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Afghan Institute of Learning
  c/o Women's Learning Partnership
  4343 Montgomery Ave, Suite 201
  Bethesda, MD, U.S.A., 20814

  Ph:  (301) 654-2774
  Fax: (301) 654-2775

Categories:
  Empowerment of Mothers
  Early Childhood Development
  Girls' Empowerment
  Education

Providing home schools for girls and women throughout Afghanistan and in the refugee camps in Pakistan.  Details
Associacao Comunitária Monte Azul
  Monte Azul Community Association
  Avenida Tomás de Souza, 552
  058636-350, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  Ph:  (5511) 5851-5370
  Fax: (5511) 5851-1089

  www.monteazul.org.br
Categories:
  Early Childhood Development
  Community Organizing
  Girls' Empowerment
  Education
  Street Children

Providing children and adults in the favella (slum) communities with basic education and training skills, with an emphasis on creative expression and income-generating projects.  Details
Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities Center
  P.O. Box 10
  Mae Sai , Chiang Rai , Thailand , 57130

  Ph:  66 (53) 733-186
  Fax: 66 (53) 642-415

  www.depdc.org
Categories:
  Community Organizing
  Girls' Empowerment
  Education
  Street Children

Intervenes to prevent young girls from joining the sex industry by offering them an education and job training that provides them with future opportunities and a chance to reach their full potential.  Details
Educate the Children, Inc.
  P.O. Box 12782
  Kathmandu, Nepal

  Ph:  (607) 272-1176
  Fax: (607) 275-0932

  www.etc-nepal.org
Categories:
  Empowerment of Mothers
  Early Childhood Development
  Girls' Empowerment
  Education

Supports development groups for women in Kathmandu and seven villages in the foothills of the Himalayas, as well as establishing kindergartens and teacher trainings, and developing teaching materials.  Details
Fundación SSM de la República Dominicana Inc.
  SSM Foundation of the Dominican Republic Inc.
  P.O. Box 1469
  Santiago, Dominican Republic

  Ph:  (809) 971-6730
  Fax: (809) 581-0476

  www.fundacionssm.org
Categories:
  Intergenerational Wisdom
  Community Organizing
  Education

An intergenerational program, providing training for retired teachers so that they may return to rural communities as early childhood educators.  Details
Girl Child Network Trust
  PO Box 239
  
  Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

  Ph:  070-31132, 21509
  Fax: 070-31132

Categories:
  Community Organizing
  HIV/AIDS
  Girls' Empowerment
  Education

Provides for the protection against abuse and the empowerment of the girl child to participate fully in society.  Details
Half the Sky Foundation
  541 Visamont Avenue
  Berkeley, CA, U.S.A., 94708

  Ph:  (510) 525-2077
  Fax: (510) 525-7677

  www.halfthesky.org
Categories:
  Early Childhood Development
  Girls' Empowerment
  Education
  Orphans

Develops centers within Chinese welfare institutions to provide "Granny Programs" for abandoned infant girls and "Little Sisters" programs for older pre-school girls.  Details
Learning for All Trust
  Rehlahlilwe and Care Club Programme
  33 Hoofd Street, Forum II
  Braampark, Braamfontein, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

  Ph:  011-403-6071
  Fax: 14032506

Categories:
  Empowerment of Mothers
  Intergenerational Wisdom
  Early Childhood Development
  Community Organizing
  HIV/AIDS

Provides integrated services for young children, their families and the wider community, building on existing cultural traditions and child-rearing practices.  Details
Mwana Mwende Child Development Trust
  Mwana Mwende (Treasured Child) Project
  P.O. Box 73385
  Nairobi, Kenya

  Ph:  254-2-520521
  Fax: 254-2-545129

Categories:
  Empowerment of Mothers
  Intergenerational Wisdom
  Young Mothers
  Community Organizing
  Girls' Empowerment

Provides programs and training for the holistic development of children from 0-12 years, with a special emphasis on the needs of young mothers.  Details
Parizat Nestling Home
  P.O Box 1649
  Kathmandu, Nepal

  Ph:  00977-1-420581
  Fax: 00977-1-424443

Categories:
  Girls' Empowerment
  Education
  Street Children

Provides a secure, family-style home for girls whose parents are in prison, and offers diverse training and educational opportunities.  Details
Prerana
  C-603
  Eden III
  Hiranandani Gardens
  Powai, Mumbai, India, 400076

  Ph:  91-22-5700128
  Fax: 91-22-5700128

  www.prerana.org
Categories:
  Empowerment of Mothers
  Early Childhood Development
  Community Organizing
  Girls' Empowerment

Provides Night Care Centres for the protection of children from the red light areas, as well as social reintegration, education, training and counseling for sexually exploited young women.  Details
Ruchika Social Service Organisation
  G-6 , Ganga Nagar, Unit VI
  Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India , 751001

  Ph:  011 (91) 674-532611
  Fax: 011 (91) 674-535214

Categories:
  Education
  Orphans
  Street Children

Provides quality education for street children, child laborers and children of impoverished families living in the slums of Bhubaneswar.  Details
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
  "Dhamsak Mandiraya" 98
  Rawatawatte Road
  , Moratuwa , Sri Lanka

  Ph:  94-1-647159, 655255
  Fax: 94-1-647084, 656512

  www.sarvodaya.org
Categories:
  Empowerment of Mothers
  Early Childhood Development
  Community Organizing
  Education

Empowers individuals, families and small communities in rural areas through an integrated approach to village development, based on voluntary shared labor.  Details
Seto Gurans National Child Development Center
  P.O. Box 4103
  Kathmandu, Nepal

  Ph:  00977-1-527201
  Fax: 00977-1-527201

Categories:
  Empowerment of Mothers
  Early Childhood Development
  Community Organizing
  Education

Provides community-managed training programs in early childhood development in remote areas of Nepal, as well as womens empowerment programs founded on a series of spiritual principles.  Details
Slums Information Development and Resource Centers
  P.O. Box 9687
  Ronald Ngala Post Office
  Nairobi, Kenya

  Ph:  254-2-246961
  Fax: 254-2-246961

  www.sidarec.or.ke
Categories:
  Community Organizing
  HIV/AIDS
  Education
  Orphans
  Street Children

A youth run, community-based project established to support the number of children living and working in the streets as a result of poverty and AIDS.  Details
 



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