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General Goal of the Work: Rhino calves that are orphaned in the wild rarely survive. The mission of Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary (CFWRS) is to rescue every rhino that is orphaned, to heal and rehabilitate them and provide a secure environment where they can grow, roam free, and breed to ensure that there will always be rhinos in Africa. Specific Objective: Our specific objective is to secure free ranging Black and White Rhinoceros in protected sanctuaries across Africa, to ensure the survival of the species for future generations. Methods that Are Used by Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary NPC: Rescue: When there is a poaching incident involving a rhino - rangers from South African National Parks (SANParks), Provincial Parks and/or private rhino owners call CFWRS. Time is of the essence, as rhino calves are vulnerable to predators without the protection of their mothers and are often severely injured by the poachers. CFWRS negotiates a helicopter to track the exact position of the orphaned rhino. Depending on how big it is, a decision will be made to either send in vehicles to fetch it or it will be airlifted to our sanctuary immediately. Radios are used to alert staff to be on standby in the intensive care section at CFWRS especially if the baby rhino is wounded. Veterinarians, plastic surgeons and other experts are also called in to tend to the rhino calf. Emergency measures are used to save as many orphaned rhino as we possibly can. Rehabilitation: CFWRS has high-quality bomas (enclosures) that house the rhinos during the early stages of their rehabilitation. The bomas have been built to South African National Park (SANParks) standards. All rhinos are supplied with clean water, nutritious feed, and an area for mud bathing. Upon their arrival, the rhinos (depending on their injuries) are housed in the intensive care facility that has the ability to regulate temperatures. Once stabilised, they are moved to the centre's high care facility to be integrated with the other rhinos. This is where they are able to form rhino crashes and unique bonds. All rhinos are housed indoors during the first three to five months of their rehabilitation (or for as long as is necessary) and during this time the rhinos are observed and monitored. Release: Upon a successful rehabilitation, orphaned rhinos are released into the CFWRS intensive protection zone. This stronghold was created specifically to protect rhinos. On releasing the rhino into the Stronghold all rhino are protected by CFWRS unique security system, which includes rhino monitors in close proximity with the rhino 24 hours a day, 365 day per year. They are backed by a professional armed reaction team that consists of armed game scouts supported by trained K9 handlers and dogs. Boundary fences are patrolled every day by the mounted patrol unit.
OUR VISION To be recognized as the premier resource centre for developing dynamic, innovative and principled leaders, who will drive Africa's realization to its full potential. OUR MISSION To inspire, empower and equip a new cadre of African leaders by providing the skills and tools for personal, organizational and community transformation. OUR VALUES Commitment We celebrate, recognize and reward passion, dedication and loyalty to the vision and objectives of LEAP Africa. Communication We recognize that clear, timely and consistent communication is the basis for effective team work, efficient problem solving and organizational success. Excellence We demonstrate excellence in all our activities, going the extra mile to ensure that our programmes, services and operations are world class and of the highest standards. Integrity We consistently endeavour to demonstrate transparency and truthfulness in all our dealings. Respect We recognize and celebrate the diversity in our society and strive to demonstrate the utmost respect in our interactions with different stakeholders. Result-Oriented We focus on outcomes, not activities. Through our programmes we strive to change mindsets and behavior; inspiring, empowering and equipping our participants with the tools, skills and support that they need to effectively lead positive change efforts in their companies and communities.
The mission of the association Les Oiseaux Migrateurs is to create a collaborative space organised around diasporas, making the link with the African continent. We federate an international network of artists, designers, entrepreneurs, students, researchers, innovators, architects, academics, brands and decision-makers from all over the world - to support and empower international youth. Ideal for learning, experimenting and prototyping sustainable and scalable solutions to the challenges our communities may face. Union de la Jeunesse Internationale is the community center created by Les Oiseaux Migrateurs in 2022, with a multidisciplinary and contemporary program that supports emerging diaspora talent and provides a platform for creative and entrepreneurial development. Breaking away from the "bourgeois hierarchy" of the arts and resolutely turned towards interculturality, the Union de la Jeunesse internationale offers an ambitious program of exhibitions, debates and workshops. The idea is to provide a platform for expression and knowledge-sharing for young people, and above all to create an avant-garde venue capable of taking the "pulse of what's happening in the world today", with an emphasis on diasporic cultures. It aims to encourage and connect creative people, entrepreneurs and thinkers by providing them with tools such as an exhibition hall, a workshop space, a radio station and a library.
