Search Nonprofits

To empower young people in Ghana, especially underserved youth, girls, women, and people with disabilities, by providing access to Information Technology education, digital skills training, mentorship, and resources so that they can thrive in the digital economy

The mission of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund is to raise money for life saving cancer research, underserved programs that provide access to quality cancer healthcare and unite people in the fight against all cancers affecting women.

VISION Live with integrity to make a positive change in someone's life MISSION Utilizing sport to unlock the compassionate and positive energy in each person OBJECTIVES 1 promote an active and healthy lifestyle 2 reinforce respect, kindness, leadership skills and values 3 promote gender equality, combatting abuse and highlighting rights and responsibilities 4 empower female participants and add knowledge related to general health, reproductive health and hygiene 5 improve literacy levels and creative thinking 6 empower unemployed youth through personal development, leadership skills, upgrade their values and improve their employability chances. 7 instil entrepreneurship skills 8 broaden knowledge on the environment and producing product Main SDG' supported although many are interlinked: SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH & WELL-BEING Promote nutritious and fresh food eating habits. Put fun into physical activity, encourage healthy lifestyles, mental health and well-being. SDG 4: QUALITY EDUCATION Increase skills for employment and entrepreneurship. Training of children in vulnerable situations. Ensure that youth, both male and female, achieve the required literacy and numeracy levels. Support literacy on various levels. We believe knowledge is power and basic money management a necessity for all. SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY Ensure girl's / women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in economic and public life. End all forms of discrimination against women and girls and eliminate all forms of violence. SDG 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES & COMMUNITIES Empower unemployed youths to become role models and leaders in their community. Provide opportunity to earn their own livelihoods. SDG 13: CLIMATE ACTION Sharing information on eco- friendly environment, experiencing sustainable food sources, and water usage. SDG 16: PEACE, JUSTICE & STRONG INSTITUTIONS Strive for peace, stability, human rights, and effective governance on all levels.

The mission is to support social and economic initiaves for high-risk populations (women, children, young people, men and the elderly ) to combat the causes of vulnerability they face(hunger, extreme pauverty, disease,...) and environnemental problems. The global objectif is to sustainably reduce vulnerability of population and communities, including ethnic minorities in the Great Lakes sub-region, through sustainabe development, peace-building, democratization, environnemental protection and inclusive management of naturel resources. The specifics objectives are : 1. Tackling hunger, malnutrition and extrem poverty ; 2) Making it easier for people to acces essential water, hygiene and sanitation services ; 3) Protect the environment, biodiversity and combat global warming; 4) Consolding good local governance, human rights ; 5) consolidate democracy and democratic values in the self-promotional organizations and networks ; 6)Supporting the prevevtion and transformation of conflicts for inter-communal peace ; 7) Sttrenthening actions to combat gender-based violence ; 8) Integrating ethnic minorities into all actions without a spirit of marginalization ; 9) Support education, adult training, literacy and professional leaning ; 10) Supporting women's and youth's economic empowerment initiatives ; 11) Improving the health of mothers and children (mental health, reproductive health,...); 12) Supporting investisment in promotion of small entreprises ;13) Renove social and economic infrastructures of communities in the DRC.

Project Tres supports women artisans through education and skills-training in India and Kenya. We believe that providing education on fair trade and self-sustainability is the key to create new life-changing economic and social opportunities.

Empowered Fem is dedicated to igniting and sustaining an energy movement designed to catalyze ambition in young women and thereby power the developing workforce. Our objective is to provide resources and encouragement to individuals who otherwise may not receive either.

Providing a safe space for young girls and young women to envision and pursue the future they want for themselves and their communities through life-skills and reproductive health training and awareness, Arts and Sports, professional development and scholarship program me.

Empower Vulnerable women, orphans and adolescent girls by providing access to education healthcare and economic opportunities.We are committed to fostering resilience, dignity and self sufficiency through sustainable program that addresses Poverty , gender inequality and social exclusion.

