Archive for December, 2007

Enough Project working to stop genocide in Africa »

Enough Project (Washington, DC) was founded in 2007 with the goal of ending genocide and crimes against humanity, with a current focus on the African areas of the Darfur region of Sudan, Chad, the Congo and Northern Uganda.

America’s household savings compared to other countries »

How does America’s household (personal) savings rates compare to other countries of the world? According to the Organisation for Economic and Co-Operation and Development(OECD), the study’s results are shown below for many of the industrialized countries of the world:

Who are the most globally competitive countries? »

Which country has the most globally competitive business economy? The World Economic Forum conducted a survey and came up with results below for 2006-2007. The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit organization that believes economic progress and social development go hand in hand.
1 - United States of America
2 - Switzerland

World Computer Exchange sends 25,000+ used computers to developing countries »

World Computer Exchange (WCE) is North America’s largest non-profit provider of used computers to help connect youth in developing countries. WCE (Hull, MA) has connected to the internet 1,045,060 youth in 2,478 schools, orphanages and centres through delivery of over 25,000 donated computers from the USA and Canada.
WCE works in 64 developing countries through 445 formal [...]

American’s household savings rates from 1970 to 2007 »

How has America’s household savings rate changed since 1970? According to OECD survey info, the savings as a percent of disposable household income are shown below:

Direct Relief International giving medical aid worldwide »

Direct Relief International (Santa Barbara, CA) in 2007 provided $136 million in direct aid through medical material assistance and cash grants providing 34.8 million courses of treatment in 59 countries around the world. Direct Relief International (DRI), founded in 1948, is a medical assistance and disaster relief agency providing assistance to indigenously run health care [...]

Cross-Cultural Solutions provides international volunteer opportunities »

Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS), founded in 1995, is a nonprofit that provides international volunteer opportunities for more than 4,000 volunteers each year. CSS (New Rochelle, New York head office) is in a Special Consultative Status with the United Nations and operates in 12 countries - Costa Rica, Brazil, China, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South [...]

Global Campaign for Education promotes education as a basic human right »

80-million children worldwide are denied access to a basic education. The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) was founded in 1999 and brings together nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and teachers’ unions in more than 150 countries to promote education as a basic human right and to work with governments and international leaders to provide free, basic education [...]

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