The Global Integrated Education Volunteers Association, Inc. (GIEVA Organization) is a Youth-Centered Education Empowerment Non-Governmental Organization registered and incorporated. It is committed to empowering the Nigerian youth specifically and young African leaders in general for constructive engagement and sustainable future through education, cultural exchange, advocacy, and volunteerism. It works to build global platforms for young leaders to develop innovative skills through leadership development and entrepreneurial programs. GIEVA Organization fosters and facilitates the preparation and inspiration of new generation of young leaders for constructive engagement through integrative platforms, networks, and partnership. GIEVA Organization believes, a sustainable future with integrated development depends on total education and mobilization of the youth anchored on platforms of entrepreneurship, innovations, and inclusion. GIEVA MISSION is to create an atmosphere of tolerance, foster cooperation and mutual understanding; build platforms for shared values, creativity, and innovation; facilitate inclusive entrepreneurial initiatives, and appreciation of environment through education, and cultural exchange. The Aims and Purposes of the Global Integrated Education Volunteers Association (GIEVA) Include: 1. Establish community learning and information technology center to facilitate formation of volunteer network groups in schools and community organizations. 2. Establish Leadership, Advising & Mentoring Programs (LAMP) to develop and attract Nigeria students/youth with academic, leadership, artistic, musical, creative writing, and sport potentials 3. Build platforms for partnership with educational institutions, testing organizations, government agencies, other, non-governmental organizations with similar objectives, and individuals to share information resources through networking and supports. 4. Build and operate GIEVA Scholarship Funds (GSF) to support creative and innovative young leaders in achieving educational and leadership potentials in the service of humanity; 5. Provide holistic educational advising and learning opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, professional studies, and study abroad programs anywhere in the world. 6. Provide opportunities and be an advocate for physically challenged young leaders through advising and mentoring programs; 7. Promote community health and environmental awareness programs to address health challenges among the youth. 8. Facilitate and promote youth entrepreneurship programs to stimulate innovation and creative businesses for young leaders 9. Support and encourage platforms for people's participation in the protection of environment and sustainable developmental process. The aims are carried out by designing different programs: In ITS last 7 years, GIEVA established and started carrying out the following projects and programs: A. Creative Hands in Organizational Innovations for Constructive Education & Sustainability (CHOICES) CHOICES is an educational youth empowerment program designed to re-shape the lifestyle of students at secondary and tertiary education levels in Nigeria through club meetings, leadership training, skill training, skill acquisition, talent identification. It is a program to: a. Assist in orientating the young African leaders imbibe the values of volunteerism and giving back to the community through group projects, communal appreciation of clean environment through waste management strategies. b. Improve the quality of education at all levels in Africa through group learning, group research, and legislative policy advocacy. c. Create platforms for members to have access to networking resources and interaction with other similar youth groups in other part of the world. The CHOICES program was designed 2010 as an ONGOING platform for establishment of CHOICES Clubs in Secondary Schools, tertiary institutions, and community organizations to: a. Enhance illiteracy reduction of school drop-out prevalent in most member schools; b. Provide information communication technology (ICT) training and encourages active learning among club members and appreciation of the values of technology in learning. c. Become a creative tool for gender equality and the empowerment of the girl-child for self-realization d. Reduce the rate of sexually transmitted diseases among young people through the club's advocacy and public awareness education. e. Offers opportunities for global competitiveness through educational products and competitions f. Assists in identifying young academic, leadership, sports, and artistic talents leading to plans to establishments of advanced placement courses in schools where there are CHOICES Club. g. Inspire the Club alumni to become advocate and tools for inclusion and strengthening for entrepreneurship academic programs at Secondary schools. B. Holistic Education Advising and Learning Services (HEALS) GIEVA -HEALS Project was designed in 2017 as an ONGOING Holistic Educational Advising and Learning Services (HEALS) as a platform for building collaborative/cooperative efforts anchored on partnership. It is also to create mutual values for university communities, students, parents, and other strategic partners with a sense of working together for a culture of inclusion and strategic sustainable development. The HEALS' partnership program is designed with core purposes: 1. To place Nigerian/African Students in highly accredited colleges and universities anywhere in the world. 