International, Foreign Affairs, & National Security

Direct Relief is a humanitarian organization, active in more than 80 countries and all 50 U.S. states, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies. Nongovernmental, nonsectarian, and not-for-profit, Direct Relief provides assistance to people and communities without regard to politics, religious beliefs, or ethnic identities.

Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. Accion catalyzes financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the three billion people who are left out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector. For nearly 60 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through our work with more than 160 partners in 55 countries.

Empowering underserved women in Latin America to realize their full potential by providing financial, health and education services.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises—including the climate crisis—to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Founded at the call of Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC is now at work in over 40 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout Europe and the Americas. We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.

We are outraged that girls around the world face injustices that threaten their education, safety and ultimately their lives. Together with adolescent girls and supporters like you, we're working to end child marriage, human trafficking and other injustices preventing youth, especially girls, from growing into their potential. COVID-19 update: The fight for gender equality cannot take a backseat right now. Girls who were already vulnerable are in even more danger. When schools close their doors, girls are at the highest risk of never going back again. When health care resources are diverted, girls lose crucial services. And in times of crisis, like this pandemic, harmful practices like child marriage, trafficking and gender-based violence dramatically escalate. We aren’t giving up, and we know you aren’t either. We’ll be here, every day, making sure girls are safe and healthy and that their futures aren’t compromised. But we really can’t do this without you.

UNICEF's mission is to support programs through fundraising advocacy and education that provide lifesaving medicines better nutrition clean water quality basic education and emergency relief to children women and communities in over 150 countries and territories.The organization partners in coordination and planning with voluntary agencies engaged in child relief to create a better world for children.

You can sponsor books and computers to schools, orphanages, NGOs, libraries and universities across Africa.

We create schools, programs and global communities around the common goal of quality education for all children.

Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.

Helping refugees and vulnerable communities in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan live with dignity, well-being and hope.

Alleviating poverty is at the heart of what we do. We create jobs in developing countries and love telling people, “You’re Hired!”

Islamic relief usa provides relief and development in a dignified manner regardless of gender race or religion and works to empower individuals in their communities and give them a voice in the world.

"JDC is the leading global Jewish humanitarian organization. What started with a cablegram in 1914 requesting the American Jewish community’s support in aiding starving Jews in Ottoman-era Palestine continues to serve as a beacon of hope for Jews and others in 70 countries today. Rebuilding a shattered Europe after the Holocaust. Helping the fledgling State of Israel thrive. Assisting Soviet Jewry. Strengthening Jewish communities from Casablanca to Mumbai and beyond. Responding to natural disasters. We act whenever and wherever we are needed, propelled by our Jewish values and our commitment to mutual responsibility. And it’s your story, too." - https://www.jdc.org/our-story/

"We fund bold, ambitious, and expansive gender justice movements to create meaningful change that will last beyond our lifetimes." - https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/who-we-are/vision-mission/

Providing lifesaving medical humanitarian care, and speaking out about what we see

World Central Kitchen Incorporated falls under the International Relief category: Organizations that work to relieve poverty in developing countries by providing funds, technical assistance and supplies which improve the health, education, welfare, social well-being and self-reliance of individuals and families. Also included are organizations that provide relief services in response to a major disaster or large-scale emergency that occurs abroad.

ImpactIsrael partners with Yemin Orde Youth Village and Village Way Educational Initiatives to turn Israel's most vulnerable youth into upstanding individuals through the power of education. Through the innovative and data-proven Village Way methodology, we are creating a stronger nation.

Every Child Deserves a Future. For 100 years, we’ve been giving children in the U.S. and around the world a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We do whatever it takes to save children, transforming their lives and the future we share.

For more than 60 years, Project HOPE has transformed the health and well-being of people and communities around the world. We work on the front lines of the world’s health challenges, partnering hand-in-hand with communities, health care workers and public health systems to ensure sustainable change.

CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of people.Care works around the globe to save lives defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We seek a world of hope, inclusion, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security.

Working with the North Korean people to accelerate change.

The mission of the Haitian Health Foundation (HHF) is to improve the health and well-being of women, children, families and communities in Haiti through healthcare, education and community development.

At Global Witness, we protect human rights and the environment by fearlessly confronting corruption and challenging the systems that enable it. We want a better world - where corruption is challenged and accountability prevails, all can thrive within the planet’s boundaries, and governments act in the public interest. When founded in 1993, we were pioneers in seeing the link between natural resources, conflict and corruption. Since our very first campaign to shut down the Khmer Rouge’s illegal logging industry we’ve uncovered the truth about blood diamonds and helped bring trillions of oil, gas and mining revenues into the open.

As described on their website, "Amnesty International is a global movement of millions of people demanding human rights for all people – no matter who they are or where they are.We are the world’s largest grassroots human rights organization." Amnesty single-handedly freed 153 wrongfully imprisoned citizens, and their fight for fundamental human rights is only picking up speed.

"AWID is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide." (from awid.org)

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) believes hope starts with food. As a Christian nonprofit, FMSC is dedicated to seeing every child whole in body and spirit. FMSC works with food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development.

