Ataxia Uk
United KingdomResearch/Dev
Ataxia UK is small charity based in Oval, South London, it began life modestly back in 1963, when Dr R L Hewer and Dr Norman Robinson encouraged a group of parents whose children had Friedreich's ataxia to get together for mutual support. In the past forty years, we have awarded millions of pounds for research into ataxia – an astonishing achievement for a small charity. Ataxia UK works in two main ways: we fund research into finding treatments and a cure for ataxia, and we support people through our range of services. In the next ten years, we aim to establish Ataxia Centres nationwide, to continue to have a flourishing network of branches and support groups. Funding research projects into the ataxias will remain our first priority. Our ultimate goal remains to find a cure for ataxia.
ATD Fourth World Movement Canada
CanadaHuman Rights
The Fourth World People's University started in September 2007. It allows people who live in poverty to gather, to express what they are living and to reflect about it together. It is also a meeting place between people living in poverty and others who have not experienced poverty. It allows us to dialogue and learn from one another to better fight against poverty and exclusion from where we are. Every two months we approach a significant topic for the fight against poverty.
Athletes For Africa
CanadaResearch/Dev
Athletes for Africa is a nonprofit organization that uses the power and profile of sport to promote global citizenship and empower the next generation of youth in Africa. By raising funds and increasing awareness, A4A supports local programs that strengthen communities, provide education and foster skills development. We work with athletes at all levels—from the the professional to the playground—providing them with the tools to start their own campaigns, inspire others and make a difference. Like music and art, sport has a transcendent quality. It energizes us and unites us. At Athletes for Africa, we want to harness that spirit to create change both at home and abroad.
Athol Murray College Of Notre Dame
CanadaChildren/Education
Notre Dame is a Catholic residential and coeducational College dedicated to the primacy of the spiritual in true Christian education. The program of the College is developed according to the teaching and the moral and liturgical practice of the Roman Catholic Church. Its aim is the growth of individuals with deeply rooted personal values, who are ready to take responsibility for their own lives and to serve the true needs of our society in Canada and the world. This aim is achieved through the College's program of studies and of religious, cultural and social activities, with a special emphasis on athletics.
Atlanta History Center
United StatesCommunity/Family
The Atlanta History Center is a unique campus that houses the Atlanta History Museum, Centennial Olympic Games Museum, Swan House, Tullie Smith Farm, six historic gardens, and the Kenan Research Center. The Atlanta History Center also includes the Margaret Mitchell House, located off-site at our Midtown campus. Throughout the year, we bring history to life through living history programs, lectures with award-winning authors, toddler programs, homeschool days, school tours, summer camps, music series, annual festivals such as Sheep to Shawl, and much more.
Atlantic Salmon Trust
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
During the last 30 years, numbers of wild salmon returning from the sea have fallen by more than half. Wild Salmon and Sea Trout are an important natural resource and we need help to find out why, and what can be done to stem this decline. Since 1967, the Atlantic Salmon Trust has been involved in the funding and sponsorship of practical research programmes tackling the problems wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout face today.
Atlantic Wildlife Institute
CanadaAnimals/Wildlife
The AWI is unique among wildlife rescue programs in Atlantic Canada in using rehabilitation to identify and highlight key environmental health issues for public attention and response. Learning by doing is central to the mission. Wildlife rehabilitation work is a kind of ecological sampling. It helps identify environmental change. Habitat loss, toxicity, and wildlife-borne diseases can all be better understood if we document and study wildlife afflicted by these conditions. The potential benefit is enormous. In broad terms, it's a future where humans live in harmony with the natural world. In a single word, it's about survival. It depends on your generous support.
ATSA
CanadaArts/Culture
ATSA is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998 by artists Pierre Allard and Annie Roy. The pair create transdisciplinary works and events for the public realm that take the form of interventions, installations, performance art and realistic stagings. ATSA’s approach is to ensure that the aesthetic and symbolic statements of its art also serve as tools for interaction and education. Its artistic creations—always provided free of charge and designed to draw people closer together—are one-of-a-kind experiences from both a sensorial and a humanistic standpoint.
Attlee Foundation
United KingdomCommunity/Family
The Attlee Foundation was established with support from across the political spectrum in 1967. Its aim was to benefit people disadvantaged by poverty or lack of opportunity and in doing so to commemorate the life and achievements of Clement Attlee. Before becoming Prime Minister, Attlee became a youth/community worker in the Spitalfields area of London’s East End, where today the Foundation and its youth and community are based. This experience completely changed Attlee's outlook on life. In his subsequent work as a Member of Parliament and Prime Minister, Attlee sought to get at the root of social problems and so change the outcomes in people's lives. He believed that better access to opportunities for young people and others for disadvantaged communities would enable people to reach their full potential. These are the values that underpin the Foundation's work.
Auckland Women's Centre Nz
New ZealandWomen
The Auckland Women’s Centre is a community house for women. We provide a friendly meeting place for all women and offer a range of courses and services provided by women in a women-only environment. Our services and courses serve the community in ways which respect and empower women. They are for women of all enthicities, incomes, sexuality or ability.We have a great Women’s Library, that you can join. Or you can support us by becoming a member of the Centre itself, with voting rights and a newsletter. We are a highly successful feminist organisation having been part of the Auckland community since 1975.
