video above to hear from one of our remarkable alumni from Liberia. Meet another alumna from Zambia  here . We are proud of them and pleased that so many acknowledge the  contribution that News Decoder has made to their ongoing  professional and personal development. Learn more about our campaign and alumni  here . Your support By supporting our campaign, you'll help nurture the active, capable global citizens of tomorrow. News Decoder is the educational services unit of Nouvelles-Découvertes, a registered French nonprofit. News Decoder's global expansion strategy depends on the generosity of our donors. Donations help cover the costs of partnering with schools of limited means and support the development of open access journalistic and media literacy skill-building resources available to all.  Thank you.

News Decoder (FR)

Support literacy and health in Mozambique. 
 
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Support literacy and health in Mozambique. 
 
                                                                               www.mozlibraryproject.org Vision : The AJUNTOS Moz Library Project helps illiterate youth close the achievement gap by providing access to supplemental education opportunities, learning resources, and community health knowledge, through building and managing Ile's first public library. The  Value  of Literacy: Learning how to read and write can change lives. Literacy increases employment opportunities. Literate individuals earn 64% more than their illiterate counterparts. Literacy has been linked to increasing lifespans. A child born to a mother who can read in a developing country is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5 years old. Literacy is also linked to public health. Individuals with little or no education are 2.2 times more likely to contract HIV as those who have completed primary education. Identifying the  Need  in Mozambique: According to a 2016 study, Mozambique's youth literacy rate is 68%, compared to the 90% global average. Furthermore, only 37% of the Mozambican population has a comprehensive knowledge of HIV. Increasing literacy rates has been linked to increasing HIV prevention and improving health and wellbeing. The ability to read and write can change lives. Project  History : Courtney Johnson was a Peace Corps volunteer from 2015-2017 and worked as a teacher in Ile, Mozambique. She observed that about 5% her high school students could not read or write. But it was not for lack of effort. Many of her students who were illiterate went to school every day. However, those students turned in tests with only strings of letters and consonants. Illiteracy was a topic of conversation among teachers and community members. However, there was an acute lack of resources that prevented the existing institutions from tackling this issue. In 2015, Courtney began to work with community members to develop a program that would work alongside the existing education system providing supplemental literacy education. The  Mission : The AJUNTOS Moz Library Program is run by a group of community members who are teachers and activists with the shared vision to bring a library to Ile. The library provides both instructional support and resources. Teachers trained in the literacy curriculum will offer lessons with an emphasis on interactive learning strategies. Equally as important, the library will provide resources that may be otherwise unavailable like paper, pens, and electricity to study after dark.  To accomplish the vision of the AJUNTOS Moz Library Project, the mission is threefold: 1) Design a Safe Space 
 Support construction efforts to provide a safe and secure space. 
 Establish access to electricity providing the ability to study after dark. 
 Create a hygienic space with a well for access to water and clean bathrooms. 
 2) Coordinate Library Resources 
 Provide the community with access to resources including tables, chairs, books, pencils, paper, electricity, and computers. 
 Establish a simple, replicable, and interactive literacy curriculum that serves a diversity of learning styles and individualized attention. 
 Train teachers in Curriculum Workshops and train teachers and librarians to use and maintain resources to create a sustainable program. 
 3) Inform Community Health Leverage opportunities to disseminate public health information through classes, murals, and public theater plays. About  Ile, Mozambique : The library is in Mozambique, a country which sits on the southeast coastline of Africa sharing a boarder with South Africa to the south and Tanzania to the north. Ile is a medium-small town with a population of approximately 15,000 people. Ile has 5 elementary schools, 1 high school, a soccer field, a hospital, several stores, and an open-air market. It is primarily an agricultural town with oranges, rice, and beans as the principle crops. The coordinates of the library are 16"02"15"S and 37"10"35"E. October 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 January 2021 Impact of  COVID-19 : With the onset of COVID-19, the AJUNTOS Moz Library Project stopped classes and focused efforts on a campaign to slow the spread of COVID-19. Using the library to organize volunteer activists and supplies, AJUNTOS distributed soap and masks to over 300 families. June 2020 June 2020 November 2020 February 2019  February 2019 November 2018 November 2017 October 2017 October 2017  June 2017

Moz Library Project (MZ)

Provide meaningful support to orphaned and vulnerable children in Mozambique.

Help a child to go to school in 2021 - Lets join all and be ONE for the good of humanity. 
 
