What if you woke up one morning and had no home, no food, no clothes, and barely a dollar to live on for the whole day? Well for many people that's daily living. Poverty is not just people from Africa, its a worldwide situation and a majorty of the time its not that person's part.
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Links To Help-Relief Organizations:
Action Against Hunger (AAH) - WORLDWIDE
aah-usa.org/
Develops and runs emergency programs in nutrition, health, water and food security for countries in need. Also provides disaster preparedness programs with the goal of anticipating and preventing humanitarian crises.
CARE - WORLDWIDE
careusa.org/
CARE is one of the world's largest private international humanitarian organizations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty. Founded in 1945 to provide relief to survivors of World War II, CARE quickly became a trusted vehicle for the compassion and generosity of millions.
Caritas Internationalis - WORLDWIDE
caritas.org/
Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS - USCC) - WORLDWIDE
crs.org/
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. Working through local offices and an extensive network of partners, CRS operates on 5 continents and in over 90 countries. They aid the poor by first providing direct assistance where needed, then encouraging these people to help with their own development. Together, this fosters secure, productive, just communities that enable people to realize their potential.
Doctors Without Borders - WORLDWIDE
dwb.org/
Doctors Without Borders delivers medical help to populations endangered by war, civil strife, epidemics or natural disasters. Each year over 2,000 volunteer doctors representing 45 nationalities work worldwide in front-line hospitals, refugee camps, disaster sites, towns and villages providing primary health care, performing surgery, vaccinating children, operating emergency nutrition and sanitation programs and training local medical staff.
Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) – UNITED KINGDOM
ennonline.net/
Independently funded organization based in Dublin, Ireland UK. The EEN works to improve the effectiveness of emergency food and nutrition interventions by providing a means of information exchange between field staff, humanitarian institutions, academics and researchers.
Food For The Hungry International (FHI) - WORLDWIDE
fh.org/
Food For The Hungry is an international relief and development organization of Christian motivation, committed to working with poor people to overcome hunger and poverty through integrated self-development and relief programs.
Hunger Plus, Inc. - WORLDWIDE
hungerplus.org/
Hunger Plus is a not-for-profit relief agency that provides food and related supplies for emergency use. They usually work together with individuals, NGOs, government agencies, church and civic groups. Their main focus is on food preservation, agriculture, water, health, education, housing and technology.
Interaction - WORLDWIDE
interaction.org/
InterAction is a combination of over 150 US-based non-profit organizations which are usually the first to respond to a crisis. InterAction coordinates and promotes relief aid programs. With more than 160 members operating in every developing country, they work to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for everyone.
International Rescue Committee (IRC) - WORLDWIDE
theirc.org/
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is the voluntary organization involved in resettlement assistance, global emergency relief, rehabilitation, and advocacy for refugees. The IRC delivers lifesaving aid in emergencies, rebuilds shattered communities, cares for war-traumatized children, rehabilitates health care, water and sanitation systems, reunites separated families, restores lost livelihoods, establishes schools, trains teachers, strengthens the capacity of local organizations and supports civil society and good-governance initiatives. For refugees afforded sanctuary in the United States, IRC offices across the country provide a range of assistance aimed at helping new arrivals get settled, adjust and acquire the skills to become self-sufficient. Committed to restoring dignity and self-reliance, the IRC is a global symbol of hope and renewal for those who have taken flight in search of freedom.
Lutheran World Federation - WORLDWIDE
lutheranworld.org/
Specializing in emergency relief linked to disaster preparedness (risk management) and sustainable development.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) - NORTH AMERICA
mennonitecc.ca/
Relief and development arm of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC sends people, food and material goods to communities recovering from war and natural disasters.
Mercy Corps (MC)
mercycorps.org/
Nonprofit organization providing emergency relief and supporting development programs in agriculture, economic development, health, housing and infrastructure, and strengthening local organizations.
