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Prevention of Violence Against Girls
Cote d'Ivoire
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Human Rights
To reduce the causes, risks and impacts of violence against girls in Cote d'Ivoire. For that, we will develop strategies of prevention and early detection of violence towards a group of girls.
SURAKSHA: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in India
India
,
Health
Community intervention for prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst disenfranchised women in India and care and support of PLHA.
Gaunle Deurali rural newspaper project
Nepal
,
Democracy and Governance
Gaunle Deurali, a unique rural newspaper in South Asia, was started in 1993 to empower underprivileged and semi-literate people.
Educate 150 Disadvantaged Young People in Poland
Poland
,
Education
The project creates educational opportunities for 150 disadvantaged 15- to 24-year-olds in Poland. It gives them a chance to attend drama, film, computer and art workshops, and be active in society.
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Kids change the world - protecting the family
Poland
,
Education
Helping Polish children to build strong families focused on sound values and resistant to dysfunctional tendencies.
Advocacy: African-Descent Women's Rights
Brazil
,
Human Rights
To act in the diff. extents of the Brazilian National Congress & federal executive in order to influence the formulation & approval of bills affecting rights and promotion of African-descendent women.
Skills for Change in Agrotechnical Schools
Argentina
,
Education
The project aims to professionalize Argentine, agrotechnical students in their farming careers by introducing management skills in the schools.
C0M-MART- The Community Friendly Market Place
India
,
Technology
Today, producers in the OECD countries the get little money of products bought by consumers. There is a growing international campaign to pay struggling farmers in poor countries more than market rate
My Badge, My Humanity: America's Police Families
United States
,
Health
A National Awareness Campaign through multi-media outlets and creative marketing means that reveals the need for a cultural shift that prioritizes the health and safety of every police family.
Social Inclusion of Autistic Children in Poland
Poland
,
Human Rights
Social inclusion of children and youth with autism through creative activities.
Addressing Feminine Hygiene in Dhaka
Bangladesh
,
Health
Improve the health of underprivileged women and adolescent girls by giving them access to low-cost sanitary napkins.
Society for All: Accessibility for the Disabled
Argentina
,
Education
Discussing disability issues in universities will start creative solutions. Our project places disabled teachers in the classroom and trains students in the value of employing disabled people.
Business Responds to HIV/AIDS
Venezuela
,
Health
HIV/AIDS Education through the work force, support for HIV positive employees
The Livelihood of Waste Pickers in Bangalore
India
,
Economic Development
Creating conditions through which waste pickers can earn sustainable livelihoods in urban service delivery
India: Grassroots Human Rights
India
,
Human Rights
Promote Micro Finance and Micro Justice especially for the marginalized section of the society.
India: Women Weave for Sustainable Development
India
,
Economic Development
Help rural women take up weaving as a primary source of livelihood to create an environment conducive for sustained development, building on entrepreneurial capabilities & leadership qualities.
Better Art and Education for Children in Mexico
Mexico
,
Education
To use theater, humor, and group activities in order to boost awareness about alternative ways to face daily problems.
To keep on teaching
Argentina
,
Education
It's a complementary educational project based on the alphabetization of 245 children that live in a context of urban poverty; developed by a crew of 20 specialized teachers
India: Rainwater Harvesting
India
,
Economic Development
Rainwater Center implements rainwater harvesting to relieve charitable insititutions from overhead costs of buying water for inmates.
Agricultural Governance in Pakistan
Pakistan
,
Economic Development
Capacity Building of Peasant Councilors
Youth Initiative for Inclusion
Uruguay
,
Education
This Program involves disabled and non-disabled adolescents and focuses on the school system to promote inclusionary practices among students and society in general.
Conserving the Oaxaca City Watershed in Mexico
Mexico
,
Environment
This project delivers information, planning, training, and collaborative cornerstones for the long-term conservation of the San Felipe Mountains.
ICPPC: Ecological Center in Stryszow, Poland
Poland
,
Environment
Ecological education through practice: organic agriculture, use of renewable energies, eco building, and traditional handicrafts.
Economic Renewal of African Communities
South Africa
,
Economic Development
Triple the income of communities by investing in child, health, and economic rights; registering co-ops; and creating working local economies.
Zimbabwe: Sustainable Peace for the Childless
Zimbabwe
,
Human Rights
To educate the population about childlessness through counselling, training, and economic strengthening.
Zimbabwe: Sustainable Grazing Management
Zimbabwe
,
Environment
Introduce sustainable grazing management based on indigenous Shona practices prior to introduction of Western ideas in Zimabawe.
Latinamerica: Juegos Sin Terminar
Mexico
,
Economic Development
Establish a missing children network for Latin America using IT.
Provide education to 1800 Afghan refugee children
Pakistan
,
Education
Helping socially excluded 15 Afghan refugee female youth to take a lead role in providing educational services to 1800 destitute Afghan refugee children in Balochistan.
