ILAN
IsraelDisability
ILAN - The Israeli Foundation for Handicapped Children - was established in 1952 and assists thousands of physically impaired children and adults suffering from neuromuscular disorders such as infantile paralysis, cerebral palsy, and muscular dystrophy. ILAN provides services to thousands of handicapped individuals throughout the country from its forty branches and thirty facilities. Assistance is offered to anyone with physical disabilities no matter what their affiliation, including individuals from kibbutzim, moshavim, and the Arab and ultra-Orthodox sectors.
ILGA
BelgiumHuman Rights
ILGA is the only worldwide federation campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights. Since 1978. We focus public and government attention on cases of discrimination against LGBTI people by supporting programs and protest actions, asserting diplomatic pressure, providing information and working with international organisations and the international media. ILGA’s success lies in the achievements and progress of our more than 800 member groups from 110 countries, working together.
Ilga-europe
BelgiumHuman Rights
ILGA-Europe is a non-governmental umbrella organisation which represents its members, principally organisations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, at the European level. Its membership comprises around 300 organisations from throughout Europe. ILGA-Europe was established as a separate region of the ILGA in 1996. ILGA itself was founded in 1978. ILGA-Europe has an office in Brussels. ILGA-Europe enjoys consultative status at Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and participative status at the Council of Europe and receives financial support from the European Commission. It is a member of the Platform of European Social NGOs.
Ilitha Labantu
South AfricaWomen
Ilitha Labantu is a social service and educational organization with a specific focus on addressing violence against women and children and supporting those affected by it. This is accomplished through individual and family counseling, workshops, skills training and empowerment, and acting as a trusted advisor in government and community processes. The client base is particularly focused amongst women living in townships and rural areas of South Africa. Ilitha Labantu is committed to empowerment through education and participatory practices. Ilitha Labantu has been operating for over twelve years in greater Cape Town. The organization was established after it became clear that the problem of violence against women and children represented a critical obstacle to development in township communities.
IMA Worldhealth
United StatesHealth/Medical
IMA World Health is a nonprofit organization providing health care services and supplies to vulnerable and marginalized people. We are a faith-based organization (FBO) working primarily in the developing world, where an estimated 30 to 60 percent of health care is provided by FBOs. Incorporated in 1960 as Interchurch Medical Assistance, our work has always supported the international health missions of our Member Agencies. Our expertise has grown, and today IMA helps communities, regions, and even entire nations to build and strengthen their own health care systems.
IMMIGRANT COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY (ICAP)
United KingdomHealth/Medical
icap recognises that most people at some point in life may benefit from professional help. Yet many people do not access the necessary psychotherapy they require for a variety of reasons such as financial, social stigma, fear of meeting with cultural ignorance, racism or insensitivity. icap offers approximately 326 people psychotherapy on a weekly basis. The issues explored in therapy are as complex as the individual. icap's therapists are highly qualified, accredited, avail of weekly supervision and ongoing training. Many of the clinicians specialise in trauma and abuse, whether it is physical sexual or emotional, or all three. Clients take as long as is necessary to process the painful issues that have often crippled their lives. icap is primarily committed to providing a service that caters specifically for those from immigrant communities particularly the Irish community.
IMOF
IndiaHealth/Medical
IMOF is a voluntary organization which has been working for the last 30 years in the development sector covering of 3 districts and now it was focused on the Hyderabad city which is the capital city for Andhra Pradesh and would like to focus on the youth and technology issues. Information & Technology NGOs harness the power of innovative new technologies and put them to use for common causes. While many of these organizations focus on improving access to information, many of the leading information & technology NGOs have come up with various ingenious ways to put technology to work in the name of human rights. Although the field is young, the successes of many of the first information & technology NGO pioneers are sure to encourage the growth of new ventures.
Imp-act
United KingdomMicrofinance
The Imp-Act Consortium works to make microfinance more effective in reducing poverty and other social goals by supporting and promoting Social Performance Management (SPM). As social businesses, MFIs apply commercial means to achieve social ends. Our experience demonstrates that effective performance management requires a social and financial perspective, and that SPM is good for clients and for business.
Impact
United KingdomDisability
IMPACT is an international programme to prevent and alleviate needless disability. All of our projects are run by local people in touch with real need - they also contribute resources. This ensures that our work is cost-effective and appropriate. We have already restored sight, mobility and hearing, or repaired cleft lip for over 850,000 people and prevented a lifetime of disability for many thousands more.
Impact India Foundation
IndiaHealth/Medical
IMPACT was launched in October 1983 as an International Initiative Against Avoidable Disablement, promoted by the UNDP, UNICEF and WHO in association with the Governments of each participating country, as a result of a National Plan of Action. It acts as a catalyst to bring together the Government, the corporate sector and existing NGOs in mass health programmes of national priority. We treat millions of people who are disabled by curable blindness, deafness and physical handicaps and deformities, by restoring sight, hearing, mobility and correction of facial deformities, and also people who are disabled by curable blindness, deafness and physical handicaps and deformities, by restoring sight, hearing, mobility and correction of facial deformities.