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
odi.org.uk/
Independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
Oxfam - WORLDWIDE
oxfam.org/
Oxfam International is a development and relief agency, they are made up of a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.
Refugees International - WORLDWIDE
refintl.org/
Refugees International generates lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for displaced people around the world and works to end the conditions that create displacement. Refugees International advocates for refugees through diplomacy and the press.
Relief International – WORLDWIDE
ri.org/
Founded in 1990, Relief International provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services that help beneficiaries greatly in the process. RI’s programs include health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution.
Save the Children - WORLDWIDE
savethechildren.org/
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 27 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 100 countries to ensure the well-being of children. Save the Children responds to any emergency that puts at great risk the survival, protection, and well-being of significant numbers of children, where addressing the needs and well-being of those children is beyond the indigenous coping capacity, and where Save the Children is able to mobilize the financial and human resources to take urgent action on their behalf.
The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) - WORLDWIDE
usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/
OFDA is the office within USAID responsible for providing non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. Responsible for facilitating and coordinating U.S. Government emergency assistance overseas and to provide humanitarian assistance to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the social and economic impact of natural and man-made disasters worldwide.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - WORLDWIDE
unicef.org/
While working to ensure the survival, protection and development of children and advocating a high priority for them in the allocation of resources at all times, UNICEF continues to give relief and rehabilitation assistance in emergencies. The agency was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - WORLDWIDE
unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
The UNHCR provides protection and assistance to the world's refugees. Today, the UNHCR is one of the world's biggest humanitarian agencies, with headquarters in Geneva, and offices in some 115 countries. More than 80% of UNHCR's 5,000-member staff work in the field, often in isolated, dangerous and difficult conditions. The UNHCR has twice been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - WORLDWIDE
ochaonline.un.org/
OCHA is mandated to mobilize and coordinate the collective efforts of the international community, in particular those of the UN system, to meet in a coherent and timely manner the needs of those exposed to human suffering and material destruction in disasters and emergencies.
US Committee for Refugees (USCR) - WORLDWIDE
www.refugees.org/
The USCR provides aid and resources for refugees from all over the world.
World Vision International - WORLDWIDE
worldvision.org/
World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.
aah-usa.org/
Develops and runs emergency programs in nutrition, health, water and food security for countries in need. Also provides disaster preparedness programs with the goal of anticipating and preventing humanitarian crises.
CARE - WORLDWIDE
careusa.org/
CARE is one of the world's largest private international humanitarian organizations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty. Founded in 1945 to provide relief to survivors of World War II, CARE quickly became a trusted vehicle for the compassion and generosity of millions.
Caritas Internationalis - WORLDWIDE
caritas.org/
Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS - USCC) - WORLDWIDE
crs.org/
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. Working through local offices and an extensive network of partners, CRS operates on 5 continents and in over 90 countries. They aid the poor by first providing direct assistance where needed, then encouraging these people to help with their own development. Together, this fosters secure, productive, just communities that enable people to realize their potential.
Doctors Without Borders - WORLDWIDE
dwb.org/
Doctors Without Borders delivers medical help to populations endangered by war, civil strife, epidemics or natural disasters. Each year over 2,000 volunteer doctors representing 45 nationalities work worldwide in front-line hospitals, refugee camps, disaster sites, towns and villages providing primary health care, performing surgery, vaccinating children, operating emergency nutrition and sanitation programs and training local medical staff.
Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) – UNITED KINGDOM
ennonline.net/
Independently funded organization based in Dublin, Ireland UK. The EEN works to improve the effectiveness of emergency food and nutrition interventions by providing a means of information exchange between field staff, humanitarian institutions, academics and researchers.
Food For The Hungry International (FHI) - WORLDWIDE
fh.org/
Food For The Hungry is an international relief and development organization of Christian motivation, committed to working with poor people to overcome hunger and poverty through integrated self-development and relief programs.
