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We founded Rafiki Ya Maisha to provide vocational training to unemployed young people & women in need, who have no secondary education nor access to trade schools in rural Western Kenya. This forgotten group of youths gets material assistance for acquiring life skills through our small college in Chepkanga. This village empowerment endeavor has components in conservation, health, culture, micro-finance, counseling, brick making. We are building a larger polytechnic center to serve Sergoit area.

Hope for Limpopo, Inc. promotes women and children's safety, education and well-being through support of projects and capacity building programs dictated by the needs of the local community in and around Limpopo Province. Activities consist primarily of financing works that provide education, basic diet and nutrition counseling, public awareness, and medical care for impoverished children and adults living in the rural areas of South Africa. An emphasis is placed on children orphaned or otherwise adversely affected by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers.

Our mission is to empower the disenfranchised in the community of Olievenhoutbosch by prioritizing the needs and potential of children and providing a safe environment for orphaned children, children from abusive households, and destitute women. We achieve this by offering psychological, educational, and healthcare assistance, and through partnerships with individuals and organizations. We support our beneficiaries through an Early Childhood Development Centre, skills development programs, mentoring programs, and income-generating initiatives, enabling them to become influencers of social change and contributors to nation-building.

Sawa is a leading Palestinian organization dedicated to providing support, protection and social counseling for survivors of violence. Sawa aims at spreading a culture of non-violence and gender equality in Palestinian society through confidentially helping, counseling and supporting violence victims. We and our community partners stand for an enhanced social wellbeing, based on values of humanity and gender equality, through a set of differentiated services to combat all types of violence, abuse and neglect practiced against women and children.

South Sudan Grassroots Initiative for Development (SSGID) is a National non-profit, Humanitarian and Development community organization established in the year 2013 and registered with the Ministry of Justice (Registration Number 1921) and the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (Registration Number 350). SSGID was founded by a group of women and youth of South Sudan with the aim of responding to the ever increasing social, economic, and health challenges affecting the predominantly rural / pastoral population of the Country. SSGID philosophy is based on the principle of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) where target communities are viewed as ASSETS with lots of opportunities, resources and ability to influence their desired outcomes other than as Problem Centres for humanitarian actions. SSGID, therefore, supports communities through a wide range of programmes that are community-driven with a niche on community innovation and problem solving. SSGID's programmes are focussed on vulnerable women and girls because SSGID subscribes to the belief that "if you educate a woman, you educate a nation." In addition women and girls are the worst affected categories of people in South Sudan as far as poverty, education attainment, human rights violation besides being marginalized in development programmes. SSGID also believes that youths play a very key role in transforming societies and are regarded to be having proactive minds towards development as well as being enthusiastic members of the society. SSGID provides Livelihood skills training and capacity building programmes to empower the young women and men in the communities so that they could contribute to their own development and build a resilient and sustainable community Vision Statement: Just, educated, healthy, equitable, peace loving and self-sustaining communities. Mission Statement: Dynamic partnership with communities to promote peace, reduce inequality, hunger, ignorance, poverty and diseases. Our MOTTO: To improve the health status and wellbeing of the vulnerable women and girls in communities through community driven: Livelihoods improvement, Girl Child Education, Promotion of health and sanitation, progressive culture, gender and protection programmes. Objectives: SSGID is driven by the following core objectives in its programme design and interaction with various Promotion and strengthening of sustainable agriculture among women and youth. Improvement of health and solidification of communities' response to emerging health issues. Women and youth empowerment through education and human rights advocacy. Promotion of peaceful co-existence among citizens and proactive participation in good governance stakeholders. Equity Promoting equitable and equal opportunities for all the beneficiaries and in employment in SSGID. Integrity A very high sense of moral and ethical standards in all SSGID dealings with all stakeholders and the public. Transparency and Accountability A very high level of openness and responsibility to all its stakeholders Respect Holding SSGID stakeholders with a high level of esteem and appreciation. Teamwork Always promoting teamwork spirit among its employees. The objectives for which SSGID operates are to ultimately give dignity to the people of South Sudan and to make them realise and enjoy a peaceful coexistence from within South Sudan and with the wider world community. Specifically, this will be achieved through the following objectives: i. Advocate for the large communities' social and development interests. ii. Mobilize local resources and other sources of incomes from individuals, international organisations, State governments and groups in furthering its mission. iii. Promote and carry out research, in furthering of its activities. iv. Promote community activities through singular or join workshops, exhibitions, meetings, lecture classes, seminars and training courses. v. Collect and disseminate information and exchange such information with other bodies having similar objects whether in South Sudan or overseas. vi. To acquire any moveable or immovable property and any buildings or things whatsoever and sell, dispose of Mortgage, lease or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property or rights of the Organization. vii. To enter into any arrangement with any governments or authorities that may seem conducive to the Organization's objects or any of them, and to obtain from such government or authority any rights, privileges and concessions which the Organization may think desirable to obtain. viii. To promote or assist in the promotion of any organization or company or other body having objects similar to those of the Organization. ix. Undertake, execute, manage and/or assist in any charitable work that may be lawfully undertaken, managed or assisted by other organisations. x. Write, publish, print or otherwise reproduce, circulate, gratuitously or otherwise distribute such documents, papers, books, newsletters, periodic, pamphlets or other documents, films and/or record tapes, (whether audio or visual or both) as shall be permitted by the laws of Publication and Access to Information Act of the Republic of South Sudan. xi. Carry out any such other lawful thing as may be necessary for the said objectives. SSGID supports vulnerable communities of South Sudan by acting in the following areas i. Rescue, provide emergency care, rehabilitate and resettle women and children and other IDPs. ii. Promote community health. iii. Improve community water, sanitation and hygiene. iv. Advocate and work for gender empowerment. v. Promote Education in emergency and peace situations. vi. Engage in Peace Building and Human Rights promotion at community level. vii. Promote Youth and women Enterprise and Vocational Skills Development. viii. Carry out Humanitarian Emergencies. ix. Engage in Research and Development. x. Promote vocational trainings for children, youth, women and adults. xi. Carry out life skills education children, youth and adults. Field Offices S/No. Location Role 1. Juba Headquarters 2. Wau Field Programs Office 3. Kuajok Field Programs Office 4. Aweil Field Programs Office 5. Tonj South Field Programs Office 6 Torit Field Programs Office 7 Malakal Field Programs Office 8 Rumbek Field Programs Office Management and staff of SSGID i. Board of Directors constituted by 7 members that decides on SSGID policies, supervises Senior Management, approves work plans, budget and auditors. ii. Senior Management comprising of 53 staffs that include Executive Director, Programs Manager and Finance Manager, Gender Youth and Development Manager and among other posts iii. Program Implementation and administration Staff comprising of the following but not limited to the following: Program Officers, Gender and Protection Officers, Logistics Officers, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Human Resource Officers and Support Staff.

