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We are a non-profit charitable education foundation which enhances and enriches the quality of public education in Lee County for students and educators through programs, resources and experiences made possible through corporate, individual and educational partnerships.
The foundation works to advance gender and racial equity for women and girls across Arizona by combining nonpartisan research, policy advocacy, grantmaking, and direct programs. It funds and grows community-led initiatives, informs policy with research, and invests in organizations that support women’s economic and civic participation.
The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts presents and creates excellent and innovative performing arts programs for the enrichment, education, and enjoyment of diverse audiences and participants. Our vision is to harness the power of the performing arts to enrich and change lives by extending the Wolf Trap experience of millions people worldwide.
The Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation: 1) Coordinates and provide financial support for bi-national research focused on understanding and resolving water quality problems affecting the Lake of the Woods basin. 2) Is working to develop a water quality sustainability plan that will ensure the long term viability of the Lake of the Woods basin for current and future generations. 3) Provides education about sustainability of Lake of the Woods and it water quality.
The activities of the Maruki Gallery For the Hiroshima Panels Foundation center around the permanent preservation and exhibition of the Hiroshima Panels by Iri and Toshi Maruki. These historically and aesthetically significant works are a means of passing down the bitter legacy shared by all humanity. The Gallery advocates for peace and social justice and enriches community life by preserving and exhibiting the paintings of Iri, Toshi and Suma Maruki, and facilitating socially engaged cultural and artistic programming.
The Canadian Journalism Foundation promotes excellence in journalism by celebrating outstanding journalistic achievement through an annual awards program; by operating journalism websites, J-Source.ca (English) and ProjetJ.ca (French), in cooperation with the country’s leading journalism schools; and by organizing events that facilitate dialogue among journalists, business people, government officials, academics and students about the role of the media in Canadian society; and by fostering opportunities for journalism education, training and research.
The Military C&E Museum Foundation is a non-share "friends of the Museum" charitable corporation established in 1985 to provide support to the Military Communications and Electronics Museum (C&E Museum). It is a non-DND agency dedicated to assisting the C&E Museum to fulfill its mission to receive, preserve and display equipments, artifacts and documents pertaining to military communications and electronics concerning Canada or Canadians. The Museum is also mandated to further the general morale and welfare of and to provide amenities for or concerning Canadian military C&E personnel and their activities.
CFVI was created to serve both donors and nonprofit organizations of the Virgin Islands that want to ensure the highest quality of life for present and future generations. Its primary goal is to build a collection of permanent funds, which will be used to enhance the educational, physical, social, cultural and environmental well-being of the children, youth, and families of the Virgin Islands. Our programs, operating cost, and much of CFVI's community outreach are provided each year through generous donations from CFVI Angels. The Angel gifts support all we do in the community. The Foundation's immediate primary focus is to assist Virgin Islanders and VI community-serving organizations with relief and recovery associated with the devastation of hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The Human Development Foundation has been operating community-building programs in the several poverty-stricken areas of Pakistan for 10 years. HDF follows the Human Development philosophy of "helping people help themselves" HDF has mobilized and organized communities and helped them build and staff health care facilities, open and staff schools, build dams and water pumps so entire villages could have fresh, safe drinking water, build roads to join communities and create micro-credit programs that allow individuals and communities to break the cycle of poverty and have a sustainable opportunity for self-sufficiency. HDF provides a grassroots level, multidisciplinary approach to development that is increasingly being viewed as the most applicable by both academics and practitioners in the field. In each year of its existence, it has grown and has helped, at the grassroots level, more and more people. Today, over 200,000 have been direct recipients of HDF services.
