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Community Education Services (CES) Canada is a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to providing access to education for orphans and other AIDS-affected children in Kenya. Project PREPARE provides access to secondary school aged Kenyan youth who have been orphaned or adversely affected by the HIV/Aids pandemic. The project seeks to build capacity and strengthen public secondary schools within the Lurambi Constituency in the Kakamega Central District of Western Province. This will be achieved through the development and availability of cross curricular teaching strategies in the area of HIV/Aids Awareness and Healthy Living. The project intends to strengthen infrastructure of schools to improve the quality of education and standards of teaching. Foundations: Project PREPARE is based on four key foundation points: EDUCATION, WATER, HEALTHCARE and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CES Canada is involved in 30 secondary schools impacting on 8,000 students.

CBSDC is a charitable organization whose prime focus is the development, expansion, and maintenance of a series of walking and hiking trails. The network originally paralleled the Corner Brook Stream, and has since expanded to interconnect key areas of the city providing a green transportation alternative. This river system flows through the city providing industrial and potable water, while also giving walkers a respite from city life within its natural corridor. The stream is also home to successful reintroduction of a sustaining run of Atlantic salmon. The trail system has been instrumental in influencing healthy lifestyle choices; providing recreational opportunities such as birdwatching, snowshoeing, skiing, jogging, geocaching, orienteering, swimming, etc. CBSDC has also partnered with local schools and educational facilities to assist in programming and use of the trails as a venue for a variety of academic pursuits. Please visit our website for more information.

REEP Green Solutions provides the citizens of Waterloo Region with tools for sustainable resource use, energy conservation and efficiency, and renewable energy applications. Services and programs include: ecoENERGY Evaluations: In-depth evaluation of building envelope, ventilation and heating/cooling systems. Home Assistance Program: Helping eligible homeowners and tenants improve the energy efficiency of their homes free of charge. RAIN Home Visit: Free one-on-one advice from a certified RAIN guide about water issues on your property. ClimateActionWR: Together developing a community climate action plan in Waterloo Region. RAIN: An ecological approach to stormwater management. REEP House for Sustainable Living: Our eco home and education centre at 20 Mill Street, Kitchener. REEP Green Solutions is funded by a combination of local partners, provincial contracts, grants and client fees.

Amigos del Bosque is dedicated to preserving and restoring tropical rainforest and biodiversity in ways that enhance the sustainability and quality-of-life of rural forest-edge communities in the upper Mamoni River valley, a 500-person valley in the Republic of Panama that is among the Top 25 most biodiverse areas in the world. To that end, we focus both on direct conservation (including payment for carbon sequestration, land purchase, and research & monitoring) and on investment in people and in the community (including sustainable economic opportunity, environmental & sustainability education, and enabling infrastructure). We expect to evolve based on what we see in the valley vis-a-vis rates of deforestation, biodiversity, water and air quality, and the input and feedback we receive from our neighbors. We are an embedded, community-centric, and collaborative effort to amplify and energize the pre-existing desire to flourish with the land.

Our mission is to address the root causes of poverty and inequality in Africa by providing: Education: Access to quality education for children, empowering them with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in life. Healthcare: Essential healthcare services for children, ensuring they receive the medical attention they need to grow up healthy and strong. Shelter: Safe and secure housing for homeless families, providing them with a stable foundation to rebuild their lives. Food and Nutrition: Access to nutritious food and clean water, ensures that families have the resources they need to stay healthy and thrive. Community Empowerment: Training and support for community leaders and entrepreneurs, empowering them to drive positive change and economic growth in their communities. -Improve the access to Quality Education of the Vulnerable and Needy Children -Access to Improved and Quality Medical Services Improve the Learning Environment in School - Support and Improve the livelihood of vulnerable Families

The Calgary Zoological Society was officially founded in 1929. Key to the zoo’s mission is generating affection for the amazing animals that call the zoo home, and inspiring people to care about their wild relatives. Our education team delivers more than 800 school programs to 21,000 students each year focusing on topics ranging from water conservation to saving endangered species. The ultimate goal is to motivate the next generation to take action. The Calgary Zoo’s Centre for Conservation Research conducts innovative research and participates in reintroduction programs that help secure the future of many Canadian endangered species. In addition, conservation initiatives throughout the world are identified and supported through the zoo’s Conservation Outreach. Over the past five years, more than 25 projects were supported in 20 countries and most involve community-based initiatives – helping local people to participate in conservation efforts in their own backyard.