Art for social inclusion - against the impossible
Poland
,
Technology
Activating dysfunctional children, youth and adults to bring them out of their isolated environments as acknowledged full members of society through an attractive workshop program.
Magic Bus-Explorers Module
India
,
Environment
Magic Bus helps less privileged children realize their potential through innovative Sports and Recreation methods.
Empowering Youth with Disabilities in Colombia
Colombia
,
Human Rights
A holistic approach that provides training for the development and integration of families and children with special needs into their communities.
Barka's School of Poland
Poland
,
Human Rights
The School combines social support with professional activities and vocational training.
Create a Media Venue for Marginalized Populations
Sri Lanka
,
Democracy and Governance
Marginalized populations are not included in the media. Rather, voices speak of them and at them. We will create a media channel to contrast to loudly heard voices of investors, World Bank, the IMF.
Bolivia: Local Markets Become Radio Programs
Bolivia
,
Economic Development
The poor people who work in the popular markets of the city produce and transmit their own radio programs from their workplace.
Empowering 116 Scavengers in Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia
,
Environment
The objective is to set up a recycling material stock center in one of the 6 big areas of Bogotá. As a pilot, that center also will demonstrate how the empowerment’s scheme works.
Enabling Nourishment for Bolivian Communities
Bolivia
,
Health
To prevent disability and early death caused by diabetes in marginalized communities of Bolivia. Communities need to be assessed by a health team that works to promote healthy and nutritious habits.
Citizenship on Delivery
Brazil
,
Human Rights
Extending a legal and social program for people with disabilities in Rio de Janeiro, by setting up a mobile office capable of reaching communities without access to it.
"Wheels For Our Movement"
Mexico
,
Women and Girls
We are more than 950 volunteers & people with disabilities, wishing that one day, people with disabilities, will integrate into society.
Independent Living Center for disabled people
Poland
,
Health
This project gives disabled people a chance to live independently. They recieve information about rights, participate in educational programs and meet with career advisors to live on their own.
Youth social and economic insertion project
Mali
,
Education
This two-year project is intended to solve educational and unemployment problems of youth in Bamako and give assistance to artisans to improve their skills and the marketing of their products.
Preventing family violence through storytelling
United States
,
Women and Girls
Domestic violence prevention project that uses multimedia tools to engage men in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood to tell the truth about how family violence has affected them and their neighborhood.
Circo Volador (Flying Circus): Youth and Popular
Mexico
,
Technology
Seeks to show that positive social action can have a direct effect on a community. Through inter- and multi-disciplinarian activities that parallel recreational and cultural efforts.
TOGETHER: Independent Lives for Mentally Disabled
Hungary
,
Human Rights
Housing and complex support network for people with mental disabilities and their families
Women Entrepreneur & Micro-Enterprise Management
Bangladesh
,
Economic Development
Poverty alleviation through entrepreneur and micro enterprise capacity building program in which 300 poor Bangladeshi women and 150 men who have entrepreneurial competencies will be developed.
Entrepreneurial skills development program
Brazil
,
Economic Development
Entrepreneurial skills development to overcome work and income restrictions for socially excluded persons with HD Index lower than 0.8 in the southern region of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Help Move 5,000 Kids Closer to Family and Nature
Poland
,
Education
5,000 Ukrainian, Hungarian, Czech Republic and Polish poor families have workshops where children get "Magic Boxes": tools designed to help them create better relations with their families and nature.
Internet4Change Magazine (Uganda)
Uganda
,
Technology
Internet4Change Magazine brings free printed information to Uganda's grassroots about what the Internet is and how to use online resources to create community and family level change.
Protection of Identity and Cultural Property
Bolivia
,
Human Rights
This project will register conservation, protection and investigation of the tangible and intangible cultural property of the village and cultures of Bolivia.
Empowering Youth Through Social Entrepreneurship
Uruguay
,
Education
Young Initiative (YI) seeks to turn volunteering into an opportunity for poor youth in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina to become committed citizens and entrepreneurs in local social initiatives.
Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA)
South Africa
,
Economic Development
We promote equitable and sustainable tourism in South Africa primarily by awarding a special 'fair trade' label to qualifying businesses.
FURALCAMP: Generating Income in Rural Colombia
Colombia
,
Economic Development
A pilot program that seeks to bring workers and former peasant families into integrated services, in order to prevent the exodus to the big cities.
Promoting Youth Self-Employment in Paraguay
Paraguay
,
Economic Development
To help develop self-employment initiatives as an answer to the increasing labor demand in the youth population and to contribute to the social and economic development of Paraguay.
Education Through Theatre in Mexico
Mexico
,
Education
Offer original training programs, consulting, plays and didactic material to improve the arts, education and social work.
