- Salween Watch Coalition
- Region: Thailand, Asia
- Issues: Capacity Building
- Mission Statement: Salween Watch was formed in February 1999, and
is a coalition of different organizations and NGO's based in Chiang Mai,
Northern Thailand, who deal with different Burma-related and environmental
issues. It was set up with the primary aim of preventing the building of
harmful hydroelectric power dams on the Salween River.
The group members aim to inform and raise awareness to the local and international communities about the impacts of the proposed hydropower development projects in the Salween Basin. The coalition works to collect information directly from the affected project areas including data from the affected environment and the people, as well as information from the media, and other credible sources.
The information, along with various participatory activities is used to raise awareness about the dams, the environment, and looks at both the positive and negative aspects of development projects among the affected communities. The group strives to build the capacity of local activists, and supports local community initiatives to help organize against development projects that potentially harm their livelihoods.
At the same time, much of the groups information and campaign activities are directed outwards, with the aim of alerting and motivating key sections of the regional and international community who are in a position to access more information, influence policy, and block the financing of the hydroelectric power dams.
- Shwe Gas Movement
- Region: Thailand, Asia
- Issues: Capacity Building
- Mission Statement: The Shwe Gas Movement (SGM) is made up of individuals and groups of people from western Burma who are affected by the plans to extract natural gas from Arakan State as well as regional and international friends who share our concerns. SGM was initiated in late 2002 by the All Arakan Students' and Youths' Congress (AASYC) with the support of Arakan leaders and grassroots communities. AASYC is rooted in Arakan State and has offices in Thailand and Bangladesh.
- Earthrights International
- Region: Burma, Asia
- Issues: Capacity Building, Human Rights, Transitional & Restorative Justice
- Mission Statement: EarthRights International (ERI) is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of earth rights. We specialize in fact-finding, legal actions against perpetrators of earth rights abuses, training grassroots and community leaders, and advocacy campaigns. Through these strategies, ERI seeks to end earth rights abuses, to provide real solutions for real people, and to promote and protect human rights and the environment in the communities where we work.
- Foundation for Sustainable Development
- Region: U.S.A., North America
- Issues: Capacity Building
- Mission Statement: The Foundation for Sustainable Development was founded in 1995 to support the efforts of local development organizations working to improve the welfare of the people living in their communities. FSD provides these grassroots organizations with human resources, financial resources, and technical assistance. Our primary goal is to increase their capacity to serve their communities. In striving to achieve this goal, other benefits emerge: we raise awareness of the challenges faced by those in the developing world, we train the development leaders of tomorrow, and we facilitate increased cross-cultural understanding.
- CARE
- Region: U.S.A., North America
- Issues: Capacity Building, Gender, Poverty, Public Health
- Mission Statement: CARE is a leading humanitarian organization
fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor
women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power
to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are
at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education,
prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation,
expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources.
CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives. Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility.
- Institute for Democracy in South Africa
- Region: South Africa, Africa
- Issues: Capacity Building, Tolerance
- Mission Statement: Idasa is an independent public interest organisation committed to promoting sustainable democracy based on active citizenship, democratic institutions, and social justice. IDASA is a nationally recognised public interest organisation in South Africa. It maintains international links with many similar organisations through the world movement for democracy.
- Projecto Mentes e Portas Albertas (POMPA)
- Region: Brazil, South America
- Issues: Capacity Building, Children & Youth
- Mission Statement: Provides training for African-Brazilian students to become leaders in the public arena to foster constructive change within their communities. Working to empower citizens, especially youth, with respect to police activities in poor communities in Brazil.
- Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
- Region: U.S.A., North America
- Issues: Capacity Building, Human Rights
- Mission Statement: The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization
of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human
rights of our people and promote self-determination in our community. We
understand that the collective institutions of white-supremacy, patriarchy
and capitalism have been at the root of our people's oppression.
We understand that without community control and without the power to determine our own lives, we will continue to fall victim to genocide. Therefore, we seek to heighten our consciousness about self-determination as a human right and a solution to our colonization. While organizing around our principles of unity, we are building a network of Black/New Afrikan activists and organizers committed to the protracted struggle for the liberation of the New Afrikan Nation - By Any Means Necessary!
- New Immigrant Community Empowerment
- Region: U.S.A., North America
- Issues: Capacity Building, Education
- Mission Statement: New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) is a cross-cultural, non-profit organization that uses organizing, advocacy, and public education to ensure that new immigrants are active, informed, and influential in civic, governmental and public affairs. Central to NICE's mission is challenging the access gap between recent immigrant communities and government, seeking systemic solutions to improving immigrants' voting rights, full language access, health care, and workplace protections under local, state and federal laws.
- Ministry of Education and Science
- Region: China, Asia
- Issues: Capacity Building, Education
- Mission Statement: Mission of the Ministry of Science and Technology is to research and set forth the macro strategies for science and technology development, as well as guidelines, policies and regulations for science and technology to promote economic and social development; to conduct research on key issues relating to the promotion of economic and social development by science and technology, to research and determine the major deployment and priority areas for science and technology development; to promote the building of the national science and technology innovation system and improve the national science and technology innovation capacity.