 On August  19th 2020 , our partner will  double  your donation. ASEM has 31 more children enrolled in secondary school who need support. If they do not get your help to register for the 2021 school year, they will have their dreams falling apart and their hope of a better future will fade.  Come and have a look at their profile here. We can make it, together, to create a better world for all of us. Since its beginning, ASEM has helped more than 172,000 children at the Centers, with schooling, health care, shelter, psychological support, vocational training and within the community, with different social and  psychological support.
 
	Hundreds of children have been helped in rejoining their families and getting reintegrated into their communities.
 https://www.asem-mozambique.org 
	 http://www.barbarahofmann.org/asem.html 
 Click to  Learn more about our projects 
	Currently,  ASEM  has over 6,000 direct beneficiaries and approximately 54,000 indirect beneficiaries, annually.
 
	 ASEM  Mozambique  is an organization that works on behalf of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) in the areas of:
 
	 Protection of civil rights 
	 Education 
	 General care 
	 Psycho-social support 
	 Vocational training 
	 Social rehabilitation 
	 Preschool education 
	 Management in education and strengthening the family ties within the community 
	 Reintegration into families and/or foster families 
 
	It is a non-profit organization long recognized by the government of Mozambique, with self-sustaining activities integrated into the project to ensure sustainability at the grassroots level.
 
	 ASEM  exists for the protection and welfare of children in distress. Our beneficiaries come from different corners of the country, but the focus is in Beira and Gorongosa (Sofala province) and in Vilankulo  (Inhambane province). The children are provided with care, educational support and professional training, essential for their successful social reintegration.
 Lets be a part of a child's success and future. 
 
 Share the love. You can make a difference. 
 
 For gifts by check : Write your check to KBFUS, write  F riends of the ASEM Foundation  in the memo section of the check, and send it to KBFUS, 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10176 . Gifts by wire transfer or to contribute other types of property : Email KBFUS at: info@kbfus.org or phone (212) 713 7660. For all other ways to make a donation to the  Friends of the ASEM Foundation , contact info@kbfus.org or phone (212) 713 7660.

ASEM (MZ)

To provide patients with the best possible care.

To provide patients with the best possible care. 
 
 UZ Brussel is a university hospital. This means that it also has a  teaching mission  and conducts  scientific research .    The hospital's clinical excellence, scientific commitment and human-centric tuition ensure the highest degree of competence in many fields. The hospital is closely associated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University Brussels), notably the Medicine and Pharmacy Faculties. As a top-rate hospital, UZ Brussels has gained recognition at national and international level.    With its 700 beds, each year UZ Brussel admits more than 25,000 patients and treats 400,000 outpatients, both national and international. UZ Brussel Foundation The UZ Brussel Foundation is part of the UZ Brussel. The Foundation wants to generate extra financial resources through various initiatives. This way, we can offer our patients and their families a better hospital-experience. The initiatives and extra resources contribute to the realization of a warm, humane "healing environment" and support clinical / translational innovative scientific research. Thanks to our efforts, we want to: 
 Be able to continue vital scientific research   Create a warm human environment, to better guide our patients in their healing process   Guarantee that (high-tech) healthcare remains accessible to everyone

UZ Brussels (BE)

Equipping youth to compete in a modernizing economy. 
 
 EDUCATING FOR JOBS There are lots of good causes we all contribute to. Then why are we focusing so much effort on just one school in Rwanda? Because a major worldwide source of poverty and refugee populations comes from Africa and foreign aid has largely failed to help. Because Rwanda's rural areas are among the poorest remaining in Africa and because, in our minds, the only hope is education, particularly in useful trade skills. Because we are backed by an enlightened Rwandan government that has its priorities right. And because we can wrap our hands around this project and make it happen- with our management experience, your help and relatively little money. That's why.  Rick Jay and Sue Sawyer ETSK Committee for Education Improvement www.etsk.org BACKGROUND ETSK is a rural boarding high school set on one of the country's thousand hills, above a beautiful lake, just a one-hour drive from Kigali, the capital of Rwanda – a country that many believe to be the future development model for all of Africa. This private vocational high school is for 350 motivated boys and girls, teaching the skills necessary to find a job in CONSTRUCTION, COMPUTER SCIENCE OR CULINARY ARTS or progress to university on a government scholarship.  Become a monthly supporter! - $25 per month will cover the monthly tuition shortfall for one government-assigned student. - $60 per month will fully support one of our 28 full scholarships. How about supporting 2 students next year? Make your generous gift count! -$2000 will pay for the new sound system we need in our indoor gym. -$3500 will pay for 25 of the 50 new 2-person desks we need for our expanded enrollment. -$5000 will pay to upgrade all of the roof drainage systems that are now causing damage to most of our buildings and pathways. -Another $5000 will pay to increase by 50% our budget for work skills practice materials (much of which is used by construction students to build our school infrastructure). - $13,000 will pay to rebuild the toilets condemned by the government. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!

