London Zoo - ZLZ
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. Our belief is that a diverse and healthy natural world is valuable in its own right and is essential for ensuring secure and healthy lives for people. We seek to motivate others to take conservation action in their daily lives. Our belief is that a diverse and healthy natural world is valuable in its own right and is essential for ensuring secure and healthy lives for people. Building on our heritage and reputation as a learned society, we aim to be an authoritative source of information and good practice for the scientific study, conservation and husbandry of animals; and to make efficient and effective use of available resources to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do in the operation of a successful and innovative conservation organisation.
Lonely Miaow
New ZealandAnimals/Wildlife
The Lonely Miaow Association is an incorporated non profit organization dedicated to the rescue and care of stray and abandoned cats and kittens in the greater Auckland area. Every day we receive calls about injured, starving and lonely cats and kittens. They do their best to survive in carparks, gardens, building sites or patches of bush but the suffering many of them endure is heartbreaking. They have a daily battle with dangers such as cars, dogs, disease, starvation and nasty people. Currently we have a list of hundreds of cats and colonies from most parts of Auckland, as far out as Albany, Howick, Papatoetoe and Green Bay, and we know this is just the tip of the iceberg. We care for the cats and kittens, tame and rehabilitate them, and find them a home.
Long Island University
United StatesChildren/Education
From its beginning, admission to the University has been based solely on merit and promise. Large numbers of immigrants and children of immigrants have enrolled at Long Island University in their quest to achieve the American dream. Today, more than 11,300 students* study, learn and grow at the original campus, located in the heart of thriving downtown Brooklyn. In its ninth decade of providing access to the American dream through excellence in higher education, Long Island University is a multicampus, diverse, doctoral institution of higher learning. One of the largest and most comprehensive private universities in the country, Long Island University offers 590 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and certificates, and educates over 24,000* students in degree-credit and continuing education programs in Brooklyn, Brookville (C.W. Post), Brentwood, Riverhead, Rockland, Westchester and Southampton.
Look Good Feel Better New Zealand
New ZealandCommunity/Family
Looking good, even when cancer is diagnosed, can give patients control at a time in their lives when they need it most. Look Good Feel Better is a free service offered to women undergoing treatment for cancer. Our aim is to help restore and enhance the appearance of cancer patients both during and after treatment. We offer guidance, information and makeover expertise at special workshops throughout New Zealand. At a Look Good Feel Better workshop, we help patients face cancer with greater confidence and a renewed sense of self. We work with small, informal groups of female cancer patients to transform not just their look but their outlook as well. A workshop involves a step by step makeover session led by volunteers, and everyone who attends receives a free gift and the skills to perform a new beauty regime at home. Attendees find the atmosphere light, informal, supportive and caring.
Lord Somers Camp and Power House
AustraliaChildren/Education
Lord Somers, when Governor of Victoria, initiated the annual camp which bears his name at Anglesea in 1929. The original concept of running camps which bring together youth from all walks of life to develop greater tolerance and understanding as inspired by the Duke of York has been retained and remains a major objective of the Lord Somers Camp and Power House organisation. Lord Somers Camp and Power House offers a range of camps catering to varying parts of the community. All camps are staffed and run by volunteers who freely donate their time and talents to provide a once in a lifetime experience for all participants.
Lort Smith Animal Hospital
AustraliaAnimals/Wildlife
The Lort Smith Animal Hospital provides high quality veterinary care at a reduced cost for the pets of people in need as well as injured, stray and abandoned pets that have no-one to care for them. We care for stray and unwanted animals in our dedicated cattery and kennels and reunite or re-home thousands of cats and dogs each year. Our most recent addition to the hospital, the wildlife and exotic pet unit, provides care and expertise and promotes interest and further education in the captive care of these special creatures. We believe that the strength of the human/animal bond inevitably means that care for the animal must include concern for the person and we work closely with other community organisations to deliver our emergency boarding services for pets of the elderly and infirm, victims of domestic violence and the homeless.
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy LAANE
United StatesResearch/Dev
Founded in 1993, LAANE is recognized as a national leader in the effort to address the challenges of working poverty, inadequate health care and polluted communities. Combining a vision of social justice with a practical approach to social change, LAANE has helped set in motion a broad movement to transform conditions in Los Angeles and beyond.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
United StatesArts/Culture
With 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract nearly a million visitors annually.
Los Angeles Opera
United StatesArts/Culture
In just two decades of existence, LA Opera has become, under the leadership of Eli and Edythe Broad General Director Plácido Domingo, the United States' fourth largest opera company and now "...stands out as a newly important force in American Opera." (Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times).
Lost Dogs' Home
AustraliaAnimals/Wildlife
Founded in 1910 and located in North Melbourne, The Lost Dogs' Home was originally established to provide a temporary home for Melbourne's lost and starving dogs. Nowadays The Lost Dogs' Home cares for over 20,000 dogs and cats every year and is Australia’s largest animal shelter. We provide a wide range of animal welfare and community services. We are a voice for Australia's unwanted, stray and lost dogs and cats. The Lost Dogs' Home plays a crucial role in the promotion of Responsible Pet Ownership programs and is a strong lobbyist for fair animal laws that will decrease the number of abandoned and stray animals being admitted to animal pounds and shelters in the community.