2. To build platform for partnership with Colleges/Universities, Education-centered Not-for Profit Organizations, and parents to place students with outstanding academic, leadership, artistic, and musical Potentials based on international standard best practices. 1. To facilitate recruitment/placement tours of admission officers from other countries in touch with academically outstanding students in high schools in Nigeria. 2. To establish and facilitate benchmark standards for students' interns, summer camp participants, and volunteer services. 3. To initiate future Young African Leadership movement with global relevance through educational exchange. 4. To initiate the preparation of Nigerian High School graduate students to engage in Advanced Placement Program while waiting for college/university admissions. 5. To strengthen the platform for the placement of first-degree graduate students from Nigeria universities to pursue graduate studies in other part of the world. GIEVA -HEALS Platform annually identifies, advises, mentors, between 10,000 to 15000 students in various academic institutions throughout the world. C. GIEVA -Sustainable Transformative Education Projects ( G-STEP) Its G-STEP recruits and prepares candidates for Advanced Placement Program for students with outstanding academic, leadership, sporting, and other artistic potentials for low income families. The program is designed to enhance the ability of young leaders/students to successfully navigate through a twenty-first century college and career choices. It also enables them to enter the university/4-Year College at advance level competitively and play effective roles in an increasingly integrated world. GIEVA Organization administers, monitors and evaluates the status of SAT, ACT, and TOEFL Testing Integrity throughout Nigeria GIEVA Organization is privileged to work with: 1. Educational Testing Service (ETS)- a US-based Education Nonprofit Organization in the last 15 years as The International Representative for SAT in Nigeria 2. American College Test (ACT) - a US-based Education Nonprofit Organization whose core mission is to advance quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments and research. The products measure knowledge, skills, promote learning, and performance. 3. EDIFACE, a UK Based Online Learning Delivery Platform to enhance and inspire students' effective online learning and to train teachers on how to engage and network productively with online teaching resources and educators world wide.
Vision: -For all children in Africa to be able to experience quality education. Mission: To enhance the quality of education through the use of ICT Our overall Mission statement can be broken down into our key objectives: 1. For ICT to contribute to the quality of teaching 2. To improve the learning experience of children 3. To raise the attainment of children 4. To impact on Education Department practice with regards to the integration of ICT & data analysis 5. To provide a work readiness programme for post school young people GSES was formed in May 2012 from a group of education and technology consultants who are passionate to facilitate change in South African schools. Programme Components In order to achieve maximum affect for our objectives , Green Shoots offers four key programme components. Each programme component is characterised by innovative strategies, measurable outcomes and an ongoing monitoring and evaluation plan. A programme component can be implemented individually as a Project or components can combined to form a multifaceted Project. 1. Curriculum & Pedagogy - Teacher training, professional development, Science & Maths focus 2. Technology assisted learning - Digital curriculum & integration, learner tracking & data analysis, after school programmes 3. Technical Support - Educational IT programmes design & implementation, technical issue resolution 4. Youth Development Programmes
Zetu Foundation's Mission is to provide basic classroom equipment for children in remote and refugee primary schools across Africa to sit comfortably and write properly during classes by using SeatPacks: $15 school bags that turn into bamboo classroom chairs with writing surfaces (and menstrual toolkits for adolescent girls inside). This mission is inspired by 3 core reasons: 1. Over 95 million African school-children today attend school lessons without a place to sit comfortably and write properly directly discouraging their interest in school. This is due to the high cost of tree-timber furniture (average $100 per unit to sit 3 students). 2. Replacing tree-timber furniture with sustainable bamboo furniture using SeatPacks can greatly combat Climate Change at scale over the next 20 years. 3. Giving adolescent girls a menstrual toolkit in each bag increases school attendance all year by 20%, creating equal gender opportunities for girls in rural communities to define their futures. The SeatPack has been locally designed and proven to directly address the above 3 issues. SeatPacks are used daily by 2,200 children in 32 schools across Uganda alone (East Africa) and are designed, produced, and delivered by a local team with local leadership all living in Uganda. Our goal is to gift 1 million African school children by 2030 the daily experience of sitting comfortably and writing properly during classes so they can make their future dreams come true. Meeting this goal means: 1. Together, we improve learning and future opportunities for 1 million children in remote and refugee communities. 2. We combat climate change by conserving up to 1 million trees through replacement of bamboo as the key furniture material for classrooms. 