Urban Ecology Australia
AustraliaEnvironment
In 2008, for the first time, more people lived in cities than in rural areas. And so, if we are are to address major issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, resource scarcity and social equity, we need to focus on the urban form and look for ways in which we can improve it. Urban Ecology’s flagship ‘Ecocity’ development, Christie Walk, provides visitors with a tangible example of what is possible when good urban design is applied to the challenge of housing people in medium density near the city centre. Urban Ecology provides site tours of Christie Walk to members of the public, school groups, urban planners, decision makers and developers.
Urban Ecology Institute
United StatesEnvironment
Since 1998, the Urban Ecology Institute (UEI) and its community and educational partners have been improving the health of urban ecosystems through environmental education, action, and advocacy programs. Extending out from our home in Boston, our programs reach more than 30,000 people each year throughout Massachusetts and beyond. UEI's core programs harness the potential of young people and the power of citizen groups to create physical and social transformations in the midst of neglected communities.
Urban Farming
United StatesCommunity/Family
Urban Farming brings people together in communities throughout America and abroad to plant food on unused land, space, rooftops and walls, with the intention of ending hunger in our generation, while greening the globe. We also host several green science gardens in schools Kindergarten through College age. Students learn about team building, skills training, self-sufficiency, environmental issues, health and nutrition.
Urban Seed
AustraliaCommunity/Family
Urban Seed recognises that the needs of our streets and neighbourhoods have causes that are systemic as well as personal. Our projects seek to address the underlying causes of poverty, we provide free lunch, but beyond lunches, we seek to build supportive relationships, strengthen community and extend hospitality to the poor. We run recreational and creative activities, encouraging and assisting with connection to support services (eg. mental health, drug treatment, health and housing services) and creating space for a Homeless Person's Legal Clinic. We regularly get involved in local advocacy around issues that affect people who are homeless or marginalised.
Urban Youth Collaborative
United StatesChildren/Education
In 2004, New York City high school students formed the Urban Youth Collaborative to fight for a voice in high school reform. The Urban Youth Collaborative brings New York City youth together to fight for change through local and citywide organizing strategies. We, as a coalition, are committed to building a strong youth voice that can ensure our high schools prepare students to go to college, earn a living wage, and work for justice in society.
Uruora Kapiti Project
New ZealandAnimals/Wildlife
Nga Uruora – Kapiti Project Charitable Trust is a community based conservation project with a big work program and an even bigger vision. Set up in 1997 to reverse the drastic decline of coastal forest, we're aiming to create a continuous ribbon of bird-safe native forest running from Porirua through to Waikanae. Nga Uruora taps into the phenomenal success of pest control on Kapiti and Mana Island, not only for inspiration, but to supply the Kapiti – Porirua Coast with an unequalled supply of tui, bellbirds kereru and rare kaka and kakariki. Nga Uruora’s programme of restoring and recreating bird-safe forest on the mainland means we’re well on our way to having the best dawn chorus in urban NZ.
USA for UNHCR
United StatesOther
We strive to meet the needs of the world's most vulnerable people, building support and awareness in the United States for UNHCR's life-saving relief programs. Established by concerned American citizens, USA for UNHCR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
USO
United StatesCommunity/Family
Since just before World War II, the USO has been the bridge between the American people and our men and women in uniform, conveying the heartfelt appreciation and support of a grateful nation. Whether it is a quiet place to go for rest and relaxation, movies refreshments, or a friendly face, the USO consistently delivers its special brand of service to the military. The USO currently operates centers around the world, including numerous mobile canteens, located in the continental United States and overseas. The USO provides a variety of programs and services, including orientation programs, family events, travel assistance, free Internet and e-mail access, and recreation services.
Utooni Development Organization
KenyaAnimals/Wildlife
Utooni Development Organisation is supporting community self-help groups in semi-arid areas of Eastern Kenya. The goal of the project is for rural communities to obtain water, food, and income security and improve health. The outcomes expected are to improve the local water supply to free up time for women and children; to improve farm land and food production methods; to increase fuel trees; to improve livestock management; to improve varieties of seeds planted; and to increase diversity of agricultural production.
Val Lishman Health Research Foundation
AustraliaResearch/Dev
The Val Lishman Health Research Foundation Inc is a community driven volunteer organisation that promotes health research in the South West region of Western Australia. The Val Lishman Health Research Foundation Inc is innovative and pioneering, as there is no similar community based research organisation in Australia. For major research projects, the Foundation may act as a broker and build partnerships to make research possible. The Foundation identifies practical health research needed in the South West. The Foundation invites capable researchers to design high quality research projects. The Foundation has a Scientific Review Panel to ensure the quality and relevance of research proposals. The research proposal is then used to build financial support through stakeholders, private and community donations, and from external grants.