Who is Limye Lavi? What does Limye Lavi do? Limye Lavi is a Haitian organization that has been in existence since 1993. It works with marginalized communities in Haiti, especially those that are the most rural. Its mission is to work together with other organizations to help people in the most marginalized communities to cultivate the types of education and experiences that are based on respect and dignity, and which lead to autonomy. Limye Lavi works with all types of people, without distinction, particularly people from marginalized communities. Limye Lavi's main goal is to help the communities it works with to organize themselves and develop strategies so that: - all children in the community attend school and receive a quality education ; - community members neither send children to, nor receive children from the restavek system ; - the rights of all children are respected ; - communities produce more agricultural products and apply good techniques to increase income and improve economic living standards. Fondasyon Limye Lavi's work is focused in 3 main areas: Education, Protection and Defense of Children's Rights, and Agricultural / Economic Accompaniment. 1- Education Limye Lavi holds in-services for teachers and school directors, organizes rural schools into networks to meet together and create solutions for the educational problems experienced in the rural communities, organize themselves to defend children's rights, and work so that all children can go to school and receive a quality education. It incorporates a Match system to help schools cover their budgets, Book Banks so students can have books to study, and Accelerated Programs so older children who haven't had the chance to go to school can benefit from a good education. Limye Lavi also holds trainings for adults in the community to raise parents' awareness of how they can become more effectively involved in their children's education. 2-Protection and Defense of Children's Rights Specifically to protect and defend children's rights, Limye Lavi works to eliminate the restavek system (child labor system) in the rural communities. It holds trainings for community members about children's and youth's rights. It helps communities create committees to defend and protect children's rights, and accompanies the committees in helping the most vulnerable children in the communities, especially those children who return to the rural communities from being in the child labor (restavek) system. 3-Agricultural/Economic Accompaniment To help the communities increase their agricultural production and raise more money to function, Limye Lavi holds trainings focused on money management and agricultural techniques, and accompanies them in improving their planting and technical skills, taking better care of their gardens, and developing economic activities to increase agricultural production, save money and manage credit programs among themselves. Limye Lavi specifically uses methods that are built on participation, that allow people to share ideas and respect each other, develop tolerant and democratic spirits among themselves, and which develop collective ideas and shared leadership in the communities. It develops and uses methods such as: Reflection Circles, Open Space, ESK (Edikayson se yon Konvesasyon- Education is a Conversation), etc.