3. We create equal opportunity for adolescent girls by reclaiming up to 20% of their school year attendance previously lost due to menstrual hygiene challenges that encouraged school dropping out. The SeatPack was designed by the Zetu Africa team primarily for the Zetu Foundation to bring it to 1 million school children by 2030. The SeatPack is 100% locally produced in Uganda with local artisans and bamboo farmers. Research and design development started late 2019 under the for profit named Zetu Africa and 17 iterations have been tested with child and teacher feedback. The Zetu Foundation has been established to fund SeatPack production and distribution for children from the poorest communities at no extra cost to the children or their families. The SeatPack is: 1. Personal and Mobile; making the classroom a natural extension of every child, with sitting and writing functions possible wherever they choose to learn (Indoor and outdoor). 2. Light weight; at 600 grams each unit is less than 10% the weight of a 6 year old girl with one main pocket to limit heavy load intentionally. 3. Non-chemically treated bamboo and canvas, replacing tree-timber as the sustainable alternative material for classroom furniture. 4. Gender equality conscious with a menstrual toolkit for female adolescent students to stay in school all year round. 5. Durable with a 5 year working guarantee. Canvas and bamboo lends all-weather material strength, with no zippers or buttons for easy repair by sewing if torn. 6. Low cost at $15 per unit versus the $100 tree-timber furniture unit traditionally used by well to do schools. Amongst many testimonials, some rural and refugee school comments to-date have included; Teacher feedback: "Outdoor classes have been easier to carry out due to the mobile nature of each SeatPack." "Students increased attention during classes because of upright sitting." "Consistent attendance of girls even in their period because of menstrual purse in the SeatPack." Student feedback: "Class is nice to go to". "Easier writing because of my own writing surface". "We study outside more in afternoons now". Parent feedback: "They are excited to go to school after receiving SeatPacks". "When can we have more units". Together, we are keen to gift 1 million African school children in 20,000 classrooms by 2030 the daily experience of sitting comfortably and writing properly during classes with 1 million SeatPacks so they can make their future dreams come true.
Join Bridge to Türkiye Fund, where we connect grassroots communities around the world for a brighter Türkiye—transforming goodwill into impactful programs that improve lives. A culture of giving and civic involvement is a part of our heritage. Bridge to Türkiye Fund (BTF) was founded in 2003 by a few like-minded Turkish-Americans and friends of Türkiye with the simple desire to give back. BTF is founded on citizen-based, democratic and secular principles and encourages all to contribute to the educational welfare of less fortunate children in Türkiye. Based in the Triangle area of North Carolina, BTF grew all across the US over two decades, with many regional giving circles, and today has individual donors and supporting communities in all parts of the globe. Our focus areas are: Enabling equality and equity in education Improving physical and mental health with an emphasis on future generations Disaster relief, recovery and resilience Preservation of natural life and enivronmental sustainability Our simple and shared vision is to unite people and give back as a community. It is an organized attempt to leverage individual diaspora resources who believe in the power of investing together for education and building better futures for disadvantaged youth in Türkiye. BTF maintains a portfolio of carefully vetted Turkish NGOs and localized projects to accomplish its mission. This makes it possible for BTF’s donors to support great causes simply and safely from abroad. For more information, visit our website or reach out at: info@bridgetoturkiye.org.
Project1808 promotes sustainable community development in Kabala, Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone by aiding young students in their efforts to identify and address the root causes of poverty, public and environmental health challenges, and other community-identified concerns. Among our project's specific aims are the following: Fostering academic excellence and nurturing a resilient knowledge base through student mentoring, tutoring, internships, and teacher training programs. Stimulating curiosity, creativity, and innovation through student generated projects that enhance knowledge and encourage students to implement their ideas in ways that benefit their communities. Facilitating local and global partnerships for knowledge exchange, training for students, teachers and community members, student mentoring, and resources to sustain the community knowledge base Our Model Project1808 Model for sustainable development At the core of our sustainable community model is an investment in disadvantaged youth, schools, and their communities to form the building blocks as LEGOs of healthy communities in Sierra Leone and Africa. Through specific GLocal (Global and Local) partnerships, we practice the concept of thinking globally and acting locally, enhancing the exchange of knowledge, increasing the cultural competency, and expanding the worldview of all of our participants. Project1808 is committed to optimizing partnerships between educational institutions locally, within Africa and overseas, particularly with the involvement of other African countries. We want to bring back hope to youths (and whole communities) whose lives, homes, families, schools, infrastructure, institutions were destroyed by 11 years of war in Sierra Leone.
