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Advans
Advans group is a network of financialF institutions which provide adapted financial services to micro, small and medium sized enterprise (MSMEs) in developing countries and transition economies. This activity is commonly known as microfinance. The Advans group of companies has been created by Advans SA, a Luxembourg based Venture Capital Investment Company.
Advans SA’s mission is to build a network of financial institutions in developing and emerging countries offering loans, deposits and other standard financial services to MSMEs which have limited or no access to formal banking services. These institutions are commonly known as microfinance institutions (MFIs) or microbanks when they are licensed as banks.
Contact information:
39, rue La Fayette
75009, Paris – FRANCE
Tél.: +33 1 53 32 75 75
Fax: + 33 1 53 32 75 76
Email: http://www.advansgroup.com/
Africa Outreach Project
Our goal is to create a safer, healthier and better life for impoverished children and their families in South Africa, especially those suffering from HIV/AIDS. The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project was created by Charlize Theron, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).
Contact information:
Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project
c/o Entertainment Industry Foundation
1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Email: http://www.charlizeafricaoutreach.org/
Africare
Africare helps Africa. A leader among private, charitable U.S. organizations assisting Africa, Africare is also the oldest and largest African-American led organization in the field — and Africa is Africare’s specialty.
Africare is committed to being the premier Africa-focused non-governmental organization (NGO) working in partnership with African people to build sustainable, healthy and productive lives and communities, and to be a leading voice addressing African development and policy issues.
Contact information:
International Headquarters
Africare House
440 R Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001 USA
Telephone: 1-202-462-3614
Fax: 1-202-387-1034
Email: http://www.africare.org/
Blue Planet Green Living
Our focus – where the two of us really shine – is helping what we call ecopreneurs, the folks who launch start-up companies that are focused on helping the planet. We also like to showcase the undiscovered (or little-known) individuals or families who are trying to help in their own unique ways. But, big or small, we’ll lend our support to anyone who is working to sustain the earth, keeping it blue and green (and every lovely color in between), just like it’s supposed to be.
This site isn’t just about ecology; it’s also about the economy. As consumers, we can change the world by changing what we buy. And in these challenging times, we all need to be “Earth Wise. Money Smart.” It’s now or never.
Contact information:
Email: http://www.organicgreenandnatural.com/
Give us a call at 319-354-5692.
Or email: Fundraising@blueplanetgreenconsulting.com
ChangeMakers
Changemakers is a community of action where we all collaborate on solutions. We know we have the power to solve the world’s most pressing social problems. We’re already doing it, one project, one idea at a time.
With offices in Washington DC, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; San Paulo, Brazil; and Calcutta, India. Our staff likes to shake things up and we’re committed to advancing social change by finding, in every area of the world, the most creative solutions.
Email: http://www.changemakers.com
Cultural Media Services, Inc.,
Cultural Media Services, Inc., was formed in 1985. Its primary purpose is the production and distribution of thought-provoking television and radio interviews.
Its founder/producer is Josh Wagner, a small-business owner whose “day job” consists of setting up nonprofit organizations and maintaining their government compliance.
Contact information:
Call us at 831-423-2323
Email: JOSHWAGNER@aol.com
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Foundation for African Medicine & Education (Fame)
The Foundation for African Medicine & Education is a non-profit corporation registered in the United States. It was created to improve the quality of medical care in East Africa. FAME endeavors to help bridge the gap between a critically under-resourced healthcare system and first-world medicine. FAME is currently focused on improving the quality and accessibility of medical care in Tanzania and making a difference in the day-to-day lives of the Tanzanian people.
Contact information:
FAME
4553 Crimsonwood Dr.
Redding, CA 96001, USA
Phone: (530) 229-1071
url: http://www.fameafrica.org/
Friends of Tanzanian Orphans
We are twelve Americans who shared a life-altering cultural safari led by David Peterson of Dorobo Safaris, San Jose State University professor Jeff Fadiman, and an exceptional team of guides. When we came home, we were met with questions about the scenery, animals and mosquito bites. Our most vivid memories, however, were of the people – especially the children – and providing them with much needed education. Most rural families can’t afford school tuition for more than one child. Orphans usually miss out on school entirely. AIDS orphans are often homeless, regarded with a mix of pity and fear.
