By David on Aug 16, 2008 in World | 0 Comments
Theatre Without Borders (TWB) is an informal online gathering of hundreds of artists from around the world who are interested in supporting international theatre exchange. TWB welcomes professionals, academics, amateurs and artists from around the world.
TWB encourages the exchange of international theatre projects and artists, and also supports other organizations involved with international theatre exchanges. [...]
By David on Aug 15, 2008 in Featured, World | 0 Comments
International Relief Teams (IRT), based in San Diego, California, is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes volunteers and distributes medical supplies to support:
1. Domestic and International Disaster Relief
2. Medical education and training
3. Surgical and clinical outreach
4. Public health
Since its founding in 1988, IRT has worked in 42 countries to provide more than $5.6 million in volunteer [...]
By David on Aug 14, 2008 in World | 0 Comments
Global Playground (Washington, DC) is an American nonprofit organization that funds education projects in developing nations, and promotes cross cultural understanding. The first two school building projects are in Uganda (Africa) and Cambodia (Asia).
“Currently there are over 2 billion school-age children in our world. Over 1.75 billion, or 86%, live in less-developed regions.” (United Nations [...]
By David on Aug 13, 2008 in Featured, World | 3 Comments
‘One World. One Dream.’ … the motto of the Beijing Olympics. Yet the focus so often is on nations competing against nations. And more than ever, athletes are jumping from country to country to compete in the Olympics … and the boundaries of nationalism are becoming blurred.
Is it time to eliminate the focus on ‘country’ and just let the Olympics be [...]
By David on Aug 12, 2008 in World | 0 Comments
The Climb High Foundation is a nonprofit organization (San Francisco, CA) that is dedicated to teaching women in developing nations the skills that will enable them to benefit from climbing and trekking-related tourism.
Many of the world’s most alluring mountains are located in very poor nations (Uganda, Nepal, Tanzania, India, etc.) where women often are considered [...]
By David on Aug 11, 2008 in Featured, World | 0 Comments
WildAid is a nonprofit organization with a mission to end illegal wildlife trade by raising awareness to reduce the demand for threatened and endangered animal species products, and to increase public support for wildlife conservation.
WildAid is headquartered in San Francisco, California with branch offices in London (UK), Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), New Delhi (India) and Beijing [...]
By David on Aug 9, 2008 in World | 3 Comments
A Broader View (Wyncote, PA) is an American nonprofit organization that provides volunteer travel placements in short and long term volunteer projects in developing countries around the world.
Programs are offered in 17 countries and include over 150 programs in 43 different locations. Volunteers are assigned to local nonprofit and humanitarian organizations to work on community based [...]
By David on Aug 6, 2008 in World | 0 Comments
Engineers without Borders - USA (EWB), based in Colorado, is a nonprofit organization that works to implement sustainable engineering products in developing communities around the world.
Engineers and engineering students from the USA work with projects teams in the host countries to construct sustainable systems that developing countries can operate on their own. EWB now contains [...]