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Ubuntu Global Connections is a nonprofit organization in the United States that offers educational service trips to enable American students and adults to do volunteer work in South Africa. The trips are designed to promote connections and understanding between people of different cultural backgrounds through service activities and immersion experiences. As part of its mission, Ubuntu Global Connections makes grants and in-kind donations to the organizations with which the volunteers work.

Global Partners for Development's core belief is that people can achieve the greatest success when they are recognized as capable, responsible, and committed. Partnership is the key to our work. Working closely with grassroots African leaders, Global Partners supports communities that have the drive and initiative to tackle the basic problems of chronic hunger and poverty, but lack access to training and outside resources. Our aim is not to just fix things today, but to help craft solutions that bring self-reliance and positive change for future generations. From the beginning, Global Partners has worked in direct partnership with African community leaders and organizations. Together, we take to the next level the adage, ?It?s better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.? Once a person learns to fish, their obligation is to teach someone else. This is the spirit of Global Partners in action. We work with village and organization leaders that want not only to improve their own lives, but also to create educated, healthy communities and thriving economies to spread benefits worldwide.

The BCLSS is a registered non-profit society dedicated to the preservation and protection of British Columbia’s lakes. The BCLSS is a chapter of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS), and our membership includes lakeshore residents, students, and environmental professionals. BCLSS assists in training, education, and technical support to lake stewardship groups interested in protecting lakes in their community. BCLSS provides them with lake monitoring programs, educational materials, and workshops with other stewardship groups in the province.

Thank you for supporting Chris Harrison's #GroupDateReliefFund, which will be splitting donations evenly between Direct Relief and American Nurses Foundation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Direct Relief works in the U.S. and internationally to equip doctors and nurses with life-saving medical resources to care for the world's most vulnerable people. For COVID-19, Direct Relief is donating urgently needed medical aid to U.S. hospitals, including N95 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as oxygen concentrators. The aid group is also working closely with state and county public agencies that are mobilizing medical resources. American Nurses Foundation Nurses are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response. We have created a Coronavirus Response Fund for Nurses to enable the public to support and thank nurses. The national fund focuses on: - Providing direct assistance to nurses - Supporting the mental health of nurses – today and in the future - Ensuring nurses everywhere have access to the latest science-based information to protect themselves, prevent infection, and care for those in need - Driving the national advocacy focused on nurses and patients

The Iglesia Hispana de Woodbridge serves the Latin American community that resides in the City of Vaughan. It offers evangelistic services in Spanish creating a unique bridge between generations of newcomer families that are known for their strong family ties and beliefs. By having a place to pray and learn about the scriptures in our own language, families become more communicative and are fortified in unity and love. The churches effective tools include the offering of Sunday school for children, family counseling, couple’s counseling, and youth support.

DCI is a non-profit organization working to protect child rights and help families out of the poverty cycle through education, healthcare, and income generating opportunities. DCI also connects American youth to less fortunate children in other countries, educating them about the challenges facing children worldwide and inspiring them to take leadership in humanitarian causes. Distressed Children & Infant International (DCI) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States and operating around the world.

AHEAD, INC., an acronym for Adventures in Health, Education and Agricultural Development, is a non profit, self help organization. Its mission is to work with underserved communities in developing countries to improve the quality of life by implementing programs that lead to self-sufficiency and self-reliance. AHEAD has succeeded in bringing life-sustaining programs to the most remote and resource-scarce areas of Africa. These areas have been hardest hit by epidemics and have been traditionally avoided by many organizations that choose instead to focus their work in African cities.

Since 1939, Global Refuge (formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) has provided welcome and hope to more than three quarters of a million refugees. We are transforming lives and empowering New Americans with support and resources to begin anew. Our legacy of compassionate service has made a difference in the lives of more than 750,000 people who have sought safety and hope in America’s communities. Our history reflects our own deep immigrant roots and passionate commitment to welcoming newcomers, especially those who are most in need.

Mennonite Disaster Service project locations provide housing for both short and long-term volunteers as they repair and rebuild homes damaged by disasters. Our paid staff coordinate this response from our offices in Manitoba and Pennsylvania. We host an annual meeting and offer training workshops and seminars throughout the year. Additional Comments Mennonite Disaster Service has memos of understanding with The Salvation Army, Canadian Red Cross, St. John's Ambulance, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee of Canada, Adventist Development and Relief Agency as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross.

Through MCFCF's African field partner Mully Children's Family(MCF) founded and run by Charles Mulli, street children facing abandonment, abuse, addictions or HIV/AIDS are rescued and given a place to call home. MCFCF provides food, clothing, shelter, medical help, schooling and life skills training in an environment that promotes all the healthy aspects of being a family - sharing, love, understanding and guidance. Over 2,000 children are under the loving care of Charles and Esther Mulli. Since MCF's inception in 1989, over 5,000 children have been rescued and rehabilitated and are now productive members of their society. Hope Restored.

Ashesi University, is a secular, private, non-profit liberal arts college located in Ghana, West Africa. Our vision is an African Renaissance driven by a new generation of ethical entrepreneurial leaders. Ashesi's mission is to train a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa; to cultivate within our students the critical thinking skills, concern for others and courage it will take to transform their continent. The Ashesi University Foundation, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, is a 501 (c)(3) organization designed to help US and international donors support the University. The foundation was instrumental in helping Patrick Awuah establish Ashesi, and continues to inspire a global community.

the Islamic Circle of North America was a response to the growing need for a supportive Muslim community in North America. The organization initially focused on educating its growing membership about Islam, the goal being to adhere to Islamic values amongst a religiously diverse community.ICNA has worked to establish connections between Islam and the public, collaborating with numerous Muslim organizations to reach this end. ICNA also works closely with many national interfaith organizations for the betterment of society. By focusing on self-development, education, outreach and social services, ICNA has cemented its place as a leading grassroots organization in the North American Muslim community