Arunachala Village School Trust
IndiaChildren/Education
In the year of 1999, after having inspected all the schools in the area of Vediyappanur - a village located at the foothill of the holy mountain “Arunachala”, 180km South West of Chennai and 100km West of Pondicherry - Aldis Jasper and a group of Indian friends decided to do better. Together, they founded the Arunachala Village School Trust, a charity organization with 6 board members.Our declared goal is not only to give each of our children the very best primary school education they can attain, but also to teach them to love each other, respect each other, and help each other wherever they can. We foster our children's creativity and common understanding of each other and of the environment, and we strive for empathy and harmony in all we do - always keeping in mind that through our students we reach the villages' people, and therefore make a change in society.
Arusha Project, Inc.
United StatesResearch/Dev
The Arusha Project is a coalition of non-governmental organizations and grass-roots initiatives committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS and gender inequality in Northern Tanzania. Collectively, we provide a spectrum of care for more than 800 families affected by HIV/AIDS, from drop-in and case management for street children in urban Arusha to vocational training for Female Genital Cutters in Monduli Juu, a rural Maasai village. Our pilot microcredit program provides loans and business management training to women throughout the Arusha region. Our goal is not only to provide relief for women struggling to afford their children's school fees, two meals a day, or life-extending medication, we are also establishing credit and teaching important financial and business management skills. Our aim is to help create a pathway out of poverty and toward better health. We strictly adhere to the principle of local solutions to local problems, meaning that each of our projects is conceived and directed in Tanzania by Tanzanians.
ASASE
SwitzerlandResearch/Dev
The Swiss Association of Friends of Sister Emmanuelle (ASASE) is a nonprofit non-governmental organization (NGO) and a non-religious association, officially recognized as a public charity, and consisting exclusively of volunteers. Established in 1979 to support Sister Emmanuelle’s activities in the slums of Cairo, the association has, since 1986, focused almost entirely its attention to Sudan and is now taking care of the destitute, particularly the street children. Since 1996, the Association has also financed the activities of Haiti-Cosmos, an association created in 1993 in Geneva to provide the inhabitants of the Plateau of Hinche in Haiti with technical support.
ASB
United StatesDisability
The Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASB) is a testament to philanthropy, charitable giving and volunteerism in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities for well over a century. ASB provides support through education, training and resources, as well as through community action and public education, serving as a voice and advocate for the rights of all people who are blind or visually impaired.
ASBAH
United KingdomDisability
ASBAH is the leading UK registered charity providing information and advice about spina bifida and hydrocephalus. ASBAH's vision is a future where everyone with spina bifida or hydrocephalus can get the most out of life. All children and young people with hydrocephalus or spina bifida have a right to equal educational opportunities, to be educated within a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum, with appropriate educational provision, enabling these children to realise their full potential. We believe that all pupils with special educational needs should have their needs met and that parents have a vital role to play in supporting their child's education. Education for those with disabilities or special educational needs should be a lifelong process with continuing opportunities to progress.
Asc
NetherlandsResearch/Dev
The African Studies Centre is an independent scientific institute that undertakes social-science research on Africa and aims to promote a better understanding and insight into historical, current and future social developments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ASC formulates a new research programme every five years, facing the developments on the African continent and at the same time building on the results of the Centre’s previous research.
Ascent Russian Orphan Aid Foundation
United StatesHumanitarian Aid
Ascent Russian Orphan Aid Foundation is a non-profit charity that spends 100% of donations to provide basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter to orphans and homeless children living in the former Soviet Bloc countries. The foundation is a 501(3)(c) non-profit charitable corporation registered in the state of California. All orphanages and shelters that receive our help are registered non-profit organizations and have at least a 5-year record of accomplishment.
ASCO Cancer Foundation
United StatesHealth/Medical
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1964, with overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention and ensuring that all patients with cancer receive care of the highest quality.
ASH Animal Rescue
IrelandAnimals/Wildlife
Since 1990 we have taken in many unwanted dogs and the odd cat. We try our very best to find them new loving homes. Throughout the years we have homed hundreds of dogs and cats. Sometimes we don't succeed and they live with us for the rest of their lives. They became permanent members of the ASH family. We always have a group of permanent residents. Today, amongst our permanent residents we count 16 – 20 dogs, about 23 cats, one white donkey, one horse, 2 pigs, 3 foxes and 2 wild rabbits.
Asha for education
SwitzerlandChildren/Education
Asha for Education is a voluntary group comprised of students and professionals with several chapters across the globe in US, Europe and Asia. We are concerned about the underprivileged women and children in India and want to do our best to help make their lives happier and their futures brighter. We believe that this is most effectively done by enabling them to acquire basic literacy and vocational skills.
