By David on Sep 6, 2007 in Mideast | 0 Comments
The Kurdish-American Education Society (KAES) was formed as a California nonprofit in 1997. The organization works to advance education and science in the Kurdish culture and to create a cultural understanding between the Kurdish and American people.
KAES works with American-Kurds to educate Americans about the history and current situation of Kurds.
Members are urged to participate in local, national [...]
By David on Aug 23, 2007 in Mideast, World | 0 Comments
Islamic Relief USA, a California based charity, works to alleviate suffering, hunger, illiteracy, diseases worldwide without regard to race, color or creed.
Some of the projects have included:
Development projects - water sanitation, education, vocational training, health, nutrition.
Emergency relief aid - Palestine, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, etc.
Orphans Welfare Project
U.S. domestic aid, including helping Hurricane Katrina victims.
By David on Aug 21, 2007 in Mideast | 0 Comments
Partnership for Lebanon, founded in 2006, and led by Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, GHAFARI Inc. and Occidental Petroleum Corporation and over 150 American Lebanese business professionals located mainly in the Silicon Valley have teamed to provide some innovative aid programs for Lebanon.
Some of the projects include:
IT-based online community access centers across the country where Lebanese can research info on job [...]
By David on Aug 21, 2007 in Mideast | 0 Comments
ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid), based in Washington, D.C., has been serving all impoverished people (not solely Palestinians) in the West Bank, Jordan, Gaza, Lebanon and Israel since 1968.
Contributions to Anera help build roads, improve water and sanitation systems, create educational opportunities, improve the healthcare system and create jobs. Projects are done in partnership [...]
By David on Aug 14, 2007 in Africa, Asia - Pacific, Europe, Mideast, South/Central America-Canada | 0 Comments
Women for Women International, headquartered in Washington DC, has an interesting mission to provide “women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies”.
Operating in such countries as Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of [...]