International Dove Association
CanadaResearch/Dev
The International DOVE Association is a non-profit, non-denominational Christian aid organization. International DOVE's head office is in Alberta, Canada. Overseas, we are currently focusing on Sierra Leone, a small, often overlooked country on the Western Coast of Africa. We are governed by a board of directors, all of whom have overseas experience. Our work is funded by private and corporate donations, grants, and income generated by development projects. We are a small organization, which means that personal care and projects for the orphans is usually a quick process. We work closely with national people and give them ownership of projects whenever possible. This allows us to build partnerships between the people of Sierra Leone and people in other parts of the world who want to be a part of the rebuilding process.
International Eye Foundation
United StatesHealth/Medical
IEF is proud to have played a part in the reduction of the leading public health causes of blindness and has, in the last decade, worked harder to combat childhood blindness and the new threats highlighted by the World Health Organization in its December 16, 2004-released data on visual impairment. With your support we can continue to bring hope to the people of the world's developing nations. In the new millennium, we are forging ahead with new goals and aims, such as improving staffing and administrative support in eye hospitals and clinics in the developing world. But we're also on the frontlines fighting major causes of sight loss, including vitamin A deficiency, trachoma, and "river blindness," many of which attack young children.
International Federation Terre des Hommes IFTDH
SwitzerlandHuman Rights
The Terre des Hommes International Federation is a network of eleven national organisations working for the rights of children and to promote equitable development without racial, religious, political, cultural or gender-based discrimination. The Terre des Hommes International Federation (TDHIF) ensures coordination among the Terre des Hommes organisations and representation at an international and European level. The TDHIF holds a consultative status with the United Nations, UNICEF, the ILO and the Council of Europe. It also works in collaboration with other networks pursuing similar aims.
International Foundation of Hope
United StatesResearch/Dev
The International Foundation of Hope (IFHope) is a US based Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that recognizes and values the tremendous potential of the people of Afghanistan. IFHope has been in Afghanistan since 1998 working in three interrelated areas: economic development, community empowerment, and education. In the early stages, IFHope also established health clinics, developed a women’s quilting project, and provided food, blankets, medicine and clothing to the most needy. Now the focus in on development and education. IFHope values partnership rather than competition or duplication of effort and promotes no political or religious agenda. We establish and work closely with local community leadership councils to identify needs and implement projects. This process fosters democracy, self reliance and sustainability. We Build keystone projects to serve as models of innovative entrepreneurial businesses while seeking partnerships with organizations that have proven expertise to benefit the people of Afghanistan.
International Glaucoma Association
United KingdomHealth/Medical
The IGA was formed over 30 years ago at King's College Hospital in London. At that time, doctors at King's were keen to improve patient care and find out more about the practical issues associated with living with glaucoma. Exploratory meetings with patients revealed that they too were eager to have a means of keeping in informal contact with eye specialists and fellow patients. Many people were also motivated to find a way to improve the limited resources available for treatment and to encourage research into glaucoma. At one of these meetings in 1974, the Glaucoma Association was officially formed and a council and officers appointed. Our vision is to ensure that all people with or at risk of glaucoma have the knowledge and access to care that will enable them to maintain a good quality of life.
International Hospital for Children
United StatesChildren/Education
We are a nonprofit humanitarian organization linking worldwide pediatric surgical, diagnostic and preventative resources to heal critically ill children in developing countries. IHC also helps build indigenous health care capacity - saving lives now while transforming pediatric health outcomes for years to come. IHC sends pediatric surgical and diagnostic teams to our partner countries and brings complex cases for treatment to our growing network of US and international partner hospitals. Our goal is to raise the level of indigenous pediatric critical care capacity in our partner countries.
International House
United StatesChildren/Education
International House is a vibrant residence and program center of more than 700 graduate students and trainees representing more than 100 countries. It is perhaps the most culturally diverse student community in all of New York City. An independent, non-profit organization led by a distinguished Board of Trustees, I. House fosters daily interaction among its residents through and array of programs, attractive facilities and residential life designed to foster diversity of thought and experience. Through leadership training, cultural celebrations, informal social activities and exposure to distinguished leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Madeleine Albright, I. House promotes knowledge and appreciation of diversity and enhances the capacity of its members to effectively communicate and collaborate across cultures.
International Jesuit Network For Development
IrelandEthnic/Religion
Almost 200 Irish Jesuits are engaged in a wide range of work both at home and throughout the world. We are also joined in our work by laymen and women, both friends and colleagues. We are united by our faith in a God who wants all men and women to be truly free and live as Children of God. The service of Faith and Justice involves us in everything from spiritual direction, education to the care of homeless young people. We work as teachers, parish priests, psychotherapists, sociologists, historians, theologians, philosophers, writers, painters, technicians and administrators. We try to dedicate all our work to the Greater Glory of God.
International Justice Mission
United StatesHuman Rights
International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen the community and civic factors that promote functioning public justice systems. IJM's justice professionals work in their communities in 12 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America to secure tangible and sustainable protection of national laws through local court systems.
