Explore The Issues - international
Natural disasters and deadly pandemics don't recognize borders. As the number of conflicts, warfare, famine and even genocide advance at a numbing rate, coordinated global responses are vital.
International Relief organizations work to save lives, sustain livelihoods and to provide rapid responses to the deadliest of human-made or natural disasters - whether it's the devastating aftermath of hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes or infectious disease outbreaks.
Do Something :: www.dosomething.org
Do Something believes that young people have the power to change the world and uses the internet as an agent to implement that change. It is their aim to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of do-ers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action to make the world a better place.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) :: www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. In emergencies and their aftermath, MSF provides health care, rehabilitates and runs hospitals and clinics, performs surgery, battles epidemics, carries out vaccination campaigns, operates feeding centers for malnourished children, and offers mental health care.
Global Fund for Women :: www.globalfundforwomen.org
The Global Fund for Women is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. We advocate for and defend women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world.
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) :: www.icbl.org
The ICBL brings together humanitarian, human rights, peace, veterans, medical, development, arms control, religious, environmental and women's groups in common call for a complete ban on antipersonnel mines. A network of more than 1,400 non-governmental organizations in 90 countries, ICBL is working for a Global Ban on Landmines.
Lotus Outreach International :: www.lotusoutreach.org
Lotus Outreach International is dedicated to improving the living conditions of vulnerable children and their communities through education and healthcare. Lotus Outreach supports programs in Cambodia and India that tackle issues such as child trafficking, childhood exploitation and access to education, partnering with local, grass-roots agencies to implement culturally sensitive, effective projects, and target under-served populations in isolated regions.
Ndebele Art Project :: www.napafrica.org
Ndebele Art Project is dedicated to sustaining the lives and preserving the incomparable artistry and culture of the endangered village artists living outside of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe through a long-term commitment to environmental sustainability, the promotion of village self-sufficiency, and the provisions of healthcare, education and other services. Our mission is to help ensure a future of hope and possibility for generations of villagers to come.
Room to Read :: www.roomtoread.org
Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure. Seeking to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people to ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries, and future generations, Room to Read strives to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.
Seeds of Peace :: www.seedsofpeace.org
Founded in 1993, Seeds of Peace is dedicated to empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria :: www.theglobalfund.org
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world's most devastating diseases and to direct those resources to the areas of greatest need. The Global Fund is not an implementing agency and relies on partnerships between governments, nonprofit organizations, the private sector and affected areas to design and execute their own programs -- providing funds only on the basis of proven results to ensure that funds are used efficiently to create real change for people and communities.
The Hunger Project (THP) :: www.thp.org
THP is a global, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. THP has pioneered low-cost, bottom-up, gender-focused strategies across the globe, empowering millions of women and men to end their own hunger and achieve lasting progress in health, education, nutrition and family income.
UNICEF :: www.unicef.org
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
Women For Women International :: www.womenforwomen.org
Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.
World For World Organization (WFWO) :: www.worldforworld.org
The WFWO supports the activities of, raises awareness for and about, the Eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as set forth in the September 2000 UN Millennium Declaration by creating online fundraising and partnership opportunities at local, national and international levels. This Declaration, agreed to in the largest-ever gathering of world leaders contains a statement of values, principles and objectives for the international agenda in the 21st century. The MDGs are the world's time-bound and quantified targets for addressing the needs of the world's poorest, which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, providing universal primary education, promoting gender equality, ensuring a sustainable environment and implementing a global partnership for economic development, all by the target date of 2015.