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Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds. Through science-based advocacy, education, field work and enforcement, Channelkeeper defends our community's right to clean water and informs, inspires and empowers people to speak and act for our waterways.

Vision A just society where all people have access to a life of dignity devoid of absolute poverty Mission: To strengthen the capacity of Civil Society Organisations and public institutions in Africa to eradicate absolute poverty; through development, demonstration of effective sustainable and good practice at all levels. Values 1. Respect for human rights, equity and justice for all. PEN works with respect for the rights of all people to determine their own destiny and development, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age or gender. 2. Respect for the innate potential, dignity and ability of all people to remake their own lives. PEN works with respect for the beliefs and wisdom of all our partners and applies participatory approaches that build upon existing knowledge and skills, and ensure ownership and control of outputs remains with them. 3. Transparency and Accountability. PEN ensures that its assets and resources are used exclusively for the achievement of its mission and consistent with its values. We are open in all our transactions and accountable for our expenditures and impact. 4. Concern for a healthy and clean environment. PEN promotes technologies that build upon indigenous knowledge and resources, while regenerating and protecting the environment, ensuring peopleas health and safety PENas Strategic Aims a To empower communities to be responsible for their development agenda a To support credible and sustainable CSOs achieve their goals a To work together with other stakeholders in creating an enabling environment for CSOs to operate

The organization was created to educate, organize and mobilize people to improve human conditions in every regard by inspiring and educating the public about the principles and values belonging to the Judeo- Christian American heritage which generally involves helping those in need

Camino Verde is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization dedicated to: * Protecting and understanding biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon. * Protecting indigenous rights, autonomy, and wisdom. * Spreading sustainable ways of life and encouraging fair, sustainable development. Our mission is to plant trees and encourage others to do the same.

Our humanitarian and development organization offers basic health care to isolated African villages, participates in the fight against HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and contributes to the training of human resources both in Canada and in the host countries of Benin, Tanzania and Uganda.

The OCWC's programs are built on its unique hands-on animal care experience with a range of species from flying squirrels to river otters and the expertise gained in resolving over 100,000 human-wildilfe conflict calls. Our programs include: 1)School Program designed to improve the knowledge and understanding of wildlife among students in grades JK-8. It aims to get children excited about wildlife and to help reconnect them to nature. Annually the Centre works with about 1,000 students; 2)The Centre's website offers detailed, cost-effective and humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts; 3)The OCWC's Community Outreach Programs give workshops at events ranging from Environmental Fairs, summer camps, libraries, gardening clubs and community associations. Through these events the Centre increases the public's understanding about urban wildlife and biodiversity; 4)The Centre builds and maintains strategic partnerships so wildilfe perspectives are considered in planning matters.

Friends of the Earth is an advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the environment, human communities, and healthy life on our planet. We are the U.S. voice of an international network in 76 countries across five continents. For more than 40 years, Friends of the Earth has been the leader in aggressively confronting the root causes of climate change, in stopping wasteful government handouts to polluting industries, and in stemming damaging corporate exploitation that places profit above human and environmental wellbeing. Friends of the Earth promotes clean and sustainable energy, fair solutions to the climate crisis, responsible use of technology, and protection of the earth’s natural treasures.

Baboon Matters provides a voice for baboons in a society which views them as problematic and expendable. We advocate for the holistic and long-term environmental protection of baboons in South Africa, and offer effective, non-aggressive alternatives for managing human-baboon conflict.

Preserving History. Providing Access. Promoting Understanding. TO PRESERVE AND HELP PEOPLE USE THE DOCUMENTS OF FOREST and CONSERVATION HISTORY. THE SOCIETY IDENTIFIES, COLLECTS, INTERPRETS, AND DISSEMINATES HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMANS AND FORESTS, CONTRIBUTING TO INFORMED NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION-MAKING.

The Shakespeare Company (TSC) bridges the truths of the past with the challenges of today through fresh, brave, and highly accessible performances. For 17 seasons, TSC has used the works of William Shakespeare to strike at the heart of what it means to be human in our rawest moments.

The Bill 7 Award Trust provides scholarships for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, 2-spirited and queer youth who are in financial need and are enrolled in their first program at any post-secondary institution in Ontario. It is named after the 1986 Ontario legislation that extended the protection of the Human Rights Code to lesbians and gay men. Bill 7 Award is directed and administered by a Board of Trustees made up of representatives from two community groups: Community One and Supporting Our Youth (a program of Sherbourne Health Centre). By building a capital trust fund, Bill 7 Award is able to leverage contributions that are made to provide scholarships for many years to come. In recent years, Bill 7 Award has been able to grant 4 awards of $2,000 each to very deserving LGBTT2SQ students. Donations may be designated to be invested in the capital fund, disbursed in the following year, or this decision can be left to the discretion of the trustees.

Because democracies rely upon a well-educated citizenry, CCLET’s mission is to engage Canadians in developing the habits they need to participate in the democratic process. Among the outreach programmes of the Canadian Civil Liberties Trust are Civil Liberties in the Schools and Teaching Civil Liberties. These programs focus on getting students to ask critical questions about their rights and freedoms. By shining the light of inquiry on unfairness, we begin the process of change. Through CCLET guest speakers, conferences, and workshops for schools and community organizations, participants are engaged in lively discussions about their rights and freedoms and the important legal and civil liberties issues created by a pluralistic society. Particular emphasis is on providing programmes for student teachers, and high school law and social studies students.