Our Mission Innovative Young Minds' goal is to expose young women in school years 11 and 12 to career and research opportunities available in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and high-tech manufacturing) sectors here in New Zealand. IYM seeks to encourage diversity and equality in our science and technology industry by inspiring a new generation of innovators and industry leaders. Females are grossly underrepresented in the STEMM sector and we want to change that. For example, only 12% of engineers in New Zealand are currently women. Women also face significant barriers in entering and progressing within the science and technology workforce. Increasing female participation in STEMM will mean greater innovation and economic success for everyone. In the testing times we are currently in, this new breed of creative problem solvers and innovators will be the ones tackling the big challenges of the 21st century such as Covid-19 and climate change. We need to inspire talented people to invent new ways of working, living, travelling and making things. To build a better future, the next generation of engineers, scientists, engineers and technicians need to better reflect our diverse society. This is why it is so important to encourage more young women to get involved in science and technology. New Zealand is home to brilliant and passionate young women. We know this because 370 of them have participated in IYM's programmes. These young women give us hope for the future. IYM's mission is to break down barriers and encourage young women to enter the STEMM sector and to do so we must ensure that our programmes are as engaging and accessible as possible. Our programmes are run by a small but passionate team made up of our five dedicated board members, who come from within our local business and council networks, and one very hard working part time operational staff member. Despite the small team, we're working hard to make a difference to the young women in New Zealand by providing fit-for-purpose locally-based programmes so that we invigorate our future STEMM labour market. How Covid-19 changed our programmes When Covid-19 arrived in 2020, it changed everything for IYM. We were unable to run our normal residential programmes and in response, we created a purpose built online programme that could be delivered to a larger number of students across New Zealand. Delivered virtually via Zoom and Google Classroom, the programme was hugely successful demonstrating there was a strong demand for an accessible online programme. This year our online programme was held in the April school holidays and nearly 100 young women from across New Zealand participated in it. Creating an engaging and participatory virtual programme from scratch in a short time had its challenges but the feedback we received from students told us we were on the right track. We incorporated virtual site tours, compelling and inspirational speakers, mentoring sessions and the Innovation Challenge which is the highlight of every programme we run. The participant fee was only $30 including GST per person which ensured the programme was accessible to all. We were lucky to have Covid-19 relatively well under control in New Zealand by mid 2021 so we were able to proceed with both the new online programme AND our original residential programme, just with a few tweaks; this year we made the decision to only open the residential programme to students in the Greater Wellington Region (rather than the whole country) as this meant that we could more easily manage the financial risks associated with further Covid-19 related lockdowns. This programme was held in the July 2021 school holidays and 39 young women from high schools from the Greater Wellington Region took part. During the week-long residential programme, students attended site visits at universities, Crown Research Institutes and other STEMM organisations where they took part in a range of hands-on STEMM activities. During the programme, students also interacted with women from the science and technology sector who shared their personal journeys and experiences, completed an innovation challenge over the week and learned to network with industry representatives. Students also joined sponsors, business representatives and participants from across the programme at a formal parliamentary reception to finish the week. Thanks to the generosity of our funders, participants only pay $170 including GST per person and successful applicants pay this fee once they are accepted onto the programme. On both our online and residential programmes, participants experience the following: - Tours of laboratories and other spaces in universities, Crown Research Institutes and businesses. - Interactive sessions where researchers and innovators showcase their research and work. - Inspiring career sessions led by women working in STEMM. - Team-building and networking sessions. - An Innovation Challenge where participants work in teams led by industry expert mentors. Accessibility is key to our success We know that there are numerous barriers that stop students, and particularly young females from experiencing STEMM opportunities. Some of these include where they live, family life, expectations and responsibilities, and financial barriers. Our goal is to reduce as many of these barriers as possible so that at least 140 young New Zealand female students per year get the opportunity to experience STEMM careers that might spark their interest for the future. Whilst our programmes have been through a period of growth and change since IYM's inception in 2017, we have never been afraid of making changes, for the right reasons. So far we have delivered once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunities for over 370 young women from years 11 and 12 and with additional funding and support we know that we can make this even more impactful and ultimately extend our impact even further. The Innovation Challenge The Innovation Challenge aspect of the programme is immensely successful as it encourages teamwork, friendship, collaboration, problem-solving and design-thinking skills. It also develops research skills and builds confidence as participants deliver presentations back to their peers. We'd like to grow this into The 3M Innovation Challenge so that more young women can participate, learn and benefit from the experience. We know it is life changing, can lead to friendships and gives students the confidence they might need to pursue their passion for a STEMM career - or at the very least give new opportunities a go. The Innovation Challenge allows students to: - Investigate the Challenge. - Choose enabling technologies and design a solution using these. - Make a quick prototype of their solution. - Present their solution. - Celebrate success in a supportive team environment. "If these young women keep up the confidence and motivation I saw, our future is going to benefit from a fabulous generation of problem-solvers". Innovation Challenge 2021 judge Vanessa Oakley, General Manager, Strategy & Business Operations, Chorus "I found it inspiring to see the environmental solutions that the young women in this years' IYM cohort developed during the Innovation Challenge and the poise with which they presented their ideas. Young people think of solutions that adults would never dream of. Investing in them might be the key to building a better world". Innovation Challenge 2021 judge Dr Catlin Powers, Namaste Foundation Video links for more information: https://youtu.be/4UjtV94jUkA https://youtu.be/BXw-k5d0MhA https://youtu.be/BlwdpiK-QeI

Mission: Tributary initiative for Learning mission is to employ essential skills, expertise and passion to improve the quality of education, employability, economic well-being and quality of life. Goals:To create socially responsible, literate and mentally balanced employable young persons in the community. Our founding principles hinges on integrity, gender equality, right to basic education and impart of life skills.

Canales is a non-profit organization conformed by deaf and hearing people concerned by the marginal situation of deaf people in Argentina. We promote the right of deaf children for an accessible education, through educative projects. All our projects are based on the recognition of sign language as the natural language of the deaf, and on the active participation of deaf people in the design and development of educative programs.