Swiss-Sierra Leone Development Foundation

The "Swiss-Sierra Leone Development Foundation" is a non-governmental organization (NGO) operating in the Western and Northern Regions of Sierra Leone. We have a country representative and a headquarters. The hospital at Magbenteh and the TFC have a general manager and a management team, as does the hospital in Lungi. The Magbenteh hospital personnel is made up of 127 people. We employ 40 people in Lungi. Click on the links below to see some photos of these employees. Since its creation in 1996, the association has set up: - medical and educational programs including the financing of surgical operations; - a sponsorship program for schooling of children; - the distribution of food and clothing for extremely poor populations and/or those with leprocy; - basic agricultural programs and a small scale humanitarian support service. The hospital at Magbenteh, the Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC) and the hospital in Lungi are managed by our association. The hospital was built for the poorest populations in Sierra Leone. The hospital in Lungi, Bai Bureh Memorial Hospital, was already caring for this sector of the population before we took over its management. We will continue these efforts in both of these locations. The TFC mainly takes care of babies and children under 5 years of age and teaches parents to better feed their families. In order to be able to continue providing medical care to these vulnerable populations of Sierra Leone, SSLDF needs to find the necessary funds needed to continue running these programs.

SWISSAID

One of Switzerland’s leading aid organisations, SWISSAID was founded in 1948. We are involved in cooperative development projects in nine countries, try to influence policy-making on development in Switzerland, and inform people about the causes of poverty and underdevelopment. We have 84 staff worldwide, 29 of whom work in Switzerland. All our offices in the nine African, Asian and Latin American countries are staffed exclusively by local people, this is more efficient and effective, and also makes good financial sense. SWISSAID relies on the knowledge and skills of the people the projects are intended to help and does not bring in expensive experts from the northern hemisphere. We facilitate small, easily-managed projects, which are initiated and carried out by the affected people themselves. SWISSAID works in places where no, or very few, other aid organisations are involved. We are aware that real development can happen only when there is political change, this is why we are politically active, both in the Third World and Switzerland, but always on a non-sectarian basis and independent of party politics.

swisscontact

Swisscontact is a politically and denominationally neutral organization founded in 1959 by personalities from the Swiss private business and university sectors. Over five hundred staff members are active for Swisscontact in project countries as well as in Switzerland. In the 1960s, Swisscontact built up the first vocational training projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Later, in the 1980s, it developed the first small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) support concepts, as there was a great need in this domain, especially for graduates from vocational schools. SMEs find it very difficult to get inexpensive operational and investment loans, which is why programs were developed to help overcome these problems. As regards environmental protection, Swisscontact has mainly been involved in developing methods to combat air pollution. Our goal is to promote sustainable development (socially, ecologically and economically) in selected southern and eastern countries. Cooperation with local partners is a priority for Swisscontact, as our leading principle is: "Helping Others to Help Themselves".

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Sydenham Garden

Sydenham Garden is an award-winning charity providing gardening, nature conservation and creative opportunities for the well-being of local residents. We provide a place where local people, particularly those coping with ill health, can gain confidence and self-esteem through work and community.

Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation

Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation is the principal fundraising body for Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick. Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick is one of Australia's leading specialist medical centres for children. We provide quality, comprehensive and expert clinical services to the children and families of New South Wales and beyond. We are dedicated to working with the community to improve the quality of life for this and future generations of seriously ill children from across NSW and beyond. We have a vital and continuing role in preserving and enhancing the services and standard of healthcare provided by the Sydney Children's Hospital for our sick and injured children. We are committed to the pursuit of world-class standards in the quality of our services, the efficiency of our fundraising, our transparency, integrity, cost-effectiveness, accessibility and the correctness and effectiveness of good governance and administration.

Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation

The Foundation chief purpose is to raise funds for the development of the Sydney Eye Hospital. The Sidney Eye Hospital, established in 1882, is the largest eye hospital in the southern emisphere. We want to attract membership of, and donations to the foundation, with a view to funding the purchase of equipment and other vital facilities for the Sydney Eye Hospital. We provide and update sophisticated equipment for the operating theatres and the impatient and outpatient areas of the Sydney Eye Hospital. We aim to consolidate the further development of the super-specialist role of the Hospital.

Sylvanvale Foundation

Sylvanvale Foundation has been providing support to people with an intellectual disability for more than 60 years and currently provides services to over 600 adults, children and families across the Sydney Metropolitan Region. Today, our services include day programs, accommodation, private therapy, early intervention and respite programs for children and their families. The original vision, determination and passion of our founding families still thrive as the Foundation continues to grow and deliver programs of exceptional quality. Sylvanvale is widely acknowledged as one of Sydney's leading providers of professional support services to people with disabilities. We have a reputable and trusted name within the sector and our services are synonymous with quality and innovation. Sylvanvale Foundation is a dynamic, growing organisation with a commitment to service and excellence. We are about community and people.

Symphony Space

Reaching audiences throughout New York City, the wider metropolitan area, and – through distribution of programs via media such as radio, recordings, podcasts and touring – the nation, we present and produce a calendar of innovative, multidisciplinary arts events; provide a first-rate affordable facility for artists and producers and nurture relationships with established and emerging artists and other cultural organizations who will use Symphony Space as a venue for adventurous artistic growth. Symphony Space’s two-fold operating philosophy is to create and present its own artistic offering and, at the same time, to support artists’ own endeavors and enrich our calendar by providing a subsidized rental facility.

