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America SCORES Bay Area (SCORES) is the local affiliate of the national organization, America SCORES, that strengthens communities and empowers youth through soccer, voice, and service. SCORES addresses health and educational disparities in underserved public school communities in San Francisco, Hayward, San Rafael, and Oakland by providing 1,600 students with access to programs that help students to establish a lifelong enthusiasm for learning through team-based soccer, literary arts, and civic engagement activities. Now in its 19th year of service in the Bay Area, SCORES offers programs at 72 under-served public elementary and middle school communities and through deep partnerships with area School Districts, Recreation and Parks Departments, and community-based organizations.

VISION To establish endurable modalities to improve the lives of the vulnerable population in conflict and disaster-affected areas through peace building and promotion of social-cultural and socio-economic multiplicity. MISSION Strive to inform and transform vulnerable population in conflict and disaster-affected areas through provision of humanity services towards sustainable development with focus on Holistic Education, Youth Empowerment, peace building, psychosocial support, games and sports, Food Supplements to Malnourished, Agricultural-Farming and economic empowerment. CORE VALUES All members of BC Global shall individually and collectively uphold to the common vision, mission and objective through A- Cohesion B- Inclusiveness C- Participation D- Transparency E- Integrity F- Commitment G- Professionalism H- Accountability OBJECTIVES 11.1.1 To promote environmental protection through recovery of ecosystems and conserve biodiversity. 11.1.2 To develop strong livelihood initiatives for community’s transformation. 11.1.3 To enhance the development of peaceful communities, less violent society through peacebuilding, education and development of interpersonal skills for handling relationships and conflict management constructively. 11.1.4 To improve the quality of life of young people by facilitating their access to resources needed for their socio-economic development. 11.1.5 To promote education by focusing on inclusive learning, capacity building and technical support. 11.1.6 To boost the capacity of persons with disabilities by providing for their physical, social and economic rehabilitation. 11.1.7 To promote counseling, raising awareness on health issues including corona virus, H.P B, HIV/AIDS awareness 11.2.4 Education i. Capacity building trainings for local communities-based education committees such as the Parents and Teachers Association, School Management Committees on their roles and responsibilities in primary and secondary schools in the refugee settlements and selected schools host community District. ii. Provision of scholastic materials for the pupils and teaching aids to the teachers to enhance learning for improved numeracy and reading thus achieving increased literate rate among refugee children and students in the settlements and host community schools. iii. Provide sanitary kits and towels for girl child enrolled in schools in the settlements and host community schools to increase enrolment and retention and education cycle completion. iv. Construction of makeshift and permanent classrooms and latrines in schools to create a better learning environment in the schools. v. Lobby for provision of furniture for pupils and teachers in primary and secondary schools in the settlements and selected host community schools. vi. Establishment of school gardens for learning and food security purposes. This will target schools with adequate land for agriculture. vii. Lobby and build partnership for school feeding program for the primary and secondary schools. viii. Lobby for the facilitation of life skills training for youth and women through community of practice approach where the learners are attached to practical learning in tailoring centers, garages, carpentry workshops, welding and metal fabrication workshops and block laying grounds. Challenges : Inadequate learning spaces, Inadequate qualified teachers, No alternative learning due to the pandemic, and No strategic plan or policy to ensure the return of the children to learning Water and sanitation I. Carry out periodic water and sanitation surveys for up-to-date data for intervention measures. II. Clean water, sanitation & hygiene promotion. III. Participate in the annual sanitation week through sensitization meetings by organization an annual water and sanitation dialogue. IV. Create awareness in the settlements, rural and urban host communities on good health and hygiene practices to ensure healthy and good public health in the community. V. Advocate and lobby for safe water sources and clean water use for human use and other domestic chores. VI. Organize and participate in the organization of world water day 