The nonprofit Dorobo Fund for Tanzania was established to promote sustainable local resource management in Tanzania, while supporting indigenous cultures as they interface with the modern world. The Dorobo Fund is a U.S. 501c3 nonprofit organization licensed in Minnesota. Thad, David, and Mike Peterson, founding members of the Dorobo Fund, also own and operate Dorobo Safaris, an eco-tour company in Arusha, Tanzania. Through our safari with Dorobo, we learned about the role of local assistance initiatives. We were surprised and delighted to see how far U.S. dollars can stretch in Tanzania.
Contact information:
Shelly Wolfe
Friends of Tanzanian Orphans
1615 El Dorado Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
url: http://www.tanzanianorphans.org/
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization responding to the urgent need for a non-governmental, non-politically aligned, independent organization to facilitate international strategies and collaborations to control the spread of HIV in resource poor countries.
Our mission is to implement international strategies to prevent HIV infection and care for those affected by HIV by means of strategic alliances with those who share in a compassion for alleviating the suffering of women and children. Our programs include Save a Life, Hope Walks, HIV/AIDS Education and Training, and innovative projects that are responsive to the needs of our partners.
Contact information:
104 Dominican Drive
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel: 415.451.1814
info@globalstrategies.org
Hesperian
Hesperian is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Our first book, Where There Is No Doctor, is considered to be one of the most accessible and widely used community health books in the world.
Simply written and heavily illustrated, Hesperian books are designed so that people with little formal education can understand, apply and share health information. Developed collaboratively with health workers and community members from around the world, our books and newsletters address the underlying social, political, and economic causes of poor health and suggest ways groups can organize to improve health conditions in their communities. In addition, Hesperian relies on a multi-faceted distribution strategy to ensure our materials reach those who need them most.
Contact information:
1919 Addison Street, Suite 304
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
tel: (510) 845-1447, Fax: (510) 845-9141
toll free in the US: (888) 729-1796
email: hesperian@hesperian.org
Global Service Corps
GSC has been a leader in the field of international volunteerism designing and implementing effective community development volunteer service-learning programs in Africa and Asia since 1993. GSC community training and development programs are offered year round, from two weeks to one year, in HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, International Public Health, Cultural & Buddhist Immersion, Orphanage Care, and Teach English Abroad. Through the development of these community training programs, GSC has also attained NGO status and is a respected international development organization.
Contact information:
Office Mailing Address:
3543 18th Street, #14
San Francisco, CA 94110
(p) 415-551-0000
(f) 415-861-8969
url: http://www.globalservicecorps.org/
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International Cardiovascular Health Alliance (ICHA)
ICHA is a 501(c) organization comprised of a diverse group of doctors, medical students, educators, outreach workers, and other professionals dedicated to the elimination of preventable cardiovascular disease in the developing world.
ICHA provides communities with the tools and techniques to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease. Through its programs, ICHA educates local community members to implement cost-effective methods to identify and modify the cardiovascular risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension, and tobacco use. Modification of these risk factors is clinically proven to significantly decrease the incidence of devastating heart attacks and strokes. By teaching local health workers and community members to prevent disease in their own communities, ICHA creates a means for sustainable change in cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.
Contact information:
320 Lexington Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tel: 415-720-3410
Jhpiego
Jhpiego (pronounced “ja-pie-go”), is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. For 35 years, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions to strengthen the delivery of health care services for women and their families. By putting evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice, Jhpiego works to break down barriers to high-quality health care for the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Mission—Jhpiego enhances the health and saves the lives of women and families in limited-resource settings. For nearly four decades, we have put evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice to overcome barriers to high-quality health care services for the world’s most vulnerable populations. From our origins as technical experts in reproductive, maternal and child health, Jhpiego has grown to embrace new challenges, including HIV/AIDS, malaria and cervical cancer prevention—reflecting the increasing interconnectedness of global health.
