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AID/WATCH
AID/WATCH is a not for profit activist organization monitoring and campaigning on Australian overseas aid and trade policies and programs. It works to ensure aid-funding reaches the right people, communities and their environments. Australia.
AmericasCanada
AmericasCanada is an online source for information about the social, cultural, political and economic issues and events that bind the 34 democratic countries of the western hemisphere. Canada.
Association for India's Development (AID)
A non-profit organization that supports a wide variety of social development projects, towards an improved life for the poor and underprivileged, in India. US.
ATD Fourth World
It is dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty. Its goal is to explore all possibilities of partnership with families living in chronic poverty and to encourage more private citizens and public officials to join this effort.
Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO)
BOCONGO joins non-governmental organisations in Botswana.
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Official Canadian government agency responsible for supporting overseas sustainable development activities. It works with partners in the private and public sectors in Canada and in developing countries, and with international organizations and agencies, to support foreign aid projects in more than 100 countries. Site has French language option.
Capacity
Site dedicated to the policy and practice of capacity of building in international development cooperation. The Netherlands.
Care International
International movement dedicated to ending poverty through humanitarian aid
Center for Global Development (CGD)
Independent, non-partisan, non-profit think thank dedicated to reducing global poverty and inequality through policy oriented research and active engagement on development issues with the policy community and the public. A principal focus of the Center's work is the policies of the United States and other industrial countries that affect development prospects in poor countries. US.
Citizens' Network On Essential Services (CNES)
CNES works to democratize national and global governance by supporting citizens' groups in developing and transition countries that are engaged in influencing policy decisions about basic services: water, power, education, and health care.
Civil Society Organizations and Participatory Programme (CSOPP) -United Nations Development Programm
CSOPP aims to provide information for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), donors and agencies as well as national governments and the UNDP itself, to foster enabling environments for CSOs to contribute effectively towards Sustainable Human Development.
Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)
Regional research and communications programme. The general objective of this programme is to contribute to the sustainable enhancement of rural livelihoods in southern Africa by promoting a broader and deeper understanding of how natural resources can be used and managed sustainably through group based institutions and decision making.
Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
An international, not-for-profit membership association of NGOs that facilitates the participation of organizations in United Nations debates and decisions. The site provides a Calendar of Substantive Committees Events.
Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa (DATA)
DATA is a non-profit organization which aims to raise awareness about the crisis of unpayable DEBTS, the urgent need for more and better foreign development assistance, especially to fight AIDS, and the unfair TRADE rules which keep AFRICA poor and marginalized. DATA will work with existing organizations and coalitions working on these issues.
Development Gateway
Interactive portal for information and knowledge sharing on sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Development Goals
Targets for reductions in poverty, improvements in health and education, and protection of the environment.
Development in Practice
Multi-disciplinary journal of practice-based analysis and research concerning the social dimensions of development and humanitarianism.
Directory of Development Organizations (DevDir)
The Directory has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among NGOs, research institutions, governments and private sector organizations. The Directory lists 25,000 contacts of organizations that offer (non-) financial support, market access, information and advice to the enterprise and poverty-reducing sectors in low-income countries.
Euro Step
European Solidarity Towards Equal Participation of People. Its two principal aims are first to influence official development co-operation policies of multilateral institution, and in particular those of the European Union; and secondly to improve the quality and effectiveness of initiatives taken by NGOs in support of people centred development.
Europe's Forum on International Cooperation (EUFORIC)
Platform for information, communication, and debate on Europe's development cooperation, with thousands of full-text resources from more than 55 organisations. Site in english and french.
Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI)
Network dedicated to integrate rural development in their countries. They include FSP Fiji, Foundation for People and Community Development Inc. in Papua New Guinea, FSP Kiribati, O le Siosiomaga Society in Samoa, Solomon Islands Development Trust, Tonga Trust, Tuvalu Association of NGOs and FSP Vanuatu.
Gateway to Development Information on India (INDEV)
The British Council’s initiative to address problems faced by development managers in accessing development information on India. INDEV holds and disseminates information that is crucial for decision-makers, researchers, academics and development managers and act as a gateway to development information on India.
Humanistic Institute for Development Cooperation - Hivos
Hivos is an organisation which operates on the basis of humanist values. The organisation is committed to the poor and marginalised in countries in the South and in South-East Europe.
id21 Development Research
UK-based development research.
Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Internationally-renowned centre for research and teaching on development. IDS also hosts many innovative information and knowledge management services.
Inter Pares
Inter Pares works in Canada and around the world with social change organizations who share the analysis that poverty and injustice are caused by inequities within and among nations, and who are working to promote peace, and social and economic justice in their communities and societies.
InterAction
Organization based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. They work to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. Canada.
LabourStart
Daily-updated online service with labour news from around the world, maintained by a global network of volunteers which aims to serve the international trade union movement by collecting and disseminating information and by assisting unions in campaigning and other ways.
Mountain Voices
The interviews on this site have been gathered by the Oral Testimony Programme of the Panos Institute in partnership with local organisations. Some 250 interviews have been conducted by local people in local languages, recorded, transcribed, translated, and summarised.
Myan-Net
Development Network for Myanmar professionals, communities and friends dedicated to development issues. It encourages grassroots participation, partnerships and friendly open forums.
NetAid
NetAid was created to mobilize support for an end to extreme poverty by bringing individuals, companies and organizations together in ways that expand opportunities for the world's poorest families and communities.
North-South Institute (NSI)
NSI is the only independent research institute in Canada focused on international development. The Institute conducts research on Canada's relations with developing countries and on a wide range of foreign policy issues.
Oxfam International
Confederation of twelve non-governmental organizations working together in more than 80 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.
Poverty Mapping
Poverty Mapping is a joint initiative by FAO, UNEP and the CGIAR dedicated to analyse and map the spatial distribution of poverty.
Regency Foundation Networx
Regency Foundation Networx focuses on development issues in emerging economies, coordinating programs with UN agencies and encouraging partnership action between governments, business and civil society.
SAP-VN
Its primary objective is to provide direct relief to poor and needy people, especially orphans and handicapped children, mainly in health care, education and social welfare. Viet Nam.
Strategic Partnership with Africa (SPA-PSA)
SPA has been dedicated to providing assistance to African countries. The emphasis has shifted to supporting African efforts to reduce poverty.
STREAM - Support to Regional Aquatic Resources Management
The regional STREAM Initiative founded by NACA, DFID, FAO, VSO and AusAID aims to offer support to the livelihoods of poor peoples who manage aquatic resources (via management of aquaculture or capture of fish or aquatic resources). It will be hosted in Bangkok by the Secretariat of the Network of Aquaculture Centres for Asia-Pacific and will pilot in Vietnam and Cambodia in year one expanding to cover up to 15 Asia Pacific countries.
The Fomunyoh Foundation (TFF)
Its mission is to undertake charitable causes that can improve the quality of life of the Cameroonian people, and to assist and support people and organizations dedicated to the promotion of democracy and human rights in the Republic of Cameroon.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
The mission of UN-HABITAT is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.
World Resources Institute (WRI)
WRI provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems. United States.
Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare Trust (ZAWT)
ZAWT has been established to provide a focal point for International Worldwide support for the beleaguered farming community in Zimbabwe. UK.
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