11.2.3 Health, nutrition and behavioral change i. Promote and facilitate maternal health through sensitizations, linkages and support to manage mothers in labor. ii. Disseminate public health education through the use of different media and languages for improved health seeking behavior. iii. Promote and facilitate voluntary HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and other sexually transmitted Infections. iv. Construct, equip and operationalize trauma centers to rehabilitate trauma victims in the refugee population and host communities. v. Organize sensitization meetings through radio talk-shows, face to face meetings and forum plays on trauma healing methods. vi. Organize dialogues on dangers of drug, substance abuse, drug substance business, its effects and document the discussions for future sharing. vii. Promote use of community-led health initiative for increased latrine use in the refugee settlements and host communities to achieve reduction in open defecation. viii. Facilitate a referral mechanism for trauma victims among refugees and host communities for better management of the victims. ix. Conduct settlement and host community reproductive health clinics for refugees and host communities in West Nile. x. Organize trainings and dialogues on road safety. Challenges: Incapacitated health units, scarcity of drugs and medical equipment, inadequate healthcare personnel, Distanced healthcare units/centers from other bomas, and Tsetse flies infestation 11.2.2 Agriculture and Farming, Activities under livelihood i. Improve equitable and sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers in Jebel Lado Payam and refugee’s camps in Northern Uganda with a particular focus on the empowerment of women and young men. ii. Support smallholder farmers with microloans to improve food security. iii. Empower and resilient agricultural producers capable of adapting to climate change and supplying products of high quality and in quality to access formal markets. iv. Formation and training of community-based farmer on extension agricultural training that involved agricultural mechanization engineering, group management, record keeping and meeting management. These groups shall target women, youth and the engendered groups with a mix of all males, female across age, ability and status. v. Training of refugee and host community farmers on good agricultural practices and climate smart agriculture and livestock farm management. This is intended to maximize output quality and reduce on input wastage and ensure operation on optimal capacity. vi. Promotion of urban and green house vegetable farming in main towns to increase access to home grown vegetables. Common and easily obtainable and cheap planting materials such as old tyres, old buckets and sacks to mention. vii. Carry out qualitative and quantitative baseline surveys on food security, agricultural needs, agricultural input prices to inform the stakeholders with credible and an updated information. viii. Carry out livestock vaccination and treatment against common livestock diseases and outbreaks that require emergency response. ix. Emergency farm kit distribution including seeds, tools and fishing gears to the affected communities. Water resources Water resources in South Sudan comprise two main sources rainfall and River Nile which falls from Uganda. Rainfall in South Sudan decreases from the South to the North. The country suffers from many ecological crises such as a chronic shortage of freshwater over the country, drought, and desertification in the higher east part of the country. Rural South Sudanese are forced off their land by changing landscapes and a lack of agricultural production. Demand for water is increasing, but its availability to the country’s inhabitants remains low. BC Global Source of Funding: Most of the farmers in South Sudan have low levels of saving where microfinance institutions lack credit to loan the farmers. We are seeking a source of funds for agriculture and farming to improve the socio-economic status of the local communities. 11.2.5 Peace building i. Carry out sensitization meetings on land use and peaceful coexistence for sustainable production. ii. Recruit and train community and settlement-based peace ambassadors to carry out routine peace building messages. iii. Establish local community-based radio powered with battery to amplify story telling by refugees and host communities’ messages. iv. Initiate and facilitate peace promotion meetings among refugees, host communities, local governments and service providers. v. Form and facilitate inclusive school level peace clubs to organize school plays, peace messages during activities in the schools. Inclusion: There is a need for intervention from both government organizations and other development partners to ensure that these communities are supported. Posted by: Francis Limbe, The President of BC Global www.bcgfederation.org info@bcgfederation.org Tel.: (909)618-8336