Lotti Latrous
SwitzerlandHumanitarian Aid
Lotti Latrous was born in Dielsdorf, near Zurich, Switzerland she met her future husband Aziz in Geneva. Due to Aziz’s job the family with the three children travelled to Jeddah, Nigeria, Cairo and then to Abidjan, the economic metropolis of the Ivory Coast. The misery experienced there by Lotti, a privileged lady having her own chauffeur, cook and swimming pool prompted her to open an ambulatory there. Since 1999 following establishments have been opened by Lotti Latrous: Centre of Hope One, an ambulatory, Centre of Hope Two, a hospice, Centre of Hope Three, an orphanage.
Louisville Zoo Foundation
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
In its 38 year history, the Louisville Zoo has dedicated itself to the pursuits of education, conservation, scientific study and recreation. Accredited by the American Zoological Association (AZA) in 1980, the "State Zoo of Kentucky" currently exhibits over 1,300 animals in naturalistic and mixed animal settings representing both geographical areas and biomes or habitats. Of special note are the Zoo's achievements in the areas of animal husbandry, conservation and scientific study for which it has drawn international recognition. The Louisville Zoo is also distinguishing itself in the area of education. The innovative MetaZoo Education Center was the first facility of its kind to serve both as a public exhibit and a living classroom.
Love A Child, Inc.
United StatesChildren/Education
Love A Child is a non-profit Christian Humanitarian Organization, and also a Private Voluntary Organization (PVO). Love A Child is member of the Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA), which has the highest standards of accountability for non-profits. We also have the Independent Charities of America (ICA) "Best in America" Seal of Approval. Love A Child is working to reduce the poverty in Haiti. Our outreach programs include 13 Love A Child schools, where we educate and feed over 5,000 children each day, and food distribution programs that feed thousands of Haitian families. With the help of our partners, we establish churches in villages, hold remote medical clinics and oversee many other projects to benefit the poor in Haiti.
Love Humanity International
IndiaChildren/Education
Love Humanity's two programs in India include childcare and parental training and the creation of loving family homes for children without them. One of the keys to assist individuals in caring for children is to teach them new and exciting techniques and approaches to alternative ways to care for children. We also recruit and train prospective married couples desiring to act as caregiver/parents for up to six children.
Love146
United StatesHuman Rights
Slavery is still one of the darkest stories on our planet. But for us, the hope of abolition is a reality. Love146 believes in helping grow the movement of abolition while providing effective, thoughtful solutions. We believe in the power of Love and its ability to affect sustainable change. Love is the foundation of our motivation. Love146 works toward the abolition of child sex slavery and exploitation through Prevention and Aftercare solutions while contributing to a growing abolition movement.
LRC
South AfricaHuman Rights
The LRC is a human rights organization in South Africa. We use the law as an instrument of justice for the vulnerable and marginalised, including poor, homeless, and landless people and communities who suffer discrimination by reason of race, class, gender, disability or by reason of social, economic, and historical circumstances. We seek creative and effective solutions by using a range of strategies. These include impact litigation, law reform, participation in partnerships and development processes, education, and networking within South Africa, the African continent and at the international level.
LTBF-Learn to be Free Onlus
ItalyHumanitarian Aid
LTBF is a program of social and humanitarian intervention for the right to work. The foudation is based in Italy and operates in developing areas in Euorpe and in the Mediterranean, endeavouring to focus on African issues. LTBF sustains and supports initiatives to help those who are looking for a job by helping them to identify and develop the opportunities offered by the market. All actions promoted by Learn To Be Free are devoted to the right to work. Our association’s civic responsibility is ultimately committed to all people already in the work force, as well as those seeking employment.
Lucca Leadership
IrelandChildren/Education
Lu Lucca Leadership is a global organisation, registered as a UK charity. The centre for our leadership development experiences is in Lucca, Italy, but affiliated Lucca Leadership charities also run courses in Ireland, Australia, North America, the UK and South Africa. Lucca Leadership is an independent organisation and is neither controlled by nor advocates any particular religious or political agenda. Rather than teaching young people what to think and what to lead, we aim to teach young people how to think effectively for themselves and how to lead projects that inspire them, in service of their community.
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute
AustriaResearch/Dev
The Institute's most immediate task is to apply rigorous scholarly methods to the artworks and documentation thereof collected in the Ars Electronica Archive. Bringing together science, art, technology and mediation in a single facility is designed to achieve a new level of quality in our dealings with the digital world we live in. Bringing together science, art, technology and cultural mediation in a single facility enables the achievement of a new level of quality in the way we deal with our media-shaped society. This broad spectrum of scholarly subjects, disciplines and methods is divided into three closely related lines of research.
Lumos
United KingdomChildren/Education
Lumos currently works in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Moldova and Montenegro and, over the coming months and years, will expand its projects to even more countries. Our vision is a world where all children are raised in a safe and caring environment; where none are placed in large, uncaring institutions. We want to end the systematic institutionalisation of children across Europe.