Hunger Plus, Inc. - WORLDWIDE
hungerplus.org/
Hunger Plus is a not-for-profit relief agency that provides food and related supplies for emergency use. They usually work together with individuals, NGOs, government agencies, church and civic groups. Their main focus is on food preservation, agriculture, water, health, education, housing and technology.
Interaction - WORLDWIDE
interaction.org/
InterAction is a combination of over 150 US-based non-profit organizations which are usually the first to respond to a crisis. InterAction coordinates and promotes relief aid programs. With more than 160 members operating in every developing country, they work to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for everyone.
International Rescue Committee (IRC) - WORLDWIDE
theirc.org/
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is the voluntary organization involved in resettlement assistance, global emergency relief, rehabilitation, and advocacy for refugees. The IRC delivers lifesaving aid in emergencies, rebuilds shattered communities, cares for war-traumatized children, rehabilitates health care, water and sanitation systems, reunites separated families, restores lost livelihoods, establishes schools, trains teachers, strengthens the capacity of local organizations and supports civil society and good-governance initiatives. For refugees afforded sanctuary in the United States, IRC offices across the country provide a range of assistance aimed at helping new arrivals get settled, adjust and acquire the skills to become self-sufficient. Committed to restoring dignity and self-reliance, the IRC is a global symbol of hope and renewal for those who have taken flight in search of freedom.
Lutheran World Federation - WORLDWIDE
lutheranworld.org/
Specializing in emergency relief linked to disaster preparedness (risk management) and sustainable development.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) - NORTH AMERICA
mennonitecc.ca/
Relief and development arm of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC sends people, food and material goods to communities recovering from war and natural disasters.
Mercy Corps (MC)
mercycorps.org/
Nonprofit organization providing emergency relief and supporting development programs in agriculture, economic development, health, housing and infrastructure, and strengthening local organizations.
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
odi.org.uk/
Independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
Oxfam - WORLDWIDE
oxfam.org/
Oxfam International is a development and relief agency, they are made up of a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.
Refugees International - WORLDWIDE
refintl.org/
Refugees International generates lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for displaced people around the world and works to end the conditions that create displacement. Refugees International advocates for refugees through diplomacy and the press.
Relief International – WORLDWIDE
ri.org/
Founded in 1990, Relief International provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services that help beneficiaries greatly in the process. RI’s programs include health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution.
Save the Children - WORLDWIDE
savethechildren.org/
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 27 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 100 countries to ensure the well-being of children. Save the Children responds to any emergency that puts at great risk the survival, protection, and well-being of significant numbers of children, where addressing the needs and well-being of those children is beyond the indigenous coping capacity, and where Save the Children is able to mobilize the financial and human resources to take urgent action on their behalf.
The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) - WORLDWIDE
usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/
OFDA is the office within USAID responsible for providing non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. Responsible for facilitating and coordinating U.S. Government emergency assistance overseas and to provide humanitarian assistance to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the social and economic impact of natural and man-made disasters worldwide.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - WORLDWIDE
unicef.org/
While working to ensure the survival, protection and development of children and advocating a high priority for them in the allocation of resources at all times, UNICEF continues to give relief and rehabilitation assistance in emergencies. The agency was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - WORLDWIDE
unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
The UNHCR provides protection and assistance to the world's refugees. Today, the UNHCR is one of the world's biggest humanitarian agencies, with headquarters in Geneva, and offices in some 115 countries. More than 80% of UNHCR's 5,000-member staff work in the field, often in isolated, dangerous and difficult conditions. The UNHCR has twice been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - WORLDWIDE
ochaonline.un.org/
OCHA is mandated to mobilize and coordinate the collective efforts of the international community, in particular those of the UN system, to meet in a coherent and timely manner the needs of those exposed to human suffering and material destruction in disasters and emergencies.
US Committee for Refugees (USCR) - WORLDWIDE
www.refugees.org/
The USCR provides aid and resources for refugees from all over the world.
World Vision International - WORLDWIDE
worldvision.org/
World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.
3000 children die every day in Africa because of malaria.