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TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH ON MENSTRUAL DISORDERS; PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION ON MENSTRUATION TO PRE-ADOLESCENT GIRLS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MENSTRUATION WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE AT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RESOURCE-POOR COUNTRIES SUCH AS ETHIOPIA, SO THAT GIRLS ARE NOT FORCED TO MISS SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THEIR EDUCATION DUE TO LACK OF SATISFACTORY MENSTRUAL HYGIENE. TO MAKE AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTALY-FRIENDLY SANITARY PADS AVAILABLE TO ALL MENSTRUATING GIRLS AND WOMEN IN NEED.

Today, most of our population growth is being accommodated at the fringes of suburban cities in a sprawling, low-density fashion. These new communities are highly consumptive of rural and agricultural lands, energy, water and material resources, and create traffic congestion. As a result, they also emit damaging amounts of toxins and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. SUDA gathers and disseminates information about sustainable city-building, undertakes practical research as funds allow, and communicates with key stakeholders about opportunities and benefits of building environmentally-responsible communities.

Based in Montreal, STOP has been actively involved since its inception in 1970 in environmental issues affecting not only Montreal but also Quebec, Canada and North America. While having a particular expertise in air and water quality, STOP also intervenes in other issues such as energy and waste. In addition to its role as watchdog, STOP provides public education and awareness on the environment. STOP also sits on many multistakeholder advisory committees and supports open democratic processes for solving environmental problems. Finally STOP refuses to sacrifice its credibility for visibility.

We are dedicated to helping locate lost and missing individuals. 1. To provide specialized search, rescue and recovery services, and to assist other agencies during natural disasters or other extreme emergencies, focusing on land and water searches for lost and missing persons, and for people trapped or missing as a result of natural or man-made disasters. 2. To develop resources and to train our members to complement the capabilities of law enforcement and fire rescue agencies. 3. To improve rescue, search and recovery techniques and procedures, promote the free exchange of rescue, search recovery techniques and procedures , and disseminate information in said techniques and procedures.

The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) Pacific is a volunteer marine search and rescue organization that is an integral part of the Canadian Search and Rescue (SAR) system. Unit 60 Comox is one branch of CCGA-Pacific. The men and women of Unit 60 Comox are made up of dedicated community members who volunteer their time to be trained in marine SAR and boating safety education in order to better serve the people of the Comox Valley and save lives on the water. The CCGA-Pacific and Unit 60 Comox’s mission is to provide a volunteer marine rescue service and to promote public boating safety education and prevention.

In this remote, water-access only archipelago, which lacks many commercial and government services, the Surge Narrows Communnity Association often acts as a facilitator and initiator of projects that improve the comfort,happiness, health and safety of the community. It is a point of contact for government agencies and a disseminator of information. Despite it's status as the only registered organisation in the area, SNCA resists the imposition of any kind of governmental role, preferring to enable individuals to take responsibility for the well being and harmony of the community. By providing buildings for all kinds of activities and by fundraising to support community generated projects, SNCA gives vital support to the islands' people.

The core areas of the organization are: Environmental monitoring -aquatic, terrestrial and marine habitats, invasive species, biodiversity, air quality and commercial and recreational fisheries. Habitat conservation -fish habitat restoration, riparian zone rehabilitation, fresh and salt marsh renewal, private stewardship agreements and sustainable agriculture. Pollution prevention -water conservation, management of on-site systems, engineered wetland wastewater systems, energy conservation and pesticide use. Climate change -climate change predications, coastal flooding, storm surge modeling and predictive and adaptive measures. Energy conservation -energy conservation planning, home energy audits, energy farm planning and anti-idling initiatives. Environmental education -school curriculum, community involvement, citizen scientist engagement, professional development and special interactive events like field days and community demonstrations.

The Foundation supports the Parkdale-High Park Rotary Club's various community and global charitible and humanitarian projects. These currently include supporting local youth programs such as the High Park Little league Baseball, The Parkdale Flames Hockey Program and the Pia Bouman Dance School. Support is given on an ongoing basis to The Redwood Shelter for woman and children fleeing family violence and to PACT a Toronto based juvenile restorative justice program the Parkdale Breakfast program and the creation of a community room at the Western Y. Currently the Foundation is supporting HelpJack. Globally the Club and Foundation support the Canada Landmine Foundation's effort to rid the world of landmines and Rotary International's efforts to eradicte Polio, provide access to potable water, provide post graduate scholarships, the Master' level Peace Scholars program and other humanitarinan projects.

The Canadian Lifeboat Institution (CLI) is a marine search & rescue service, dedicated to conducting its affairs in the tradition of the world's lifeboat services. It was founded in 1981. Since that time, CLI members have participated in over 3,000 rescues, working in close cooperation with other search and rescue organizations. The Canadian Lifeboat Institution is a not-for-profit, federally registered Charity in Canada, but it receives no government funding. Instead, it relies on personal donations, corporate sponsorship and community grants to meet its commitments. All members of the CLI are volunteers and receive no financial reward for their services. In meeting its objectives, the CLI does not attempt to replace the Canadian Coast Guard or its Auxiliary, but provides vessels and trained crews, found from volunteers amongst all walks of life in the community, to assist local, provincial and national agencies to save those in peril on the waters of Canada.