SES is committed to a healthy environment and sustainable resource use in Saskatchewan. We work to encourage informed decision-making that moves us towards sustainability. We undertake research, and use education, community outreach, consultation opportunities and demonstration projects. For over 30 years, SES has established a reputation for responsible, intelligent work. SES has been a primary influence on policy related to energy, land-use planning, forestry, hazardous materials, and renewable and non-renewable resource development. Through our educational programs we have reached thousands of young Saskatchewanians. The way we use water will be one of the major sustainability issues we will be working on. The renewed interest in nuclear power will require careful monitoring, research and critique. Climate change will bring new demands on our ingenuity. Our province, our country and our world need a strong, well-staffed and stable SES as we move into this future.

In 1969, a small but dedicated group of British Columbians launched a campaign to protect the magnificent forests and lakes of the Nitinat Triangle and West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. There were no Canadian environmental groups working on forest and wilderness issues at that time, so they joined forces with the US Sierra Club. That energetic group became the first Sierra Club affiliate in Canada, later joining the national Sierra Club of Canada when it was formed. 40 years on, Sierra Club local groups around B.C. defend old-growth forests and ecosystems, help combat global warming and safeguard our clean air and water. Sierra Club BC staff meet regularly with government and business to ensure conservation viewpoints are heard, and to provide input on policy and budget decisions that affect the environment. Our grassroots base, science-based policies and pragmatism have helped to protect millions of hectares of B.C. wilderness.

The Rideau Lakes Environmental Foundation (RLEF) was originally formed by the Big Rideau Lake Association as a registered charity in 1991 in order to fund activities for the environmental protection of Rideau Lake and its watersheds. In 2001, the scope of the Foundation was broadened to formally encompass Upper Rideau Lake. the Board of Directors of RLEF is now constituted of members of the Big Rideau Lake Association (BRLA) and Upper Rideau Lake Association (URLA). Since 1991, the Foundation has raised over $200,000 which has been devoted to such projects as water testing, bass tracking, loon and frog monitoring, and shoal markers. we have also assisted in challenging developments which RLEF determined could adversely impact the environmental quality of the Lakes. In addition, RLEF has created a reserve fund of more than $50,000 which is intentionally held back to fund a project or opposition which requires more substantial financial resources.

LPBLT was established in 1996 to protect and restore lands with significant ecological and cultural heritage qualities in the greater Long Point area, including Norfolk County, western Haldimand and eastern Elgin Counties, and parts of Brant and Oxford. The Trust focuses its efforts in one of the richest areas for biodiversity in Canada. Despite being a relatively densely populated and developed region, there remains enough habitat in this southern Great Lakes area to support populations of many significant species. The central Carolinian Region is internationally significant because of the species and habitats which occur (many rare or at risk); in addition, the Lake Erie drainage provides important water resource for communities in Canada and the United States. Long Point Basin Land Trust owns several nature reserve properties and leads a major multi-year effort to protect and recover reptile populations. LPBLT has recently launched a campaign to secure its fourth nature reserve.

Qqs Projects Society is a value-based organization. We, along with our partners and supporters, share a common commitment to realizing specific values both in our actions as individuals and in our work as an organization: * We value our youth. We believe that our young people are our future and that they deserve opportunities to grow and learn. * We value our culture. We believe in the strength of our Heiltsuk culture and traditions and are committed to cultural revitalization that transcends generations. * We value our environment. We believe that the health of our land and waters is deeply tied to the health of our people. * We value our traditional Heiltsuk laws that govern who we are, how we act, and how we speak. * We value education and learning as a tool to help our Nation to build itself into a healthy, strong, and vibrant people. * We value respect for each other, our environment, and our friends and partners.

VISION: To see medical, literacy, education, agricultural, water and sanitation programmes established in countries as needed using HADA as the aid organisation. AIMS: HADA works in partnership with communities throughout the world to provide compassion, relief, training and development. OBJECTIVES: The objects for which the association is established are - To provide direct relief to people who are experiencing poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, destitution and/or helplessness of such seriousness as would arouse pity or compassion in the community. As a means of achieving this, the organisation will undertake the following activities: 2.1. To provide administrative and logistical support to new and existing projects. 2.2. To provide skills and training with the object of achieving autonomy for the projects. 2.3. To provide and support plans for the development of communities in ways which will improve their quality of life. 2.4. To do such other things of a social, community or benevolent nature as will assist in the creation of a better society. 2.5. To integrate all projects as part of the local community.