RES NON VERBA ASOCIACION CIVIL (known as Civic House) is an international nonprofit organization that provides a space for creation and collaboration to boost and integrate high-impact civic innovation initiatives, promoting and supporting their sustainability. Civic House aims to gather a community of initiatives that use technology for social change, striving to make the Latin American region more equitable. Within Civic House, there are several initiatives as shown on its website, https://www.civic.house/en. All these initiatives share the same legal personality, as Civic House provides legal, accounting, and administrative support, allowing the initiatives to focus solely on impact. The grant we are applying for, in partnership with 3M under their 3M Impact Post-Project Support, is related to the Ada ITW initiative. Since 2017, Ada ITW has been committed to reducing the gender gap in the tech world by providing technology training to women and assisting them in their job integration process. Over the past seven years, we have trained more than 30,000 women, nearly 60% of whom are now employed in the IT sector. We offer a range of courses and bootcamps in technology, along with payment ease programs and full scholarships for women and femininities who cannot afford these courses. We collaborate closely with hundreds of social organizations in the region to facilitate job placement. As our training is delivered virtually, our reach is regional, only limited by language barriers. I would also like to note that the financial statements and legal documentation we will present belong to Civic House (RES NON VERBA), while the annual budget we will share pertains to Ada ITW internally.
Through the commitment, motivation, determination and professionalism of its staff, COOPI aims to contribute to the process of fighting poverty and developing the communities with which it cooperates all over the world, intervening in situations of emergency, reconstruction and development, in order to achieve a better balance between the Global North and the Global South, between developed areas and deprived or developing areas.
Wildlife ACT is a conservation organisation based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, that focuses on on-the-ground endangered species conservation efforts, the daily monitoring of priority species within protected areas, and the management of human-wildlife conflict, and the promotion of community involvement in conservation. Of particular focus for the organisation is the critically endangered African Wild Dog and Black Rhino, as well as the six Vulture species found in South Africa - of which, several are critically endangered. Through the help of their voluntourism model, Wildlife ACT has been able to provide sustained, free professional monitoring services to more than ten Zululand protected areas for 15 years, as well as contributing endangered species management across Africa, and the restoration of North Island, Seychelles. Wildlife ACT's mission is to save our planet's endangered wildlife and wildlands from extinction. Our aim is to develop and implement innovative, ground based and sustainable conservation models that save our wildlife, protect our wilderness, and benefit our local communities. Our quest is to create inspiring connections with the wilderness, giving people pragmatic ways to support and be part of effective on-the-ground conservation work. Our promise: Real, honest conservation where it's needed most. Through strategic partnerships, sustainable funding models and developing technology: - Implement strategic monitoring and research to inform and enable effective conservation management of wildlife. - Understand the needs of surrounding communities, and develop innovative programs to facilitate socio-economic advancement. - Use Africa-centric, people oriented models to drive wild area expansion. Another essential aspect of Wildlife ACT's mandate lies at the interface of managing human-wildlife conflict and encouraging community conservation efforts. Many people living adjacent to South Africa's protected areas and national parks have only a view across the fence. Wildlife ACT understands that in order for conservation efforts to be sustainable and meaningful, these gaps need to be filled. Their Community Conservation Programme aims to encourage participation in, and strengthen peoples' understanding of, the conservation sector, showcasing the value of nature and highlighting economic opportunities in the sector.
Mission: Palliative Care Network is dedicated to alleviating the suffering of patients who are combating serious illnesses through open access education for professionals worldwide. Vision: Palliative Care for Everyone, Everywhere Chronic diseases are the leading cause of mortality in the world, representing 60% of all deaths. 35 million people died from chronic disease in 2005. These include heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. 80% of chronic disease deaths occur in low and middle income countries (1). Healthcare professionals lack appropriate training to care for patients as a "whole" and, in particular, fall short in skills to care for patients with diseases with poor prognosis. Quite often, patients receive poor end-of-life care, even in societies with technologically advanced healthcare. Ultimately, patients experience unnecessary pain and suffering during treatment of disease and at the end-of-life. Palliative Care Network (PCN) aims to address pain and suffering more effectively through education. PCN provides a FREE, online, educational platform for palliative care professionals. Registration on the website and access to materials remains free of charge allowing those who have limitations to remain abreast of palliative care trends. Expert interviews, lectures, presentations, posters, etc. are voluntarily shared on the PCN Community. Participants from Harvard share the same platform with palliative care providers from developing countries in Africa, landlocked Nepal and Mongolia, etc. PCN evens out the platform for palliative care professionals worldwide. The multiple projects initiated by PCN not only help the professional community in assisting patients and their families but allow palliative care providers to encourage each other. The PCN Directory lists professionals from around the globe interested in collaborating to exchange knowledge and information. For example, using the PCN Directory, an Indian physician connected with an American social worker to share cultural issues, myths, and norms about palliative care, grief, and loss. Additional success stories include collaborations with a professor of sociology, nurse, and a producer/director.