AMINA
AustriaHumanitarian Aid
AMINA is a small Austrian non-profit organisation founded in 2003 with only two employees, a voluntary board and its headquarters in Vienna. Our focus lies on supporting especially disadvantaged social groups such as children, women, old, sick and disabled people. AMINA undertakes projects with support from public and private donors, for instance in the field of health, nutrition, water and sanitation. In the moment our projects are located in Haiti, Kenya, Niger, Moldova, Mozambique and Senegal.
AMIT
United StatesEthnic/Religion
AMIT educates and cares for Israel's youth, including the most vulnerable children in Israel. Some 70 percent of AMIT students cope with educational, psychological, economic and/or social risk factors. AMIT approaches each child as an individual, maximizing his or her potential, and enabling our students to become vital, productive members of Israeli society. The AMIT schools promote religious tolerance, service to the state and the recognition that every child is blessed with unique talents and abilities. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates more than 70 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs, constituting Israel's only government-recognized network of religious Jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies.
AMKA onlus
ItalyResearch/Dev
AMKA promotes self-sufficient development activities to sustain the reconstruction process of the economics and the social texture and to guarantee the basic rights throughout the active involvement of the population. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, AMKA, in collaboration with AMKA Katanga, carries on an integrated development operating in sectors like the child education, adult literacy, health, access to water, microcredit, fair trading and fight against HIV/AIDS transmission. In Italy, AMKA’s task is about information and training, organizing courses, meetings, exhibitions, screenings, debates and events of every kind. AMKA promotes critical consumption, ethical finance and fair trading. AMKA works to allow to every person equal dignity in respect of cultural diversities perceived as a basic right and development root. The latter is acknowledged not only in economical growth, but as a way to obtain a more satisfactory existence from every point of view.
Amnesty International
ThailandHuman Rights
Amnesty International is a global movement of 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights. Human rights education has been of substantial importance to the development of human rights awareness in Thailand. The first Human Right Education training workshop took place in 1996. Since then, AI Thailand has organized a number of training workshops for professional groups such as teachers,journalists,trade unionists, and students.
Amnesty International
IrelandHuman Rights
Amnesty International Ireland is the country’s largest human rights organisation with over 15,000 members and supporters. We are part of a global movement of more than 3.2 million people working in more than 150 countries around the world. We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. We do not support or oppose any government or political system. Our sole concern is the protection of the fundamental human rights guaranteed to each one of us by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Amnesty International
United KingdomHuman Rights
We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. Our purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied. From a small group of volunteers in a tiny office in London, we have become the biggest and most trusted voluntary organisation in the world. Today we stand not only for prisoners of conscience but also prisoners of violence, and prisoners of poverty. We campaign on a wide range of human rights issues including: violence against women, arms trade, death penalty, advocating for an adequate standard of living for refugees, and dealing with the human rights issues surrounding terrorism and security. We have over 2.8 million members, supporters and subscribers in more than 150 countries and territories actively fighting for human rights. We also have over 7,800 local, youth, specialist and professional groups that meet in hundreds of communities across the world.
Amnesty International Australia
AustraliaHuman Rights
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people campaigning to protect human rights. We have a vision of a world in which every person enjoys all of the rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Around the world we protect people and communities who come under attack, encourage governments and others to respect human rights and raise awareness of the international standards that protect us all. We work with people in Australia and in our region to demand respect for human rights and protect people facing abuse. To do this, we mobilise people, campaign, conduct research and raise money for our work. We are promoting a culture where human rights are embraced, valued and protected.
Amnesty International Canada
CanadaHuman Rights
Canadian Amnesty supporters launched Amnesty International Canada in 1973. Today we have more that 67,000 members and thousands more active supporters in communities, schools and networks across the country. Our Youth and Student Program is the largest and most dynamic human rights program for youth activists in Canada today. Our Urgent Action Network is one of the foremost in the movement. The work of Amnesty International Canada is based on the mission of our global movement. Within this mission, we give priority to specific human rights issues. This allows us to take advantage of strengths and opportunities we have in Canada to build respect for human rights here and around the world.
Amnesty International New Zealand
New ZealandHuman Rights
We are part of the global Amnesty International movement and exist to help New Zealanders add their voices to the many voices around the world, working to defend the human rights and dignity of people everywhere. The first Amnesty group in New Zealand was formed in Wellington in 1965 and our national network now boasts some 8,000 individuals and groups all playing an active part in defending human rights. At any one time our people are working on cases and issues in approximately 90 countries. Here in New Zealand we take a particular interest in human rights in the Asia-Pacific region and nations of the Commonwealth.
Amnesty International USA
United StatesHuman Rights
Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. Section of Amnesty International. With more than 2.2 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, and complete independence from government, corporate or national interests, we work to protect human rights worldwide. We are people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. We received the Nobel Peace Prize for our life-saving work.
