Tearfund UK Expand view 100 Church Road Teddington Middlesex TW11 8QE Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency working to see millions of people released from material and spiritual poverty through a network of local churches. Over the last 40 years, we have been gathering knowledge and sharing it with those who want to see poverty reduced and justice restored across the world. Tearfund resources are available to download free of charge including training materials, case studies, international magazine Footsteps and more. The Learning Zone Provides resources, case studies and advice for grassroots church and development workers and development professionals, and in-depth analysis for policymakers. http://tilz.tearfund.org
Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) Guatemala Expand view Apartado Postal 1188 Guatemala City INCAP is a Central American institution of technical cooperation, with leadership and scientific-technical excellence, that promotes, facilitates and supports actions that will enable its Member Countries to reach food and nutrition security. In order to promote the Initiative of Food and Nutrition Security, the institutional fields of action are related to the transfer of technology and technical assistance, operational research, training of personnel and strengthening of institutional capacity, mobilisation of resources and development of collaborative works. Also establishing strategic alliances with Central Americsan institutions as well as those outside the region. The INCAP resource centre is open to the public http://www.incap.org.gt
Enterpriseworks Worldwide USA Expand view 1828 L Street NW Suite 1000 Washington DC 20036 Enterprise Works Worldwide generates economic growth and fights poverty in Afirca, Asia and Latin America through market-based development programmes that promote profitablity, environmentally sustainable microenterprises. By systematically improving production, processing and marketing, EnterpriseWorks helps small-scale farmers and manufacturers increase productivity, expand operations, form new regional and international business links, and ultimately capture more of the value of their products EnterpriseWorks focuses on five progrsmme areas: Coffee and tree crops, Energy, Farming & Food Processing, Livestock, and Natural Products http://www.enterpriseworks.org
Grupo Venancia Nicaragua Expand view PO Box 229 de la Iglesia Guadalupe 1 1/2 Matagalpa Grupo Venancia is a women's organisation working on issues such as health and violence. They also work with girls and young women. The resource centre is open to the public. Member of the Network of Women of the North (Red de Mujeres del Norte), Lucila - Network of Women against Violence (Red de Mujeres contra la Violencia) and Network of Matagalpa Women (Red de Mujeres de Matagalpa).
Associacion de Prevencion y Ayuda a Enfermos de SIDA (APAES/SOLIDARIDAD) Guatemala Expand view PO Box 1636 Guatemala City NGO working mainly with gay men offering support and care, self-help groups, counselling and workshops. Also outreach work in prisons across the community http://www.apaes.org
CIPAC Costa Rica Expand view Apartado 335-1002 Paseo de Los Estudiantes CIPAC is an investigation into the situation and promotion of human rights of socially marginalised populations, in particular gays, lesbians and people living with HIV/AIDS. The CIPAC resource centre is open to the public http://www.gaycostarica.com/cipac
Comite Regional de Promociónde Salud Comunitaria (CRPSC) Nicaragua Expand view Apartido 3267 Managua The Regional Committee for the Promotion of Community Health is a regional network of community-based organisations and movements. It promotes advocacy and training in Primary Health Care through its national coordinating organisation. Present activity is concerned with the defence of the right to health
Finnish Disabled People's International Development Association (FIDIDA) Finland Expand view Lintulahdenkatu 10, 00500 Helsinki Finland FIDIDA is together with its member organizations implementing a programme called the Finnish Disability and Development Partnership, which aims at the full realization of the human rights of persons with disabilities living in the Global South. FIDIDA also offers training and consultation in disability related development cooperation, and lobbies for the mainstreaming of disability issues in national and international development policy http://www.fidida.fi
Y Care International (YMCA) UK Expand view 3-9 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HY The international development agency of the YMCA movement. Focuses on the needs and contributions of young people in the developing world, who face the severest of economic and social conditions. They aim to provide financial support for projects that aim to promote self-sufficiency. Funds are chanelled through local YMCAs, which develop projects with their local communities. They aim to broaden the opportunities available to marginalised young people and enable them to escape the poverty trap. They also aim to raise the awareness of development issues in the UK http://www.ycare.org.uk
Centro de Información y Servicios de Asesoria en Salud (CISAS)|International People's Health Council (IPHC) Nicaragua Expand view Apartado 3267 Managua CISAS is a health education organisation working through local and national groups to facilitate empowerment of people in order for them to take their health in their own hands. It is an organisation dedicated to capacity building. The Documentation centre is a national reference centre for PHC materials at low cost and is also open to the public http://www.codeni.org.ni/cisas.html
Tearfund UK Expand view 100 Church Road Teddington Middlesex TW11 8QE Tearfund is a Christian international relief and development agency with more than 40 years' experience. We work with partners and the local church across the world to tackle the complex challenges of poverty. Tearfund is recognised as a leader in its work, integrating community development, disaster response and recovery, disaster risk reduction and advocacy. Tearfund works in more than 50 countries worldwide, in partnership with communities, churches and local organisations to overcome poverty and injustice. http://www.tearfund.org
CIET International USA Expand view 511 Avenue of the Americas #132 New York, NY 10011 CIET is an international group of professionals from a variety of disciplines, including epidemiology, medicine, planning, communications and other social sciences, who bring scientific research methods to community levels. By involving people at these levels in information gathering and analysis, CIET helps them to participate, in an increasingly informed way, in decisions that affect their lives. Through both formal and on-the-job training over a series of reiterative survey cycles, CIET shares its collective skills and its methods with national, regional and local planners to help develop local stakeholder information systems and build indigenous capacities for evidence-based planning and action. CIET is also an academic centre, based at the Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero in Mexico that provides formal training in evidence-based planning through short courses and an intensive eight-week course as well as through diploma, masters and doctoral programmes. In addition to New York and Mexico, it also has offices in Nicaragua, Pakistan, London, Ottawa and Johannesburg http://www.ciet.org
International Centre for the Advancement of Community Based Rehabilitation, Queen's University (ICACBR) Canada Expand view 154 Albert Street Kingston Ontario K7L 3N6 ICACBR is an organization committed to advancing the concept of community based rehabilitation (CBR) practice in partnership with persons with disabilities and their communities around the world. All activities are directed towards achieving international excellence in CBR education, policy, service delivery and research. The Centre's goal is to increase the acceptance and knowledge of CBR as an appropriate and realistic method for fulfilling human rights and improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities, their families, and their communities. http://www.queensu.ca/icacbr/index.html
Terre Des Hommes Switzerland Switzerland Expand view Terre des hommes Avenue de Montchoisi 15 CH-1006 Lausanne Postfach 4018 Basel Created in 1960's, the mission of Terre de hommes has been to come to the aid of children in need. The mission aims to defend the rights of children, in times of war and natural disasters or distress. Terre de hommes has developed in two core areas: healthcare and child protection. http://www.tdh.ch/
LOH Medical USA Expand view 318 Davis Street Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Loh Medical is a supplier of durable medical equipment that specialises in providing assistive and rehabilitative technology to people with disabilities.Examples of their products include power mobility equipment such as scooters and power chairs, pediatric pacer gait trainers, and other orthopedic devices. They are experts at assisting medical professionals, distributors and individuals in the selection of appropriate assistive technology, with a special focus on mobility.LOH Medical knows the logistical and documentation needs of the international markets.Their technical support assures many years of satisfaction for our customers, and the assurance of innovative solutions for special needs.Users can visit their website to find the contact information for specific regions. LOH Medical has dedicated staff and offices located in key areas for easy accessibility to their clients. http://www.lohmedical.com/en