Contact information:
Jhpiego
1615 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231-3492, USA
Tel: 410.537.1800
Fax: 410.537.1473
International Medical Equipment Collaborative (IMEC)
IMEC is a non-profit, volunteer-based, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to provide doctors in developing countries with quality medical equipment to improve health care for the poor. For the past 14 years, IMEC has worked with over sixty other humanitarian organizations to revitalize hundreds of existing, impoverished hospitals with donated surplus medical equipment and supplies that are organized into complete medical departments, delivering them to over seventy countries around the world.
Contact information:
International Medical Equipment Collaborative
1600 Osgood Street North Andover, MA 01845 978-557-5510 voice
978-557-5525 fax
email: imec@imecamerica.org
KIVA
Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
Contact information:
Kiva Microfunds
3180 18th Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA
94110 USA
url: http://www.kiva.org
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Management Systems International (MSI)
Founded in 1981, MSI is an international consulting firm with a unique history as a leader in development management. For nearly three decades, MSI has developed and implemented practical solutions to managing change and improving performance that often spell the difference between success and failure.
In 2008, MSI became a part of Coffey International Development, a global developing consulting firm with headquarters in Australia. Together, MSI and Coffey International Development now have more than 1,350 employees, a corporate presence in 10 countries and approximately 200 on-going projects worldwide. Coffey ID is one of several specialist businesses that comprise Coffey International Limited, one of the top 300 companies publicly traded on the Australian Stock Exchange
Contact information:
600 Water St, SW
Washington, DC 20024 USA
Tel: 1-202-484-7170 (in U.S.)
Fax: 1-202-488-0754 (in U.S.)
Webmaster: webteam@msi-inc.com
Recruitment: recruitment@msi-inc.com
Email: info@msi-inc.com
Media Alliance
Media Alliance was formed in 1976 by a group of media workers to unite the professional media community with the public interest communities of the Bay Area.
MA was founded with the belief that in order to ensure the free and unfettered flow of information and ideas necessary to maintain a truly democratic society, media must be accessible, accountable, decentralized, representative of society’s diversity and free from covert or overt government control and corporate dominance. MA dedicates itself to fostering a genuine diversity of media voices and perspectives, holding the media accountable for their impact on society and protecting freedom of speech.
Contact information:
Media Alliance
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 832-9000
Fax #: (510) 238-8557
Email: information@media-alliance.org
Minnesota International Health Volunteers
Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIHV) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Minneapolis, MN that works to improve the health of women and children.
We envision a world in which communities are organized to improve their own health. MIHV will be recognized as a center of excellence for community organized health care. In our work, we will be seen as a trusted partner who honors the strengths and assets of the communities with whom we work.
Contact information:
122 West Franklin Avenue, Suite 510
Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 871-3759
url: http://mihv.org/
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
PATH: a catalyst for global health
We envision a world where health is within reach for everyone
Solutions for the world’s biggest health problems are at hand; it only takes a little creativity to make sure those solutions work in poor countries as well as rich ones. At PATH, we envision a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone.
Contact information:
PATH’s headquarters
1455 NW Leary Way
Seattle, WA 98107
Directions
Tel: 206.285.3500
Fax: 206.285.6619
info@path.org
People’s Hope, Inc
People’s Hope, Inc (PHI) is a Christian, non-profit, non governmental human service organization. It has been organized to help fight poverty, HIV/AIDS and supply medical services to the poor and underprivileged in third world countries. While PHI is open to everyone, it is now focusing its efforts on helping the people of Tanzania.
Contact information:
People’s Hope, Inc.
P.O. Box 1718,
Maple Grove, Minnesota, 55311 U.S.A
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Shanga River House
Shanga began in 2007 as a hobby, selling crafts at a fair in Arusha Tanzania for founder Saskia Rechsteiner. The necklaces she made sold so well she decided that she could do more with them. Wanting to employ local workers but not distract from the tourist trade, Saskia hired disabled, deaf and mute workers that could not otherwise find work. This commitment to helping others and creating jewelry that everyone liked made Shanga an instant success.
