Foundation for Rural Development and Action Research (FORDAR)
The Foundation for Rural Development and Action Research (FORDAR) is a Ugandan NGO. The organisation is dedicated to working for and with communities to combat poverty in line with Uganda's official poverty reduction strategy aimed at achieving the Millenium Development Goals. FORDAR works...
Tagore Society for Rural Development
The Tagore Society for Rural Development is a Bengali NGO that drew its inspiration from Tagore's vision of from Tagore's philosophy of rural development and Gandhi's development doctrine. The Society aims to create a self-reliant rural community by involving the beneficiaries in direct...
Business for Millennium Development
Business for Millennium Development (B4MD) is an alliance of Australian businesses who believe that corporate Australia can and should assist towards the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals. B4MD believes that Australian businesses have the opportunity to do much more to reduce...
The African World Foundation for Human Development
The African World Foundation for Human Development is an NGO based in Ghana. The organisation aims to work with partners towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Global Media Foundation
The Global Media Foundation (formerly known as African Media Aid (AFRIMA)) is a Ghanaian media NGO aimed at helping to create a “vibrant media” in Africa and use it to bail out underdeveloped and underserved communities by becoming a voice for the voiceless, soliciting and linking the needed but...
Inclusive Business Activist
Inclusive Business Activist is a South African platform for like-minded entrepreneurs to network and engage on aspects of common business interest to grow organically and in the process add value and give back to communities and the poor. The organisation aims to contribute to the achievement of...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Sri Lanka
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It is present in 166 countries working with them on their own solutions to global and...
Global poverty plans demand business engagement for success
A news article which reports that the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) warns that the UN targets set to reduce global poverty, such as the UN Millennium Development Goals, will fail unless businesses becomes more engaged in the fight against poverty.
Consolidated Youth for Peace and Development (COYPED)
Consolidated Youth for Peace and Development (COYPED) is a youth-led Liberian NGO. COYPED aims to empower young people to contribute positively to society by working together on issues related to health, education, human rights, civic education, anti-corruption and other development issues. The...
Vestergaard Frandsen Group
Vestergaard Frandsen Group specialises in emergency response and disease control textiles and is committed to the Millenium Development Goals. It is guided by a unique Humanitarian Entrepreneurship business model, whose "profit for a purpose" approach has turned humanitarian responsibility into its...