ETSK Technical High School (RW)

Together, we must preserve the future of pluralism. 

Advancing Pluralism to Enhance the Future  of Our Global Community Our Impact Building a world where understanding, pluralism, and free circulation of knowledge are the source of progress towards more inclusive and sustainable societies.   In today's world, surging illiberalism threatens democracy throughout the Global North and South. A backsliding of progress is only possible if we lay a renewed foundation for mutual respect, diversity, and global thriving. Together, we must preserve the future of pluralism.   We must build an ecosystem that supports fundamental freedoms of speech and discovery, promotes the unfettered pursuit of knowledge, and safeguards inherent rights of justice and equity. Our Mission Over the last sixty years , Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (FMSH) has cultivated pluralistic progress by advancing collaboration across the social sciences and humanities – forging new cooperation and understanding across boundaries. Founded in 1963 by the renowned historians Fernand Braudel and Clemens Heller, from the start, the FMSH has been a transatlantic project supported by transformative American philanthropies. Since its inception, our foundation was standed out with an unique positioning on particularly innovative and "risky" research themes. We achieve this through our commitment to: 
 Evidence-based dialogue across disciplinary, cultural, and national boundaries 
 Developing scientific research and implementing strategies to counteract discrimination and disinformation 
 
 Valorizing inherent human rights and imperatives of social justice including open, rational and critical thinking 
 Our history positions us as a vital crossroads to gather leading and emerging intellectuals who will help chart the future global path of pluralism. 
 Our Campaign Facing the decline of pluralism and democracy, we are launching a campaign to lay the foundation for global progress. Our 3-year, $5 million campaign will create tools and develop new avenues for cross-cultural work through our four program pillars: 
 
 Promoting the Freedom of Expression and Discovery  – A fellowship program targeting scholars in life-threatening contexts who need safe locations to pursue their work.   
 
 
 Accelerating Cooperation, Digital Dissemination & the Fight Against Disinformation –  Expand the use of digital tools and create platforms through cross-disciplinary and cross-border connections on topics crucial to global security and progress. 
 
 Expanding Collections to Circulate Knowledge Beyond Borders  -  Translating collections of academic works from Africa, Asia, North and South America, the Middle East, Slavic countries, and Central
Asia, and brings attention to unseen academics and other traditionnally excluded groups. 
 
 Strengthening the Capacity of NextGen Humanities & Social Sciences  Scholars  – FMSH Young Scholar Academy: Equipping junior researchers with critical skills to practice social sciences and humanities. 
 Our ambitious agenda  for the future of the global community can only be realized through partnerships. Together we can strengthen pluralism in all corners of the world by building more resilient, vibrant, and informed communities across the globe. Please consider joining us as a Friend and champion of the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme. To donate : please click on the button "Donate" at the top of the page.

Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (FR)

supports music therapy research for children with autism in the US.

The American Friends of the Papageno Foundation is established to support music therapy research for children with autism in the US.  Music therapy is a well-established professional health discipline that uses music as a the therapeutic stimulus to achieve non-musical treatment and goals. When Aaltje van Zweden-van Buuren and her husband, conductor Jaap van Zweden's, child was born with autism, this had and continues to have a huge impact on the family. In 1997, the couple established the Papageno Foundation. Now, 20 years later, Papageno has made a name for itself in the Netherlands. The Foundation has developed into a multi-faceted organisation which, through all sorts of initiatives and activities, focuses on the development of children and young people with autism: 
 Music therapy:  a national network of 25 qualified music therapists, who provide therapy to children in their homes. 
 Papageno Huis: this centre offers respite and support to children with autism. For the youngsters it is a place to work, to live and to  participate in the community.  
 Research: research of music therapy on autism and into the possibilities of early diagnosis and treatment. 
 Develop advanced funding opportunities to support autism programs 
 https://www.papageno.nl/en/

American Friends of the Papageno Foundation (NL)

We Build Creative Confidence To Ensure All Children Have The Opportunity To Fulfill Their Potential 
 
 With our unique & multi-award-winning methodology, students in the primary class, university students, and vocational/technical secondary students co-create a Dream Machine invented by the children. 
	 Whether you want to solve a challenge in your job or neighbourhood, create something fun, start your own company or whether you want to come up with a solution for something personal or a global issue,  all require the creative confidence to express your ideas and bring them to life. This is where (in the words of Harvard University) MyMachine delivers the "I can do that" perspective to all participants. 
 