We are hoping to build a school for the deaf, the first of its kind in Arusha. We are also hoping to teach communities to build kilns and recycled glass beads like ours for as low as $50, creating a viable source of income for the community. Using the heat given off by the kiln, communities would also be able to boil water providing safe and reliable drinking water.
Contact information:
To Book a Tour Group Contact us at info@shanga.org
Questions Contact us at info@shanga.org
url: tecnoserve@tns.orghttp://shanga.org/Home.html
Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
The mission of the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is to provide solar power and wireless communications to a quarter of the world’s population living in energy poverty.
SELF believes that energy is a human right. To meet global challenges such as food and water scarcity, climate change and poverty, SELF is working to assign greater priority to the importance of sustainable energy among international development banks, aid agencies, foundations, and philanthropic individuals, who are committed to improving the health, education, and economic prospects of the world’s poorest citizens.
Contact information:
Solar Electric Light Fund
1612 K Street, NW Suite 402
Washington, DC 20006
202-234-7265
info@self.org
Email: http://www.self.org/index.asp
Survivors International
Survivors International is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential psychological and medical services to survivors of torture who have fled from around the world to the San Francisco Bay Area. SI aims to help survivors put the pieces back together by providing the support they need to re-establish healthy and productive lives after their experiences of torture.
Contact information:
703 Market Street, Suite 301
San Francisco, California 94103
Telephone: (415) 546-2080
Facsimile: (415) 546-2084
Web: www.survivorsintl.org
Email: info@survivorsintl.org
TechnoServe
TechnoServe helps entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, their communities and their countries.
Contact information:
TecnoServe
Washington, DC Office
1800 M Street, NW
Suite 1066, South Tower
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 785-4515
Fax: (202) 785-4544
Email: tecnoserve@tns.org
Norwalk, CT Office
148 East Avenue, Suite 3H
Norwalk, CT 06851
Tel: (203) 852-0377
(800) 999-6757
Fax: (203) 838-6717
Email: tecnoserve@tns.org
The Global Fund for Women
The Global Fund for Women is a nonprofit grantmaking foundation that advances women’s human rights worldwide. We believe that philanthropy is a shared responsibility and that each of us should have a chance to give and to receive. Since 1987 we have granted over $71 million to 3,837 women’s organizations in 167 countries.
Contact information:
Main Office
Global Fund for Women
222 Sutter Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Phone 415.248.4800
Fax 415.248.4801
url: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/join/
The Worldwide Fistula Fund
The Worldwide Fistula Fund (an Illinois not-for-profit corporation) is a public charity organized for the purpose of supporting international medical education and research on the problem of obstetrical trauma in the developing world. The Worldwide Fistula Fund is a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The Worldwide Fistula Fund was originally organized as The Worldwide Fund for Mothers Injured in Childbirth in 1995, and was subsequently reorganized under its new name as the Worldwide Fistula Fund in 2003.
The most serious form of childbirth trauma in developing countries is obstructed labor, which in turn leads to the development of obstetric fistulas. Obstructed labor occurs when the mother’s pelvis is too small to permit the fetus to pass through during childbirth. This problem cannot be resolved without a surgical operation (Cesarean section), which is unavailable in many parts of the world, especially in Africa. Because most pregnant women in these countries cannot get emergency obstetric care, they may be in labor for days, only to a deliver a stillborn infant at the end of their travail.
Worldwide Fistula Fund
PO Box 27879
St. Louis, MO 63146-1379
url: http://worldwidefistulafund.org/index.html
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United Nations Population Fund
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
UNFPA – because everyone counts
Contact information:
UNFPA (New York Headquarters)
United Nations Population Fund
220 East 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017 U.S.A.
+1 212-297-5000
World Learning
World Learning began in 1932 with a simple idea: that people could build friendships across cultures and learn to walk across their differences. Those students who left the US for Germany 75 years ago on the first Experiment in International Living program were trailblazers for tens of thousands of young people who have since had the chance to view the world through different eyes.
