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Their mission is to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking to build a future free of violence.

Background: After a tragic car accident in 2011 that resulted in having an 18 year old young teenager to be a wheelchair user; his mother along with a group of 13 friends decided to make a difference when it comes to physical disability in Egypt and the Middle East after the challenges they faced and still are. Vision: To be the leading example developmental foundation in Egypt, Middle East and Africa that embrace wheelchair/physical disabilities with emphasis on endless possibilities. Mission: Alhassan Foundation is determined to providing "tailored solutions", facilities, re-habilitation and re-occupation for humans on wheelchairs, and their families to overcome their challenges and make best use of their different abilities. 1. Nurturing "YES I CAN" attitude among wheelchair users and their families 2. Changing society's mindset regarding viewing a wheelchair user as "disabled" to be "differently abled" 3. Involving the right mix of corporations, governmental entities, global organisations and individuals to achieve our vision. 4. Provide a franchised rehabilitation centres similar to those in Germany & UK. 5. Represent a franchised wheelchair factory. 6. Quality rehabilitation and reoccupation for wheelchair users changes individuals to be of value added to society rather than a burden. 7. Successful and positive wheelchair users are Alhassan Foundation represents and 1st line. 8. Think regional. 9. Improved living facilities e.g. ramps, equipped cars, buses etc 10. 5% hiring among companies & SME projects for less educated. 11. Promote & enhance suitable sports activities. (Tennis; Basket; Bow/Arrow; Swimming; Table Tennis..etc) 12. Supporting humans with disabilities should be a "sustained constitutional right" and not optional service or charity in Egypt. 13. Translate/support writing books that represent physical challenges to be reference for others in Egypt & Middle East. 14. Humans with challenges deserve not only to live, but to live happily. Values: To believe and follow principles of integrity, humanity, diversity, including and accepting others in all aspects of interaction and dealing. To be a committed, caring and responsible establishment of founders, board members, sponsors and volunteers. To ensure cost effectiveness with emphasis on quality. Society development foundation rather then charity. No political, sexual, racial, ethnic or religious direction. We serve humans aside from their beliefs.

The National Organization for Women Foundation (“NOW Foundation”) is a 501(c) (3) organization devoted to achieving full equality for women through education and litigation.The Foundation focuses on a broad range of women’s rights issues, including economic justice, pay equity, racial discrimination, women’s health and body image, women with disabilities, reproductive rights and justice, family law, marriage and family formation rights of same-sex couples, representation of women in the media, and global feminist issues.The NOW Foundation is affiliated with the National Organization for Women, the largest feminist grassroots organization in the U.S., with hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and hundreds of thousands of contributing members and supporters

To spread and defend the rights of excluded people who face discrimination due to poverty, age, gender, color, language or culture. Our methods include implementing politically effective actions, services and other necessary means. Our work stands for gender equality and that the marginalized people themselves recognize their rights and strive to realize them through strategies which express their empowerment and that develop through their active participation.

Our vision is of a Zimbabwe in which orphans & vulnerable children have access to all their basic needs & are holistically developing to realize their full mental, physical & social potential. Our mission is to empower communities to adequately support & care for orphans & vulnerable children in Zimbabwe & to lobby & advocate for children's rights. Our goal is to provide community-based holistic services in a sustainable way to orphans and vulnerable children in the Harare suburbs of Mbare, Sunningdale, Waterfalls & Ardbennie. Our organisational focus is on: a. Strong governance & management b. Resource mobilisation c. Human resource development d. Strong accountability systems e. Learning and sharing

SOLIDARIEDADE NA MOKILI, a global nonprofit 501c3 public charity dedicated to addressing human development. We invest, empower and protect women and children creating healthy, sustainable and productive communities. Our organization places women and children in the forefront because we believe women are the heart of the family, as well as cultural, health and social balances within every community. Women play a central role in health development and education. As such, their empowerment is an indispensable factor for peace, social, economic, and environmental progress. We are convinced giving women the right to choose their lives independently, anywhere in the world, is one of the keys to meeting the challenges of this century.

The mission of Sojourner Family Peace Center is to create peaceful communities in which domestic respect and a life free from violence is the right of every woman, man and child.

KITO ONLUS is a nonprofit organization with exclusively purposed of social solidarity, most in the field of education and primary school in developing countries or emergency. KITO ONLUS considers school as the best tool to get children back to ordinary life and help them overcome traumas a conflict or natural disaster might provoke in each of them. Therefore, it recognizes the importance of the right to education, especially in emergency contexts. The organization is aimed to pursue the following goals: Financing, development and building of basic structures in developing countries or in countries affected by famines, natural disasters and armed conflicts; Assistance to people victims of wars, famines, natural disasters, violence and violation of human rights; Designing of basic structures for scholastic employment; Relization of expandable, aggregatable and transportable schoolhouses (or health centers); Developing of participatory processes with the beneficiaries in the structures installation; Increasing wealth of students, teachers and scholastic staff, through policies aimed to improve their living conditions, namely health, nutrition, social services and security of children.

MISSION Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and the U.S. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to representation in all areas of life—political, social, cultural, and economic. WAW relentlessly advocates for women's rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence wherever opportunities arise to influence attitudes and bring about change.VISIONA world in which Afghan women and girls enjoy peace, justice, equality, and freedom to participate in all spheres of life and live without fear. A world in which all women and their families thrive and prosper.

We advocate for the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for women and sensitize men about the rights of women and girls. We work to end gender based violence, empower women economically and socially and enable them to live responsible and fulfilled lives. We advocate for sustainable development goals (SDG)to promote gender equality for women and see they are given equal footing with men without gender partiality in all matters of lives to compete on equal platform. We give access to basic education to boys/girls and offer skills to the marginalized population and groups in low income areas to help them achieve SDG and their dreams and overcome many obstacles in live and be able to fight for their rights.

We believe every person has a story and every story has value. We exist to empower communities to end the cycle of human trafficking by starting and supporting social enterprises that raise awareness, offer opportunities for economic independence for survivors and fund the fight against human trafficking. Currently Stories Foundation operates the Freedom Food Truck and Storyteller Catering. In the future we hope to operate a Cafe and sell food products. All with the goal of spreading awareness about human trafficking and empowering people to make a difference through purposeful purchasing as a first step

Social, economic and political empowerment of marginalized communities especially women, youth and children through mobilization, organization, capacity building, and advocating for their rights and entitlements to ensure development for all.