Agency Descriptions 2010

 

Global Impact	800-836-4620	www.charity.org	Supports leading U.S.-based international charities to address critical needs throughout the world. We help ensure sustainable solutions by meeting real needs with real results.
ACCION International	800-931-9951	www.accion.org	A private, nonprofit organization with the mission of giving people microloans and other financial services needed to work their way out of poverty.
African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF)	212-768-2440	www.usa.amref.org	Since 1957, has improved health for Africans through training, capacity building and advocacy in HIV/AIDS, malaria, family health, water and sanitation and clinical outreach.
Africare	202-462-3614	www.africare.org	Develops self-help programs in Africa to increase food production, develop clean water resources, manage the environment, strengthen health care and deliver emergency assistance.
American Jewish World Service	800-889-7146	www.ajws.org	Provides non-sectarian, sustainable development assistance, technical support and emergency relief to people in need in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine.
American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA)	202-842-2766	www.anera.org	ANERA creates opportunities in education, health and relief services, and job creation programs for people in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan
American Refugee Committee	800-875-7060	www.arcrelief.org	A movement of people working in partnership with the survivors of conflict and disaster to help them take back control of their lives.
AmeriCares Foundation, Inc.	800-486-4357	www.americares.org	Restores health and saves lives by delivering donated medicines, medical supplies and humanitarian aid to people in need around the world and here at home.
CARE	800-521-2273	www.care.org	Fights root causes of poverty in 66 countries; special focus on empowering poor women to lift themselves, their families and communities out of poverty.
ChildFund International	800-776-6767	www.childfund.org	Helping deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities.
Children International	800-888-3089	www.children.org	Nonprofit, humanitarian organization providing program benefits and services including medical care, educational assistance and material aid to poverty-stricken children and families in eleven countries.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)	800-552-7972	www.crwrc.org	Fighting poverty, hunger and injustice through partnerships and locally originated community development programs; responding to disasters with emergency supplies and reconstruction of homes and livelihoods.
Church World Service	800-297-1516	www.churchworldservice.org	Church World Service works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and promote peace and justice among the world's most vulnerable people.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières	888-392-0392	www.doctors withoutborders.org	An independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics and natural disasters in more than 60 countries.
ECHO	239-543-3246	www.echonet.org	ECHO fights world hunger by using science and technology to develop agricultural solutions to aid farmers in developing countries.
EngenderHealth, Inc.	800-564-2872	www.engenderhealth.org	EngenderHealth is the leading international reproductive health organization working to improve the quality of health care in the world’s poorest countries.
Episcopal Relief & Development	800-334-7626 x6122	www.er-d.org	Episcopal Relief & Development is the international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Episcopal Church.  It creates lasting solutions in response to disaster, poverty and disease.
FINCA International	202-682-1510	www.villagebanking.org	To provide small loans to the working poor in the developing world so they can create their own jobs and better provide for the families.
Freedom From Hunger	800-708-2555	www.freedomfromhunger.org	Combines microfinance services with education in health, nutrition and business to fight chronic hunger and poverty in poor rural areas of the developing world.
Habitat for Humanity International	800-422-4828	www.habitat.org	Christian Housing ministry working to end poverty housing by partnering with families in need to build affordable homes; over 300,000 worldwide.
Health Volunteers Overseas, Inc.	202-296-0928	www.hvousa.org	Trains, mentors and provides critical professional support to more than 2600 healthcare providers who care for the neediest populations in over 25 countries.
Heifer International	800-422-0474	www.heifer.org	Helps poor families worldwide become self-sufficient by providing food- and income-producing animals, community development, training and environmentally-sound farming.
Helen Keller International	877-535-5374	www.hki.org	Saves the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged; combats the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition.
International Eye Foundation	240-290-0263	www.iefusa.org	Saves sight worldwide. Programs to control vitamin A deficiency, "river blindness," trachoma and cataracts. Provides local health worker training, technology transfer, eye surgery, equipment, medicine.