Audubon Canyon Ranch
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
Audubon Canyon Ranch properties include the Cypress Grove Research Center on Tomales Bay, the 535-acre Bouverie Preserve in Sonoma and the 1,000-acre Martin Griffin Preserve in Stinson Beach, which is home to one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most significant and most studied Great Egret and Great Blue Heron nesting sites. ACR's programs are made possible thanks to the contribution of thousands of hours of volunteer service, and donations from caring individuals, foundations and businesses. ACR is an independent non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status.
Audubon Nature Institute
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
The Audubon Commission was established by State Act in 1914 to maintain and develop Audubon Park. A flight cage was added to the park in 1916, and its popularity launched the community's call for a full-scale zoo. Community leaders united as the New Orleans Zoological Society, and private donations soon funded a monkey cage, a mammal cage and a deer paddock.
Auntie
United KingdomChildren/Education
Auntie is a ‘non profit’ organisation, set up on behalf of the Childcare Sector in the UK and Ireland, that promotes human and social development - investing in projects in Africa to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children living in extreme poverty - through self sufficiency (and not dependency!). Auntie supports the training and development of childcare practitioners in Africa, runs and supports crèches in the poorest South African township communities, supports afterschool and mentoring programmes for children aged 7 – 18, will sponsor primary education for those who cannot afford it, and provides vocational training to help young people into meaningful jobs.
Aurora
South AfricaDisability
We are a Centre that caters for the physically and mentally challenged children and adults. We consist of a residential and Stimulation Centre. At the Residential Centre children live-in and receive 24 hour monitoring. The Stimulation Centre/School, is where the children attend classes from 8 to 12. The classes are divided up into the nature of disability and ability to progress. Here they are stimulated by Light Therapy, Hydrotherapy, Ball Therapy and Physiotherapy.
Aurora Health Foundation Limited
United KingdomHealth/Medical
The Aurora Health Foundation is a specialist therapy centre that was founded by a Survivor/Therapist in late 2006 to provide services for mainly adult men and women survivors of childhood sexual abuse, but also for survivors of childhood physical, emotional and psychological abuse. In addition, Aurora has developed a particular focus on helping adult survivors of Female Sexual Abuse in childhood. Aurora also offers help to the people who support survivors in their healing journey, including partners, family members and even friends. As a specialist service we are aware of the usefulness of bodywork therapies for survivors of abuse. We recognise that these interventions can help people overcome the stresses and anxieties with body image they may experience as a result of their traumatic experience(s). We also feel that they can help survivors who are unable or unwilling to discuss their emotions or memories via a "talking therapy" consultation. We believe that giving clients control of their therapy contract empowers them in their own journey to recovery. We all work together to offer a unique blend of counselling, support and complementary therapies for aiding recovery.
Aurora Trust
United KingdomChildren/Education
The Aurora School Trust is a UK based charitable organisation that seeks to help further basic education, specially at the secondary level in the country of Angola. Through practical assistance, specifically by supporting the Angola School Project (ASP) we are eager to play a part in helping young Angolans shape their future.
Austin Health
AustraliaHealth/Medical
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research in the northeast of Melbourne. Austin Health is world-renowned for its research and specialist work in cancer, liver transplantation, spinal cord injuries, neurology, endocrinology, mental health and rehabilitation. Austin Health comprises Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.
Austin Museum of Art
United StatesArts/Culture
With two locations to welcome our city and its visitors, the Austin Museum of Art presents an array of art experiences in the fun, informal, and collaborative spirit of Austin. As a community-oriented museum, we reflect the character and vibrancy of our city. Reflecting the unconventional spirit of Austin, AMOA-Downtown offers informative and informal art experiences oriented towards the interests of a broad general audience.
Australia for UNHCR
AustraliaHumanitarian Aid
UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, provides and coordinates international relief for refugees and displaced people, offering them protection and assistance at every stage of their ordeal. As well as providing emergency shelter, food, water and medical care, UNHCR strives to improve refugees’ quality of life and future opportunities, providing infrastructure, schools and income generating projects in established refugee camps and communities. The Emergency Response Team (ERTeam) is a dedicated, highly trained group of UNHCR staff who provide a fast and effective response to any crisis, anywhere in the world. The team works in the toughest conditions, delivering life-saving essentials. When people have fled their homes and are destitute and hungry they need help – fast. Within 72 hours, or even sooner, our planes are loaded with vital supplies from one of our many warehouses and the ERTeam are flown in with expertise that can save countless refugee lives.
Australian Aid International
AustraliaHealth/Medical
AAI regards health as a fundamental human right and its goal is for this right to be realised in some of the most remotest and dangerous regions in the world. AAI was established by a core of like-minded individuals with varied backgrounds and skills who have dedicated themselves to the principals of equality, justice, freedom, and the alleviation of suffering. It is a humanitarian, non-sectarian organisation that provides assistance regardless of race, religion, political affiliation or location. AAI will achieve its mission by continually building and enhancing its humanitarian relief capability. The manner in which this will be achieved will be through People, Planning and Partnerships.