Member Charity News

Pledges $17 Million to Combat Gender-based Violence, $3 Million for Female Police Force

August 11, 2009, Goma, DRC -United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited International Medical Corps operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tuesday, a region devastated by more than a decade of conflict and displacement, and pledged an additional $17 million in support for victims of sexual and gender-based violence, and $3 million to form a female police force.

Hilton Foundation awards world's largest humanitarian prize to Seattle-based global health organization for its commitment to lifesaving technologies for the developing world

Seattle, WA, August 18, 2009- PATH, a nonprofit organization that uses innovative technologies and solutions to solve global health problems, has been selected to receive the 2009 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million.

New Strategy, New Global Brand Will Position Charity for another 70 Years

Richmond, Va. - April 24, 2009 - For 70 years, Christian Children's Fund has helped ease the burden of poverty for children and their families. As the plight of deprived children continues, CCF, one of the world's oldest and largest child development organizations, announced this week it is adopting a new strategy, and a new globally unified name and brand.

Los Angeles, Calif., May 29, 2009 - With ongoing conflict in the North-West Frontier Province forcing approximately 2.3 million people to flee their homes, a new wide-reaching survey of the displaced population by Global Impact charity International Medical Corps finds critical gaps in assistance, including hygiene and sanitation services.

Eastern Mali is the frontline of combating climate change.  Global Impact charity Near East Foundation works there with rural villagers to adapt to decreasing rain and river flow and rising temperatures and desert sands, relying on international support, government partnership and local ingenuity.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature contracted with NEF Mali last month to strengthen the capacity of local agricultural producers' organizations to manage natural resources in Kelka, located in the Mopti region.

WESTPORT, Conn. (June 1, 2009) - Save the Children is addressing acute water shortages and other needs endangering many of the approximately 9 million people affected by Cyclone Aila, which hit southwestern Bangladesh and eastern India on May 25 and killed close to 300 people.

Growing up in Atteridgeville, a township on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa, 34-year-old Nthabiseng Latakgomo frequently tested the limits of her society, ignoring those who told her she could not do things because she was a woman. So it came as no surprise to her family and friends when she joined the South African Police Service. A trained social worker, Nthabiseng sensitizes officers to address violence against women as part of Global Impact charity EngenderHealth's Men As Partners^® (MAP) program.

U.S. Fund for UNICEF has been using pioneering fundraising techniques since its founding more than 60 years ago. It was the first national committee established to raise funds for UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund), which was established to provide emergency relief to European children following World War II. Since then, UNICEF-USA's fundraising, advocacy and education programs have raised over $1.6 billion in funds, supplies and services to support UNICEF's worldwide child survival and rights programs.

For 50 years, Global Impact charity Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) has taken both its name and its logo from the S.S. HOPE, the world’s first peacetime civilian hospital ship, which sailed around the world on medical missions of mercy for over a decade. Although the ship may be gone now, its mission sails on.

Since its founding Global Impact charity AmeriCares has been committed to going where the need is and where it can make the biggest impact, without regard to logistical difficulties. One of those places is Haiti, currently struggling under the dual stresses of poverty and the effects of four major storms within a period of weeks.