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List Of NGOs In China
This article is a list of domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in China. __NOTOC__ List 0-9 A *Academy for Educational Development *ActionAid *Adventist Development and Relief Agency China * AFS Intercultural Exchanges *All Girls Allowed *American Bar Association *American Friends Service Committee * AmeriCares Foundation * ANESVAD ( Acción Sanitaria y Desarollo Social) *Animals Asia Foundation *Australian Volunteers International B * Badi Foundation * Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation * Blacksmith Institute * Blue Moon Fund *BN Vocational School * Braille Without Borders * Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association C *Canadian Co-operative Association *Caritas Hong Kong *Chi Heng Foundation *Children in Crisis * China Care Foundation * China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation * China Youth Development Foundation *Christian Blind Mission International *Conservation International D *DKT International E * European Union Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-governmental Organizations
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in humanitarianism or the social sciences; they can also include clubs and associations that provide services to their members and others. Surveys indicate that NGOs have a high degree of public trust, which can make them a useful proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders. However, NGOs can also be lobby groups for corporations, such as the World Economic Forum. NGOs are distinguished from international and intergovernmental organizations (''IOs'') in that the latter are more directly involved with sovereign states and their governments. The term as it is used today was first introduced in Article 71 of the newly-formed United Nations' Charter in 1945. While there is no fixed or formal definition for what NGOs are, they are general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Moon Fund
The W. Alton Jones Foundation was a charitable foundation, and a sponsor of environmental causes. It was originally involved in sponsoring the arts, particularly theatre. The foundation was started in 1944 by W. Alton "Pete" Jones, an oil executive and chairman of the board of Cities Service Company Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or Citgo, stylized as CITGO) is a United States–based refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. Headquartered in the Energy Corridor area o .... In 2001, the Charlottesville, Virginia-based 56-year-old W. Alton Jones Foundation suddenly dissolved. The $400 million endowment was split into three separate Foundations: the Blue Moon Fund run by Patricia Jones Edgerton (daughter of W. Alton Jones) and her daughter Diane Edgerton Miller, the Oak Hill Foundation run by son William Edgerton, and the Edgerton Foundation run by son Brad Edgerton. References Charities based in Vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DKT International
DKT International (DKT) is a charitable non-profit organization that promotes family planning and HIV prevention through social marketing. The Washington, D.C.-based DKT was founded in 1989 by Phil Harvey and operates in 90 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Its revenue largely comes from sales of low-cost contraceptives. In 2021, DKT sold 901 million condoms, 111 million cycles of oral contraceptives, 26.5 million injectable contraceptives, 20 million emergency contraceptives and 4.7 million intrauterine devices (IUDs), among other products, in 59 countries. This is equivalent to 54.2 million couple years of protection (CYPs), making DKT one of the largest private providers of contraceptives in the developing world. The average cost per CYP was US$1.65. DKT's marketing strategies have included advertising, creating location-specific brands, working with social networks and militaries, and targeting high-risk groups. DKT also works with health work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservation International
Conservation International (CI) is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. CI's work focuses on science, policy and partnership with businesses, governments and communities. The organization employs nearly 1,000 people and works with more than 2,000 partners in 29 countries. CI has helped support 1,200 protected areas and interventions across 77 countries, protecting more than 6 million square kilometers (2.3 million square miles) of land and sea. History Conservation International was founded in 1987 with the goal of protecting nature for the benefit of people. In 1989, CI formally committed to the protection of biodiversity hotspots, ultimately identifying 36 such hotspots around the world and contributing to their protection. The model of protecting hotspots became a key way for organizations to do conservation work. On July 1, 2017, Peter Seligmann stepped down as CEO of CI and a new executive team made up of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Blind Mission International
CBM (formerly Christian Blind Mission) is an international Christian development organization, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world. It is considered one of the world's oldest and largest organizations working in this field. CBM was founded in 1908 by the German pastor Ernst Jakob Christoffel, who built homes for blind children, orphans, physically disabled, and deaf persons in Turkey and Iran. Initially CBM's efforts were focused on preventing and curing blindness but now cover other causes of disability. CBM targets the people affected by disability by supporting local partner organizations to run programs in the fields of healthcare, rehabilitation (community-based rehabilitation – CBR), education and livelihood opportunities. In 2017 the international mental health charity BasicNeeds merged into the Christian disability charity. CBM also advocates for disability inclusion following UN guidelines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Youth Development Foundation
The China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) is a national non-profit and non-governmental organization founded in March 1989 in Beijing. The CYDF works to develop Chinese youth through education, science and technology, culture, physical education, health, and environmental protection. The CYDF is best known for launching and managing its largest program to date, "Project Hope." Project Hope has sought to help school dropouts in poor remote regions return to school and complete at least an elementary education. Non-profit sector in China The non-profit or "third" sector in China developed during a period of reform and opening-up. An open, dynamic market economy was gradually replacing a closed, centrally planned economy, resulting in widespread social change and breakdowns in the welfare system. No longer able to rely on the government to ensure job security and social benefits, people became increasingly self-sufficient and more independent. The rejuvenation in Chinese socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Foundation For Poverty Alleviation