The Avalon Foundation is a non-governmental organization that has been working for the benefit of people with disabilities and patients in Poland, as well as the excluded and refugees since 2006. Currently, FA takes care of over 15 thousand charges, including 5.5 thousand women and 2 thousand girls up to 18 years of age, providing comprehensive help in accordance with the diagnosed needs. The activities initiated by its founder, who is himself a person with a disability, respond to the urgent needs of the Disabled People and have a positive impact on changing their image in society FA's mission is to support people with disabilities so that they can be active in every sphere of life. We provide comprehensive assistance to people with disabilities through rehabilitation, sports, strength and dance classes, psychological, sexological and vocational counseling, which helps in the field of mental health and finding a job, we organize training and internships for people with disabilities. We organize sports events, thematic events, integration outings to the cinema, theater, culinary workshops. We encourage you to practice sports, including extreme sports. We support refugees with disabilities from Ukraine in the field of rehabilitation and counseling regarding disability issues and many other problems related to finding their way in a new country, and we organize celebrations and events for this community. We counteract discrimination, exclusion and stereotypes (projects of nationwide social campaigns broadcast on television and radio stations throughout Poland). We educate, counteract discrimination, exclusion and stereotypes in the area of sexuality and parenthood, we work for social change and the functioning of people with disabilities. Every year, we organize the Sekson Conference, devoted to topics related to sexuality and parenting of people with disabilities. We run sub-accounts where our charges collect funds from 1.5 tax, charity collections. We organize events, conferences and trainings aimed at, m.in others, Disabled People and/or disseminating knowledge about disability, accessibility, including universal design. We take care of, m.in others, in the field of counseling and education, people close to people from the environment of the Disabled People. The Avalon Foundation creates the image of people with disabilities as active, independent, inspiring and fulfilling their greatest life dreams. The pillar of FA's activity are continuous projects: the Subkont system, the Active Rehabilitation Centre, Avalon Active, the Sekson project, the Avalon Extreme project, the Centre for Helping Refugees with Disabilities, Avalon KIDS As part of its activities, the Foundation also implements a number of purposeful, one-off and cyclical projects, including dof. m.in. by PFRON, UM St. Warsaw, Mazowiecki UW - all co-financed projects have been settled on time, substantive and financial reports have been accepted by the Ordering Party and the results of the inspections/audits are positive. In the last 2 years, FA has implemented/is implementing m.in projects: *co-financed by the State Fund for Rehabilitation of the Disabled: - "Activity as a key to independence" (2022-2025) - a project involving rehabilitation in one of the FA (Active Rehabilitation Centre) facilities for 360 Beneficiaries. The aim of the project is to increase independence and the ability to function in social life, and as a result, to gain as much independence as possible in everyday life by adult people with ACS. - "CAR Avalon Kids" (2024-2027) as part of the project, we offer children a multi-hour package including rehabilitation (including: active rehabilitation, hippotherapy, alpaca therapy, dog therapy, art therapy, music therapy), classes with a psychologist, speech therapist as well as group classes. 150 children will take part in the project. - "Comprehensive support as a key to independence" (2024-2027) - a counselling project for over 6600 thousand final beneficiaries (including people with disabilities and people from the families/environment of people with disabilities), who can benefit from consultations with specialists in many fields. - "Comprehensive activation of refugees with disabilities" (implementation period from August to December 2023) support is provided to refugees from Ukraine (adults and children) with a disability (degree) certificate. The project activities include individual rehabilitation for children and adults and group activities aimed at activating, integrating and socializing the Disabled People from Ukraine. "Able-bodied in Love" (2021-2022), "Disabled-Able" (2022-2023), "(Disabled), (NOT)noticeable" (2023-2024) - campaign projects involving the production of advertising spots broadcast on television, radio and the Internet, referring to facts and myths about disability. -"Road to activity" (2022-2024) co-financed by the City of Warsaw The aim was the social and professional reintegration of 72 adults with disabilities experiencing multiple social and professional exclusion. Support was also provided to families, guardians and relatives of OZN. - "Career Project" (2024-2026) project co-financed by the local government of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. A total of 38 people with disabilities and 23 non-disabled people from their environment will take part in the project. The project consists in the professional activation of the Disabled People's Association, support in the field of career counselling, job placement and the organisation of a professional internship for the participants * co-financed by PFRON received through the Mazowieckie Voivodeship: -"Career Project - vocational training for people with disabilities" implemented from 01.08.2024 to 15.12.2024, consists in the professional activation of 6 OzN through support in the field of career counseling, job placement and organizing vocational training for 6 participants. - ExtraActivities at Zegrze Lake - organization of an integration and sports event with water attractions for 40 OzN on 9.08.2024. - "Sekson Conference" (cyclical project implemented since 2019) an annual conference in which FA educates about sexuality and parenting of OzN.
The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, created on January 16, 1863 as the 14th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles. Today, the regiment is composed of men and women from all walks of life. Members of the regiment have distinguished themselves on recent peacekeeping tours in Cyprus and the former republics of Yugoslavia. They have served in Afghanistan in Operations Apollo, Athena, and Archer with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and with the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan. The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment continues to maintain itself as an effective component of the ‘Total Force’ army, preparing to fulfill its role, if called upon, as a first-rate infantry unit. The Regiment is a focal point in the Kingston community, as witnessed by the annual March of Dimes parade, the Christmas Toy Drive, and of course, the Ice Storm of ’98.
To educate women and girls in Nigeria about good health, to empower them with different skills acquisition and support them financially to have a good lifestyle. To build health care centers for pregnant women and destitute homes to affect women lives in positive ways. To provide good foods to the poorest communities and also educate them on advantages for eating healthy foods. And advantages for going to health centers for health care and vaccines for children. To advocate for free healthcare, free vaccines and free medicines for girls, women and children to reduce death rate and to keep them alive. To advocate that pregnant women should be given a free medical attention till after delivery of their babies.