Contact information:
World Learning Headquarters
Kipling Road, PO Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0676 USA
Phone: 802.257.7751
Toll free within the US: 800.257.7751
Fax: 802.258.3248
email: info@worldlearning.org
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Advans
Advans group is a network of financialF institutions which provide adapted financial services to micro, small and medium sized enterprise (MSMEs) in developing countries and transition economies. This activity is commonly known as microfinance. The Advans group of companies has been created by Advans SA, a Luxembourg based Venture Capital Investment Company.
Advans SA’s mission is to build a network of financial institutions in developing and emerging countries offering loans, deposits and other standard financial services to MSMEs which have limited or no access to formal banking services. These institutions are commonly known as microfinance institutions (MFIs) or microbanks when they are licensed as banks.
Contact information:
39, rue La Fayette
75009, Paris – FRANCE
Tél.: +33 1 53 32 75 75
Fax: + 33 1 53 32 75 76
Email: http://www.advansgroup.com/
Africa Outreach Project
Our goal is to create a safer, healthier and better life for impoverished children and their families in South Africa, especially those suffering from HIV/AIDS. The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project was created by Charlize Theron, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).
Contact information:
Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project
c/o Entertainment Industry Foundation
1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Email: http://www.charlizeafricaoutreach.org/
Africare
Africare helps Africa. A leader among private, charitable U.S. organizations assisting Africa, Africare is also the oldest and largest African-American led organization in the field — and Africa is Africare’s specialty.
Africare is committed to being the premier Africa-focused non-governmental organization (NGO) working in partnership with African people to build sustainable, healthy and productive lives and communities, and to be a leading voice addressing African development and policy issues.
Contact information:
International Headquarters
Africare House
440 R Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001 USA
Telephone: 1-202-462-3614
Fax: 1-202-387-1034
Email: http://www.africare.org/
Blue Planet Green Living
Our focus – where the two of us really shine – is helping what we call ecopreneurs, the folks who launch start-up companies that are focused on helping the planet. We also like to showcase the undiscovered (or little-known) individuals or families who are trying to help in their own unique ways. But, big or small, we’ll lend our support to anyone who is working to sustain the earth, keeping it blue and green (and every lovely color in between), just like it’s supposed to be.
This site isn’t just about ecology; it’s also about the economy. As consumers, we can change the world by changing what we buy. And in these challenging times, we all need to be “Earth Wise. Money Smart.” It’s now or never.
Contact information:
Email: http://www.organicgreenandnatural.com/
Give us a call at 319-354-5692.
Or email: Fundraising@blueplanetgreenconsulting.com
ChangeMakers
Changemakers is a community of action where we all collaborate on solutions. We know we have the power to solve the world’s most pressing social problems. We’re already doing it, one project, one idea at a time.
With offices in Washington DC, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; San Paulo, Brazil; and Calcutta, India. Our staff likes to shake things up and we’re committed to advancing social change by finding, in every area of the world, the most creative solutions.
Email: http://www.changemakers.com
Cultural Media Services, Inc.,
Cultural Media Services, Inc., was formed in 1985. Its primary purpose is the production and distribution of thought-provoking television and radio interviews.
Its founder/producer is Josh Wagner, a small-business owner whose “day job” consists of setting up nonprofit organizations and maintaining their government compliance.
Contact information:
Call us at 831-423-2323
Email: JOSHWAGNER@aol.com
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Foundation for African Medicine & Education (Fame)
The Foundation for African Medicine & Education is a non-profit corporation registered in the United States. It was created to improve the quality of medical care in East Africa. FAME endeavors to help bridge the gap between a critically under-resourced healthcare system and first-world medicine. FAME is currently focused on improving the quality and accessibility of medical care in Tanzania and making a difference in the day-to-day lives of the Tanzanian people.
Contact information:
FAME
4553 Crimsonwood Dr.
Redding, CA 96001, USA
Phone: (530) 229-1071
url: http://www.fameafrica.org/
Friends of Tanzanian Orphans
We are twelve Americans who shared a life-altering cultural safari led by David Peterson of Dorobo Safaris, San Jose State University professor Jeff Fadiman, and an exceptional team of guides. When we came home, we were met with questions about the scenery, animals and mosquito bites. Our most vivid memories, however, were of the people – especially the children – and providing them with much needed education. Most rural families can’t afford school tuition for more than one child. Orphans usually miss out on school entirely. AIDS orphans are often homeless, regarded with a mix of pity and fear.
