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  Making Commitments Matter
Submitted By:   UNinformed
Website:  http://www.UN-informed.org
Phone:  +49 30 2593750
E-mail:  info@un-informed.org 		  Vision:   The Vision: Better Standards of Life in Larger Freedom. Every year, 192 states commit to hundreds of resolutions and conventions on the level of the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies to achieve better......
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  YMCA of Halifax
Submitted By:   mekhala
Website:  http://www.ymcahrm.ns.ca/index.asp
Phone:  (902) 423-9709
E-mail:  leslie_tinkham@ymca.ca 		  Vision:   Mission Statement Our YMCA is a charitable association of volunteers and staff dedicated to the development of individuals and communities in spirit, mind and body. The YMCA Core Values are key to fulfilling our......
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  Teach a Man to Fish
Submitted By:   jetpop85
Website:  http://www.teachamantofish.org.uk
Phone:  + 44 207 263 2306
E-mail:  volunteer@teachamantofish.org.uk 		  Vision:   Teach a Man to Fish envisages a world free from the extremes of absolute poverty. One in which all individuals are able to enjoy the empowering benefits of an education that meets their needs and aspirations in life. Our......
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  Organizing For Africa
Submitted By:   globalzitha
Website:  http://www.organizingforafrica.org
Phone:  +27 78 874 1664
E-mail:  laureen@Organizingforafrica.org 		  Vision:   We are young African Professionals... Who are passionate about the development of Africa! Who want to make our communities a better place! Who want to expand our circle of friends at home & across the African......
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  Lucca Leadership North America
Submitted By:   llna
Website:  http://www.luccaleadership.org/north-america
Phone:  847-878-2105
E-mail:  russell.porter@luccaleadership.org 		  Vision:   Lucca Leadership runs courses in transformational leadership which enable young people of all nationalities and backgrounds to discover their purpose, clarify their vision and develop the skills needed to make change......
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  SOS Children's Villages- Canada
Submitted By:   nyla
Website:  http://www.soschildrensvillages.ca
Phone:  1-800-767-5111
E-mail:  info@soschildrensvillages.ca 		  Vision:   Our mission We build families for children in need. We help them shape their own futures. We share in the development of their communities. SOS Children's Villages is the World's Largest Orphan Charity A child's......
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  ACCESS- Allowing Children a Chance At Education
Submitted By:   nyla
Website:  http://www.accesscharity.ca
Phone:  111-111-1111
E-mail:  daniel.francavilla@gmail.com 		  Vision:   The goal of ACCESS is to provide needy children in the developing world with school uniforms and necessary school supplies, so that they have the opportunity to obtain the education required to find decent employment and......
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  Youth NGO "Iskra"
Submitted By:   illya
Phone:  +38 067 911 4999
E-mail:  iskra.ngo@gmail.com 		  Vision:   The Youth NGO Iskra strives to promote intercultural dialogue, community work and leadership among youth. It aims to nurture such concepts as civic responsibility and tolerance by fighting stereotypes, educating young......
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  United Actions
Starter:   cayococo
Date Created:  Nov 20, 2008
[view] 		Description:   United Actions is a global project running from year 2009 to 2014. It was launched to support the achievement of United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). \r\n\r\nGlobal issues call for...
Goals:   • Build a global human network integrating people who all \r\nshare a common goal: to make a difference;\r\n\r\n• Realize and develop human potentials; to take personal \r\nresponsibility, to take action and to make a positive impact \r\non local/global communities;\r\n\r\n• Empower, engage and connect people through \r\ncommunication, cooperation and commitment;\r\n\r\n• Encourage creativity, innovation and strengths to create \r\nand apply innovative solutions to achieve the MDGs.\r\n\r\n• Enhance cross-cultural dialogue and understanding to \r\nbuild global partnerships and cooperation to address \r\nglobal issues.

  Multimedia 4 Development
Starter:   hipri
Date Created:  Nov 9, 2008
[view] 		Description:   A multimedia portal that will train youth leaders, young journalists and young social workers in covering actions and issues related to MDG and publish their materials using social networking and...
Goals:   •To increase young people awareness and active participation on the MDG •To develop the capacity of young people in covering MDG actions and good practises through training courses. •To increase the usage of social media tools for networking and worldwide coverage on MDG. MISSION Empowering young people through non formal learning to understand act and disseminate MDG information using social media. VISION Young people united by social media actively covering MDG stories and actions.

  Mulheres em Comum
Starter:   lulukabrasil
Date Created:  Nov 5, 2008
Country:  Brazil
[view] 		Description:   This project was designed to deal with domestic violence against women in poor communities in the city of Brasília. The need for this project was identified after the Brazilian Government created...
Goals:   Empowering women through education and skills is the main objective of this project that aims to support those women who suffer from any form of violence. Through awareness raising workshops, information booklets and practical workshops where women can learn how to raise their income and become independent, we seek to improve their quality of living and increase equity between men and women. The main difference between this project and many others on this theme, is that we don't want to exclude men from this process. We want men and women to work together towards a life free from violence, exercising citizenship. Objectives- Inform men and women about how violence contributes to poverty - Let women know about their rights - Create workshops for awareness raising - Create an environment where women can learn from each other, through member stories, exchange of ideas on how to raise income at home, etc. ActivitiesThe project will be promoting training workshops on the following areas: -Sewing -Family Agriculture -Craftswork -Recycling -Cooking In all of these courses, step-by-step manuals will be provided in order to guarantee the project's long-term sustainability. Along with these activities there will also be awareness raising workshops on VAW, Human Rights, Citizen Rights, HIV/AIDS and Family Planning.

  My Own Children International
Starter:   muhammadidreeskhan
Date Created:  Oct 14, 2008
Country:  Canada
City:  Calgary
[view] 		Description:   My Own Children (MOC International). Established in 2008 as a non profit charitable organization in Canada.\r\nAn International children’s charity dedicated to helping orphan & victims of...
Goals:   What does the organization do? \r\nOur Aims & Objectives:\r\n\r\n- To prevent child exploitation, poverty, abuse and to educate the public on the best interests of children through workshops, conferences, presentations and the establishment and maintenance of shelters and rehabilitation centers.\r\n\r\n- To provide relief to children that may be a victim of war, terrorism, and bomb blasts, natural disaster and poverty through the distribution of food and other basic supplies.\r\n\r\n- To restore and build orphanages, playgrounds, medical/treatment/rehabilitation facilities for children in developing & under developing countries.

  Japan Youth G8 Project
Starter:   junya810
Date Created:  Apr 10, 2008
Country:  Japan
[view] 		Description:   Mission Poverty, environmental degradation, infringement of human rights, conflicts and terrorism. Despite we have entered 21st century, we are facing diverse issues both on the global and...
Goals:   Our goal of establishing a platform for youth activists has been made based on As a set of projects towards G8 Summit in 2008, our short-term goals are: 1) to deliver the voices of global youth to the G8 Summit and 2) to raise awareness among young people on the global issues. However, our supreme goal does not reside in the G8 Summit. It is to establish a cross-sectional and independent platform of youth activists which makes youth activities more influential. our vision: we need a solid civil society to see a "sustainable society" in the near future. To make civil society more influential, we should be collective and strategic; hence, the platform will be designed in such a way that it enables youth activists more collective and strategic.

  Youth for Change شباب من اجل التغيير
Starter:   TalaNa
Date Created:  Mar 18, 2008
[view] 		Description:   Announcement: As part of the Youth for Change project, TakingITGlobal has recently partnered with OFOK NGO which is a recognized non-governmental, non-profit organization operating in Egypt, as...
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