Documentary on Human Rights Abuses in Africa
Gambia, The
,
Human Rights
Production and distribution of film that will show the need to establish an effective African Court.
Workshop in the Art of Teaching
United States
,
Education
The quality of a child's teachers has an enormous impact on that child's chances for success in life. The Workshop in the Art of Teaching improves the effectiveness of teachers.
School for At-Risk Youth in Colombia
Colombia
,
Education
Adolescents under high psychosocial risk, stimulated through a basket of opportunities, develop meaningful life projects.
EARTHTOUCH: Environmental Leader-Training in Chile
Chile
,
Environment
Seven international environmental education training courses for educators, ecoguides, and NGOs, based on experiential use of new field handbooks.
Disaster Communication Center in Pakistan
Pakistan
,
Human Rights
This project creates a network of citizen groups that monitor changes in environmental, economic and human conditions. At Maroo Ara, 40 groups come together to discuss disasters and take action.
Social Educational Center for Polish Youth
Poland
,
Education
The center is a site for theoretical and practical education for youth and children participating in the Youth Academy program.
Living World: Creating a Global Network in Poland
Poland
,
Environment
Creating a global network to support the building of civil society as an answer to the globalization process.
Training Uruguayan Women for Equitable Development
Uruguay
,
Economic Development
The project trains rural Uruguayan women to lead competitive microenterprises.
Creating Jobs in Poland's Herbs and Fruit Industry
Poland
,
Economic Development
This project will allow the maintenance and spread of old traditions connected with fruit and herbs as well as training and employment of 15 unemployed people.
URPICHALLAY: Improving Rural Schools in Peru
Peru
,
Education
Help improve the quality of education in rural schools with teachers, children, and the farming community.
ACUDE: Promote Democratic Participation in Mexico
Mexico
,
Education
Educational intervention in a marginal community intended to promote democratic participation in public affairs and in daily living.
Promoting Community Awareness in Pakistan
Pakistan
,
Education
Dialogue, awareness-raising, youth and adult education, and networking.
Hungarian Mental Health Interest Forum
Hungary
,
Health
The project is based on training methods already functioning and reflecting actual needs, which can be employed by users' organizations as well as caregivers and patients.
Community Based Reintegration Support to Survivors
Bangladesh
,
Human Rights
Community based sustainable reintegration support to survivors of trafficking and exploited child labor by BNWLA.
Mobile Project Development Resource Unit (MPDRU)
South Africa
,
Economic Development
Address the root causes of socio-economic challenges by providing community organisations and change agents in rural areas with apt information, best practices, networking and funding opportunities.
Strengthening Age-Focused NGOs in Lithuania
Lithuania
,
Human Rights
To empower Lithuanian age-focused NGOs in advocacy, lobbying, combating discrimination, and poverty.
Responding to Industrial Intrusion in Rural India
India
,
Environment
Comprehensive Community Response To Industrial Intrusion in Lote-Parshuram Indl. Area
Training Nicaraguans to Use Natural Reserves
Nicaragua
,
Environment
'Learning in Community' trains community leaders and villagers living near natural reserves Chocoyero and Cosiguina to use the resources that are available to them.
KHULISA: Youth Against Drugs in South Africa
South Africa
,
Education
Peer drug education and counseling in secondary schools in disadvantaged areas.
Producing Chemical-Free Food in Pakistan
Pakistan
,
Environment
The 400 farmers involved in this project are motivated and trained for organic farming. They produce chemical, pesticide, and fertilizer free food.
APAMAP: Educating Paraguay About Disabilities
Paraguay
,
Education
Updated Human resources, who promote the implementation of actions with an integral rehabilitation perspective.
Utilizing Straw Resources in Poland
Poland
,
Environment
Performing boilers on straw will help the environment and farmers by using energy resources.
Youth-Led Technological Solutions in Uruguay
Uruguay
,
Economic Development
Multimedia memory showcasing community-based sustainable development processes, catalyzed by youth.
Paraguay: Micorenterprise with Women
Paraguay
,
Economic Development
To develop capacity for the administration, commercialization and transformation of vegetables sponges (Luffa).
Czech Republic: Birth house at Stork's
Czech Republic
,
Health
Start a birth home supporting, protecting and conducting natural birth as an option for bringing babies to the world and a tool for supporting democracy in Czech Republic
Bolivia: Markets Become Radio
Bolivia
,
Economic Development
The poor people who work in the popular markets of the city produce and transmit their own radio programs from their places of work.
The National Center for Family Stabilization
Czech Republic
,
Health
Model Centre for complex problem solving for high-risk families with neglected children
Nurturing grassroots innovations
India
,
Economic Development
The project will incubate rural innovations by enabling and offering business development services to innovators and entrepreneurs
Nepal: Empowerment through Community Media
Nepal
,
Human Rights
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