	 
	 
 
	 In MyMachine: 
 
	 
 students  learn that having ideas is important. That you shouldn't be afraid to express your ideas -even if they sound a bit weird or challenging in the beginning. They learn what it takes to bring an idea to life; and that you can do it by respecting each other's talents, co-create, collaborating and not giving up; 
 
	 
 teachers and professors  experience the power of project-based learning. They participate in an open education process that proves to students that what happens in a classroom can impact the -and has a link to- the real world. That's the pivotal moment they realise that MyMachine – and thus education – brings them skills they can use for life. 
 
	And the best part of it: it's crazy fun!
 
	 
 
	 Our unique and multi-award winning methodology: 
 
	 in one school year: 
 
	 STEP 1. PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN INVENT THEIR DREAM MACHINE (IDEA) 
	 Anything goes: from a machine that helps you to put peanut butter on a sandwich, a machine to learn to make friends, to a machine to clean up the ocean. The main criterion is that it is relevant for the child-inventor who really, really wants it.
 
	 STEP 2. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DESIGN THE IDEA (CONCEPT) 
	 With the help of University Students (product designers, game design students, engineers, architect students, art students etc.), the children design the idea into a concept.
 
	 STEP 3. TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL SECONDARY STUDENTS BUILD A WORKING PROTOTYPE: 
	With the help of the Technical/Vocational Secondary Level Students, the children build a real working prototype of those dream machines. 
	     
 Invented by kids: 
 The-Making-People-Happy-Again-Machine 
	 The Revolving Bunk-Bed (The-Never-Discuss-Anymore-Who-Gets-To-Sleep-On-Top-Machine) 
	 The-Giving-Compliments-Machine 
	 The-Homework-Making-Machine 
	 The-Soccer-Buddy 
	 The-Candy-Making-Machine 
	 The-Do-All-Machine 
	 The-Belgian-Fries-Shooting-Cannon 
	 The Chase-Away-Bad-Ghosts-Machine 
 
	 ...and many, many more. Discover them here:  http://dreamsdrop.mymachine-global.org 
 
	 So, what is your dream machine? 
 
	 Your kind support will make a lasting difference in helping us achieve our goal of bringing our powerful model to as many students as possible, worldwide.  
 With over 1,3 Million Student-Hours of impact, over 17,000 students have already learned that they can also contribute to society, rather than just be a consumer of society. Read About MyMachine in   FORBES .     
 
	 AWARDS 
	 
 
	 Inducted in the HundrED Hall of Fame 
 Reimagine Education Presence Learning Silver Award 2023 HundrED Innovator 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 
 United Nations World Summit Award 2009 
 Recognised by FAST Company as World Changing Idea 2021 
 Creativity Award Lego Foundation & HundrED 2021 
 Education Innovator Of The Year 2021 by the HundrED Academy 
	 Shortlisted for the prestigious Wise 2020 Global Education Awards , Qatar Foundation MyMachine nominated for what Reuters refers to as the "Nobel Prize for Sustainability": Katerva 2020 Awards. Reimagine Education Presence Learning Gold Winner 2018 Award 
	 Designmanagement Europe Award 
	 Lern Award 
 
	 ENDORSEMENTS BY 
	 
 
	 Sir Ken Robinson, Author, Creativity Expert (most viewed TED-Talk worldwide) (UK, USA) 
	 Hank Nourse, SVP at The New York Academy of Sciences (USA) 
	 Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart (USA) 
	 Harvard School of Education (USA) 
 WISE (Qatar Foundation) 
 Fast Company  
 Forbes 
 Lego Foundation 
 QS 
	 Sir Richard Branson, Entrepreneur (UK) 
	 Peter Gamwell, Author, Creativity Expert (CANADA) 
	 Agoria, Federation for the Belgian Technology Industry (BELGIUM) 
	 Voka, Chamber of Commerce (BELGIUM) 
 