AMREF Canada
CanadaHealth/Medical
AMREF is the World's Leading African Health Development Organization. We support AMREF in Africa to address critical health challenges by raising funds, providing project support, building capacity, raising awareness and engaging the Canadian public in African health development. Since 1957, AMREF has been working closely with rural and urban communities to empower people. Its work with African governments is improving health systems. In recent years, AMREF has highlighted the fact that despite huge investments by donors in health products and delivery of health services, a large percentage of Africans still have limited access to sufficient and quality health care. AMREF’s current ten-year strategy (2007-2017) focuses on finding ways to link health services to the people that need them most by focusing more on people, and less on diseases – making responses tailor-made to specific community needs.
AMREF UK
United KingdomHealth/Medical
The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) is Africa’s leading health development organisation, bringing good quality health care closer to those who need it most. Founded in 1957 initially as the Flying Doctors Service of Kenya, AMREF provides health care to Africa’s most marginalised and vulnerable communities in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania and South Africa. AMREF's headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, sets the strategic direction and priorities for AMREF's work. National offices in North America and Europe support AMREF's work in Africa by providing funding and technical support and by influencing policy and practice and raising awareness of African health issues in their respective countries.
AMREF USA
United StatesHumanitarian Aid
AMREF USA is one of 12 offices across North America and Europe that raise critically needed funds for AMREF’s work. We seek to educate the American public about AMREF’s vital and unique contributions to improving health in Africa, and work to forge partnerships with other organizations to ensure we are all working complementarily.
Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
A coalition of 13 international and Russian NGOs have pooled resources by creating ALTA (the Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance). ALTA is an informal coalition of funding and implementing agencies working together for the conservation of Amur tigers and leopards. ALTA members have been co-operating for many years in developing, financing and implementing conservation projects in Russia and China. ALTA’s conservation approach is based on good science, thorough threat analysis and long-term commitment. Our projects are carefully monitored and evaluated. ALTA members co-operate closely with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Russian NGOs and authorities and local institutes of the Russian Academy of Science.
Amy Winehouse Foundation
United KingdomOther
A charitable foundation in Amy's memory has been set up in the UK to bring healthier and happier lives to young people having tough times in the UK and abroad, especially those who are affected by addictions. In the US a charity called America Gives Back is helping us get started by taking donations on behalf of Amy.
Anaphylaxis Australia Incorporated
AustraliaHealth/Medical
Anaphylaxis Australia Inc is a charitable, non-profit organisation established in 1993 to support and assist those affected by anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis Australia Inc (AAI) is dedicated to assisting individuals and their carers in the management of anaphylaxis. AAI’s aim is to enable them to cope with every day life whilst minimising risk to their health and wellbeing. We strive to raise awareness of life threatening allergy in the community and provides science-based information, resources and services to support children and adults living with anaphylaxis. Our aim is developing resources and educational material. AAI provides workshops and seminars while continuing to work with government departments to develop guidelines on the recognition, management and emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in the preschool and school setting.
Anchor Trust
United KingdomCommunity/Family
Anchor Trust has more than 40 years' experience of working with older people and providing residential care homes. We manage care home estates for older people as well as run our own vibrant retirement villages. Working with more than 50,000 older people each week, we aim to provide the best care and residential care homes in the UK, putting our clients needs and aspirations first. Anchor's first care home opened in 1982 and we now provide care in around 100 residential and nursing homes.
ANCOP Foundation USA
United StatesResearch/Dev
ANCOP Foundation USA is a Christian based organization founded by the Couples for Christ which helps the very poor in the Philippines and other countries by providing support to select organizations that work for the poor. Our current projects focus on child education sponsorship programs and values formation. The ANCOP Walk brings together hundreds of participants across the U.S. and North America, walking together to help the poor in the Philippines and third world countries.
ANCRAA
SpainAnimals/Wildlife
This is the National Association of Breeders of the Andaluz Donkey, or in Spanish, Asociacion Nacional de Criadores de la Raza Asnal Andaluza. This particular breed of donkey is in danger of extinction as recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in year 2001. The above association ANCRAA was formed so that with the help of like minded people, this almost extinct breed can be saved and slowly increased, thereby saving a little bit of heritage for future generations to enjoy.
And Albert Foundation
United KingdomResearch/Dev
The Foundation's Projects and it's "Trading Roots" branded products represents a truly ethical model with immediate benefit to deserving people and their environment. Trading Roots is the brand name for the ethically traded goods from our project craft workshps and villages that are distributed for sale in the UK. Through the depressive effects of poverty, beautiful, handmade, authentic products and the traditional skills required to make them are in danger of dying out. "Trading Roots", the And Albert Foundation's brand, allows consistent commercial markets to be found for such products, helping the tribes and village communities to believe again in their creative and cultural heritage.