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ADRA operates worldwide in approximately 134 countries. ADRA seeks to identify and address social injustice and deprivation in developing countries. ADRA invests in the potential of individuals through community development initiatives targeting Food Security, Economic Development, Primary Health and Basic Education. ADRA's emergency management initiatives provide aid to disaster survivors. ADRA recognizes the dignity that is inherent in each person and is committed to improving the quality of human life. It serves people without regard to their ethnic, political, or religious association. It helps those in need, especially those most vulnerable, such as women and children.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal inherited disorder, affecting mainly the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, where the effects of the disease are most devastating, CF causes severe respiratory problems. In the digestive tract, CF often results in extreme difficulty in digesting and absorbing adequate nutrients from food.

Camp Fircom is a remote summer camp for children, youth and families. We strive to provide positive and supportive camping/outdoor experiences for all people, regardless of their ability to pay. We have a focus on creating a strong social atmosphere, and providing youth with transformative experiences of responsibility and leadership.

The Forgiveness Project works to build understanding and give people the opportunity to move forward from trauma and conflict, enabling both personal and societal transformation.

Our mission is to research, recognize and remember Poland's citizens fighting for freedom and survival in eastern Poland and in forced exile during WW2. We do this by: - Recording wartime Survivor interviews; - Digitising Survivor's personal documents and memoirs; - Assisting Survivors and Descendants to research and preserve their family's wartime experiences; - Presenting the wartime histories in our online Virtual Museum, www.Kresy-Siberia.org; - Promoting these histories to the public in through history and genealogy events; - Holding reunions and conferences for Survivors and Descendants to pass on these histories.

La Serenissima is a British-based orchestra offering vibrant performances of Italian baroque music using instruments of the time. We particularly champion the music of 18th century Venice, carrying out original research and hands-on editing work which is used to create musical performances (live and recorded). We talk about our discoveries in plain English (through discussion and the media) and we work in partnership with institutions, venues and hubs to produce outreach experiences for a wide range of beneficiaries wherever possible. Our recordings are available to everyone via free streaming sites and regular radio-play; we tour our concerts throughout the UK and abroad.

Manitoba Theatre for Young People has been creating and presenting professional theatre productions for children and families since 1982. Led by Artistic Director Leslee Silverman since its inception, MTYP has grown to become one of the most respected professional theatre companies in Canada, for children or adults. MTYP’s artistry has been applauded not only as a theatre for young audiences, but also as an innovative and highly creative theatre company. Each season, MTYP presents touring companies from around the world, as well as contributing to the repertoire of Canadian theatre through the creation and development of new work. In addition to its mainstage season and touring activities, MTYP also plays a key role in the development and delivery of theatre-in-education programs that concentrate on using theatre as an educational tool to illustrate and express ideas about social issues.

The Canadian Education Association (CEA) is a cross-Canada network of influencers in the education, research and policy, not-for-profit and business sectors conducting research, generating constructive ideas, and sharing them with educators, students, and other stakeholders. CEA is committed to: -advancing ideas that lead to greater student and teacher engagement; -teaching that inspires all students to learn; -schools that ensure both equity and excellence to meet the developmental needs of all learners in our global and changing society. CEA is seeding ideas, illuminating research, and influencing practice – for the success of every learner.

Founded in March 1995 by the company Carbone 14, Usine C, situated in the heart of the Centre-South area of Montréal in what was once the factory Raymond, has become an indispensable centre for the creation and dissemination of multidisciplinary contemporary arts. For the past 18 years it has supported the work of some of the most striking and innovative artists in contemporary creation on the international scene.

Aside from the organization of major events, the CIAC has been responsible for the production of an electronic arts magazine, solo exhibitions and a writing contest first intended for students, now opened to the general public. The Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal, which celebrated twenty years of active commitment in the arts in 2004, has always featured artists from the visual arts, architecture, landscape architecture, graphic and industrial designs, video and film. Since 1984, the centre has presented to a general audience the most prominent figures of the contemporary art scene, allowing over 500,000 people to see and appreciate the work of some 800 artists.

Established in 1976, Churchill Research Centre, Inc., operating as the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) is a registered Canadian charity (CRN 10096 61 75 RP0001). Members of the local community, university researchers and government officials founded the CNSC in 1976 to promote and support northern-based research and education. While supported in part by the Manitoba Department of Advanced Education, the CNSC is neither an extension of government nor a university-owned field station. The Centre is operated by a Board of Directors, an on site administrative staff and volunteers.

The Community Education Development Association (CEDA) is a non-profit inner city community development organization that was established in 1979. CEDA strives to meet the educational needs of our community, focusing on advocacy and programming that addresses the inadequacies of the education system in serving the members of our community. We recognize that these inadequacies exist within a larger context of social and economic inequality as well as both societal and institutionalized racism and we are committed to raising awareness of this context both within and beyond the community that we serve.