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UNICEF | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
"Founded in 1946 to aid the children of World War II. Is today a permanent part of United Nations system where it's task is to to help children living in poverty in developing countries. It's name was shortened to the United Nations Children's Fund, but it retained the acronym "UNICEF," by which it is known to this day."
PLAN | PLAN International
"Children are our future. They carry our hopes and dreams for the world. But to realise these dreams - to truly fulfil their potential - children must be allowed to live in a world that protects them, listens to their needs and respects their rights and dignity.
Plan is a humanitarian, child-focused organisation working with families and their communities to meet the needs of children around the world. Non-political, and with no religious affiliations, we aim to build a better world for children, now and in the future."
SCIA | Save the Children International Alliance
"The International Save the Children Alliance is the world's leading independent children's rights organisation with 32 members working in over 120 countries."
Christian Aid | Agency of the churches in the UK and Ireland
"Christian Aid works wherever the need is greatest, irrespective of religion. It supports local organisations, which are best placed to understand local needs, as well as giving help on the ground through 16 overseas offices."
ICRC | The International Committee of the Red Cross
"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance."
EDN | Earth Day Network
"Earth Day Network is the nonprofit coordinating body of worldwide Earth Day activities. Our goal is to promote a healthy environment and a peaceful, just, sustainable world by spreading environmental awareness through educational materials and publications, and by organizing events, activities, and annual campaigns. Our network includes more than 5,000 organizations in 184 countries."
Earth Systems | The Source For Environmental Information
"Non-profit organization expressly dedicated to the advancement of environmental information and education to the world community. We develop, compile, categorize, and deliver environmental education and information resources using leading electronic technologies."
Rainforest Web | World Rainforest Information Portal
"Rainforestweb.org was created as a tool for concerned citizens, companies and institutions to conveniently access the most complete and current information about rainforests, through one umbrella site."
Oxfam Community Aid Abroad | Working for a better world
"Oxfam Community Aid Abroad is an independent, Australian, secular and voluntary community-based organisation that brings together people from diverse backgrounds, beliefs and cultures. Our vision is of a fair world in which people control their own lives, their basic rights are achieved and the environment is sustained."
IICD | Institue for International Cooperation and Development
"Trains and sends volunteers abroad for development aid work in Africa, Central and South America."
Volunteer Match | Helping volunteers find a great place to aid.
"VolunteerMatch is the nonprofit, online service that helps interested volunteers get involved with community service organizations throughout the United States."
IUCN | The World Conservation Unit
"It is IUCN's mission to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable."
Red List | The 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
"IUCN-The World Conservation Union, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) has for almost four decades been assessing the conservation status of species, subspecies, varieties and even selected sub-populations on a global scale in order to highlight taxa threatened with extinction, and therefore promote their conservation."
WWF | WWF International
"WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption."
SOS | SOS-Kinderdorf International
"SOS Children's Villages revolve around the effort to give children who have lost their parents or who are no longer able to live with them a permanent home and a stable environment. The SOS Children's Village family-like structure is formed by four basic principles: mother, brothers and sisters, house and village."
EF | Ecology Fund
"EcologyFund is owned and operated by Click2Aid.com and CharityUSA.comLLC as a way to get new funds for critical habitat and wilderness preservation using the power of the internet."
Care2 | Make a difference...
"Our mission is to be the largest global community of people who care to help the environment and lead a healthier lifestyle. Our aim is to provide easy, innovative ways for individuals to make an impact in the world and in their lives through everyday use of the Internet."
i-to-i | Volunteer placements overseas
"i-to-i is one of the worlds fastest growing, unique adventure travel organisations, specialising in TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) training and volunteer placements overseas."
NPCA | 80 Years of Protecting Parks
"Since 1919, the National Parks Conservation Association has been the sole voice of the American people in the fight to safeguard the scenic beauty, wildlife, and historical and cultural treasures of the largest and most diverse park system in the world. "
Ami Adini & Associates | Online Environmental Consulting
"Here youll find valuable information, tips, and tricks of the environmental consulting trade that'll help you understand environmental concerns, make the right decisions, and save time and money."
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