Valparaiso University
United StatesChildren/Education
Valpo belongs to a small and distinctive group of colleges and universities that consistently earns national recognition for the quality of its academic programs that integrate the best of the liberal arts with professional preparation, combining theory with practice. Our Lutheran heritage provides students freedom to connect their faith to life, our location provides quick access to the beauty of the Indiana Dunes/Lake Michigan shore and the excitement of Chicago, and our size combines the diversity of a larger institution with the friendliness of a smaller one. The academic program is rigorous, but Valpo students are well prepared for the classroom challenges. Nearly 60 percent graduated within the top one-fifth of their high school class with approximately six percent ranking first or second in their class.
Vancouver Bach Choir
CanadaArts/Culture
Since 1930, the Vancouver Bach Choir's Canadian reputation has grown through numerous broadcasts by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, an Eastern Canadian tour in 1974 and the cross-Canada viewing of a television film of the Easter music from Handel's Messiah. In Vancouver the Vancouver Bach Choir presents a series of concerts each Season and has been responsible for the British Columbia premiere of a number of major works including Rossini's Stabat Mater, Fanshawe's African Sanctus, Lloyd Webber's Requiem, Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio, Berlioz' Messe Solennelle and Penderecki's Polish Requiem. The choir has also commissioned and premiered extended works by Canadian composers John Estacio and Christos Hatzis as well as many shorter pieces by other Canadian composers.
Vanderbilt University
United StatesChildren/Education
Vanderbilt University is a private research university of about 6,500 undergraduates and 5,300 graduate and professional students. The university comprises 10 schools, a distinguished medical center, a public policy center and The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center. Vanderbilt offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development as well as a full range of graduate and professional degrees. The university is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top 20 universities. The combination of cutting-edge research, liberal arts and a distinguished medical center creates an invigorating atmosphere where students tailor their education to meet their goals and researchers collaborate to solve complex questions affecting our health, culture and society.
Variety - The Children's Charity of BC
CanadaChildren/Education
Variety - The Children's Charity of British Columbia is a non-profit organization with the mission to raise funds and distribute grants throughout British Columbia to inspire hope, enrich lives and build a better future for children who have special needs. Since 1965, Variety - The Children's Charity of BC has raised over $150 million.
Variety Club Children's Charity
United KingdomChildren/Education
For 60 years Variety Club Children's Charity has been helping sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people. The Variety Club has an illustrious history stretching back to the golden age of British entertainment. The charity has raised over £200 million in the last 6 decades and improved the lives of more than a million children and young people. We concentrate on giving help where help is needed, and being the small change which makes a huge difference to the lives of children and young people across the country. Please explore the site to see more details of the work which we do and how you can help us to turn lives around.
Variety Club of Ireland
IrelandChildren/Education
For more than 50 years Variety Club Children's Charity has been helping sick, disabled and disadvantaged children in Ireland. We provide Sunshine Coaches, electric wheelchairs, outings to exciting places, equip children's hospitals and help in many other ways. This is made possible because volunteers from many walks of life give generously of their time and money.
Variety International New Zealand
New ZealandChildren/Education
Known until 1999 as the Variety Club, Variety - The Children's Charity is dedicated to helping sick, disadvantaged and disabled children around the world. Through a range of 'Signature Programmes' and financial grants Variety encourages all children to live fulfilled and enriched lives - to strive to reach their full potential. The 68th Tent of Variety was established in New Zealand in 1989 and is dedicated to helping this country's sick, disabled and disadvantaged children. Since then, more than $11 million has been returned to the community, funding everything from toy libraries to specialist medical equipment - helping Kiwi kids reach their full potential.
Variety the Childrens' Charity
BarbadosChildren/Education
Variety the Childrens' Charity of barbados was registered in November 1984. Our goal is to raise funds for sick, disadvantaged and disabled children in barbados and the Easter Caribbean. The Peadiactric Intensive Care unit (PICU) at the Queens Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados was one of the first beneficiaries of Variety Barbados. Variety the Childrens' Charity provides Sunshine Coaches for the Children's Development Centre, The Challenor School, The Ursaline Schools and the Sunshine Early Stimulation Centre in Barbados.
Variety, The Children's Charity
AustraliaChildren/Education
Variety provides grants to individuals and organisations for a great number of items such as special wheelchairs, vocal output speech devices, prosthetic limbs, special play equipment and liberty swings. We give grants to hospitals, we provide Sunshine Coaches to special schools and organisations so that kids can get out and about in the sunshine and experience life and we also provide children special experiences such as parties and adventure camps to give them opportunities that able bodied kids may take for granted. Variety raises funds from a number of sources, from corporate partnership, to events, to donations - and to date we have delivered over $124 million net to help Australia's sick, disadvantaged and disabled children.
Vassar College
United StatesChildren/Education
Vassar offers a curriculum that honors the values of liberal learning as it challenges us to lead energetic and purposeful lives. We aim, therefore, to support a faculty dedicated to teaching, scholarship, and artistic endeavor; to educate—in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences—distinguished, diverse students motivated toward intellectual risk; to promote clear thinking and articulate expression; to stimulate integrative learning through multidisciplinary studies that communicate across cultural and curricular perspectives; and to commit both students and teachers to coherent and cohesive approaches to learning.