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We are a non-profit organization made up of sports professionals and volunteers, and athletes with functional diversity, that works to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups through sports. LEA is a local association that works towards making the sport of functional fitnnes accessible and inclusive to everyone, in order to improve their health and life both socially and physically.
IGLYO - The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation is the world's largest LGBTQI youth and student network, counting more than 100 Member Organisations in over 40 countries across the Council of Europe Region. IGLYO's mission is to strengthen the rights of LGBTQI youth, fight for equality and inclusion, and empower LGBTQI youth voices. IGLYO represents the diverse rights and intersectional needs of LGBTQI young people and works hard to ensure that their futures are bright. We achieve our objectives through international training and events, targeted capacity building programmes, intercultural exchanges and peer learning, thematic research and advocacy actions, online tools and resources, digital story-telling and campaigning, networking activities, and more. Since our establishment in 1984, IGLYO has been growing steadily with new Members joining every year. Our Members are organisations who represent and/or support LGBTQI youth and/or students, work with LGBTQI youth or issues, comprise mainly of LGBTQI youth, or have a specific department working for/with youth.
We work with our members to ensure reliable provision of life-saving cells while promoting patient and donor care and safety
Superaccio ('overcoming' in English) is a non-profit initiative that was born in Barcelona in early 2013 and is made up of professionals from a variety of fields, who are selflessly involved in enabling this project to be carried out. His mission is the improvement and personal development of young people at risk of social exclusion for their subsequent social and labour insertion. Specifically, the work and training of the triathlon serves as a vehicle for collaborating with young people who, for various reasons, have been abused by the 'system' or have not had the opportunity to learn or develop the tools needed to adapt to it. And it's much more than just the Triathlon! Through a broad and constant programme of physical, artistic and expressive activities, we can help to break stereotypes and for these young people to participate in, grow and adapt to different conditions and cultures. Superaccio has the sponsorship and collaboration of both public institutions and private entities. Thanks to their support it is possible to make this project become reality. Currently, Superaccio is extending its scope at a national and international level, with active programs in Tenerife and Tunisia. Look at the success achieved in spreading the Superaccio values to people who are the target of our activity. This is what motivates us to push the project forward every day!
Fundacion Lukas is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2009 with the aim of improving the quality of life of the families and people with severe multiple disabilities. What is Severe Multiple Disability? Severe Multiple Disability (hereinafter DMS) is considered to be the condition of children, youth and adults who present different types of disability: physical, intellectual and / or sensory, simultaneously, with a high degree of or total dependence of their basic activities on a daily basis. The DMS implies a series of "challenges" and needs in the daily life of the person who has it and that of his/her family and / or caregivers:Physical and emotional dependence: food, health, hygiene, emotional and social relationships, etc. - Difficulty in communication due to limited or non-existent language. - Difficulty in movement / displacement due to not being able to walk. - Need for adaptations and technical aids in the home and in the vehicle. - Special needs in food, hygiene, health, etc. - Medical complications: risk of epilepsy, malnutrition, degenerative diseases and medical complications that reduce their quality of life. - Daily physical and emotional effort. - Family fracture due to the difficult handling of the situation and due to not receiving psychological attention. - Feelings of loneliness, fear, uncertainty, exhaustion, etc. - Complete dedication. - Social rejection. - Economic impact. Short life expectancy.Faced with this daily struggle, the most important thing for a person with DMS is to achieve a good quality of life and a decent existence. For this, we have to go beyond the mere satisfaction of their basic needs. In 2014 we opened the doors of the FLK Center for young people with disabilities in Alicante, and in October 2016 the overnight stays began at the House-Home of the FLK Center. The Therapy Center offers an innovative and fully adapted resource that responds to the rehabilitation and therapy needs of people with functional diversity. It works at developing and enhancing the motor, cognitive and sensitive abilities of people with functional diversity. We include the family as an essential element to achieve maximum therapeutic benefit. In the three years of operation of the Therapy Center, we have carried out more than 2,000 therapies, including hydrotherapy, physiotherapy in the specially designed rooms and occupational therapy.
