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Zindagi Trust is a non-profit 501(c)3 philanthropic organization that aims to provide quality education to the underprivileged children of Pakistan. It has established 29 operational schools with over 2800 children currently being educated across Pakistan. Additionally, Zindagi Trust is committed to promoting quality Government school reform and improving the curriculum and textbooks of the education system of Pakistan. Zindagi Trust along with the Book Group was successful in the remarkable transformation of Fatimah Girls Government School in Karachi where 2500 students are enrolled … (about 1/2).

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Address Head Office: Zindagi Trust, House No. 94-C, Haji Abdul Razzak Jano Street, Faran Housing Society, Karachi, Pakistan;
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About 2/2 /Vision, Mission, Value: Vision: We would lead the way in providing opportunities and strategies to a better life through education to the underprivileged working children of Pakistan. Continuer la lecture de « Zindagi Trust »

children changing their lives

Since 1979 Child-to-Child has existed as an international network promoting children’s participation in health and development. The Child-to-Child Trust was formally established in 1987 and is based at the University of London’s Institute of Education. Over the past 30 years Child-to-Child is known to have spread to over 70 countries worldwide and has impacted over a million children annually … (about 1/2).

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Address: Child-to-Child Trust, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, UK;
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About 2/2: … In order to achieve our mission we promote child-centred, active learning approaches that engage children on health and development issues. Children then disseminate their learning to other children, their families and their wider communities through participatory research activities. Continuer la lecture de « Child to Child Trust »

Linked with Some of My Best Friends Are Pakistanis.

• To assist public officials and policy makers in the United States in understanding issues of vital interests related to Pakistan , with the aimof bringing about a positive change in policies and attitudes towards Pakistan.
• To participate in the US political process through an organized community effort.
• To promote and encourage business, trade and investment locally and internationally … (full text about).

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Pakistan: Country, southern Asia. Area: 307,374 sq mi (796,096 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 153,960,000. Capital: Islamabad. Continuer la lecture de « Council of Pakistan American Affairs COPAA »

• Our Vision: To be the preferred faith based medical supply chain and support organization.
• Our Mission: To provide reliable, quality and affordable essential drugs, medical supplies, training, and other pharmaceutical services guided by Christian and Professional values thus contributing to the healing ministry of Christ.
• Our Core Values: … (full text Vision, Mission).

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Address: MEDS, P.O. Box 78040 – 00507, Viwandani, Nairobi, Kenya;
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About: MEDS has a well established and time tested safe, secure, reliable and sustainable supply chain system that enhances access to good quality healthcare in Kenya and the neighbouring countries. Continuer la lecture de « Mission of Essential Drugs & Supplies MEDS, Nairobi »

• Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to reducing suffering and ending extreme poverty. Since the beginning, over 40 years ago, our focus has been on improving the lives of the poorest people.
• watch introduction video, 5.41 min. (about).

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Addresses (1 of 5): CONCERN worldwide, England and Wales, 13/14 Calico House, Clove Hitch Quay, London, SW11 3TN, UK;
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Our History: For more than 40 years, Concern has been dedicated to reducing suffering and fighting hunger and poverty. Today, Concern’s work is needed more than ever. Continuer la lecture de « CONCERN worldwide »

• Every Bad Science column published since 2003 is archived here, and the new ones get posted every week, along with anything else I write. It’s searchable and you can make comments.
• You can browse the articles by category on the right: for example, you can see everything on “nutritionism” by clicking “nutritionism” in the categories section. You can also search by any keyword, just like google. This is a rather excellent resource: quote me, steal my ideas, but credit me or contact me first … (full text What you can find here).

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About Dr Ben Goldacre: Ben is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and medical doctor who specialises in unpicking dodgy scientific claims made by scaremongering journalists, dodgy government reports, evil pharmaceutical corporations, PR companies and quacks. Continuer la lecture de « Bad Science »

Firstgiving lets people donate to nonprofits online. It’s quick, easy and safe – Linked with Just Giving.

• Our goal is to help people raise as much as they can for the causes they care about, by providing an excellent service to as many people as possible.
• You can raise money for any nonprofit that’s on GuideStar, although we’re not a nonprofit ourselves. Our online fundraising pages make raising money and donating easy; they’ve helped transform the way people fundraise. The rest is down to the amazing and creative ways you use them … (full text about).