The nonprofit Dorobo Fund for Tanzania was established to promote sustainable local resource management in Tanzania, while supporting indigenous cultures as they interface with the modern world. The Dorobo Fund is a U.S. 501c3 nonprofit organization licensed in Minnesota. Thad, David, and Mike Peterson, founding members of the Dorobo Fund, also own and operate Dorobo Safaris, an eco-tour company in Arusha, Tanzania. Through our safari with Dorobo, we learned about the role of local assistance initiatives. We were surprised and delighted to see how far U.S. dollars can stretch in Tanzania.
Contact information:
Shelly Wolfe
Friends of Tanzanian Orphans
1615 El Dorado Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
url: http://www.tanzanianorphans.org/
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization responding to the urgent need for a non-governmental, non-politically aligned, independent organization to facilitate international strategies and collaborations to control the spread of HIV in resource poor countries.
Our mission is to implement international strategies to prevent HIV infection and care for those affected by HIV by means of strategic alliances with those who share in a compassion for alleviating the suffering of women and children. Our programs include Save a Life, Hope Walks, HIV/AIDS Education and Training, and innovative projects that are responsive to the needs of our partners.
Contact information:
104 Dominican Drive
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel: 415.451.1814
info@globalstrategies.org
Hesperian
Hesperian is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Our first book, Where There Is No Doctor, is considered to be one of the most accessible and widely used community health books in the world.
Simply written and heavily illustrated, Hesperian books are designed so that people with little formal education can understand, apply and share health information. Developed collaboratively with health workers and community members from around the world, our books and newsletters address the underlying social, political, and economic causes of poor health and suggest ways groups can organize to improve health conditions in their communities. In addition, Hesperian relies on a multi-faceted distribution strategy to ensure our materials reach those who need them most.
Contact information:
1919 Addison Street, Suite 304
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
tel: (510) 845-1447, Fax: (510) 845-9141
toll free in the US: (888) 729-1796
email: hesperian@hesperian.org
Global Service Corps
GSC has been a leader in the field of international volunteerism designing and implementing effective community development volunteer service-learning programs in Africa and Asia since 1993. GSC community training and development programs are offered year round, from two weeks to one year, in HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, International Public Health, Cultural & Buddhist Immersion, Orphanage Care, and Teach English Abroad. Through the development of these community training programs, GSC has also attained NGO status and is a respected international development organization.
Contact information:
Office Mailing Address:
3543 18th Street, #14
San Francisco, CA 94110
(p) 415-551-0000
(f) 415-861-8969
url: http://www.globalservicecorps.org/
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International Cardiovascular Health Alliance (ICHA)
ICHA is a 501(c) organization comprised of a diverse group of doctors, medical students, educators, outreach workers, and other professionals dedicated to the elimination of preventable cardiovascular disease in the developing world.
ICHA provides communities with the tools and techniques to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease. Through its programs, ICHA educates local community members to implement cost-effective methods to identify and modify the cardiovascular risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension, and tobacco use. Modification of these risk factors is clinically proven to significantly decrease the incidence of devastating heart attacks and strokes. By teaching local health workers and community members to prevent disease in their own communities, ICHA creates a means for sustainable change in cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.
Contact information:
320 Lexington Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tel: 415-720-3410
Jhpiego
Jhpiego (pronounced “ja-pie-go”), is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. For 35 years, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions to strengthen the delivery of health care services for women and their families. By putting evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice, Jhpiego works to break down barriers to high-quality health care for the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Mission—Jhpiego enhances the health and saves the lives of women and families in limited-resource settings. For nearly four decades, we have put evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice to overcome barriers to high-quality health care services for the world’s most vulnerable populations. From our origins as technical experts in reproductive, maternal and child health, Jhpiego has grown to embrace new challenges, including HIV/AIDS, malaria and cervical cancer prevention—reflecting the increasing interconnectedness of global health.