International League for Human Rights
United StatesHuman Rights
The International League for Human Rights has worked to keep human rights at the forefront of international affairs and to give meaning and effect to the human rights values enshrined in international human rights treaties and conventions. Based in New York, with representation in Geneva and dozens of affiliates and partners around the world, the League is a non-governmental, non-profit organization now in its 65th year. The League has special consultative status at the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the International Labor Organization, and also contributes to the Africa Commission and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
International Lifeline Fund
United StatesHumanitarian Aid
International Lifeline Fund ("Lifeline") is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce human suffering through interventions that generate the greatest possible impact at the lowest possible cost. Currently, these interventions include Clean Water and Sanitation (WASH) initiatives and Fuel-Efficient Stove (FES) programs, integrated with micro-enterprise. Lifeline emphasizes simplicity; our programs utilize basic cost-effective, innovative technology and smart interventions that promote self-sufficiency and provide sustainable solutions. Lifeline is a private non-profit foundation that was launched by Daniel Wolf in 2003 in memory and honor of his father, Dr. George Wolf.
International Longevity Center-USA
United StatesResearch/Dev
Founded in 1990 by world-renowned gerontologist and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert N. Butler, M.D., we are the first nonprofit, nonpartisan, international research, policy, and education organization formed to educate individuals on how to live longer and better, and advise society on how to maximize the benefits of today's age boom. Our work is international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational — while always focusing on how aging ultimately affects all individuals — every one of us. We review current knowledge of aging and make recommendations for lifestyle changes, identifying promising research areas for medical advances that could help alleviate the adverse effects associated with aging. We believe that staying engaged is a cornerstone of quality of life. We outline research agendas for the development of new therapies to prevent mental decline and maintain cognitive vitality throughout life. Through comprehensive research, we identify and analyze various forms of ageist stereotyping, pushing the issue into public discourse and encouraging public and private institutions to remedy ageist attitudes, policies, and practices.
International Medical Corps
United StatesHumanitarian Aid
International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
International Medical Corps
United KingdomHealth/Medical
International Medical Corps UK is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organisation dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programmes. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC UK rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance. International Medical Corps has gone on to provide life-saving care in more than 45 countries worldwide, responding to nearly every emergency in the last two decades. It deploys quickly in emergencies and then stays on to teach life-saving skills so that people locally can become self-reliant. Its training assures continuity and a new level of care for those impacted by conflict, tragedy and extreme poverty.
International Museum of Women
United StatesArts/Culture
I.M.O.W. is a groundbreaking social change museum that inspires global action, connects people across borders and transforms hearts and minds by amplifying the voices of women worldwide through global online exhibitions, history, the arts and cultural programs that educate, create dialogue and build community. With its unique focus on cultural change, I.M.O.W. advances the human right to gender equity worldwide. I.M.O.W. was originally founded as the Women's Heritage Museum in 1985. For over 10 years, the Women's Heritage Museum produced several exhibitions, hosted public programs, sponsored an annual book fair, provided teacher resources for Women's History Month, honored unknown women from our local history and recreated historic events. The museum continues to fulfill its mission through the launch of Economica: Women and the Global Economy in October 2009. Exploring a timely topic through a much-needed gender lens, Economica illuminates women's diverse experiences and contributions to the global economy. Through online exhibitions, online community-building tools, and a live speaker series, I.M.O.W. sparks conversations to inspire women to take action in their own communities and participate in broader arenas as well.
International Osteoporosis Foundation
SwitzerlandHealth/Medical
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), registered as a not-for-profit, non-governmental foundation in Switzerland, functions as a global alliance of patient, medical and research societies, scientists, health care professionals, and international companies concerned about bone health. IOF headquarters are in Nyon, Switzerland, with regional representations established in Argentina, Hong Kong-China, and Jordan. The Foundation was established in 1998, when the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (EFFO), founded in 1987, joined with the International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases (IFSSD, established 1995) .
International Otter Survival Fund
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
The International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) is one of the world's leading otter charities. In the UK IOSF is the only charity solely dedicated to the conservation, protection and care of otters based on 20 years of scientific research in the UK and around the world. The International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) was inspired by observing otters in their natural habitat. Because the otter lives, feeds and plays on land and in the water and is at the peak of the food chain it is an ambassador species to a first class environment.
International Peace Bureau
SwitzerlandResearch/Dev
The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War. We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910); over the years, 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. Our 282 member organisations in 70 countries, together with individual members from a global network, bring together expertise and campaigning experience in a common cause. Our current main programme centres on Sustainable Disarmament for Sustainable Development. As an organisation we have consistently argued that the international community needs a strong United Nations in order to tackle the many international problems facing it.
International Peace Institute
United StatesOther
Known as the International Peace Academy until early 2008, the International Peace Institute was founded by a group of individuals both from within and outside of the United Nations who believed that a thoroughly independent institution, free from official constraints, could make a unique contribution to multilateral efforts to prevent and settle armed conflicts around the world. The International Peace Institute (IPI) is an independent, non-profit institution working in close association with the United Nations.
International Peace Park Expeditions
United StatesEnvironment
International Peace Park Expeditions applies experiential learning within international peace parks to foster an interdisciplinary approach to leadership and collaboration, build a network dedicated to the advancement of peace parks, and support community participation in local development.