International Medical Corps works to relieve the suffering of those affected by conflict, disaster and disease. We deliver vital healthcare services and training that help devastated populations return to self-reliance.

"As a humanitarian, faith-based organization, Convoy of Hope’s goal is to serve people who are impoverished, hungry, and hurting." - https://convoyofhope.org/about/

PCI is a global development organization that drives innovation from the ground up to enhance health, end hunger, overcome hardship and advance women & girls—resulting in meaningful and measurable change in people’s lives.

We transform conflicts so people can live free from violence and realize the benefits of durable peace. We are locally rooted and globally networked. Our unique value lies in the collective impact of our globally integrated team and partners, from those most directly affected by violent conflict in our communities to those with access and influence on the major powers that influence conflict dynamics.

Preserving critical habitats around the globe. Since 1988, we have demonstrated that safeguarding critical habitat is the most effective way to protect species. We work with local partners to develop projects aimed at securing vital habitat.

Each day we act as if the world depends on it. Because it does. The UN Foundation is the go-to partner for the United Nations, bringing together the ideas, people, and resources it needs to drive global progress and tackle urgent problems. Our hallmark is to collaborate for lasting change and innovate to address humanity’s greatest challenges. With an insider’s knowledge and outsider’s flexibility, we stay agile to get things done.

Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. We are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. We direct our advocacy towards governments, armed groups and businesses, pushing them to change or enforce their laws, policies and practices. To ensure our independence, we refuse government funding and carefully review all donations to ensure that they are consistent with our policies, mission, and values. We partner with organizations large and small across the globe to protect embattled activists and to help hold abusers to account and bring justice to victims.

It helps communities to alleviate the effects of disasters disease and endemic poverty throughout the world by providing privately-funded relief reconstruction and development aid.The Organization works with partner agencies in many countries including local and international NGO's UN and government health agencies and other civil society institutions.Each partner agency receives a list of available supplies and evaluates them in relation to local needs.Then the supplies are packed and shipped by air sea and land to where the greatest need exists

The Carter Center is guided by the principles of our Founders, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Founded, in partnership with Emory University, on a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering, the Center seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.

Huru International's mission is to provide at-risk girls in Africa with reusable menstrual pads combined with sexual and reproductive health and life skills workshops so that they can stay in school, remain healthy, and have brighter futures. Huru International provides vulnerable girls and young women in Africa with the means to manage their periods by producing and distributing kits containing reusable menstrual pads and other necessary health and hygiene resources. Huru aims to reduce rates of menstruation-related absenteeism and drop-out among girls, who routinely miss as much as a full month of school each year because they cannot afford to buy menstrual pads during their periods. Providing these reusable menstrual kits widens access to the resources and knowledge young girls need to develop healthy, sustainable and economically secure futures.

Since 1981, we have served students by recruiting, training, sending, and equipping passionately committed people to live and work across Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Most serve as English teachers in universities, colleges, K-12 schools, community centers, and local teacher development programs. Teachers are warmly welcomed in many places where there is an evergrowing demand for quality English education. The comprehensive graduate-level certification and training and orientation provided to our new teachers prepare them well to succeed in the countries where we serve. Ongoing professional development is encouraged and we help teachers pursue further training and graduate studies as they serve overseas.

The Irish American Partnership Inc describes itself as an allegiance between citizens in the United States and Ireland dedicated to furthering educational opportunities across all of Ireland, North and South.

Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

We connect people around the world in the fight to end poverty. Working together, we invest in the lives of children and youth, build the healthy environments they need to thrive, and empower them to create lasting change in their own lives and communities.

Enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without hunger and poverty.

Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. We offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action. We demand equal rights and equal treatment so that everyone can thrive, not just survive. The future is equal.

"We target remote, last-mile communities within hunger pockets designated “serious” or higher on the Global Hunger Index, which are the hardest places to reach and are often difficult to access, lack communication and have poor infrastructure. With the support of our global impact partners, we practice locally-led development by providing expertise vital to empower local communities and providing meals through local schools to incentive attendance and enable kids to obtain an education. Our work starts with a meal." - https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/what-drives-us/our-model/

WE PROVIDE FREE LIFE CHANGING SURGERY TO PEOPLE IN NEED ACROSS THE WORLD.WE TRAIN LOCAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CONDUCT RESEARCHDONATE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIESAND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC

Our Commitment is to continue the compassion of Britney Gengel by serving the children of Haiti and sustaining a safe, nurturing home rooted in the virtues of Faith, Hope and Love while developing a sense of social responsibility, community involvement, and unconditional love. Our mission is to raise the next generation of leaders in Haiti!

"Because we are neutral, impartial and independent, we can reach those who need us when others cannot, providing humanitarian assistance, protecting lives, upholding rights, and relieving the suffering of people around the world whose lives have been torn apart by armed conflict and violence." - https://www.icrc.org/en

The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities.

Water For People exists to promote the development of high-quality drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all, and sustained by strong communities, businesses, and governments.