Contact information:
Jhpiego
1615 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231-3492, USA
Tel: 410.537.1800
Fax: 410.537.1473
International Medical Equipment Collaborative (IMEC)
IMEC is a non-profit, volunteer-based, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to provide doctors in developing countries with quality medical equipment to improve health care for the poor. For the past 14 years, IMEC has worked with over sixty other humanitarian organizations to revitalize hundreds of existing, impoverished hospitals with donated surplus medical equipment and supplies that are organized into complete medical departments, delivering them to over seventy countries around the world.
Contact information:
International Medical Equipment Collaborative
1600 Osgood Street North Andover, MA 01845 978-557-5510 voice
978-557-5525 fax
email: imec@imecamerica.org
KIVA
Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
Contact information:
Kiva Microfunds
3180 18th Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA
94110 USA
url: http://www.kiva.org
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Management Systems International (MSI)
Founded in 1981, MSI is an international consulting firm with a unique history as a leader in development management. For nearly three decades, MSI has developed and implemented practical solutions to managing change and improving performance that often spell the difference between success and failure.
In 2008, MSI became a part of Coffey International Development, a global developing consulting firm with headquarters in Australia. Together, MSI and Coffey International Development now have more than 1,350 employees, a corporate presence in 10 countries and approximately 200 on-going projects worldwide. Coffey ID is one of several specialist businesses that comprise Coffey International Limited, one of the top 300 companies publicly traded on the Australian Stock Exchange
Contact information:
600 Water St, SW
Washington, DC 20024 USA
Tel: 1-202-484-7170 (in U.S.)
Fax: 1-202-488-0754 (in U.S.)
Webmaster: webteam@msi-inc.com
Recruitment: recruitment@msi-inc.com
Email: info@msi-inc.com
Media Alliance
Media Alliance was formed in 1976 by a group of media workers to unite the professional media community with the public interest communities of the Bay Area.
MA was founded with the belief that in order to ensure the free and unfettered flow of information and ideas necessary to maintain a truly democratic society, media must be accessible, accountable, decentralized, representative of society’s diversity and free from covert or overt government control and corporate dominance. MA dedicates itself to fostering a genuine diversity of media voices and perspectives, holding the media accountable for their impact on society and protecting freedom of speech.
Contact information:
Media Alliance
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 832-9000
Fax #: (510) 238-8557
Email: information@media-alliance.org
Minnesota International Health Volunteers
Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIHV) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Minneapolis, MN that works to improve the health of women and children.
We envision a world in which communities are organized to improve their own health. MIHV will be recognized as a center of excellence for community organized health care. In our work, we will be seen as a trusted partner who honors the strengths and assets of the communities with whom we work.
Contact information:
122 West Franklin Avenue, Suite 510
Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 871-3759
url: http://mihv.org/
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
PATH: a catalyst for global health
We envision a world where health is within reach for everyone
Solutions for the world’s biggest health problems are at hand; it only takes a little creativity to make sure those solutions work in poor countries as well as rich ones. At PATH, we envision a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone.
Contact information:
PATH’s headquarters
1455 NW Leary Way
Seattle, WA 98107
Directions
Tel: 206.285.3500
Fax: 206.285.6619
info@path.org
People’s Hope, Inc
People’s Hope, Inc (PHI) is a Christian, non-profit, non governmental human service organization. It has been organized to help fight poverty, HIV/AIDS and supply medical services to the poor and underprivileged in third world countries. While PHI is open to everyone, it is now focusing its efforts on helping the people of Tanzania.
Contact information:
People’s Hope, Inc.
P.O. Box 1718,
Maple Grove, Minnesota, 55311 U.S.A
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Shanga River House
Shanga began in 2007 as a hobby, selling crafts at a fair in Arusha Tanzania for founder Saskia Rechsteiner. The necklaces she made sold so well she decided that she could do more with them. Wanting to employ local workers but not distract from the tourist trade, Saskia hired disabled, deaf and mute workers that could not otherwise find work. This commitment to helping others and creating jewelry that everyone liked made Shanga an instant success.