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) () is a nongovernmental charitable organization in Beijing, China, registered under the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs in 1989 and professionally supervised by the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development. In 2017, CFPA raised poverty alleviation funds and materials totaling RMB 580 million (about US$91 million) to deliver aid and assistance in over 4.2 million individual cases for impoverished persons and disaster victims. To date CFPA has raised total funds and materials worth RMB 34 billion (est. USD 5.7 billion) and delivered aid and assistance in 33 million individual cases. CFPA's first international project was realized in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami when the organization raised funds for affected disaster victims. Since then CFPA has expanded overseas to help those in need across the world, and is actively campaigning for more Chinese CSOs to launch humanitarian projects ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Care Foundation
China Care Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides medical, social and educational programs for orphans with disabilities in China and gives college and high school students the opportunity to give back by fundraising and volunteering. History China Care Foundation was founded by Matt Dalio in 2000 when he was 16 years old. Dalio, who grew up in Connecticut, spent a year in China when he was 11 years old and returned five years later to personally witness the conditions of orphans with special needs. He returned home and founded China Care Foundation. The organization provides medical care to special needs children to give them a chance for a brighter future. See also *List of non-governmental organizations in the People's Republic of China This article is a list of domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in China. __NOTOC__ List 0-9 A *Academy for Educational Development *ActionAid *Adventist Development and Rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children In Crisis
Children in Crisis is a non-profit organization aimed at improving the lives of children and women from underprivileged backgrounds in third-world countries. It is headquartered in London, England. On the 25th anniversary of Children in Crisis's foundation in 2018, it was merged with Street Child, an organisation run by Tom Dannatt in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone. Patronage It was founded by Sarah, Duchess of York, who remains life president. Her daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, has served as Ambassador of Children in Crisis since 2007. Alongside Beatrice, her second daughter, Princess Eugenie of York, attended the fundraising annual dinner in March 2011. The vice-presidents are: Paul Szkiler, Grahame Harding, Olivier de Givenchy and Mark Olbrich. The Board of Trustees comprises: *Alasdair Haynes (Chair). *Alexandra Buxton. *Ron Friend. *Deborah Helsby. *Frances Prenn. *Julia Streets. *Anthony Wallersteiner. * James Henderson. Overview In 2005, it worked with othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi Heng Foundation
The Chi Heng Foundation (CHF) is a Hong Kong-based non-governmental organisation dedicated to addressing children impacted by AIDS and also to AIDS prevention and education. Established in 1998, the NGO has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Anhui and, especially, Henan. The organisation attracted notice in China in 2004 when it helped Shanghai's Fudan University organise a graduate level class on the subject of homosexuality, the first such class in the country. __TOC__ Mission The organisation provides assistance to children who have a parent with HIV/AIDS or have lost a parent to AIDS since 2002 or who are themselves infected. CHF operates under the premise that these children are best served by being raised within their communities in conjunction with children not impacted by HIV/AIDS, allowing them to avoid social stigma and to better integrate into their communities as adults. The primary avenue through which CHF attempts to assist children is financial, in funding educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caritas Hong Kong
Caritas Hong Kong is a charitable organisation, a member of Caritas Internationalis, founded by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong in July 1953. It started with relief and rehabilitation services to the poor and the distressed after the Second World War. It nowaday expands to involve social service, education service, medical service, hospitality service and many others. It is led by Board of Management chairman Dominic Chan. It is funded by the Hong Kong Government, Community Chest, other donations and fees on participants. Hospitals *Public: ** Caritas Medical Centre, founded in 1964 *Private ** Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), taken up in 1993 ** Canossa Hospital (Caritas), taken up in 1991 Schools Special Education & Vocational Training Service * Caritas Lok Jun School * Caritas Lok Yi School *Caritas Lok Kan School * Caritas Resurrection School * Caritas Magdalene School * Caritas Jockey Club Lok Yan School Vocational Training & Education Service Caritas S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Co-operative Association
The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) is a not-for-profit co-operative that is dedicated to ending poverty around the world through co-operative action. CCA's mission is to establish and grow co-operatives, credit unions, and community-based organizations to reduce poverty, build sustainable livelihoods, and improve civil society in less developed countries. Canadian Co-operative Association and Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) amalgamated in 2017 under the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) brand. To achieve this mission, CCA works closely with Canadian co-operatives and credit unions to channel their knowledge and expertise to partner organizations and co-operatives in Africa, Asia and the Americas. CCA presently operates in 18 countries with an annual budget of approximately $13 million. Climate resilience and gender are cross-cutting priorities in all of CCA's programs. CCA is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
