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The Universidad del Norte Foundation, in accordance with the principles, values and objectives that have guided it since its creation, has as its mission the integral formation of the person in the field of higher education, and the contribution, through its institutional presence in the community, the harmonious development of society and the country, especially the Colombian Caribbean Region. The Foundation carries out this university work both in the undergraduate modality and in advanced training, its work being characterized by a broad social and humanistic content, and by the emphasis on scientific and investigative foundation to respond to the requirements of the progress of science and the social needs of the region and the country. The Institution seeks to train its students as thinking, analytical people with solid ethical principles, who conceive innovative ideas so that they participate in an active, entrepreneurial, responsible, honest, critical and pragmatic way in the process of social, economic and political development. and culture of the community. The University tends because the training it provides is carried out with suitable, qualified teachers with a deep academic vocation. To support them in this task, it is determined to have the most appropriate and advanced teaching, research and extension methods in contemporary higher education. In this sense, science, technology, humanities and the arts will continue to be the distinctive institutional axes for student training. Present in the life of the community through the exercise of its academic functions (teaching, research, extension and services to the external sector), the Universidad del Norte ensures that its directors, professors, students and alumni remain in permanent study, analysis and research of the concrete problems of the community in which they find themselves. Our institution is committed from its origins, in the present and into the future, with all dimensions of social, economic, political, environmental and cultural development, with social responsibility, staying in its proper place of insertion in society, which is the academic.

We stive to provide comprehensive care in a residential setting for children and adolescents between ages 10 and 18 who are experiencing conditions of vulnerability and have been placed under State protection to acheive the restoration of their rights. Our compassionate, multidisciplinary team approaches our educational, psychological, extracurricular, and social services with a personalized and experiential pedagogy that integrates both values and life skills, with the goal of fostering a responsible and autonomous relationship with both family and society at large.

The Antonio Restrepo Barco Foundation, known as Barco Foundation (Fundacion Barco) is a non-governmental organization with more than 50 years of experience to promote the social development. The Foundation has focused its action on making children and adolescents fall in love with their learning processes; the mission of the Foundation is aimed at promoting the development of sustainable, adaptable and measurable educational models to improve learning in girls, boys, adolescents and youth, through alliances, advocacy in public policy and knowledge management, favoring Colombian rurality. This taking into account that a quality education and relevant to individual and territorial characteristics helps to reduce economic and social inequalities, favoring the construction of peace. The Foundation has had a presence in more than 25 departments of the country, the majority with high impact of the armed conflict and vulnerable communities with actions around school permanence and quality education. These actions have been developed by own resources and in partnership with the Colombian public sector, the business sector, academia, other social organizations, and international cooperation.

Fostering and developing sustainable projects and initiatives for the conservation of biodiversity and natural resources in Mexico and Latin America.

Corales de Paz is meaningful diving. We promote diving with a purpose. We offer diving activities that generate knowledge, encourage reef stewardship, build individual and institutional capacity, and promote climate change adaptation. We offer opportunities for divers to become scientists, explorers, and heroes, where they get the inspiration to take action against reef degradation. Thus, Corales de Paz is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote the participatory conservation of the ecosystem services provided by coral reefs.

The mission of The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is to alleviate world hunger.  We do this by collaborating to develop food banks in communities where they are needed around the world and by supporting food banks where they already exist.

Founded in 1999 by environmental attorney and activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and several veteran Waterkeepers, Waterkeeper Alliance is a global movement of on-the-water advocates who patrol and protect over 100,000 miles of rivers, streams and coastlines in North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. Waterkeepers defend their communities against anyone who threatens their right to clean water - from law-breaking polluters to unresponsive government agencies. Made up of nearly 200 local Waterkeeper organizations, Waterkeeper Alliance keeps Waterkeepers connected, provides them with legal, scientific and communications support, and unites their voices as they take on major global water issues together.

Support, empower and protect children and young people that are survivors or are at risk of the most neglected issues in Colombia, by strengthening local grassroots to positively impact their communities and defend their rights in the long term.

FZS-US protects wildlife and ecosystems focusing on protected areas and outstanding wild places in Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.

We are an NGO that promotes and protects the rights of vulnerable and marginalised through community empowerment, action oriented research, policy dialogue, and legal aid in Uganda.

The Juan Felipe Gomez Escobar Foundation is a non profit organization, which directs its efforts towards improving life quality of children living in utter misery in the city of Cartagena - Colombia. This purpose is accomplished providing integral attention in terms of health, psychological and emotional support, and formation in productive activities.

We are a South African registered charity dedicated to encouraging disadvantaged individuals and communities to develop to their full potential in sport, education and health. We are committed to using sport as a tool to develop the disadvantaged and vulnerable youth. We do this by; 1. Using direct sports coaching - for its health benefits, improved emotional well being and increased life skills (teamwork, leadership, decision making, communication). 2. Using sport to discuss critical issues - by delivering curriculums on topics such as HIV / AIDS awareness in a fun and interactive manner on the sports field. 3. Using sport for improved education - by providing pathways to success for talented and dedicated individuals through scholarships to top local schools and tertiary education.