Millennium Development Challenge 2012
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION MASTER CONTACT LIST
The following NGO's are suitable to partner with as they are registered as Canadian charities. This is a representative list and is by no means comprehensive. If selecting a different NGO please ensure that they have status as a registered Canadian charity before initiating a project with them, otherwise the funds cannot be given.
AFRICAN TOUCH
African Touch Education Society is a registered non-profit that provides individuals with training in the skills of massage therapy and the support to obtain and sustain gainful employment with their African communities
More info at: www.africantouch.org
Contact e-mail: info@africantouch.org
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Amnesty is committed to defending those who are denied justice or freedom by campaigning through research, public pressure and international solidarity, for lasting solutions to human rights challenges.
More info at : www.amnesty.ca
E-mail contact : members@amnesty.ca or sevans@shadowfax.bc.ca
BICYCLES FOR HUMANITY
Bicycles for Humanity began in September 2005 with the simple aim of ennabling others to raise funds and collect unwanted bicycles to send to reliable partners in developing countries to provide affordable transport
More info at: www.bicycles-for-humanity.org
Contact e-mail: kgermaine@okanagan.bc.ca
CAIA CONNECTION
The Caia Connection is a grassroots organization based in Victoria BC which fundraises and provides support to health, education and development projects in the Caia district of Mozambique.
More info at: www.caiaconnection.com
E-mail contact: caiaconnection@gmail.com
CANADIAN WOMEN FOR WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN
CW4WAfghan is a non-religious, non-political, federally registered charity in Canada. The goals are to advance education &educational opportunities for Afghan women &their families: and to educate Canadians about human rights in Afghanistan.
More info at: www.cw4wafghan.ca
E-mail contact: Okanagan@cw4wafghan.ca
LITTLE WOMEN FOR LITTLE WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN
Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan has a similar mandate to the above organization and is in fact a sister organization, with more of a focus of girls helping girls, as opposed to women helping women.
More info at: www.littlewomenforlittlewomen.com
E-mail contact: lw4lw@telus.net
CANADIAN RED CROSS
The Canadian Red Cross is an international organization that helps in major humanitarian disaster areas as well as in ongoing development.
More info at: www.redcross.ca
E-mail contact: jrichey@redcross.ca
FREE THE CHILDREN
Free the Children is the largest network of children helping children with a goal of primary education, health support, clean water & skills training to help raise villages out of poverty.
More info at : www.freethechildren.com
E-mail contact : alicia@freethechildren.com
HOPE FOR THE NATIONS (HFTN)
HFTN works in partnership with local communities & organizations in over 20 countries to provide orphans & vulnerable children with caring homes, health care & education in their communities. Local micro-enterprises and community development projects help to support & finance these efforts.
More info at: www.hopeforthenations.com
E-mail contact: valerie@hopeforthenations.com
HOPE INTERNATIONAL
Hope International exists to improve the supplies of basic human necessities to the most need in the third world through self-help activities. A current major focus is on supplying clean water to remote parts of Ethiopia that currently don’t have any.
More info at : www.hope-international.com
E-mail : ag.morris@shaw.ca
IMAGINE THAILAND
Imagine Thaliand works throughout the country of Thailand in relief, development, training & advocacy with a particular focus on bringing assistance to children at risk, and to refugees fleeing oppressive govenments
More info at : www.imaginethailand.org
E-mail contact : derek@imaginethailand.org
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION (IJM)
IJM an organization that is dedicated to bringing justice to the developing world by using their legal systems to enforce laws that protect the rights of children & individuals.
More info at: www.ijm.ca
E-mail contact: sng@trinitybaptist.net
KELOWNA GIFTS TO GRANDMOTHERS
This is a group of dedicated volunteers who raise funds to assist vulnerable women & children of Africa. One especially targeted group are assisting grandmothers who are placed in the position of raising millions of HIV/AIDS orphans.
More info at : http://giftstograndmothers.com
E-mail contact: thelepins@hotmail.com
KELOWNA ZAMBIA PARTNERSHIP
KAZ is the short name for this organization that partners Kelowna groups working on educational & health initiatives with partners in the Senenga province of Zambia
More info at: www.videa.ca
Contact e-mails: kazpartnership@videa.ca or westons@shaw.ca or Moreen.Tremblay@gov.bc.ca
MCC
MCC is an international aid organization that works for peace & justice, food & water security issues, famine relief, & education, health & agricultural development in 40 countries in the world
More info at: http://canada.mcc.org
E-mail contact: bobdianne52@gmail.com
NITEO AFRICA
Niteo Africa is an organization that focuses on providing enriched learning experiences for children in Uganda which may include libraries, youth centres, etc.
More info at: www.niteoafrica.org
E-mail contact: karine.veldhoen@gmail.com
PARTNERS IN THE HORN of Africa
Partners in the Horn focuses its work in Ethiopia in the areas of greatest need with such projects as HIV skills training projects for Aids orphans and micro-loan financing projects to help with the Aids epidemic & famine that are devastating this area.
More info at: www.partnersinthehorn.org
E-mail contact: info@partnersinthehorn.org
ROTAPLAST CANADA
Rotoplast Canada is a humanitarian organization that provides free reconstructive plastic surgery, dental treatments & speech therapy to children born with cleft lip and palate anomalies in developing countries.
More info at: www.rotaplastcanada.com
E-mail contact: rotaplastcanada@shaw.ca
SAMARITANS PURSE
Samaritan's Purse is a Christian organization that provides help to the needy around the world
More info at: www.samaritanspurse.ca
E-mail contact: info@samaritan.ca
SCHOOLS BEYOND BORDERS
Schools Beyond Borders connects students/schools in first world countries with children/schools in developing countries with the intent of building awareness and providing appropriate supports for children to get an education in a healthy, secure environment.
More info at: www.schoolsbeyondborders.com
E-mail contact: mandmwylie@gmail.com
STEPHEN LEWIS FOUNDATION
The Stephen Lewis Foundation supports grassroots organizations hoping to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa. He has been particularly passionate about supporting the many women suffering from HIV as a result of rape in the continued war in the eastern Congo.
More info at: www.stephenlewisfoundation.org
E-mail: info@stephenlewisfoundation.org
UBCO AFRICAN HEALTH INITIATIVE
UBCO African Health Initiative is an initiative that has come out of the nursing faculty at UBCO with the intent of providing better health care including reproductive health care in rural Ghana.
More info at: www.okazhi.org
E-mail contact: Muriel.kranabetter@ubc.ca or vidayakong@yahoo.ca
WAR CHILD CANADA
War Child Canada strives to empower children and young people to flourish within their communities and overcome the challenges of living with and recovering from conflict.
More info at: www.warchild.ca
E-mail contact: info@warchild.ca
WORLD VISION
World Vision hopes to bring a better life to children in development countries through better health, nutrition, clean water, and access to education.
More info at: www.worldvision.ca
E-mail contact: Liz_Wiebe@worldvision.ca
