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Immediate lighting & power for disaster areas and off grid locations
renewIT would like to partner with associations to bring lighting and mobile power solutions to those in immediate need. We have developed a range of sustainable power and lighting for the developing world. This range brings off grid power through affordable technology to help local people power...
Sanofi-aventis helps NGO to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in China
On 12 May 2008, a powerful earthquake shook south-west China. It was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, as well as in Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. It was the most violent earthquake the country had experienced since 1976. The earthquake caused the collapse of schools, homes, and...
Microfinance agencies enable entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to provide more sanitation technology options
Pakistan has taken an important step towards improved sanitation through a major sector assessment and setting up of a core group that seeks to move communities beyond open defecation free (ODF) status. WSP, an international engineering consulting agency, is a member of this group.
Sanofi Aventis and Handicap International cooperate to help earthquake victims in Pakistan
On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the north of Pakistan, causing over 73,000 deaths and nearly 3.5 million homeless. This unusually violent quake reduced hundreds of thousands of homes, schools, clinics and shops to rubble across a huge spread of...
Handicap International and Sanofi -aventis develop a programme to fight diabetes in developing countries
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation), there were 177 million diabetics in 2000. The latest estimates suggest that there were 200 million in 2005 and that the figure will reach at least 300 million by 2025. There are an estimated 4 million deaths due to diabetes per year, 9% of the total...
Micro Enterprise success in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Krishi Bank was established in 1973 with the objective of strengthening the rural economy by extending credit support to the agricultural and agro-based sectors. In consideration of the importance of Micro-Credit and with the objective of generating employment as well as encouraging...
Crossroads Foundation
A non-profit corporation which takes Hong Kong's quality superseded goods and redistributes them to people in need, locally and internationally. These groups typically work with orphans, the elderly, the handicapped, refugees, disaster victims and those with educational, financial or medical needs....
Funding needed for a study hall for orphanage
Bethel Orphanage in India has run an orphanage for the last 14 years. We have some good buildings but we are in a desperate need for a "Study Hall" where kids can sit and study and do their home works. The budget is $15,000.
Watercredit Initiative: Connecting Micro-finance to Water and Sanitation
The WaterCredit Initiative is an initiative of WaterCredit Partners, an organisation with a long history of providing grants to assist communities with water supply and sanitation (WSS) services.
Financial inclusion improves Sanitation and Health (FINISH)
FINISH is an action research project set up by UNU-MERIT a research and training centre of the United Nations University in Holland, working in close collaboration with the University of Maastricht. The project involves a combination of appropriate technology, financing and incentive schemes to...