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International Eye Foundation is dedicated to helping people see! Since 1961 IEF has taken up the challenge in poor countries around the world, helping to restore sight and prevent blindness. IEF offers strong new strategic directions that focus on making eye clinics financially self sufficient. IEFs achievements include developing eye health services, training ophthalmologists and para-medicals, and fighting vitamin A deficiency, trachoma and river blindness. IEF is now strengthening the management, quality of service, and income generating activities so that eye clinics are less dependent on outside donors and government funds.

The Mission of the Tacoma Fire Buff Battalion is to support, value, appreciate, and celebrate the brave men and women of the Tacoma Fire Department. To this end, we dedicate ourselves, our efforts, and our resources, in priority order, to these ends: 1. Enhancing the health, welfare, and safety of members of the Tacoma Fire Department by providing Emergency Incident Rehabilitation Services in accordance with NFPA 1584. 2. Improving the general understanding of firefighting by serving as a forum for the discussion and preservation of the history of firefighting, the application of firefighting strategies and tactics, and the utilization and functions of various fire apparatus and equipment, all with an emphasis on the Tacoma Fire Department.

Ecojustice is a national charitable organization dedicated to defending Canadians' right to a healthy environment. Our lawyers and scientists set legal precedents and strengthen environmental laws that protect and restore the environment, both today and for the future. We are an independent organization and 100 percent of our funding is provided by our generous donors. Standing together with thousands of dedicated supporters, Ecojustice is winning victories that make a lasting difference for our communities and our environment. We come from a variety of backgrounds, yet share one common goal: To ensure the long-term protection and health of our rich and diverse environment.

Amplio's durable, low-cost Talking Book audio device and innovative programs amplify the reach of our global partners. Together, we share knowledge with the world’s hardest-to-reach communities, using audio technology to educate and gather feedback from illiterate and low-literacy populations. Our Talking Book programs allow organizations to customize messages, songs, radio dramas, and information in local languages and measure impact. Amplio partners with global and in-country organizations, businesses, and government agencies that work in various sectors, including health, agriculture, gender equity, humanitarian aid, and more.

Arogya World is a U.S. based non-profit organization (501(c)(3)), that has been working for the last decade to create a world without diseases. We have focused on preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCD) through health education and lifestyle change in India, where the NCD burden is extremely high. Since 2010, Arogya World has educated more than 6 million people on healthy habits and lifestyle change, and aims to reach ten times that number in the next decade. Our mission is reflected in our name: “Arogya” in Sanskrit means to live a life without disease.

The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre exists to support and empower women and children living in extreme poverty in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia. High levels of violence, homelessness, addictions and poverty characterize this area. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, injustice and injury. We provide practical support to over 250 women and children daily to help them survive conditions of ill-health, violence and poverty. We work to provide security, basic needs and support. We also encourage women in making long-term changes by identifying and removing barriers to full participation in a larger community.

American Service to India was founded to provide much-needed assistance to the poor and needy of India, primarily in the areas of health and education. It has sought to accomplish this through a variety of programs that address immediate needs as well as others that provide assistance over the long term. These programs have included the funding of projects that ASTI's board of directors feels most adequately meet those needs. In all cases, ASTI's main emphasis is to relieve the suffering of the poor of India as much as possible within the restrictions of its financial resources -- the vast majority of which are funded by donations from individuals and/or organizations in sympathy with ASTI's goals.

For the Nations Refugee Outreach provides general educational and family services that help meet the practical needs of refugees and shares with them the gospel of Jesus Christ. We serve refugees from more than 20 countries resettled in the Dallas/Fort Worth area from ages 0-87 by emphasizing education, family services and the Christian gospel message through ESL classes, literacy, tutoring, preschool, citizenship classes, Bible studies, life skills, reading programs, field trips and seminars. We also help connect refugees to food, clothing and health care. Our vision is to bring these proven programs to more and more of the area’s large refugee population.

MissionCleanWater is a nonprofit working to bring clean water and sanitation to the most underserved communities. Our approach focuses heavily at the community level, ensuring a clean water source is developed with quality and long term growth.Many other organizations move quickly and do not collaborate with communities which is why the World Health Organization reports that 60% of all clean water projects fail within their first year. We work closely with each community to develop a solution together. Through community relationship building, training, and long-term involvement, we want to fully maximize the investment of clean water in the community and bring out its full potential.

Our mission is to aid and support children suffering from poverty, sickness, lack of education or who have experienced physical or moral violence, by offering them the opportunity and the hope of a new life. It is an independent, lay organisation and is also designated an ONLUS (Non-profit organisation of social value). It operates without discrimination of culture, ethnicity and religion and upholds the United Nations rights of the child. The Foundation works around the world and is closest to the weakest and most neglected children offering them food, medicine, health care, education and programmes for social reintegration. In pursuing its goal, Mission Bambini is inspired by the following values: freedom, justice, truth, respect for others and solidarity.

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) seeks to accompany, serve and advocate the cause of refugees and other forcibly displaced people, so that they may heal, learn and determine their own future.Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is based in Washington, DC and provides pastoral care for people detained in the US and support for refugees around the world through funding, oversight, monitoring and evaluation of JRS projects and programming. JRS works in 58 countries to meet the educational, health, psycho-social and emergency needs of nearly 1,000,000 refugees and displaced persons. JRS responds to humanitarian emergencies in places like Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq and works in settings of prolonged crises such as South Sudan, Chad and Ethiopia.

Clinic Nepal is a non-profit organization that provides vital healthcare services to the Meghauli and Daldale communities in Nepal. The organization was founded in 1997 by Hari Bhandary, with a vision to improve access to education, healthcare, clean water and sanitary facilities in the region. The organization’s core services include a Friendship Clinic, which offers general medical care and a range of specialized services such as pediatrics, gynecology, and infectious disease control. Additionally, Clinic Nepal operates the Friendship Scout Troop, which encourages young people to take an active role in their community through leadership and volunteer opportunities. The Wolfgang and Prabhat Kindergartens in the Meghauli area provide early childhood education, while the Asha Kokiran Children’s Hostel and Kindergarten in Daldale provide a safe and nurturing environment for children who otherwise would not have access to education. One of the key aspects of Clinic Nepal’s mission is to empower the community to be self-reliant, they also help in sponsorship of over 150 students in both academic and vocational capacities, by providing them with education and training opportunities. The organization has also made a significant impact in the region through the installation of clean water pumps and sanitary latrines, and by conducting recurring health camps. Clinic Nepal relies on the support of sponsors, volunteers, interns, and other friends from all around the world to continue its important work. The organization is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves, and is committed to providing accessible and high-quality healthcare to everyone in need.