Foundation Maisha

The history of the Foundation Maisha began in 1995 when father Johan Vanden Bussche and father Eric Meert founded together with a motivated team of laics the Maisha Foundation to help the youngsters who had ended their professional training and had difficulties to find a decent job. It is an association for ex-students of all centers "Oeuvres Maman Marguerite". Ex-students are organized in work groups, so the Maisha Foundation doesn’t lose touch with them and gets direct feedback from the target group. We continue education and training of the target group through regular monthly meetings and reunions and give substantial support to those who don’t succeed in finding a job and reintegrating into society. The committee assists to overcome the many difficulties the young graduates are faced with after being on their own feet again. In some cases, the support can eventually lead to a small credit, in order to overcome the first hurdles.

Foundation of National Institutes of Health

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health was established by the United States Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): improving health through scientific discovery. A non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, the foundation raises private-sector funds for a broad portfolio of unique programs that complement and enhance NIH priorities and activities.

Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne

The Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne was established by Dana and Joel Wood of Alexandria, Virginia. Their son James Wood, now six, was diagnosed in May 2000 with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Woods are both lobbyists in Washington, D.C., and have devoted much of their time and energies to this cause, working with others to achieve millions of dollars in federal earmarks for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research and a significant increase in the attention devoted to DMD at the National Institutes of Health. Additionally, through the FED and other fundraising efforts, they have raised approximately $1.7 million in private donations since James was diagnosed. There are other wonderful organizations throughout the world devoted to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research, and we applaud the commitment of so many scientific teams and so many contributors who dedicate their work to this cause. The Foundation to Eradicate Duchhene portfolio is at once both expansive and ambitious, yet at the same time relatively narrowly focused – both short-term and long-term in its goals.

Foundation Vivamos Mejor

We are convinced that every human being on earth has the right to have a decent life, however many people are denied this right. In Latin America many children, young people and families live in poverty and social discrimination. They need initial aid to disrupt the loop of poverty and construct their lives for themselves. This is precisely what we undertook as a task. We are a relief organisation certified by ZEWO and through empowerment we aim to change and improve living conditions of communities sustainably over the long run. We wish to contribute to better living conditions for everyone. The organisation offers technical and contextual aid and financial support with projects in four core countries: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia and Brazil. Local partner organisations are monitoring the operational realisation. Sustainable development and self-help assistance are the core of the work of Vivamos Mejor. The goal of each project is for the locals to carry it on with their own finances and workers.

Foundation VONK Projects

We are a Netherlands based NGO active since 1999 for the betterment of Nepalese orphans. Many of our projects originate in Bal Mandir – Kathmandu, which is the largest orphanage in Nepal run by NCO (Nepal Childrens Organisation). VONK started as a social organization of parents who have adopted a child (or children) from Nepal. All these children come from Bal Mandir. Children, mostly girls, who are not adopted can stay in the orphanage till they are 16 years of age. After reaching 16 years they have to leave the orphanage. Since they have little professional training and/or education, it is extremely difficult for them to survive in the Nepalese society. These orphans are an easy prey for girl traffickers. If nothing is done to prevent this, these girls end in prostitution in India. Their chances of contracting HIV/AIDS is nothing less then 100%.

Four Paws

We view ourselves as the advocate and champion of those who have no voice of their own, namely animals. The common foundation for this is the respect for all forms of life and the deep conviction that every organism has a right to be treated with consideration and to live a life with dignity that complies with its needs. Animals are sentient creatures and therefore subjectively perceive the world; we as humans bear responsibility for them. For us, the goals of animal protection, human safety and nature conservation are inseparably linked.

Four Paws Netherlands

Our vision is a world without animal suffering. We view ourselves as the advocate and champion of those who have no voice of their own, namely animals. The common foundation for this is the respect for all forms of life and the deep conviction that every organism has a right to be treated with consideration and to live a life in dignity that conforms to its needs. Animals are sentient creatures and therefore subjectively perceive the world: we humans bear responsibility for them. For us, the goals of animal protection, human safety and nature conservation are inseparably linked. We therefore feel a solidarity with all those who use peaceful and legal means to achieve a respectful coexistence with one another and with the environment. We as an animal protection organisation seek to contribute our share to achieving this goal.

Foxes' Community and Wildlife Conservation Trust

Since it's inception in 2005, the NGO has progressed from helping the local primary school, to establishing a Children's Village for Aids orphans, building dispensaries in the remoter regions of the District and establishing a Counselling and Treatment Clinic (CTC) in the local hospital for the administration of Anti retrovial drugs. To achieve these ends, the NGO has been lucky to have the energy and enthusiasm of Geoff and Jenny Knight who joined the organisation in 2007 to manage the multiplying number of building projects and to oversee the running of the NGO. An important element of their work is setting up an Outreach Programme whereby orphans and families in extreme proverty can be helped to remain in the community living with relatives or foster families with the support of the NGO. This approach has proved successful throughout Tanzania.

