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UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality. UN Women USA is an independent non-profit, 501c3 organization that supports UN Women programs. These projects promote social, political, and economic equality for women and girls spanning 100 countries around the globe. In the past, UN Women has offered support such as: Opening women’s access to finance and expanding employment options in Pakistan, resulting in secure employment for 1,000 women and growing. Training more than 6,000 women in marketing and business management in Ethiopia. Extending paralegal services for survivors of domestic violence in the marginalized Roma communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to a 50-per-cent increase in requests for help. Launching “Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls” in several cities. Formerly known as the U.S. National Committee for UN Women.

Equality Now creates linkages between the voices and experiences of women and girls and the governmental, community and private institutions that govern their lives; mobilizes national and international public pressure on behalf of their stated needs; and brings together individuals and organizations sharing this common vision of human equality.

We are a global champion for the human rights of women and girls. We use our powerful networks to find, fund, and amplify the courageous work of women who are building social movements and challenging the status quo. By shining a spotlight on critical issues, we rally communities of advocates who take action and invest money to empower women.

Inter Care's mission is to save lives and alleviate suffering through the provision of surplus medical resources to rural partner health units in sub-Saharan Africa Inter Care Aims to collect surplus health care goods and medicines for the two-fold purpose of medical waste reduction and to send regular consignments of vital medical aid to over 100 rural health units across five sub-Saharan African countries We send quality surplus medicines and health care goods to rural health units serving the most disadvantaged patients in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Tanzania and Malawi. Inter Care send vital medical aid which is donated to us by pharmaceutical companies, medical wholesalers and healthcare professionals to beneficiary health units in sub-Saharan Africa. We support around 100 health units which include Hospitals, clinics, prisons, centres for disabled and vulnerable children, and palliative care units. In total, these serves a total catchment area of over 11 million.

At The Educational Equality Institute, we are driven by the belief that every girl has the right to a quality education and the opportunity to reach her full potential. We are committed to making a positive impact in the lives of the girls we serve and in the communities where they live.

To eliminate the hardships of poverty, aiming to increase self-reliance and healthy self-sustaining families in Africa.

Arise Educational Foundation is part of the German NGO "Arise e.V. - eine Schule fur Ghana" founded to support the education of underprivileged children in Tuba-Kokrobite, Ghana. The organisation runs an elementary school that provides free educational services to brilliant but needy children in the Tuba and Kokrobite communities. Arise e.V subscribes to the educational philosophy of practice that fosters rigorous, self-motivated growth for children in all areas of their development to nurture each child's natural desire for knowledge, understanding, and respect. Our approach encourages their will for learning and their strive to gain new abilities through effective teaching approaches that advance personalized learning. We're currently building a new and bigger school building to reach even more children to give them the education they deserve.

TO PROTECT THE FOUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL VULNERABLE AND UNDERPREVILAGED PERSONS IN SOCIETY. ESPECIALLY SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, VICTIMS OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONS, SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN, PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND JOURNALIST AT RISK.

Until There’s A Cure® is a national organization dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS by raising awareness and funds to combat this pandemic.

Landesa champions and works to secure land rights for millions of the world’s poorest, mostly rural women and men to provide opportunity and promote social justice. We envision a world free of poverty. We are committed to a future in which all women and men who depend on land for their livelihoods have secure, legal land rights – one of the most powerful tools for lifting oneself, one’s family and one’s community out of poverty.

Worldreader is on a mission to bring digital books to every child and her family, so that they can improve their lives. The increasing ubiquity and diminishing costs of digital technology enable us to solve these problems in a simple and straight-forward way. Using e-readers, mobile phones and other digital technology, we reach readers in 37 countries, providing them with over 6,000 book titles in 23 languages. We work with 140 publishers to acquire and digitize the best, most relevant content for our readers; 70% of our library comes from African and Indian publishers. Since 2010, we have made it possible for over 200,000 people to read 1.7 million books and our data shows this work has had significant impact. Students in our e-reader programs make more progress in oral reading fluency than those in neighboring schools, and girls in Worldreader’s school-based programs outpace their peers by a factor of three to five, closing a gender achievement gap. Through these efforts and our partnerships with the private sector, teachers, education experts, and other organizations, we continue to work towards a world in which every child and her family have the books they need to improve their lives, the practice of reading is commonplace, and where illiteracy is a thing of the past.

Champions Factory mission is to empower individuals to reach their full potential through the transformative power of sports. We firmly believe that every person has the ability to become a champion in their own right, and we are dedicated to equipping them with the necessary tools, resources, and support to achieve their goals and aspirations.