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Strengthening our community by creating opportunities that support and inspire women. Founded in 1986 Women’s Opportunity & Resource Development, Inc. (WORD) is one of Missoula’s longest established and most experienced non-profit organizations. Since our founding in 1986, WORD has spearheaded, supported and participated with organizations, agencies and individuals who are committed to building community in Missoula. Vision: At WORD we envision a socially just world where each person is valued and all are empowered to fulfill their potential. We aim to build, through collective action, the socioeconomic, cultural and political conditions that ensure equality, independence and full participation for all. We believe that these conditions are indispensable to the health and sustainability of families, communities and society as a whole. Mission: WORD creates opportunities, programs and policies that inspire and support women’s development, leadership and choice, for the benefit of our entire community. Values: As a feminist organization WORD is committed to modeling and actively promoting ways of working that: - Value and celebrate women’s experiences and contributions; - Respect individual dignity and honor diversity; - Ensure accessibility for those with the least access to resources, value and power; - Are holistic, client-centered and strengths-based; - Encourage creativity, community and openness to change. - Through our programs we offer support, education and training to empower women and their families to move from a place of need to a place of independence, participation and choice. Our programs promote women’s access to stable housing, adequate income, personal/career development, family/school involvement and the creation of policies for social change.

We are a non-profit organisation working to contribute to equal opportunities in education. Our mission is based on 2 points: 1. To create a network of professionals working for educational equity from inside and outside the classroom. Each year we carry out the ExE Programme, a professional development programme aimed at those who aspire to generate educational and social change for the benefit of equal opportunities for all children. Our value proposition can be summarised as follows: Attracting and selecting, Graduates with the talent to become great teachers and with the commitment to seek educational transformation in pursuit of equity. For two years they teach in schools in disadvantaged environments, pursuing the growth of their students and learning from direct experience the causes and consequences of educational inequality. Training and support, Through an extensive programme for the development of teaching and systemic leadership competencies that maximise the impact on their students, the community where they teach and the education system in the long term. Empowering and connecting, After the programme, we accelerate participants' professional careers towards those areas that have the greatest impact on educational equity. This generates a network of professionals who drive educational change from inside and outside the classroom. 2. Collaborating with the social and educational ecosystem to leave no student behind. We are convinced that the journey towards equal opportunities is only possible by adding and joining other people and organisations. For this reason, we work with others through projects that accelerate our impact and we collaborate with entities with which we share the challenge of educational equity.

The mission of the Children’s Arts Guild is to support children in becoming emotionally intelligent, socially engaged, and productive citizens of the world through thoughtful art programs that build emotional competence, confidence, and social skills.

Global Girls mission is to equip girls of color with skills that nurture their individual growth and inspire them to use their talents for positive change in their communities and throughout the world. We provide a safe space where participants learn performance, communication and social/emotional skills. Our curriculum is grounded in positive youth development best practices stemming from research in child and adolescent development. The overwhelming consensus is that youth need the following key assets to thrive and become healthy productive adults: 1. Safe environment 2. Supportive environment 3. Interaction 4. Engagement 5. Youth-centered policies and practices 6. High expectations The lessons helps youth develop critical thinking skills as they investigate their issues and seek solutions. Each program participant acquires dance, acting and story crafting skills while also reinforcing essential habits such as resiliency, empathy, self-discipline and grit. The result is socially conscious, youth-driven theatre that gives voice to participant's issues and concerns.

Statement Junky is a youth development and global leadership program for girls of color in High School. We create a safe and inspiring space for girls to thrive and build lifelong relationships while focusing on the development of the whole girl. In partnership with schools and community-based organizations, our program equips girls to navigate economic and social barriers within their community and abroad through leadership, education, exploration, and positive identity development. At the conclusion of each program, all girls are gifted with an essential key to access the world – her first passport. We believe travel is not reward for working but experience for living. We’re devoted to creating future world leaders by changing the way our girls see the world.

VINE Sanctuary provides a haven for animals who have escaped or been rescued from the meat, dairy and egg industries or other abusive circumstances, such as cockfights or pigeon-shoots. Sanctuary residents include chickens, cows, ducks, doves, geese, pigeons, sheep, emus, and even a few parakeets. In addition to sheltering and advocating for animals, we conduct research and education aimed at creating systemic changes in agriculture, trade, and consumption as well as human attitudes about animals and the environment. We work within an ecofeminist understanding of the interconnection of all life and the intersection of all forms of oppression. Thus we welcome and work to facilitate alliances among animal, environmental, and social justice activists.

Charity Centre for Children and Youth Development exists to supporting HIV/AIDS education, Persons living with disabilities, orphans and vulnerable children, youth and women in Solwezi district of Zambia by providing them with, educational support (provision of school requisites and literacy materials), health and life skills and vocational Training. These enables disadvantaged members of our society live life of independence and contribute to the national economy. We envision a society that will work towards eradication of vulnerability and illiteracy among Orphans and vulnerable children, youths and women. The Organization's mission is to promote and enhance the capabilities of children, youth and women in Solwezi district and beyond to effect positive social change that would necessitate the development of their lives, communities and the nation at large.

The Carolyn Barron Montessori School is committed to providing a stimulating learning environment that follows each child on his or her path to excellence. We strive to forge an active partnership with families, working together to develop lifelong learners who will lead and change the world.

Roots Ethiopia partners with communities in Ethiopia to turn local ideas into lasting change. We work together to improve schools, educate children, and enable livelihoods. We maintain a strong focus on supporting community identified solutions for job creation and education in Ethiopia.

CDTIE believes that the relationship between students and teachers must change to support the rapidly evolving world that students graduate into. To that end, CDTIE provides curriculum, training, and support to enable students to become independent explorers of information and teachers to become mentors/coaches of that exploration.

Project Color Corps™ believes in the power of color as a change agent to infuse a sense of well-being and energy into urban neighborhoods nationwide! In 2011, Laura Guido-Clark fulfilled her dream and founded Project Color Corps, a volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to creating change by painting inner city neighborhoods with color and pattern that impart positive messages of optimism and hope. Color is a powerful language that speaks volumes and can empower us emotionally. We believe that color is transformational and that fresh paint has the power to improve the quality of life for children and residents of at risk, disadvantaged and under served communities.

Have a Dream NZ is a charitable organisation focused on creating positive generational change and equality for Kiwi kids, families and communities, by supporting the development of academic and life skills within a child's educational years. Since 2003, I Have a Dream has focused on helping Kiwi kids to transform their lives, futures and communities. The programme currently works in the Tikipunga and Otangarei communities of Whangarei and the intention is to be present for at least another 20 years, working holistically and in partnership with whanau, schools and the community. Our core long-term goal is to affect positive generational change and outcomes for any community we are involved with in Northland and Aotearoa.