To promote empowerment programs for better Health, Education and Livelihoods for disadvantaged populations. ................................................................................................... Here are some key areas where we seek partnership and support: 1. Education for Needy Children: We run programs that provide access to quality education for underprivileged children, ensuring they have the necessary resources and support to thrive in their academic pursuits. We provide fees, scholastic materials, uniforms and shoes to the disadvantaged children. We plan to fundraise, get fees and educational materials for needy children dropping out of school over poverty and abandonment. We plan to purchase land for the construction of a primary school for these children. 2. Women and Youth Empowerment: Our organization offers empowerment workshops, financial literacy trainings, and support services to help women and youth in marginalized communities achieve economic independence and self-sustainability. We are planning to establish a vocational training school for children who complete senior four and senior six and are unable to continue with the education over finances. We also plan to scale up our financial literacy training programs and train women in vegetable growing. 3. Environmental Conservation: We are actively involved in conservation efforts, including tree planting, waste management, and sustainable agriculture practices to preserve and protect our environment for future generations. Uganda was named the Pearl of Africa because of the beautiful scenery and climate but the forests and vegetation cover have reduced due to environmental degradation and the temperatures are now raising. We plan to establish nursery beds and plant one million trees in the eight districts of Rwenzori Western Uganda. We are doing this under our Greening Uganda Schools and communities Project. 4. Human Rights Advocacy: PLATFORM for the NEEDY advocates for the rights of vulnerable populations, including refugees, internally displaced persons, and marginalized groups, to ensure their voices are heard and respected. We plan to advance our advocacy to the deeper rural populations and refugees and take there our outreach counselling and training conferences and educate them with live drama episodes. 5. Maternal Health Initiatives: We have ongoing programs focused on improving maternal health outcomes through access to healthcare services, prenatal care, and maternal education. We intend to fundraise for the stunting children in Rwenzori region .Under this project we shall create more awareness using radio drama, social media, TVs, trainings and conferences for local leaders and health workers at all level, establish demonstration vegetable gardens at every household and every school and school debating competitions. We believe that by joining forces with Global Giving that offers visibility and connectivity to organizations with different partners and donors, we can leverage our collective strengths to create a more sustainable and equitable future for communities in Uganda and beyond. Your support will enable us to expand our reach, enhance our impact, and bring about positive change in the lives of those who need it most. We are delighted to have had the opportunity to view the video for onboarding and we hope this this partnership opportunity application will be considered. We've provide and attached more detailed information about our organization and programs. Thank you for considering this proposal, and we look forward to the possibility of working together to effect meaningful change in the world.

Fundacion Via Cocina is a community based project focused on improving the health and economic development of vulnerable women, youth and underprivileged in Medellin Colombia. With a personalized training and mentoring system sharing healthy food recipes, cooking techniques and applied financial planning and entrepreneurial small business fundamentals, we build a program for individuals and families based on their current reality, applying the training to objectives created with them, for them, in their own home. Additionally, we provide classes to individuals and groups who want to learn to cook healthy dishes with local ingredients for their families, transforming them into uncommon flavors that are low in fat, oil, salt and sugar-free. These activities look to decrease frequency and severity of non-communicable diseases in the communities, including obesity, diabetes and cholesterol.

Established in 1979, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is the world's largest and longest-running queer theatre. We are proud to be Toronto’s leading destination for artistically-rigorous, alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre has identified three core values that serve as guiding pillars for all our activities and operations. DIFFERENCE: With our art, we simultaneously celebrate difference and question the mechanisms through which differences are constructed and maintained. EXCELLENCE: We provide our audiences with unforgettable theatre experiences, and we give our artists and staff the resources they need to achieve the highest standards of excellence. COMMUNITY: We believe that the theatre plays a vital role in the educational, social, and economic health of a community.

The Child Development Centre of Prince George and District (CDC) has been helping the region’s children develop to their potential for over 40 years. We are one of the largest and longest serving non-profit child health and development agencies in British Columbia. From our humble beginnings, serving 5 children in a rented portable back in 1968, the Centre now annually assists over 1000 children and their families. We provide services in Prince George, Mackenzie, McBride, Valemount, and surrounding areas. We offer physical, occupational and speech/language therapy, as well as supported child development, family support, preschool, daycare, and adapted programming. Our Centre is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), providing an assurance that we operate in an effective, efficient, and family-focused manner.