International Medical Corps	800-481-4462	www.imcworldwide.org	Global humanitarian organization saving lives and building self-reliance by providing vital medical care for women and children; training healthcare professionals; rebuilding clinics; improving water/sanitation.
International Orthodox Christian Charities	877-803-4622	www.iocc.org	Provides humanitarian/development assistance to people in U.S., Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East who have been devastated by man-made and natural disasters.
International Relief Teams	619-284-7979	www.irteams.org	Sends volunteer medical and construction teams to assist disaster victims worldwide. Conducts medical, surgical, and training programs to promote self-sufficiency in developing nations.
International Rescue Committee	877-733-8433	www.theirc.org	Our commitment to freedom, human dignity, and self-reliance is reflected in well-planned global emergency relief, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees.
International Youth Foundation	800-770-8710	www.iyfnet.org	IYF prepares young people to be healthy, productive and engaged citizens through education, leadership development, health awareness, and job skills training in 70 countries worldwide.
Lutheran World Relief	800-597-5972	www.lwr.org	Works with partners in 35 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters.
Mercy Corps	800-292-3355	www.mercycorps.org	Providing lifesaving aid worldwide following a disaster or conflict, and helping local populations design and implement sustainable programs to promote health and economic development.
Opportunity International	800-793-9455	www.opportunity.org	We collaborate with local partners worldwide to provide microfinance services allowing poor entrepreneurs to develop steady income, provide for families and create jobs for neighbors.
Oxfam America	800-776-9326	www.oxfamamerica.org	We are an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and injustice.
PCI-Media Impact, Inc.	877-724-7627	www.mediaimpact.org	We use the power of storytelling and the reach of broadcast media to improve people's health, promote human rights, and foster social change.
Plan USA	800-556-7918	www.planusa.org	Founded in 1937, Plan USA works with children and families affected by poverty.  Plan is a global, nonprofit, humanitarian organization without political or religious affiliation.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America- International	800-829-7732	www.plannedparenthood.org	Supports sexual and reproductive health programs in the developing world, in partnership with local nongovernmental organizations, that promote women’s reproductive health, freedom and dignity.
Project HOPE	800-544-4673	www.projecthope.org	Currently provides sustainable improvements in health through education and humanitarian assistance in more than 35 countries with 93 percent of revenues dedicated to programs.
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International	866-976-8279	www.rotary.org	Our Polio Plus program provides vaccines and mobilizes communities, volunteers and resources in support of international efforts to immunize children and eradicate polio worldwide.
Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO)	800-725-2769	www.sawso.org	Assists the poor with health services, HIV/AIDS support, education, capacity building, anti-human trafficking, reconstruction and income generation, with heart to God and hand to man.
Save the Children	800-728-3843	www.savethechildren.org	Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the U.S. and around the world.
TechnoServe, Inc.	800-999-6757	www.technoserve.org	Helps men and women in the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and their countries.
UNICEF, U.S. Fund for	800-486-4233	www.unicefusa.org	Works for the survival, protection and development of children worldwide through fundraising, education and advocacy.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc.	800-766-5236	www.uusc.org	Defends civil liberties and promotes environmental and economic justice with partners around the world, while engaging our members to serve as citizen-activists.
United Methodist Committee on Relief	800-554-8583	www.umcor.org	UMCOR brings healing and hope to people left vulnerable by disasters of all kinds through programs that address hunger, poverty, global health and development.
William J. Clinton Foundation	501-370-8000	www.clintonfoundation.org	Our mission is to strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence
Women for Women International	202-737-7705	www.womenforwomen.org	We provide direct aid, rights awareness and leadership education, vocational skills training and income generation support to women survivors of war, conflict and civil strife.
World Relief	800-535-5433	www.worldrelief.org	Provides emergency relief and community-based solutions to alleviate hunger and poverty in 20 countries and provides resettlement assistance to refugees in the United States.