The Pearson Foundation in partnership with TakingITGlobal has launched Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation to provide financial grants and mentoring to young people for worldwide social service projects. This international fellowship program will support most promising social service projects … [Read more...] about Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation: Opportunity for young people
Download End Water Poverty’s Advocacy Guide for influencing MDGs
End Water Poverty, “an international campaign to end the global injustice that causes millions to live without access to clean water and sanitation” has come out with the Advocacy Guide: UN High-Level Plenary on the MDGs to help “organise lobbying activities in order to influence the outcome of the … [Read more...] about Download End Water Poverty’s Advocacy Guide for influencing MDGs
Project Funding for Grassroots NGOs working for Secure Land Access for the Poor
Facilitated by UN-HABITAT, the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) works “to contribute to poverty alleviation and the Millennium Development Goals through land reform, improved land management and security of tenure.” The Network under its Grassroots Mechanism has issued a call for proposals to provide … [Read more...] about Project Funding for Grassroots NGOs working for Secure Land Access for the Poor
infoDev
infoDev is a program of the World Bank with a focus upon the global development of Information Communication Technology. It is funded by the World Bank along with other bilateral and multilateral donors. The mandate of infoDev is to “maximize the impact of ICTs in global efforts to achieve the … [Read more...] about infoDev
World Bank
The World Bank in the conventional sense is not a bank, but works as a platform for providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries on various themes such as education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and … [Read more...] about World Bank
UKAID: Department for International Development
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is the official development agency of the Government of UK managing aid for the poor, developing countries. The objective of providing aid to developing countries is to eradicate extreme poverty around the globe. DFID works from its headquarters … [Read more...] about UKAID: Department for International Development
Belgium’s Development Cooperation
The Belgian Directorate-Generale for Development Cooperation (DGDC) is official development assistance agency managing the official overseas aid of the country. It works under the Minister of Development Cooperation and is the Directorate-Generale of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs and … [Read more...] about Belgium’s Development Cooperation
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
The Canada Government's development assistance agency, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) supports sustainable development around the world to reduce poverty and ensure Canada's contribution to a secure and prosperous world. Specifically, CIDA has the mandate to "advance Canadian … [Read more...] about Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
