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The Big Imagination Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We incubate bold, visionary projects that inspire the world to dream big. Our projects don’t fit into boxes. They rely on radical collaboration and community support. They provide opportunities for education and participation. They are experiences open to everyone. If we dream big, we can make the impossible possible.
The Lobster Conservancy (TLC) works with fishermen and volunteers throughout the Gulf of Maine region to sustain a thriving lobster fishery through science and community.
To improve the quality of life of children, young people and women living in the slum through the provision of quality education, affordable housing, health care and socio economic empowerment Akili Girls Preparatory School strives to provide underprivileged girls in Kisumu County with affordable quality education that will help them to break the cycle of poverty. The project goal is to generate sufficient income through focussing on horticulture, poultry, dairy cows, and renewable energy systems so as to meet educational, nutritional and medical support needs of the girls we support. This project aims to support at least 200 orphans and vulnerable girls between 3 and 14 years by the year 2020. The primary target group are girls from the lowest income populations, particularly those who are affected by the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Obunga slum and Obambo village in Kisumu County. We will enroll 5 fee paying students in every class to enable parents who are able to pay fees to participate in the education of needy girls. The strategy we have adopted to provide quality education to these girls is through the establishment of a boarding school known as Akili Girls Preparatory School which will provide holistic education that addresses both the physical and emotional needs of the girls while creating dignity through self-reliance
MRC Nepal's mission is to facilitate the process in establishment of sustainable and self reliant societies across Nepal. Through this mission, MRC Nepal have promoted more than 1,000 Community Based Organization (CBO) in an institutional manner.These CBO are the self reliant organization at grass root level capable of delivering any development services in the areas. MRC Nepal's program in the areas are Social mobilization, Institutional development,economic activities promotion,land management,biodiversity conservation,livelihood enhancement,water and sanitation,health,education,disaster preparedness,climate change,disaster relief activities for the victim and their families. MRC Nepal is non profit making, Non Government national organization have been devoting since 2002 for the socio economic improvement of the pro poor peasnt in the country.
The Fundacion Oir es Vivir was founded in 2008 to serve as a bridge for the hearing impaired population who are seeking a solution for their disability and lack the knowledge, resources, and financial means. The Foundation has done strong advocacy for early hearing detection and intervention program in the newborn and hearing screening test in preschool and school children. In the older population the Foundation also educates the importance of quality of life through the ability to hear and understand the sounds of life, and the importance to remain connected socially and environmentally.
SPHEED Society Had A Long Term Macro Level Approachment For The Peoples Development Through Organise The Mahilamandal, Youth Clubs , Unorganised Labourers Association As Well As Organise Promotion Of Peoples Organisation Like Movement Approachment For Eradicate The Social Evils, Discrimination ,Illiterate, Ignorance Through This Activity Create Sustainability Community And Society Like, Love, Peace, Justice And Human Being.
SOLE Colombia aims to transform the future of learning in Colombia by empowering thousands of educators, librarians and community leaders with the SOLE methodology. We do this by making use of existing computers and internet in public places and designing strategies for self-organized learning to be widely practiced throughout the country, analyzing its ability to transform communities and consolidating a community of SOLE Ambassadors and network of volunteers to encourage learning. The aim is to stimulate curiosity and creativity, technological fluidity, collaboration, self-direction, critical thinking, communication skills, global connections and generally, have fun. Our main goal is to scale this project so that it can reach more than 1,400 public libraries, more than 42,000 public schools and more than 8,000 public kiosks throughout the country, as well as participate from the peace-building process reaching hundreds of rural communities affected by the civil conflict.
MISSION: To foment integral human development of the local underserved communities FOUNDING PRINCIPLES: It is a non profit organization created by the founders and shareholders of PUNTACANA Resort & Club, to formulate and to develop initiatives that contribute to the local and national human development. VALUES: Generosity- Compassion- Integrity- Make a difference GOALS: To create and support educational projects To create and support community health projects To foment communitarian developments projects that promote the sports and healthful lifestyle To promote the development of art and culture in the community To promote the ethics and social transparency.
EDD mission: "We transform the lives of Rwandan street children by meeting their basic and psychosocial needs, providing them with education and skills, and reintegrating them to become valuable members of society."
The One Foundation was first founded by Jet Li in in April 2007, and was registered on December 3, 2010, as an independent public fundraising foundation in China. With the 2010 registration in Shenzhen, One Foundation became authorized to act as a fully independent charity. The founding organizations were the Shanghai Jet Li One Foundation, Lao Niu Foundation, Tencent Foundation, Vantone Foundation and Vanke Foundation. Each founding organization donated 10 million RMB for a total of 50 million RMB start-up. As of April 2013, the board of directors consisted of 11 members, in alphabetical order: Feng Lun, Jet Li (Chinese: ), Liu Chuanzhi (Chinese: ), Pony Ma (Chinese: ), Ma Weihua (Chinese: ), Jack Ma (Chinese: ), Niu Gensheng (Chinese: ), Wang Shi (Chinese: ), Yang Peng (Chinese: ), Zhou Qiren (Chinese: ) and Amy Zhou (Chinese: ). One Foundation strives to provide a professional and transparent public service platform according to the vision of "It Starts with every One" . Our Mission is to promote philanthropic culture, to provide humanitarian aid in natural disasters, and to build philanthropic platform by which everyone can join us in the philanthropic causes in every possible way. One Foundation's strategy is for this one platform to focus on three areas, including disaster relief, children's welfare and philanthropy development.
The Sophia Akash Foundation's (SAF) mission is to facilitate sustainable paths out of poverty for the world's poor. We recognise that for those living in poverty, the essential services that enable them to build sustainable livelihoods are unaffordable. Our mission is to change that. We help build strong, sustainable Social Enterprises, using innovative solutions to meet the basic needs of poor and unserved communities. With access to affordable basic services such as financial inclusion, primary healthcare, education and others, households can break the cycle of poverty.
To foster the local development -of the village Don Diego- with the involvement of the people,linking various sectors of society and other non governmental organizations in order to attract resources to raise the community standards of living