We are hoping to build a school for the deaf, the first of its kind in Arusha. We are also hoping to teach communities to build kilns and recycled glass beads like ours for as low as $50, creating a viable source of income for the community. Using the heat given off by the kiln, communities would also be able to boil water providing safe and reliable drinking water.
Contact information:
To Book a Tour Group Contact us at info@shanga.org
Questions Contact us at info@shanga.org
url: tecnoserve@tns.orghttp://shanga.org/Home.html
Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
The mission of the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is to provide solar power and wireless communications to a quarter of the world’s population living in energy poverty.
SELF believes that energy is a human right. To meet global challenges such as food and water scarcity, climate change and poverty, SELF is working to assign greater priority to the importance of sustainable energy among international development banks, aid agencies, foundations, and philanthropic individuals, who are committed to improving the health, education, and economic prospects of the world’s poorest citizens.
Contact information:
Solar Electric Light Fund
1612 K Street, NW Suite 402
Washington, DC 20006
202-234-7265
info@self.org
Email: http://www.self.org/index.asp
Survivors International
Survivors International is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential psychological and medical services to survivors of torture who have fled from around the world to the San Francisco Bay Area. SI aims to help survivors put the pieces back together by providing the support they need to re-establish healthy and productive lives after their experiences of torture.
Contact information:
703 Market Street, Suite 301
San Francisco, California 94103
Telephone: (415) 546-2080
Facsimile: (415) 546-2084
Web: www.survivorsintl.org
Email: info@survivorsintl.org
TechnoServe
TechnoServe helps entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, their communities and their countries.
Contact information:
TecnoServe
Washington, DC Office
1800 M Street, NW
Suite 1066, South Tower
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 785-4515
Fax: (202) 785-4544
Email: tecnoserve@tns.org
Norwalk, CT Office
148 East Avenue, Suite 3H
Norwalk, CT 06851
Tel: (203) 852-0377
(800) 999-6757
Fax: (203) 838-6717
Email: tecnoserve@tns.org
The Global Fund for Women
The Global Fund for Women is a nonprofit grantmaking foundation that advances women’s human rights worldwide. We believe that philanthropy is a shared responsibility and that each of us should have a chance to give and to receive. Since 1987 we have granted over $71 million to 3,837 women’s organizations in 167 countries.
Contact information:
Main Office
Global Fund for Women
222 Sutter Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Phone 415.248.4800
Fax 415.248.4801
url: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/join/
The Worldwide Fistula Fund
The Worldwide Fistula Fund (an Illinois not-for-profit corporation) is a public charity organized for the purpose of supporting international medical education and research on the problem of obstetrical trauma in the developing world. The Worldwide Fistula Fund is a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The Worldwide Fistula Fund was originally organized as The Worldwide Fund for Mothers Injured in Childbirth in 1995, and was subsequently reorganized under its new name as the Worldwide Fistula Fund in 2003.
The most serious form of childbirth trauma in developing countries is obstructed labor, which in turn leads to the development of obstetric fistulas. Obstructed labor occurs when the mother’s pelvis is too small to permit the fetus to pass through during childbirth. This problem cannot be resolved without a surgical operation (Cesarean section), which is unavailable in many parts of the world, especially in Africa. Because most pregnant women in these countries cannot get emergency obstetric care, they may be in labor for days, only to a deliver a stillborn infant at the end of their travail.
Worldwide Fistula Fund
PO Box 27879
St. Louis, MO 63146-1379
url: http://worldwidefistulafund.org/index.html
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United Nations Population Fund
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
UNFPA – because everyone counts
Contact information:
UNFPA (New York Headquarters)
United Nations Population Fund
220 East 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017 U.S.A.
+1 212-297-5000
World Learning
World Learning began in 1932 with a simple idea: that people could build friendships across cultures and learn to walk across their differences. Those students who left the US for Germany 75 years ago on the first Experiment in International Living program were trailblazers for tens of thousands of young people who have since had the chance to view the world through different eyes.
Contact information:
World Learning Headquarters
Kipling Road, PO Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0676 USA
Phone: 802.257.7751
Toll free within the US: 800.257.7751
Fax: 802.258.3248
email: info@worldlearning.org