Support the educational aspirations of young indigenous Oaxacan women from impoverished rural communities in the state. Support the successful completion of high school studies of our grantees and their ability to continue university level studies. Promote the holistic development of the grantees during their high schools studies enhancing their studies through workshops and courses regarding gender equity, prevention of adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STD), prevention of violence in dating relationships, environmental stewardship, and reading outside of school assignments. Include in the grant personal physical and mental health care to assure health issues do not impede their development. Encourage grantees who complete high school successfully to continue their studies at the university level through financial assistance, lodging and other support. In 2018 the Fondo is funding 34 young women in high school and 15 studying in university. Note: The high school level grantees live in their communities or a town nearby that offers high school level studies. Each month all the grantees gather at the Fondo office in the capital city for a weekend workshops and courses and receive their stipend for the following month as well as their expenses for travel.

The main purpose of the organization's activities is to develop institutions that play an important role in the formation of a democratic society, to improve the state of civil society and electoral institutions, to improve local self-government, to contribute to the socio-economic and humanitarian development of the country and to ensure human rights and freedom of expression, as well as to establish transparency in all areas. , increasing the role of youth and women in solving problems, protecting peace and reconciliation in the direction of peaceful resolution of conflicts, and helping society integrate into the democratic world. IDI operates in the following areas: -Support of humanism and human dignity as basic values of civil society -Support for the use of international standards for the protection of basic human rights and freedoms -Supporting an inclusive society and a tolerant environment -Support for the principles of a legal democratic state -Support for the transparency of public institutions -Support for the right to information, seductive media and journalists -Support for free elections -Supporting the participation of women and young people in company management -Provision of legal support -Operation of media platforms -Organization of courses, trainings and workshops -Creation and organization of educational programs It organises training sessions for youngsters in fields of journalism, human rights, economics and etc.

Our mission is to co-create and strengthen initiatives for sustainable development in Cundinamarca (Colombia), focusing on vulnerable rural communities. We focus our efforts on addressing critical challenges such as climate change, agricultural productivity, social integration, and educational and employment opportunities, with special attention to women, youth, and people with disabilities. We do this through comprehensive and participatory solutions that promote equity, inclusion, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and rural development, considering environmental, economic, social, and cultural aspects with a territorial, differential, and gender approach.

Create food security by educating underserved communities on how to use Regenerative Climate Smart Agriculture to replace carbon emitting farming and reforestation practices. Focus on training women and youth on sustainable farming practices to help create long-lasting livelihoods. Reduce the importation of foreign food and increase the export of healthier organically grown food. Collaborate with international corporations to help fund the reduction of carbon through Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies to support underserved farming communities. Reduce crime and poverty by creating opportunities.

The purpose of the "ORAH" Endowment Fund is to achieve or support, for an exclusively of general interest, any cultural, educational or social action aimed, in France and abroad, at: - Transmit, promote and disseminate the cultural, literary and artistic heritage linked to the Zohar and Kabbalah; - Promote knowledge and influence of Jewish culture and the history of Judaism to the general public (general public, teachers, researchers, academic world); - Provide material, psychological and moral assistance to vulnerable people of all faith, in particular families, sick or disabled adults, people elderly, single women or single mothers

Mission: To assist the vulnerable community for their development through Education, Training, Social Awareness, Gender and Development Creates employment opportunities of the marginal youth by proving vocational skills. To reduce social insecurity for women & children To ensure Governance for Quality Education To ensure Water Supply, Environmental Sanitation & Hygiene promotion To provide IGA-support (fish culture, agriculture, livestock etc.) to the community for improve their livelihood To provide humanitarian support for restoring damaged of livelihood To form community based organizations (CBO, VDC and federation) to mitigate their community interests.

The objects of the foundation are to transform lives in disadvantaged communities across the Arab world by means of the following (non-limiting): a. advancing the education and learning for the public benefit and in particular to educate men and women and young people of all ages from a broad range of geographical, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds in the Arab world (this includes all member countries of the Arab league), to enable them to realise their full potential as individuals, within society as a whole; b. developing the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in countries in the Arab world (including all members of the Arab league) in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society; c. investing in and strengthening ambitious social enterprises that act upon pressing needs, in particular children's education, youth employment and women's economic empowerment; d. providing grants and technical assistance to ambitious social enterprises, to enable them to achieve greater financial sustainability and to increase their impact in disadvantaged communities across the Arab world, and; Furthermore all that is incidental or conducive to achieving these objects, including setting up a public fund or the establishment, acquisition, management, holding and disposal of foundations or legal entities or enterprises with an objective that falls within the scope of this foundation.