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Life for Relief and Development is a nonprofit organization deeply rooted in the belief that saving lives should be a priority of all mankind. For this reason, we are dedicated to alleviating human suffering regardless of race, color, religion, or cultural background. Life works to provide assistance to people across the globe by offering humanitarian services such as health care and education, as well as catering to casualties of social and economic turmoil, victims of hunger, natural disasters, war, and other catastrophes.

Operation Refugee Child (ORC) distributes backpacks with basic necessities to bring comfort, health, safety and warmth to refugee children and families who have left everything behind. Through our international network of volunteers and local NGOs in US, Middle East and Europe, we assemble and distribute backpacks to refugee children and families fleeing violence and war. In 2016, ORC will distribute basic necessities and at least 10,000 backpacks to refugee children.

AMURT is a relief and development organization with projects in thirty countries across the globe, applying its philosophy that every human being deserves the opportunity to enjoy a fulfilling life. This often translates into helping people procure the basic necessities of life: shelter, healthy food and water, education, health awareness and income generating capacity. We believe that the happiness of one depends upon the happiness of many, so we build bonds of solidarity amongst people.

Yakote Women Farmers mission is to provide assistance to the Nabdem district of the Upper East region of , West Africa. This assistance is primarily directed to supporting the women in developing self-sufficiency through improved farming techniques, improved sanitation and clean water, education, health care and small business starts and improved nutrition and school feeding programs. In addition, the association works to increase cultural exchanges and improved understanding between West Africa and the U.S.

Return 2 Haiti is a nonprofit organization with a mission to create sustainable projects for Haiti in the areas of Health, Education and Environment. The defining difference for Return 2 Haiti from other organizations with similar missions is our conviction to work in a rural region of SE Haiti which is particularly devastated by the forces of nature, economics and social trends. Additionally, our commitment to only sustainable projects which spring from clearly identified local needs and local sustainable commitments.

Our mission is to provide safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation to rural communities in Africa. By working in partnership with local organisations and communities, we empower people out of poverty; independently and sustainably. By having a strong working relationship with the communities in which we work, we listen to their requirements, provide them with tools, and engage them in the ongoing process. We ensure sustainability by running programmes alongside our projects, such as a Water Management Committee and a health education programme.

Mission: Improve the quality of life of children and youth and their communities, through sports, recreation, education and health.Colombianitos is a nonprofit organization that improves the quality of life of children, youth and their communities through sports, recreation, education and health. Colombianitos works with 6,000 children in ten communities of Colombia. Our programs motivate these children to acquire an education and build strong values and life skills to become healthy, productive individuals. Through these children, Colombianitos programs help transform vulnerable communities

Founded in 2009, we help Haitians heal Haitians with a commitment to serving the poor and creating a reliable, consistent and sustainable healthcare system in Haiti through two major projects--providing surgical services to the community of Dame-Marie and supporting a fixed and mobile clinic that provides primary medical care to impoverished villages in and around Port-au-Prince. Health care services include primary, OB / GYN, pediatrics, surgery, ophthalmology, and dental, and a nutrition program.

Mission Our Mission is to collaborate and work to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced life-threatening conditions and their families, by advancing hospice and palliative care programs, education, research, and favorable policies around the world. We achieve this by: facilitating and providing palliative care education and training opportunities for care providers acting as an information resource for professionals, health care providers and policy makers developing collaborative strategies for hospice and palliative care providers, organizations, institutions and individuals

Kupona Foundation was created in 2009 to support Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT). Kupona and CCBRT's mission is to prevent disability and maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity and to provide equitable access to affordable, quality medical and rehabilitative services. With a direct link to local activities, Kupona ensures maximum return on donor investment and programmatic benefit for CCBRT and its patients and clients. Supporting development of CCBRT's new maternal and neonatal health facility is a priority for Kupona Foundation.

About Us: Our Bridgeport club was founded in 1992, and is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas which was founded in 1921. Soroptimist is an international volunteer organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. A 501(c)(3) organization, Soroptimist relies on charitable contributions to fund its programs. Local members join with almost 100,000 Soroptimists in more than120 countries and territories to contribute time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women. Soroptimist International has consultative status with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council, which oversees U.N. activities promoting human rights. In addition to sponsoring the awards programs, our club has participated in community programs focused on various health and human service issues for women and girls, such as the Center for Women and Families, Mi Casa/My Home, Women and Men’s Health Project, Project Courage, and Local Soup Kitchens. For more information about our mission and programs, please visit our website www.soroptimist.org

The GOD'S CHILD Project's mission is "to break the bitter chains of poverty through education, housing and healthcare." While GOD'S CHILD is rooted in education and health-care, we aim to support the communities we serve at every level of development. Through our wide range of programs, we help children and families living in extreme poverty to meet their basic needs and find a restored sense of hope, self-worth and human dignity. Religious affiliation is not a requirement for any program services.