Projects by Location


Here you can find projects by location.

Select from the geographic areas as shown in the right column navigation.  Occasionally, a project may be classified in more than one geographic location


A Child's Garden of Peace, Brazil

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education, Protecting the Environment
In societies that are burdened with poverty and a culture of violence, a garden can bring deeply needed respite into a child's life. A Child's Garden of Peace works to provide safe opportunities for children to reconnect with the natural world, even in extremely urbanized neighborhoods.

Albadi School and Orphanage, D.R. Congo

Posted in: Africa, Child Development and Education

The Albadi School cares for children born to parents who are the victim of HIV/AIDS. We offer care, education, and vocational training to children and teen-agers in a family environment in which the human being has value and dignity.  


Altai Conservancy, USA & Russia

Posted in: North America, Europe, Protecting the Environment

The Altai Conservancy is a U.S. nongovernmental organization committed
to protecting the natural and cultural heritage of the Altai
Mountains, and to supporting programs, projects and initiatives that
sustain, enhance, or expand Russia’s networks of nature
reserves, known as ...


Anisha Foundation, India

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods, Protecting the Environment

Anisha was started in 1998 by Mrs. Valli Rajan with the aim of
improving the lives of people living in appalling conditions in the
market area of central Bangalore. Since then the project has grown
into an ...


Asociacion Vivir, Ecuador

Posted in: Latin America, Health and Wellbeing

Asociación Vivir was founded in 1987 with the fundamental
objective of working to promote health from a more human and integral
perspective that allows individuals and communities to participate
proactively in their health and well-being...


Atam-Deep Trust, India

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods

Atam Deep is a family foundation of the Aurora family. Prof. Gurdip
Aurora has vast experience and interest in organic farming and in
particular with the permacultural methods of Bill Morrison. It has
become possible now to create a ...


Bina Cita Utama School (BCU), Indonesia

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Child Development and Education

The vision of the BCU school is to develop a high
quality learning environment and address the need in Central
Kalimantan for education.


Centre for Culture and Development, India

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Child Development and Education

Centre for Culture and Development (CCD) was registered in 1990 in
Madurai India with the objective of promoting sustainable livelihoods
for the poor in the rural areas.  Women, children and socially excluded Dalits and poor are given ...


Clear Path International, USA & South East Asia

Posted in: North America, Asia and Oceania, Health and Wellbeing

Long after cessation of hostilities in war zones, landmines and
unexploded bombs remain.  Approximately every thirty minutes someone, somewhere in the world is ...


Complexe Scolaire SD Lemba Imbu, D.R. Congo

Posted in: Africa, Child Development and Education
Lemba Imbu School, started in 1995 on the outskirts of Kinshasa currently has 450 students and would like to expand that number by building a new high school.

El Refugio, Colombia

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education

Fundación El Refugio offers comprehensive training workshops to children and adolescence in two high risk areas of Bogota, Colombia.


Elegance Medical Centre and Kimpemba Medical School, DR Congo

Posted in: Africa, Health and Wellbeing, Current Requests

The Kimpemba Medical School and Elegance Clinic, 80 kms from Inkisi in D.R. hopes to build a practice clinic attached to the nursing school. This region is extremely underserviced in terms of medical services for the population and developing medical expertise in the population and operating a clinic are much needed.
Requested: USD 7,000

 


Entrelazos, Argentina

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education
A child and youth centered project that operates with arts and development in Buenos Aries and Traslasierra province.

Fundacion Amanecer, Colombia

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education
Fundación Amanecer (“Sunrise”) was founded in 1991 to develop programs, projects and activities in the areas of social, community, cultural and enterprise development.

Fundacion Despertar, Argentina

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education
The mission of Fundacion Despertar is to promote the survival and effectiveness of rural schools in the Department of San Alberto, Cordoba, Argentina.

Fundacion Educativa Amor, Colombia

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education
The Fundacion Educativa Amor in Soacha, on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, has provided primary and secondary education for students from poor families since 1988.

ICDP International Child Development Program, Norway

Posted in: Europe, Child Development and Education

The ICDP approach to training is based on the idea that the best way
to help children is by helping the children’s caregivers. It is
now well known that unless children have at least one caring adult to
love them and teach them life skills, social behaviour and morals,
their mental and emotional development will be impaired. Recent
research suggests ...


ICDP — Lailah Armstrong visits Colombia - 2008

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education

ICDP Trainer Lailah Armstrong, who lives in England, regularly visits the ICDP programs in Latihan America. In May 2008, she travelled again to Colombia to support the activities there.


Inka Samana School, Ecuador

Posted in: Latin America, Child Development and Education
Working  as educators with the indigenous community in Saraguro, Jose Maria Vacacela and Gabriela Uraida Vacacela began to prepare the indigenous curricular project called UEAITIS (Unidad Educativa Experimental Activa Intercultural Trilingüe Inka Samana).

