Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 18th, 2011
Location : Nepal Women LEAD Nepal is a growing organization, much like the population of young women they focus to empower. Founded by a few Georgetown students Claire Naylor and Claire Charamnac in January of 2010, this organization is grounded in their beliefs that by empowering women sustainable peace and development are possible. Their vision is [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 9th, 2011
The Pixel Project is a global nonprofit organization utilizing social media and various virtual channels to fight Violence against Women. Founder and President Regina Yau hatched The Pixel Project in early 2009 in response to an outcry for funding by the Malaysia Women’s Aid Organization. Partnered with a wide range of organizations including Stirring the [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 8th, 2011
JAN Trust : London Imagine being a woman relocated or forced to move in order to survive, suddenly finding yourself in a completely different environment and culture. The barriers one faces in this type of situation include the inability to access employment opportunities, lack of social and economical status, poverty, depression, discrimination, and often violence [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 7th, 2011
Sambhali Trust : Rajasthan India Visiting Rajasthan one might see the golden glows of desert landscape and a bustling bazaar filled with the streaming colors of men and women. Beneath this beautiful landscape however lies generations of societal discrimination in the form of a caste system. Within Rajasthan society many women have little or no [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 6th, 2011
ELI – Denver, CO Volunteering internationally is an invaluable way to gain insight into the inner workings of an NGO, and to cultivate potential valuable connections with organizations, individuals, and affiliates. These are just a few of the many benefits that volunteering abroad through ELI offers. ELI stands for Experiential Learning International, and was founded [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 3rd, 2011
New Course is a local nonprofit located in Seattle, WA that works to connect women with vital resources such as water, food, healthcare, education, and security in countries such as Africa, South East Asia, and Indonesia. Through sustainable development and natural-resource management New Course helps to improve the overall health and well-being of families and communities. [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 2nd, 2011
She’s the First is a not-for-profit located in New York, NY that sponsor’s girls’ education in the developing world. Their goal is to help young women become the first in their families and sometimes villages to graduate from high school. This organization hatched only two years ago in 2009 by a passionate twenty three year [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 1st, 2011
Vittana is a small nonprofit that, although headquartered in Seattle, Washington, has a global reach. Though only a few years old itself, Vittana is already piloting projects in different countries to establish a microfinance model that will work wherever it lands. Guided by a team of highly qualified and experienced people, Vittana is doing ground-breaking [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Nov 30th, 2011
AfricAid is an international NGO that empowers young girls in Africa by providing opportunities for education, and the tools necessary to improve their own lives as well as the lives around them. Born from the passions of an eleven year old girl, AfricAid has grown into a well established organization reaching thousands of students. Its [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Nov 28th, 2011
EDWON : Empower Dalit Women of Nepal With an office in Boston, MA and a field office located in Nepal, EDWON works to empower the low caste Dalit women of Nepal by enabling them to fight for their human rights and raise their standard of living. EDWON encourages women to work together to end domestic [...]
