By David on Sep 9, 2008 in World | 0 Comments
Bikes for the World (BFTW) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 2005 and sponsored by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, that has donated more than 22,500 bicycles to 15 organizations in 10 countries and in the USA. The donated bicycles that are shipped overseas are shipped to Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean through partnerships [...]
By David on Sep 8, 2008 in Featured, World | 0 Comments
Healing the Children (HTC) is an American nonprofit volunteer organization (Spokane, Washington) that provides medical services to children around the world who lack access to needed medical care.
Since 1979, thirteen HTC chapters across the USA have provided services to over 146,000 patients in countries such as Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Croatia, Egypt, Ethiopia, [...]
By David on Sep 6, 2008 in Asia - Pacific | 0 Comments
The East-West Center was established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States. The Center is located on a 21-acre Manoa campus at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, and a second office is located in Washington, DC.
374 students from [...]
By David on Sep 5, 2008 in World | 0 Comments
The Alpine Fund is a nonprofit organization based in Kyrgyzstan that uses the local mountain resources to help the country’s most vulnerable youth. The Alpine Fund was founded in 2000 by American climber Garth Willis, and also maintains an office in Minnesota, where it is registered as a nonprofit organization.
The Alpine Fund serves youth from Bishkek, [...]
By David on Sep 4, 2008 in Asia - Pacific | 0 Comments
International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), founded in 1988, is an American nonprofit (Washington, DC) with a mission to promote human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet. ICT also has offices in Amsterdam, Brussels and Berlin.
The goals of ICT include securing humanitarian and development assistance for Tibetans, advocating for Tibetans imprisoned for political [...]
By David on Sep 3, 2008 in Featured, World | 0 Comments
How much does it take to make an American happy?
Too much … according to the Happy Planet Index study measuring how effectively the world’s finite resources are being consumed in comparison to their happiness in 178 countries around the world. The study was conducted by London-based New Economics Foundation.
How effectively do countries convert their environmental resources into happiness? The basic formula computes life [...]
By David on Sep 2, 2008 in World | 0 Comments
Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) is an American nonprofit (Baltimore, Maryland) that empowers and equips young people in the USA to address global issues such as poverty, health care, climate change, peace and security through awareness raising, advocacy and action. The vision is for every young American to contribute to peaceful, healthy, fair and sustainable [...]
By David on Sep 1, 2008 in Featured, World | 0 Comments
The World Public Opinion.Org organization just released an August 28 titled, “Muslims Positive About Globalization, Trade”. The World Public Opinion.Org network is a consortium of research centers in 22 countries.
A segment of the article revealing their findings are shown below:
Contrary to the common assumption that Muslims view globalization as a threat to their society, a new poll of [...]