Non Governmental Organizations:

Red Cross/Red Crescent

The Canadian Red Cross is the leading humanitarian organization through which people
voluntarily demonstrate their caring for others in need.
The Red Cross responds to approximately 70,000 disasters in the United States every year,
ranging from home fires that affect a single family to hurricanes that affect tens of thousands, to
earthquakes that impact millions. In these events, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, health
and mental health services to help families and entire communities get back on their feet.
Although the Red Cross is not a government agency, it is an essential part of the response when
disaster strikes. We work in partnership with other agencies and organizations that provide
services to disaster victims.
They also provide international services, health and safety services, and support Americas
military families.
http://www.redcross.org/what-we-do

Doctors Without Borders

We are Doctors Without Borders/Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF). We help people worldwide
where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict,
epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care.
MSF works in conflict zones, after natural disasters, during epidemics, in long-term care settings,
and more.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/our-work/how-we-work
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and
behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace by: Catalysing an
energy revolution to address the number one threat facing our planet: climate change.Defending
our oceans by challenging wasteful and destructive fishing, and creating a global network of
marine reserves.
Protecting the world's ancient forests and the animals, plants and people that depend
on them.
Working for disarmament and peace by tackling the causes of conflict and calling for
the elimination of all nuclear weapons.
Creating a toxic free future with safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals in today's
products and manufacturing.

Campaigning for sustainable agriculture by rejecting genetically engineered

organisms, protecting biodiversity and encouraging socially responsible farming.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/about/
YWCA/YMCA
Were a charity dedicated to the growth of all persons in spirit, mind and body, and to their
sense of responsibility to each other and the global community. Thanks to the YMCA, Canadians
are more physically fit, better connected in their communities, and building the skills needed to
achieve success in work and life. The Canadian YMCA Federation is made up of 48 Member
Associations across the country that share a common mandate to advance the health and
well-being of Canadians, with a special focus on children, teens and young adults. Weve been
uniting people behind this cause in one way or another since 1851, when the YMCA was first
established in Canada. Today, 43 YMCAs and five YMCA-YWCAs in Canada offer programs
and services tailored to their communities needs.
http://ymca.ca/Who-We-Are/Organizational-Structure

Citizens for Local Democracy (C4LD)

ALDA, the European Association for Local Democracy, is a membership based organisation
established in 1999 at the initiative of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional
Authorities. ALDA works on the promotion of good governance and citizen participation at the
local level, focusing on activities that facilitate cooperation between local authorities and civil
society in the European Union and its Neighbourhood.[1]

The assumption underlying its importance, is that strengthen local democracy and local
governance is a fundamental element for securing peace, equity, human rights and economic and
social growth in the community. Therefore, supporting actions and policies towards local
democracy is an essential part of the European Union approach to governance, democracy,
economy and peace.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Association_for_Local_Democracy
CAVEAT (Canadians Against Violence)
CAVEAT is a grass-roots charitable organization serving as a non-partisan voice for all
Canadians, working together for safety, peace, and justice.
Our means of support is a community of Canadian shaken by senseless acts of violence and

injustice. Our membership consists of victims, the general public, and includes a large youth
contingent. The fact that over 80% of our members are not yet direct victims of violent crime
gives our work balance and perspective. It shows that Canadians are deeply concerned about
crime and public safety.

Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries, a non-profit social enterprise, provides work opportunities, skills
development and employee and family strengthening for those who face barriers such as
disability or social disadvantage; with the aim of advancing individuals, families and
communities toward self-sufficiency and prosperity.
Our Mandate
Help people overcome barriers to gain access to work and reach their full potential
Create jobs
Provide training, skills development and career advancement services
Provide access to affordable goods for families and emerging microenterprises
www.goodwillindustries.ca

Street Kids International

Has become a part of Save the Children

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is
to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to
eliminate race-based discrimination. The following statement of objectives is found on the first
page of the NAACP Constitution the principal objectives of the Association shall be:
To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the
United States
To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
www.naacp.org

Oxfam
Oxfam Canada is part of a global movement for change made up of 19 Oxfam affiliates
working in more than 90 countries to mobilize the power of people against poverty. Womens
rights and overcoming inequality are at the heart of everything we do.
Working with Canadians, our partners and allies around the world, Oxfam Canada strives to
empower individuals, communities and organizations to build a world without poverty where all
human beings are valued and treated equally - a world where women and girls have control over
their lives and enjoy their full human rights.
Our vision is a just world without poverty. We envision a world in which people influence the
decisions which affect their lives, enjoy their rights, and live as full citizens in a world where all
human beings are valued and treated equally. Our mission is to build lasting solutions to poverty
and injustice, with a focus on improving the lives and promoting the rights of women and girls.
www.oxfam.ca

International PEN
PEN International promotes literature and freedom of expression. Founded in 1921, our global
community of writers now spans more than 100 countries. PEN International is a non-political
organisation which holds Special Consultative Status at the UN and Associate Status at
UNESCO.PEN International is the worlds leading association of writers, working to promote
literature and defend freedom of expression around the world. PEN was founded by the British
poet, playwright and peace activist C.A. Dawson-Scott, as an international club providing space
for writers to share ideas and as a forum, uniting writers irrespective of their culture, language or
political opinion. Today PEN International connects an international community of writers from
its Secretariat in London, spanning over 100 countries, with 149 PEN Centres worldwide.
www.pen-international.org

Amnesty International (Video)

Amnesty International is a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human
rights.Amnesty international conducts research and generates action on the important human
rights issues facing Canada and the world. Amnesty International members mobilize to raise
awareness and generate positive human rights change through coordinated country-wide and
international campaigns.Amnesty Canada supports many international projects in addition to the
work undertaken in Canada.

http://www.amnesty.ca/our-work