Synergos

The name "Synergos" comes from the Greek root meaning "working together." We address global poverty and social injustice by supporting and connecting leaders so they can work in collaboration to change the systems that keep people in poverty. Bringing together influential people and institutions in government, business and civil society, as well as poor and marginalized communities who are usually left out of the process, we help every part of society work together to create long-term progress. In over 20 years, Synergos has supported innovative global partnerships in more than 30 countries and regions, including Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, India, Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border, the Middle East, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

We invest in agricultural science and technology for sustainable productivity gains, improvements of the natural resource base, credit and risk management tools, and better food quality and standards. Agricultural extension and rural services are scaled up to enable adoption of effective inputs and practices. We work to catalyze value chains in domestic and foreign markets, productively and gainfully associating smallholders. We also build public-private partnerships in seed and other input systems, certification, contract farming, agro-environmental services, product processing and transformation, marketing and retailing. The Foundation strives to enhance the capabilities of smallholder farmers to satisfy standards and food safety requirements, enabling diversification of the rural economy for job creation.

SYNTHIKA TRUST

Synthika Trust is a registered, non-profit motive and voluntary social service organization promoted in 2006. Since its inception the organization has been working with children/ youth who are disabled, parents, governmental bodies and intergovernmental bodies in the promotion of handicap, orphans children affairs. Its works to identify the need of disable children, youth especially the rural child, the underprivileged, abandoned and the weaker section of the society through participatory approach. Trust works for the integral human development in view of establishing a just and humane society through organizing and animating the marginalized people through awareness generation, education and leadership training programmes irrespective of caste, creed, religion, color etc also undertakes need based project interventions. In overall developmental process the organization believes in playing the role of facilitator than to lead.

T B ALERT

TB Alert is the UK's National and International Tuberculosis charity - the only British charity working solely on fighting TB in the UK and overseas. TB Alert is a young charity, registered in late 1998 and launched at the Houses of Parliament on World TB Day (24th March) 1999. It was set up by people who felt that with its long tradition of TB work, there should be a greater response in Britain to the resurgent threat of tuberculosis - already declared a global emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1993.

T.J. Martell Foundation

The T.J. Martell Foundation is one of the world's primary funders of innovative, early stage cancer and AIDS research that leads to practical, effective treatments in the near term. We are a non-profit, collaborative organization dedicated to funding and supporting the efforts of scientists and physicians engaged in the global battle against multiple forms of cancer and AIDS. In addition to fighting these diseases, we also work to improve the lives of cancer and pediatric AIDS patients and their families.

Tag - Kenya

We collect and disseminate useful information to young people and their initiatives/projects, and ensure that youth projects have access to useful information that can lead to the accomplishment their goals. We engage and involve young people in meaningful activities that will boost their socio-economic growth, and create equal opportunities for young people in marginalized rural areas. Assisting minority youth projects access and obtain assistance both locally and internationally, we facilitate cultural interaction among young people both regionally and internationally as a way of sharing and disseminating information.

Tahoe-Baikal Institute

TBI was established in 1990 to help preserve Lake Tahoe in California and Lake Baikal in Siberia, as well as other significant and threatened lake ecosystems around the world. This preservation is realized through environmental education programs, research, and international exchanges of students, scholars, and practitioners in science, policy, economics, and other related disciplines. TBI is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States based in the City of South Lake Tahoe (California, USA). TBI has staff operating in South Lake Tahoe, Irkutsk (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia), and Ulan Ude (Republic of Buryatia). Operations are managed by the US-based Executive Director and programs are coordinated by the US-based Programs Director in conjunction with Russia-based Program Coordinators in Irkutsk and Ulan Ude.

Take Stock in Children

Take Stock in Children was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization in Florida that provides a unique opportunity for low-income and at-risk students, many from minority families, to escape the cycle of poverty through education. We offer our students college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors and hope for a better life. Our comprehensive services start in middle school, continue through high school and include their transition into college.

Taking Root

Taking Root is a Canadian non-profit organization that uses reforestation as a tool for sustainable local economic development. Taking Root is presently collaborating with small-scale farmers in Nicaragua. Its projects support and recognize the needs of rural communities as an integral part of a thriving ecosystem. Taking Root is putting forward a truly sustainable reforestation model: mitigating climate change, restoring ecosystems and generating local economic development.

Talbot House

Talbot House School has been established since 1974 to provide a positive alternative approach to meet the particular needs of young people, who manifest emotional behavioral, social and associated learning difficulties. Talbot House is a school for up to 50 boys and girls who display social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Pupils attend the school primarily from all areas of Northern England. Referrals will be considered from anywhere in the UK. Talbot House exists because we know that sometimes a child’s difficulties cannot receive relevant attention in mainstream schools. We are totally child centred. ‘How can we help this individual’ is the question we ask every day. We match appropriate staff ratios to situations. Our intention is to give the unique opportunity to grow and that every young person deserves a warm, happy and caring environment where everyone is valued equally.

Tamam

Tamam is a religiously and politically independent aid organization working with children and youth experiencing social exclusion in Sweden, Albania, Mexico and Paraguay. The organization was founded in 2008 in Lund, Sweden, and has grown rapidly since then. Tamam’s motto Friendship without borders permeates all the work – regardless if it is about working with newly arrived immigrant youth in Lund, arranging excursions for children living at the fruit market in Asunción, Paraguay or activities for the children in Marquinet, Albania. Every week hundreds of children and volunteers participate in some kind of Tamam-activity, and the special spirit of optimism and joy that runs through everything that Tamam does is spreading like ripples on the water.