	     
 What others say about MyMachine: 
	Listen to how Tom Vander Ark -  Getting Smart  - looks at MyMachine:
 
 
	 Listen to how dr. Christina Smiraglia -  Harvard Univ ersity  - looks at MyMachine:
 
 
	 Read more in our book: available worldwide 
 
	 
	 
 
	 Introduction to our book by Sir Ken Robinson: 
 
 
	All details about the book here:  https://mymachine-global.org/what-is-your-dream-machine-the-book/ 
 
	 OUR CORE VALUES 
 
	 #  21ST-CENTURY SKILLS  #  CREATIVITY #   ENTREPRENEURIALISM  #  INTER GENERATIONAL CO-CREATION 
	 #  EMPOWERMENT  #  EMPATHY DESIGN  #  DESIGN THINKING  #  STE(A)M 
	 #  JOY AND WONDER  #  MAKER-CENTERED LEARNING 
 
	 #  PROJECT-BASED LEARNING  #  OPEN KNOWLEDGE 
 
	 #  SUSTAINABILITY  #  LEARNING TO BRING IDEAS TO LIFE 
 
	 ABOUT THE MYMACHINE GLOBAL FOUNDATION 
 
	MyMachine is a non-profit organisation acting worldwide, created by  Filip Meuris (Co-Founder), Jan Despiegelaere (Co-Founder) and  Piet Grymonprez  (Co-Founder & Managing Director).
 
	 
	Read more here:
 
	 www.mymachine-global.org

MyMachine - American Friends Fund

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Create sustainable livelihoods and empower pastoral communities in Kenya 
 
 Patinaai Osim is a national non-governmental organization (NGO) founded and registered in Kenya in 2010 and started it's operations in 2019. Founded by Semerian Sankori a proud Maasai woman, she grew up seeing women disadvantaged at all societal levels. From the household level where they had no say on their rights and those of their children. at national level they were barred by their spouses from electing a leader of their choice among other rights. Where as Semerian was fortunate to attend school, many girls from her community didn't and sadly, challenges still exist. Something compelled Semerian to do something about this by being a voice and speaking against this oppression and this is why Patinaai Osim was founded. Since inception, Patinaai has made tremendous achievement, contributing significantly to national efforts aimed at eliminating discriminations against women and girls. Patinaai's vision is aligned to Kenya vision 2030 which strives for a collective aspiration for a better society by the year 2030. It further aligns to Chapter Four of the Kenya Constitution which, contains a progressive Bill of Rights which strives to guarantee the protection of minorities and marginalized groups. The organization's image as an NGO is to advocate for the protection of minorities and marginalized groups especially pastoral communities.   Patinaai has programs in  Education ,  Sexual and Reproductive health rights ,  Sustainable livelihoods  and  Environment sustainability.  By the end of 2022, Patinaai had reached out to approximately 5000 persons (including 1300 women, 700 youth and 3000 children) with comprehensive sustainable positive change related services. It is estimated that Patinaai reaches close to 7000 people with information that promotes positive behavior change towards the rights of children and women, education and elimination of harmful practices. We plan to reach double these numbers by 2025. Patinaai continues to work closely with other care provider organizations in meeting the needs of the target population in recognition of benefits of partnerships.   VISION:  To have empowered and resilient children, women and youth as change-makers in the pastoral community. MISSION : Create sustainable livelihoods and empower pastoral communities to actively engage in the improvement of their social-economic status. GOAL:  To have girls, women and youth who actively and positively contribute to their community.  Visit our website for more info:  http://www.patinaaiosim.org/

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“Women are the first victims of war, but only they hold the unique key to peace.” – Julienne Lusenge 
 
 The Fund for Congolese Women (FFC)   supports women's grassroots organizations through financial and technical assistance.  FFC is unique - the only women-led grant-giving NGO in the entire DRC. We provide grants to local women-led organizations that are often in the most remote, difficult to reach areas.   Why? We are unshakable believers in local solutions to local issues.  We know that the brave women and girls working at the grassroots level have the solutions. We know that when women become agents of change, they benefit, their families benefit, their communities benefit. Since its inception in 2007, FFC has funded more than 386 projects throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo. We support projects focusing on eliminating sexual violence against women, delivering empowerment programs for women and girls, educating women about HIV/AIDS and reproductive health, and advocating for environmental justice and access to resources and land for women.  Generous individuals like you make our work possible.  Thank you! 
 
 
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