Lewes New School, England

Posted in: Europe, Child Development and Education

Lewes New School, in Lewes, East Sussex is a primary school and
kindergarten for children from 3 to 11, offering an educational
environment on a human scale, where children can gain the skills,
knowledge and understanding to develop their ...


Mithra Foundation, India

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Child Development and Education, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods, Current Requests
Education and Empowerment for Underpriviliged Children
Requested: $ 63,907
Empowerment of Girl Children through Education. Benefits poor girl children of migrant workers, especially Dalits. Requested: $20,000
Summer Camp for the Empowerment of Children at High Risk Requested: $3,150


My Neighbourhood International, USA

Posted in: North America, Child Development and Education

This project provides a means for children of all cultures and
backgrounds to explore and share their world through the arts. The
programs seek to increase each child’s sense of self-worth, the
value of their own community and freedom to pursue their dreams ...


Nkembo School, D.R. Congo

Posted in: Africa, Child Development and Education
Kiti Ki Menghi and his wife, Marie Claire, started the Nkembo School in 1985 with 12 children and two classrooms in Moanda, D.R Congo. In 2008 they have 650 students.

Polyclinique Nandora Vunguta, D.R. Congo

Posted in: Africa, Health and Wellbeing

The Nandora Vunguta Clinic on the outskirts of Kinshasa focuses on vaccinations,
preschool and maternity consultations, small surgery, laboratory tests
and dental surgery. Nandora-Vunguta works in close cooperation with
the Health Zone which coordinates all medical work for ...


Puppeteers Without Borders, France

Posted in: Europe, Child Development and Education
Puppeteers Without Borders is a non profit organization registered in
France made up of people with experience in puppet theater, artistic
creation, performance, education and training. Throughout the world we
offer the services of our organization to disadvantaged communities in
how to make and manipulate puppets ...




Quest Center for Integrative Health, USA

Posted in: North America, Health and Wellbeing

Quest Center for Integrative Health is a community-based nonprofit
health center. Our clients work directly with a team of clinicians to
develop a well-rounded and individualized treatment program. Our
programs and services empower our clients to ...


Roda Viva Community Project, Portugal

Posted in: Europe, Child Development and Education

This project in the Alfragide District of Lisbon was started and is
operated by Susila Dharma Portugal. Following the Carnation Revolution
of 1974, one million refugees arrived in Portugal, from its former
colonies. The “Alfragide Project”, as it was first known,
was ...


SINTRAL, Ecuador

Posted in: Latin America, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods

The SINTRAL Network of Ecuador focuses on both human and economic
development. Economic issues include providing adequate and healthy
food through organic agriculture, conservation of farmland, provision
of clothing and housing, natural medicine and commerce through
alternative economy.


SRADHA, India

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods, Current Requests
SRADHA Proposal 2008 — India
Programs for Women, Children, Health & Hygiene, Youth, and Farmers.
Requested: $29,275
($2,250 has been received for the Women's program.)

SUN for LIFE, France & Madagascar

Posted in: Europe, Africa, Protecting the Environment, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods

SUN for LIFE is a non-profit association, independent of any political or religious influence. Its creation results from several years of field experience and reflections lead by its founder, Zoy.  SUN for LIFE fights against desertification and thus helps many ...


Schools Without Violence, Serbia

Posted in: Europe, Child Development and Education
Schools Without Violence works to create a network of schools and teachers whose aim is to provied school children with living and learning environments free of violence.
Requested: $4.500
Funds Received: $4500
(Funded by SDIA and
SD Norway)


The "Q" Fund, USA, Zambia & Kenya

Posted in: Africa, North America, Health and Wellbeing

The Q Fund envisions a world of children awakened to their inherent
sense of value and purpose.  The Q Fund is a USA 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization whose mission is to ...


Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, Indonesia

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods, Protecting the Environment

Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta (YTS) is a development foundation based in the
Indonesian provinces of Kalimantan. These provinces have a small population, but are rich in natural resources, and it is inevitable that large scale development will come. The foundation YTS is working to ...


Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM), Indonesia

Posted in: Asia and Oceania, Child Development and Education, Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods, Current Requests
The Children's Village is an orphanage nestled in the hills of West Java that provides a safe, secure and caring environment in which orphans and children from destitute families can live and go to school.
Total Requested: $63,632
School and Boarding: $52,293
Vocational Training: $4,995
Project Sustainability: $2,011
Overhead: 9,556

Read YUM Children Village's request for funds

Yenge Medical Clinic, D.R. Congo

Posted in: Africa, Health and Wellbeing

Yenge Medical Clinic offers its services in the fields of curative
medical care, laboratory tests, pharmacy, delivery ward, infant and
child care and community leadership.  Health programs include ...