The Centre for Family Literacy provides a wide range of adult and family literacy programs in Edmonton, as well as training, resources, information and awareness across Alberta and Canada. Working with numerous partners and community agencies, the Centre serves more than 6,600 Albertans every year. Literacy is clearly linked to education, employment, income levels, health and involvement in the criminal justice system. There is also a tendency for low literacy levels to be repeated from one generation to the next. Through family literacy programs, all parents – even those with lower literacy skills – can provide their children with the early language and literacy activities essential to success in school. At the same time, parents often improve their own literacy skills through these programs and go on to other upgrading programs.

The Community of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Region embraces the Nuu-chah–nulth First Nations "living" philosophies of Iisaak (Living respectfully), Qwa' aak qin teechmis (Life in the balance), and Hishuk ish ts'awalk (Everything is one and interconnected). This vision was articulated to the CBT during public consultations with the residents of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Region Community. The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust supports local research, education, and training that is consistent with a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve's objectives of conservation and community health. The CBT is responsible for initiating educational, scientific and cultural projects and programs in the region, as well as providing financial support to other eligible organizations. The CBT was established to represent the region of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve including communities adjacent to the Biosphere Reserve Boundaries.

Serving families for over 25 years, the Montreal Fluency Centre (MFC) provides assessment and treatment of children with language and learning difficulties. At our centre, we see over 100 children weekly. A third of them come from low-income families from Montreal, Laval, the South Shore and the surrounding areas. Thanks to our bursary program these families can receive treatment at a very low cost to cover their children's needs. The MFC integrates professional best practices with state of the art technology to develop unique programs for our community. We work in collaboration with health authorities, school boards, local community groups and parents. Our program results are shared from the local to international arena, thereby allowing others to use or improve our intervention models.

The Canadian League Against Epilepsy is an organization of medical and basic sciences professionals counting more than 125 members, including physicians, basic scientists, nurses, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, students and other health professionals. Our members are all keen to take advantage of their passions and their knowledge in their respective fields to better respond to various basic needs of the epileptic population, present and future. We also work in collaboration with several organizations such as the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance, the American Epilepsy Society and the North American Commission for Epilepsy. We meet at the time of the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences and every other year at the Canadian League Against Epilepsy meeting. The league members are also in contact on an ongoing basis through our website in order to provide information and exchange views on various topics of current interest on epilepsy.

Aylmer Area Community Foundation pools charitable gifts in a capital fund to create a lasting legacy for the future of our community. The Foundation reaches out to people of all ages from the Town of Aylmer, Township of Malahide and the Municipality of Bayham. Through the generosity of many donors, both large and small, the Foundation continues to grow. Your individual gift is never spent or ‘used up.’ Its purchasing power is preserved along with other donor gifts through an invested capital fund. Donations are retained as capital in perpetuity. The interest generated by the fund is used to provide grants to enhance the quality of life in Aylmer and surrounding area. The mission of the Aylmer Area Community Foundation is to distribute grants to organizations which provide a wide range of cultural, educational, health, environmental, recreational, heritage and community services.

HATN works with communities in Mali, West Africa, and in Bolivia, South America. Among our recent activities are: - construction of two community health centers/hospitals and related support (financial, equipment, medical know-how); - implementing free medical/dental clinics and check-ups; - construction of a maternity centre and related support; - support of 3 schools with two more school construction projects in progress; - implementation of numerous water filtration systems, public latrines and educational programs on hygiene/sanitation practices; and, - education programs on irrigation and livestock management. A volunteer-based organization having no employees, HATN has been able to achieve low administration costs without sacrificing organizational effectiveness. In 2012, administration costs were less than 5% of total expenditures. To learn more, please visit www.hatn.org.