The World Literacy Foundation (WLF) is a global not-for-
profit that works to lift young people out of poverty through the power of literacy. wildlife conservation society
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was founded in 1895 as
the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) and currently works to conserve more than two million square miles of wild places around the world.
Today WCS is at work on some 500 projects in more than 60
nations around the world that are intended to help protect both wildlife and the wild places in which they live. toys for tots
Toys for Tots is a program run by the Unite States Marine
Corp Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947.
The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, a not-for-profit public
charity located in Triangle, Virginia, serves to fund, raise funds for, and support the program. BMGF
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), previously
branded as the 'William H. Gates Foundation', is a private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the US, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. NLR
Netherlands Leprosy Relief is a non-governmental
organization, established on 30 March 1967, which promotes and supports the eradication of leprosy and all its consequences in seven regions where the disease is endemic. Li Ka Shing Foundation
The Li Ka Shing Foundation is a Hong Kong-based charitable
organization founded in 1980 by Hong Kong entrepreneur Li Ka-Shing. It is the second largest private foundation led by a wealthy individual in the world, after BMGF.
Li Ka-shing considers the Li Ka Shing Foundation to be his
"third son" and has pledged to donate one-third of his assets to support philanthropic projects.
The Li Ka Shing Foundation's story stretches back over three
decades: Having grown up witness to suffering and illness, Li Ka-shing cultivated a compassion that set in motion the idea of establishing a charitable foundation. Lepra
Lepra is a UK registered international charity. With a history
spanning almost 90 years, they currently work on the frontline in India and Bangladesh to treat, educate, rehabilitate and give a voice to people affected by disease, poverty and prejudice and discrimination. Since then Lepra has grown to be an international charity giving a voice to people living at the intersection of disease, poverty and prejudice by helping them to improve their health, lives and livelihoods. The Idries Shah Foundation
The Idries Shah Foundation (ISF) is an independent
educational and cultural charity based in London, England, the charity is primarily for the study, dissemination of knowledge, and promotion of Sufi arts, literature, culture and heritage, with special focus on the published works of Idries Shah. HFHI
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally
referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, and nonprofit organization. Habitat has been devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing, a self-described "Christian housing ministry," and has addressed the issues of poverty housing all over the world. International Medical Corps International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization established by volunteer doctors and nurses. The organization is a global first responder during disaster and humanitarian crisis providing emergency medical relief, delivering health care to underserved regions, building clinics, and training local health care workers with the goal of creating self-reliant, self- sustaining medical services and infrastructure in places where that had previously been lacking.
International Medical Corps focuses on health services support
including primary and secondary health care, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, supplemental food for malnourished children, clean water and hygiene education, mental health and psychosocial care, women's & children's health including gender-based violence, and emergency response and preparedness.
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