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The Charity's objects ('the objects') are 1) To relieve persons in India suffering from poverty, sickness and distress in particular but not exclusively for victims of the sex trade and their children. 2) To advance for public benefit the education of the inhabitants of India. 3) To prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship in India by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. 4) To provide relief to survivors of human trafficking through providing or assisting in the provision of medical treatment, advice on and access to housing provision and financial and legal support.

PLAY International is a charity founded in 1999 on a conviction: sport is a source of solutions to our societal challenges. Its mission is to cocreate and implement education and inclusion projects for children and youth in vulnerable situations, using sport and sport games as educational tools. The NGO works in particular on issues such as access to and retention in school, gender equalitý, community reconciliation, health prevention, environmental education, living together, changing the way we look at disability... Since its creation, it has implemented educational and humanitarian projects, in France and internationally in 20 countries, for the benefit of nearly one million children.

We work side by side with communities in Argentina to strengthen the right to water, and to improve its access for consumption, health and hygiene. In collaboration with local allies: technicians from INTA (1) and SAF (2), school principals and teachers, city officials and volunteers, we develop actions to generate awareness, training, design and construction of water solutions at the family level and in educational facilities. We have 4 guiding principles to guarantee a comprehensive work: Water quality (research) Education (Prevention, health, hygiene, Good Practices, Law) Appropriate technologies (Infrastructures and filters) Community Impact (Community empowerment, self-management)

Hannah's House is a supervised visitation and safe exchange family center that provides a safe place for children caught in the middle of Family Court custody disputes, a place where children can come together with their parents in a nurturing, supportive and protective environment. We help kids safely spend time with parents who are overcoming issues affecting their ability to parent independently. We help parents through a variety of classes: parenting, co-parenting, anger management, and substance abuse. Hannah's House prevents family violence/abductions during break-up/transition of the family. We reduce conflict in the families & communities we serve.

The John Howard Society of Alberta is a non-profit agency concerned with the problem of crime and its prevention. The organization takes its name and spirit from the 18th century humanitarian John Howard, whose name has become a symbol of humane consideration for prisoners. It was incorporated in 1949, and today the organization consists of six separately incorporated districts along with the Provincial Office. We believe that crime control is as much the responsibility of the community as it is of government. Through involvement with the John Howard Society, as members or volunteers, people in the community play an active role in the criminal justice process by providing programs for offenders and their families, ex-offenders, young persons and the public.

Founded in 1989, the Literacy Foundation is a non-profit organization whose specific mandates are: organization of fund-raising activities, awareness, support to organizations, prevention and referral. Our vision of the future is for each person to be able to acquire the ability to understand and use written information in order to improve his knowledge, enhance his potential and achieve full self-actualization. In Quebec, 16% and in Canada, 15% of the population aged 16-65 are on the lowest rung of the reading ability scale according to the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey. Much remains to be done ... Only 2% of illiterate individuals undertake literacy training. Help us fill in the blank!

Women without Borders' (WwB) mission is to grow women's social capital to address some of the most urgent issues of our times, in particular Domestic Violence and Preventing Violent Extremism. We commit and apply ourselves to: Working from the bottom up and empowering the female leaders of tomorrow at the individual, community, and global levels Supporting and inspiring women in the process of moving from victimhood towards agency Advocating for a future without fear, suppression, and violence against women Introducing and normalising the idea of women as the first line of defence against extremism in their homes and communities Bringing the voices of impactful local leaders to the attention of the world

April 1, 2011 Brain Care Centre was formed as a result of an amalgamation of the Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society (NABIS) founded 1983/07/07 and the Edmonton Brain Injury Relearning Society (EBIRS)founded in 1991/04/17. BCC provides: service coordination, community rehabilitation, support - both group and individual counseling, advocacy, education and prevention to those impacted by brain injury. There is an active supported volunteer program. All are welcome to become members by completing a membership form available on the website: www.braincarecentre.com and by making a donation. A quarterly newsletter is published by BCC. Annual events, donations, grants, contracts and other support sustains the important work of the society.

The Aurora Historical Society was established in 1963 by a group of local residents who were interested in the town's rich history. The group began collecting artefacts, advocating for the preservation of heritage buildings, and holding regular meetings with speakers on a wide variety of historic topics. For the past 50 years AHS has been the only collecting institution in Aurora and has enjoyed many successes; preventing the demolition of the Church Street School building and opening the town's only museum are two examples. Today, the Society owns and operates Hillary House National Historic Site in the heart of Aurora. AHS regularly shares new exhibits, unique heritage programming and a variety of events with the community.

The International Blue Cross is one of the world's leading non-governmental organisations, caring for people harmed by or at risk from alcohol or illicit drug use. Our project work in prevention, treatment & counselling and aftercare focuses primarily on young and vulnerable people, and on those in extreme poverty. Through carefully researched and targeted interventions we advocate for evidence-based alcohol policies at the national and international level. In doing so, we seek to draw positive and dignified attention to the issues faced by dependent people and their families. Our Vision: We see a world where all people can knowingly choose and live a life free of harmful addiction; a world where all people harmed by addiction have access to and can benefit from high quality and holistic treatment. Our Mission: We provide healthcare development support and promote holistic well-being; We prevent and reduce the harmful use of alcohol and illicit drugs and help mitigate the associated negative health, social, and economic consequences; We advocate for evidence and best practice-based alcohol policy formulation and implementation on the national and international levels. Alcohol and illicit drug misuse afflicts innumerous individuals and families. It also costs societies around the world billions of dollars in health and socio-economic costs. This growing burden is worthy of everyone's attention. The International Blue Cross constitutes a credible and renowned organisation driven by the values, the sort of professionalism, governance, and local community connections needed to effectively address this global challenge.

Concern Organization for women and children (CWC) is an independent non- profit organization working to support women and children through empowering them economically and giving them a better chance to health , nutrition and education services Concern aims to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and child can exercise their human rights and live up to their full potential. It aims to raise the women level and development expertise to enable them to fully and effectively participate in the cultural, economic and social life in order to achieve progress. Concern is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children and insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress. Concern works on development and organization of the women energies and coordinate their efforts within the organized collective action in order to remove social and legal barriers that prevent their development and prevent them from full and effective participation in the community building through supporting institutional capacity for women and train them on modern skills and work to encourage women to use the technology and get along with continuous variables to achieve women economic empowerment through the following: 1- Economic empowerment and facilitating access to soft loans 2- Encourage productive family's projects in coordination with donors 3- Contribute to the reduction of illiteracy 4- Achieving gender equality 5- protect women and children from violence through psychosocial support programs for marginalized groups in Yemen.

SOS Children's Villages supports orphans and vulnerable children in several ways. We provide long-term,family-based care in our SOS Villages for over 75,000 children and youth worldwide. Each child is welcomed into a loving family environment and a supportive community in which to grow. We provide the education, training and life skills to help them become active, empowered young adults. In addition, SOS works with communities to help prevent child abandonment and to aid families struggling with poverty and disease through our SOS Family Strengthening Programmes. SOS Children's Villages supports over 1,000,000 children and their families through these family strengthening programmes, our schools and medical centres.