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Fragile X

Fragile X research is seriously underfunded. In 1997, a group of parents and professionals decided to do something about it. Understanding both the suffering that Fragile X syndrome can cause and, more importantly, the many reasons for optimism and hope through advances in research, they founded the Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada (FXRFC), which is a national non-profit, tax-exempt organization administered by volunteers, all of whom are parents and health professionals. FXRFC directly funds promising research aimed at treatment. Applications for research grants and postdoctoral fellowships are accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed annually.

FRAME

FRAME believes that the current scale of animal experimentation is unacceptable, but recognises that the immediate abolition of all laboratory animal use is not possible. Essential medical research must continue, so that effective treatments for diseases that lessen the length and quality of human and animal life can be found. New products, including medicines and vaccines, and industrial and agricultural chemicals, must be adequately tested, in order to identify potential hazards to human and animal health, and to the environment. FRAME's long-term goal is the total elimination of the need for any laboratory animal procedures, through the development, validation and acceptance of replacement alternative methods. Until this goal is reached, FRAME supports efforts to reduce the numbers of animals used, through better experimental design and data analysis, and to refine procedures, so that the suffering of any animals necessarily used is minimised.

Framework

Everything we do is centred around the needs and preferences of the people who use our services, most people need more than just a roof over their head. Finding out what people need and then supporting them appropriately is at the heart of everything we do. We want the people we help to know their value and to discover their potential. We enable people to live independent lives by offering choice and opportunity. Across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire our wide range of services - from street outreach to floating support - opens doors to more than 5,000 people each year.

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Franklin College Switzerland

Franklin College is located on a hillside above Lugano, Switzerland, the principal city of Switzerland's southernmost Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. An American liberal arts institution in an international environment, Franklin is fully accredited in the United States by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and in Switzerland by the Swiss University Conference. Franklin places extraordinary emphasis on cross-cultural perspectives, an emphasis designed to affect the direction and meaning of a student's college experience, life and career. A commitment to courses of study that are international in perspective and cross-cultural in content has been the cornerstone of our educational mission since our founding in 1969. In fact, we classify this need as the international imperative in education.

FRANS - Family Resource and Network Support Inc

FRANS is committed to making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities and their families/carers by being a leading support organisation in the disability sector in Sydney. We support people with disabilities and their families/carers and enhance the provision of family/carer and person focused inclusive respite and recreation that meet both current and future needs. We encourage and maintain community involvement in assisting people with disabilities to live active, happy and independent lives while treating all people with respect and dignity, focusing on one's abilities as well as disabilities and to celebrate how all individuals contribute to the diversity of life.

Fred Hollows Foundation

The Fred Hollows Foundation is inspired by work of the late Professor Fred Hollows, whose vision was for a world where no one is needlessly blind. Working to continue Fred's vision, The Fred Hollows Foundation in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, have come together to form a global network to increase our collective impact in eradicating avoidable blindness around the world. Through this new network, together, we will be able to enhance Foundation operations and programs in the countries where we work and bring funding bodies and program entities in a truly equal partnership. Collectively working in over twenty countries world-wide, with the help of our supporters, we hope to build on our record of restoring sight to well over one million people.

Fred Victor

Fred Victor is a social services organization that fosters long-lasting and positive change in the lives of homeless and low income people living all across Toronto. We offer a wide range of programs that help each person find the support they need. Whether it is advocacy for renters or finding shelter, job training or counselling, food access or health information, Fred Victor dedicates itself to innovatively serving people who are experiencing homelessness and poverty. Fred Victor began in 1894 as the Fred Victor Mission. From our original church roots we have grown into an organization with 160 staff including relief and part time positions. We welcome 250 volunteers annually and are fortunate to receive funding support from every sector of society.

Fredericks Foundation

Fredericks Foundation is a charity that helps disadvantaged people to set up, or expand their own business as a means to achieve financial independence while rebuilding their confidence and self esteem. The charity is funded in a number of different ways, including substantial donations from its founder on a regular basis. Over the years we have been in receipt of funds from the European Social Fund and the Phoenix Fund. We also have a number of affiliated businesses that annually donate 1% of their profits as well as giving up some of their time in support of the work of Fredericks.

Frederik Meijer Gardens Foundation

The Frederik Meijer Gardens Foundation was established in 1993 as a single-purpose foundation with the goal of creating an endowment fund to support the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Comprised of 125 acres of natural wetlands, woodlands, meadows and botanical gardens, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a year round experience with indoor tropical, arid, Carnivorous, Victorian and seasonal gardens, world class changing sculpture gallery with shows by international artists, and outdoor acreage featuring a world-class sculpture park, children's garden, historic Michigan's farm garden, amphitheater for summer concert events, nature trails and board walks.

Free for Life International

We at "Free for Life" are on the front lines, combating the vast epidemic of modern day slavery. Our partnerships provide a sanctuary where self-respect, self-confidence and life skills are nurtured and grow in survivors. Their rescue is just the beginning of their struggle. They cannot do this alone. That's why it's imperative to keep shelters open and thriving. At Free for Life International we partner with shelters and individuals globally to meet the needs of trafficking survivors through financial, emotional and spiritual support.