Association for Cooperation in Tunisia: takes action that will impact people disadvantaged through poverty, unequal opportunity or social marginalisation
AlertNet: Reuters humanitarian emergency alerts
Amnesty International: worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all
Association for Women's Rights in Development: an international, multi-generational, feminist, creative, future-orientated membership organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights
Bead for Life: Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper into beautiful bead jewelry, and people who care open their hearts, homes and communities to buy and sell the beads
Breaking Bread for Women in Afghanistan: potluck dinners across Canada raising funds to support education for Afghan women and girls
Canadian Crossroads International: international development organization that is reducing poverty, mitigating the impact of HIV and AIDS and increasing women’s rights around the world
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan: supports rights and opportunities for Afghan women and girls
Change.org: social action network
Coalition for Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations: promotes prosecution of perpetrators of crimes of gender violence in transitional justice systems in Africa
Condition Critical: news from the war in Eastern Congo
Congolese Women’s Campaign Against Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): initiative launched by women’s associations in Eastern DRC to bolster the fight against sexual violence
End Poverty 2015: Millennium Development Goals: gateway to UN system's work on the MDGs
Global Citizen Kelowna: one stop location for Kelowna organizations to connect to the public and for the public to see what is happening in and outside this community
Global Fund for Women: international network committed to a world of equality and social justice
Global Giving: connects donors with community-based projects that need support
Global Issues: articles about social, political, economic, environmental issues
Global Witness: investigates and campaigns to prevent natural resource-related conflict and corruption
Human Rights Watch: dedicated to defending and protecting human rights
International Justice Mission: human rights agency that rescues victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery, and oppression
International Rescue Committee: global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers who provide access to safety, sanctuary, and sustainable change for refugees
Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan: network of young girls in the Okanagan Valley of BC who raise funds to support education in Afghanistan
Make Way Partners: Christian mission agency committed to prevent and combat human trafficking and slavery
Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation: helping destitute Nepalese children
Not for Sale: campaign to end slavery
OneWorld.net: news about human rights and poverty
Panzi Hospital: treats survivors of sexual terrorism in Democratic Republic of Congo
ReliefWeb: global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on complex emergencies and natural disasters
Responsibility to Protect: Engaging Civil Society: project that works to advance Responsibility to Protect and to promote policies to better enable governments, regional organizations and the U.N. to protect vulnerable populations
SAFER (Social Aid for the Elimination of Rape): addresses the medical needs of sexual violence suvivors by providing a sustainable source of medical supplies, equipment, and expertise to health care centres
Stephen Lewis Foundation: supports community-based organizations that are turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa
Stop Rape Now: UN action against sexual violence in conflict
Stop Raping Our Greatest Resource: global campaign initiated by women of eastern DRC, V-Day and UNICEF, calling attention to the wide-scale atrocities committed against women and girls in eastern DRC
The Big Picture: news stories in photographs
Tracy Fehr: A Song for Hope - sponsorship program to help single mothers in North Africa
UNAIDS: Joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
UNIFEM: United Nations Development Fund for Women
UN Millennium Development Goals Report 2008
Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights: supports women's rights defenders working to create cultures of justice, equality and peace
VDay: global movement to end violence against women and girls
Women for Women International: helps women survivors of war rebuild their lives
Women Living under Muslim Laws: international network that provides information, solidarity and support for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam
Women Thrive Worldwide: shapes U.S. policy to help women in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty
World Health Organization: the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system