We are a non-profit organisation working to contribute to equal opportunities in education. Our mission is based on 2 points: 1. To create a network of professionals working for educational equity from inside and outside the classroom. Each year we carry out the ExE Programme, a professional development programme aimed at those who aspire to generate educational and social change for the benefit of equal opportunities for all children. Our value proposition can be summarised as follows: Attracting and selecting, Graduates with the talent to become great teachers and with the commitment to seek educational transformation in pursuit of equity. For two years they teach in schools in disadvantaged environments, pursuing the growth of their students and learning from direct experience the causes and consequences of educational inequality. Training and support, Through an extensive programme for the development of teaching and systemic leadership competencies that maximise the impact on their students, the community where they teach and the education system in the long term. Empowering and connecting, After the programme, we accelerate participants' professional careers towards those areas that have the greatest impact on educational equity. This generates a network of professionals who drive educational change from inside and outside the classroom. 2. Collaborating with the social and educational ecosystem to leave no student behind. We are convinced that the journey towards equal opportunities is only possible by adding and joining other people and organisations. For this reason, we work with others through projects that accelerate our impact and we collaborate with entities with which we share the challenge of educational equity.
Women Win's vision is that of a world in which every adolescent girl and young woman fully exercises her rights. Our mission is to advance the playing field that empowers girls through sport and play. Women Win is the global leader in girls and women's empowerment through sport. We leverage the power of play to help adolescent girls and young women build leadership skills and become better equipped to exercise their rights. Since 2007, we have impacted the lives of 2,822,400 adolescent girls and young women directly and indirectly in over 100 countries. This is possible thanks to collaborations with a wide variety of grassroots women's organisations, companies, development organisations, sports bodies and government agencies. Women Win currently supports initiatives in Asia, Africa, Middle East, North and South America. Our work is focused on empowering girls and young women through sport, emphasising the prevention of gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and economic empowerment. In practice this involves developing high quality specialised tools and curricula; delivering training and capacity building workshops; monitoring and evaluation tools and systems development; and providing strategic and programmatic support. Women Win invests in and manages a diverse portfolio of global partners with approximately 1.5 million euros of direct funding granted annually.
Inclusion and Support Aprocor Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 1989. We support people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Our mission is to contribute to improve their quality of life, supporting their life plan and promoting a social inclusion model in all areas. We believe in each person, in their strengths, abilities and in their valuable contribution to society. We accompany them to exercise their rights to full citizenship. Our strategy is to inquire about their dreams, goals and their needs, so we can search for opportunities and offer the best support. Our aim is to be a fully centered person organization.
Friends of Humanity SA is a Geneva-based non-profit organization supporting initiatives and projects in five essential areas: - Human rights and dignity - Education and training - Healthcare and medicine (including alternative medicine) - Environmental protection and conservation - Microfinance
CARITAS AUSTRIA is an internationally operating non-profit organisation (donations are tax-deductible Reg. Nr. SO1126; equivalent 501(c)(3) US organization) under the mission of the Austrian Catholic church and pursues solely and directly charitable and benevolent objectives. CARITAS AUSTRIA relief work addresses the needy in their entirety, taking also into consideration their physical, psychological and spiritual-religious backgrounds. CARITAS AUSTRIA commits itself to providing assistance to people in need which is done without regard to creed, ethnicity or ideology of those seeking help. In its operations CARITAS AUSTRIA is guided by respect for the dignity and self-determination of the people it serves. There are more than 1,000 places throughout Austria where CARITAS AUSTRIA helps people in need. In the areas of caregiving, supporting people with disabilities, hospices, in the social counseling centers, on assignment for families in need or for older people who cannot afford heating. CARITAS AUSTRIA - this comprises its fulltime staff, but above all, also the roughly 50.000 volunteers and each and every one of you who supports our work. CARITAS AUSTRIA's main activities are aiming at social support and advocacy for those in need. These activities are taking place in Austria and abroad, whereas the main focus is lying on national work in Austria. Inside and outside of Austria, CARITAS AUSTRIA always aims at addressing the basic needs of the vulnerable taking also into consideration their social and cultural background.
DTI's mission is to save millions of lives by advancing organ donations and transplantation training. ------ OUR COMMITMENT 1. Raise organ donations around the world 2. Improve society's quality of life 3. Support regenerative medicine ----- AT DTI, we advise and support public and private international entities of the health sector in the creation, development and strengthening of networks, programs, services and / or research in donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and human cells, with the aim of improving the quality of life of the people.
The Habitat International Coalition (HIC) is the global network for rights related to habitat. Through solidarity, networking and support for social movements and organizations, HIC struggles for social justice, gender equality, and environmental sustainability, and works in the defense, promotion and realization of human rights related to housing and land in both rural and urban areas.