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Map, address: First Give, Davis Square, 48 Grove Street, Suite 106, Somerville, MA 02144, USA;
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How it works: Start raising money with a fundraising page: You can make your own fundraising page on Firstgiving to raise money for any nonprofit organization. Continuer la lecture de « First Giving »

We exist to help you raise more money than you ever thought possible for the causes you care about

Linked with First Giving.

• When we created the company in 1999, our dream was to enable any charity, however small, to use the web to raise money at very low cost. Almost no one believed it could be done. Nearly ten years later, we are proud to have become the leading online platform for charity giving, helping over 8,000 member charities raise more than £450 million.
• Video: This is why charities work with us, 3.09 min … (about 1/2).

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Address: JustGiving, First Floor, 30 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LA, UK;
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About 2/2: … At 8 million and counting, our users are the largest community of online charity supporters in the world. Continuer la lecture de « Just Giving UK »

optimising humanitarian assistance

Programme coverage, or the proportion of eligible beneficiaries enrolled in a programme, is an important indicator of impact in humanitarian and nutrition programming. Over the years, a number of methodologies and techniques have been developed to measure nutrition programme coverage. These techniques, however, generally face similar problems. They generally provide a single wide-area coverage estimate, for example, and do not highlight specific areas where coverage is higher or lower. They also employ population estimates which often prove inaccurate or unreliable. Traditional methods rarely provide an insight into the reasons for non-attendance … (full text about programme coverage).

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Addresses (1 of 4):Oxford Office, Valid International, 35 Leopold Street, Oxford, OX4 1TW, UK;
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About Community based Therapeutic Care: Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) was developed by Valid International to improve the coverage and impact of selective feeding programmes for the treatment of acute malnutrition. Continuer la lecture de « Valid International »

The International Baby Food Action Network, IBFAN, consists of public interest groups working around the world to reduce infant and young child morbidity and mortality. IBFAN aims to improve the health and well-being of babies and young children, their mothers and their families through the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding practices. IBFAN works for universal and full implementation of the International Code and Resolutions … (what is IBFAN 1/2).

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What is IBFAN 2/2: … The formation of IBFAN – IBFAN is one of the longest-surviving single-issue organisations. IBFAN was founded on October 12th, 1979 after the joint meeting of WHO and UNICEF on Infant and Young Child Feeding. Continuer la lecture de « International Baby Food Action Network IBFAN »

Parental divorce or separation should not mean that children lose the love and care of one of their parents – Keeping Children and Parents in Contact since 1974

• Families Need Fathers seeks to obtain, for the children, the best possible blend of both parents in the lives of children; enough for the children to realise that both parents are fully involved in their lives. Legally, parents should be of equal status.
• Responsibilities and obligations, caring and financial, should be fairly shared between the parents … (about 1/2).
• Download and/or print one of our general information leaflets.

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Addresses (1 of 2): National office: Families Need Fathers, 134 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AR, UK;
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About 2/2: … Families Need Fathers is firstly a social care organisation,  helping parents whose children’s relationship with them is under threat. We offer  information, advice and support services for  parents on how to do the best for their children. We are the only organisation that provides these services on a national basis. Continuer la lecture de « Families Need Fathers »

uncenso red information about vaccines and how they affect our children

Linked with a Doctor Gary Null Vaccine Nation.

Many people are opposed to vaccines yet are unaware of their legal rights. Questions about immunization laws generally fall into seven categories. In most cases, vaccines are NOT mandatory … (full text Immunization Laws).

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Personal Stories of Vaccine Damage and Death: Here are a few unsolicited personal stories of vaccine damage and death received by the Thinktwice Global Vaccine Institute. Continuer la lecture de « Global Vaccine Institute »

Linked with (Mis)investment in Agriculture.

• The Oakland Institute is a policy think tank whose mission is to increase public participation and promote fair debate on critical social, economic and environmental issues in both national and international forums.
• The Oakland Institute’s trademark is to work in coalitions and networks to strengthen social movements, especially as we forge multi-cultural, cross-border and cross-class alliances. As a policy think tank our work is unique (in that we are bringing new approaches to social change including the awareness of economic, social and cultural rights) as we work with grass roots constituency (faith-based, farm workers, immigrant rights groups, Black farmers, among others) and help bridge policy think tanks with activist networks and social movements … (about 1/2).

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Address: The Oakland Institute, P.O. Box 18978, Oakland, CA 94619, USA;
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About 2/2: … The Institute engages in three main areas of interrelated program work:   Continuer la lecture de « Oakland Institute »