Asha Foundation-india
IndiaHealth/Medical
Decades ago, an American who had come to India fell ill and was admitted to a hospital in Bangalore . Within 48 hours his condition deteriorated. Dr.Glory Alexander was by his side when he breathed his last. She didn't know much about the man other than the fact that he died of AIDS. That encounter was the catalyst for the birth of ASHA Foundation –a vision and a dream that soon became a reality. ASHA Foundation, which was established in 1998 by Dr.Glory Alexander and a few like minded people stands for Action, Service and Hope for AIDS. It is a charitable and voluntary Trust helping HIV/AIDS infected people, their families and society. The range of services include-preventive services, awareness, treatment, care, support and rehabilitation of HIV infected and affected persons.
Ashanti Development
United KingdomResearch/Dev
With its thriving gold mining and cocoa industries, Ashanti is the largest and statistically richest region in Ghana. But few local people benefit from these natural resources, and those that we work with are among the poorest we have ever seen. We work directly with the villagers to tailor solutions for their immediate and long-term needs. We know there is no single magic bullet to make all the problems of the area fall away. The villagers know that too and are working with us to make their lives much, much better.
Asheville School
United StatesChildren/Education
Since its founding more than a century ago, Asheville School has been preparing high school students with an education for a lifetime. A rigorous academic experience focused on a traditional core curriculum challenges students and gives them the foundation to become better thinkers and communicators. A code of honor instills in students the importance of truth and strong character in all aspects of life. A rich tradition of athletics teaches students the important lessons of the playing field, sport and the outdoors. The boarding school experience builds in students a respect for and responsibility to others and one’s self. Students learn these lessons in a nurturing, close-knit community set on a campus of 300 pastoral acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
Ashoka
South AfricaCommunity/Family
Ashoka is leading a profound transformation in society. In the past three decades, the global citizen sector, led by social entrepreneurs, has grown exponentially. Ashoka works on three levels. First, we support individual social entrepreneurs—financially and professionally—throughout their life cycle. Second, we bring communities of social entrepreneurs together to help leverage their impact, scale their ideas, and capture and disseminate their best practices. Finally, we help build the infrastructure and financial systems needed to support the growth of the citizen sector and facilitate the spread of social innovation globally.
Ashray Akruti
IndiaDisability
Ashray Akruti is a registered nonprofit, non religious organization working for hearing impaired children as well as normal children without hearing impairment from underprivileged backgrounds. Established in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh in 1996, Ashray Akruti runs a school with a residential facility for hearing impaired children. Since our inception in 1996, more than 75 hearing-impaired children have been integrated into mainstream schools and colleges. The focus is to enhance the residual hearing powers of the children thus encouraging the children to speak rather than rely on sign language for communication. The organization also caters to the educational needs of the slum children by clubbing them with the Hearing Impaired children.
ASIA-ONLUS
ItalyResearch/Dev
Asia was born following a series of expeditions in India and Nepal and Tibet by Prof. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and a group of his students, who were highly struck by the difficult economic and social conditions in which the tibetans lived and by the sharp decline of the traditional language and culture following the chinese cultural revolution. In order to preserve the tibetan culture and sustain the economic, social and cultural development both of the Tibetans still in China and of the refugees in India and Nepal, in 1988 Professor and students founded ASIA Association for International Solidarity in Asia. In recent years it was decided to widen the areas of intervention to additional Asian countries and, following the catastrophe of the 2005 Tsunami, ASIA is involved in post-emergency and development projects in Sri Lanka.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
United StatesArts/Culture
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history.
Asociacion Akuna Internacional
SpainCommunity/Family
Our top priorities are defending children's rights, as well as fomenting and promoting the necessary mechanisms required for their advancement in accordance with the International Children's Rights Agreemen. We promote legally agreed international adoption through the dissemination of clear and concise information, while providing individualized and professional attention for those families involved in the adoption process from its beginning until the time they receive a child. we also provide psychological, social, pedagogical, health, and legal support to families from the initial moment of their expressing desire to adopt a child and continuing throughout the adoption process.
ASP
United StatesArts/Culture
The ASP creates outside of school, educational and performing arts activities for thousands of poor and minority young people. It sponsors community and experimental theatre, develops leadership training and pursues volunteer initiatives that build and strengthen communities. The ASP actively promotes supplementary education and the performance learning model in academic and civic arenas.
ASPCA
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was the first humane society to be established in North America and is, today, one of the largest in the world. Our organization was founded by Henry Bergh in 1866 on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment at the hands of humans, and must be protected under the law. Headquartered in New York City, the ASPCA maintains a strong local presence, and with programs that extend our anti-cruelty mission across the country, we are recognized as a national animal welfare organization. We are a privately funded 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, and proud to boast more than 1 million supporters across the country.