Impact Silver Spring
United StatesCommunity/Family
The concept of IMPACT Silver Spring was born when these a community-wide leadership program was developed, bringing people together across lines of difference for relationship, and skill-building. Residents and leaders came to sit around new tables in new environments that recognized and celebrated our community’s diversity. Today, IMPACT has grown to sustain a more comprehensive approach to community change, extending beyond leadership.
Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre
South AfricaResearch/Dev
The Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre, formerly the Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust, is a non-profit organisation, established in 1999. Since inception, Impumelelo has successfully completed nine awards cycles in which 1569 projects were submitted and vetted. Of these, 811 were evaluated, 293 received awards for excellence and approximately 120 were awarded certificates for being praiseworthy. These include initiatives from across the country that provide solutions to problems related to the provision of water, sanitation, food security, renewable energy, waste management, public works, housing, skills development, HIV/AIDS, the environment, justice and security, rural development, arts and culture, and education.
In Touch
United KingdomCommunity/Family
In Touch was established in 1999 to meet a growing need to support families with a special needs child. Our primary raison d’etre is to provide support for parents/carers and siblings of children with moderate to severe disabilities through the provision of education, training and recreational facilities. In Touch enables families to make new friendships; discuss their fears and anxieties and feel less isolated; share information and attend regular breaks which gives them the emotional and physical strength to continue their daily challenges with renewed strength. We are based in London with a branch in Manchester and presently we are supporting over 300 families. The happy faces of the In Touch families prove that we are heading in the right direction. Our aims are to: Provide support and respite for parents/carers of special needs children; Develop a supportive network between families in similar situations; Reduce stigma surrounding a special needs child; Support children who are siblings of special needs.
Inala
AustraliaDisability
Established in 1958, Inala, meaning ‘place of peace’, has acquired a reputation for excellence and quality in the services and support provided. Services include Day and Vocational Programs and Residential Services. Inala is a Rudolf Steiner organisation, dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities, increasing their independence and participation in the wider community. At Inala every client is treated with dignity, respect, friendship and understanding and we are responsive to their changing needs. Inala provides a wide range of services including, Post School Programs, Employment and Training and Residential Services. Our client group comprises people who primarily have an intellectual disability, with many having multiple disabilities.
Independent Development Trust
South AfricaResearch/Dev
Established in 1990, the Independent Development Trust supplies grants for poverty relief, infrastructure development, and services in the education, housing and welfare sectors. The Board of Trustees of the IDT, comprised of prominent South Africans, was originally funded by a R2 billion (£400 million) grant from the government. The IDT is, therefore, accountable to the South African government, although it is not required to adhere to the policies of the state and is also not associated with private businesses. It is, therefore, classified as a Quasi Non-Governmental Organization (QUANGO) by the World Bank. Since the 1994 transition to a democracy in South Africa, the agency has begun to work closely with the government and the government-owned National Development Agency.
Independent Film Trust
United KingdomArts/Culture
The Independent Film Trust is a UK charity which was set up to advance the cause of independent film-making by various means. Our activities include the provision of training for the disadvantaged and scholarships for those who have shown talent but need monetary or other help. However, we do not fund the development or production of individual films. We work with groups such as Raindance and BIFA to find and showcase the best in independent film, to promote innovation and to celebrate the vitality and diversity of the sector. The IFT supports the British Independent Film Awards and the Raindance Film Festival.
Indian Commmunity Foundation - ICF
IndiaCommunity/Family
INDIAN COMMUNTY FOUNDATION is a Government Registered(Regd No:59/2001) Voluntary Social Service Organization and working for the rural poorest of the poor and needy people . We have been implementing various welfare programs and projects for the up-liftment of downtrodden community from some other sources of assistance's as well as according our ability and possibility. We are non-profit organization based in Thiruvarur&Nagappattinam districts of Tamilnadu, India working for the past 15 years on various development initiatives.
Indian Development Foundation
IndiaResearch/Dev
Indian Development Foundation (IDF) is a leading national voluntary organization committed to the Health, Education and Development of our people. Indian Development Foundation is the new name for Indian Leprosy Foundation (ILEF) which has been rendering remarkable humanitarian service in the field of leprosy for over two decades. Massive nation-wide health awareness programme for over two decades has helped in reaching the goal of leprosy elimination. We have rechristened ourselves as Indian Development Foundation (IDF) and diversified our roles with enlarged objectives for a nation building programme.
Indian Social Institute
IndiaResearch/Dev
Indian Social Institute (ISI), in New Delhi founded in 1951, is engaged in research, training, action and advocacy in socio economic development and the promotion and protection of human rights. Since its inception, the Institute through its networking is engaged in strengthening the people's movements particularly from among the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the most Backward Castes, the Minorities, the unorganized and landless laborers and women.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
United StatesArts/Culture
The Indianapolis Museum of Art serves the creative interests of its communities by fostering exploration of art, design, and the natural environment. The IMA promotes these interests through the collection, presentation, interpretation and conservation of its artistic, historic, and environmental assets. The Indianapolis Museum of Art has a collection of over 50,000 works of art. At the Museum, you will find art from a variety of cultures and periods in art history. The Museum also features national and international traveling exhibitions throughout the year.