How You Can Help

Women Worldwide invites you to check out these organizations to find those with missions that speak to you. These are leaders in helping women and children in countries around the world with aid, people, resources, food and much more.

Amnesty Int'l "Stop Violence Against Women"
http://www.amnesty.org/en/campaigns/stop-violence-against-women
Long known for human rights efforts, Amnesty's program: Pushes for the implementation of existing laws that guarantee access to justice and services for women subjected to violence including rape and other forms of sexual violence; calls for new laws to be enacted that will protect women's human rights; demands an end to laws that discriminate against women; urges the ending of violence against women perpetrated by a state and its agents; and works to empower women.

CARE USA
http://www.careusa.org/
CARE fights root causes of poverty in the world's poorest communities. They 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.

DATA (debt, AIDS, trade, Africa)
http://www.data.org/
DATA aims to spark response to crises threatening hope in Africa: unpayable Debts, uncontrolled spread of AIDS, and unfair trade rules which keep Africans poor.

Feed the Children
http://www.feedthechildren.org/
Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster.

Global Fund for Women
www.globalfundforwomen.org
The Global Fund for Women is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. They advocate for and defend women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world. Check out their projects and information on hot topics like violence against women and human trafficking, as well as on-going projects in the areas of education, health and leadership.

Habitat For Humanity
http://www.habitat.org/
Habitat for Humanity is a Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the eradication of poverty housing. Some 200,000 Habitat homes now provide decent, affordable shelter to more than 1 million people worldwide.

Habitat's "Global Village"

http://www.habitat.org/gv/

Habitat for Humanity International’s Global Village trips give participants a unique opportunity to become active partners with people of other cultures, around the world. Team members work alongside members of the host community, raising awareness of the burden of poverty housing and building decent, affordable housing worldwide. As partners, team members help build a true “global village” of love, homes, communities and hope.

Heal Africa
www.healafrica.org
Based in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, a region where war has claimed over 5 million lives since 1998, HEAL Africa's medical, social, and economic initiatives foster peace and development. HEAL Africa is one of the most prominent organizations working against sexual violence. Their hospital and physicians perform over 300 fistula repair surgeries a year and has done over 1400 successful reparations since 2004. HEAL Africa also provides economic support for survivors of sexual violence and is taking legal action of behalf of the victims.

Heifer
http://www.heifer.org/
Heifer envisions a world of communities living together in peace and equitably sharing the resources of a healthy planet. Their mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty by giving a source of food - such as cows, goats and pigs - rather than simply giving short-term relief.

International Rescue Committee
http://www.theirc.org/
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst crises, helping refugees running from the horrors of war and persecution. For 75 years, the IRC has been sending first-responders to regions torn apart by violence and deprivation, restoring hope, dignity and opportunity for vulnerable people the world over.

Keep A Child Alive
http://www.keepachildalive.org/
Keep A Child Alive is a campaign that offers people the opportunity to provide lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medicine and support services directly to children and families with HIV/AIDS in some of the world's poorest countries.

Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org/
For more than 70 years, Save the Children has created real and lasting change for children in need in more than 40 countries around the globe, including the United States.

Save Africa’s Children
http://www.saveafricaschildren.org/
Save Africa's Children (SAC) is among the first and largest African-American church organizations providing direct support to AIDS affected and vulnerable children in Africa. SAC has directly assisted over 350 orphan care programs in 21 African nations, providing direct support to schools, day care centers, medical clinics, feeding programs and children’s homes in some of the most remote areas in Africa.

The Hunger Project
www.thp.org
The Hunger Project is a global, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, THP has pioneered low-cost, bottom-up, gender-focused strategies in each region where hunger persists. These strategies mobilize clusters of rural villages to create and run their own programs that achieve lasting progress in health, education, nutrition and family income, with the highest priority being the empowerment of women.

Women for Women International
www.womenforwomen.org Women for Women International provides women survivors of war and civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. They are changing the world one woman at a time, launching women on a journey from victim, to survivor, to active citizen. You can sponsor a woman, or donate to their micro-lending programs to help a budding entrepreneur.

Women Thrive Worldwide
http://www.womenthrive.org/
Women Thrive Worldwide develops, shapes, and advocates for innovative U.S. policies that help women in poor countries earn income. Giving women greater economic opportunity lifts entire families, communities, and countries out of poverty. Focusing on U.S. foreign assistance and trade policies, the organization works to remove the barriers that keep women and families poor such as lack of access to credit and trade, unequal property rights, violence, and poor working conditions.

World Vision
http://www.worldvision.org/
World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.