CareBridgeAn International Forum Connecting People with Practical, Sustainable Solutions to World Poverty
www.carebridge.infoPure Water for the World
We are an organization that provides sustainable clean drinking water to families and communities in developing countries–helping ensure healthier and more productive lives for children and their families
www.purewaterfortheworld.orgEngineers for a Sustainable WorldESW is building the next generation of engineers, teachers, learners, communities. We educate, train, and mobilize young engineers across the country to meet the needs of current and future generations of people across the world.
www.esustainableworld.orgLifewater InternationalA Christian development organization working to provide safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education to communities around the world through training and partnerships with local organizations. (Lifewater has a very good technical library)
www.lifewater.orgGlobal Community Development GCD is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization. GCD supports developing countries through humanitarian aid and service by developing and sustaining community infrastructure, health, and education to achieve the goal of eradicating poverty and hunger. [Matt Verbyla is working with this organization in Honduras]
www.gcdnp.orgFondo Hondureño de Inversión Social (FHIS)Ser un ente gubernamental a través del cual se mejore la calidad de vida de las poblaciones más pobres del país, que impulse el proceso de la descentralización, el desarrollo comunitario y la gestión municipal, con el apoyo de otras instituciones del gobierno, dejando al final de su gestión capacidad instalada en los municipios y comunidades para que estos sean gestores de su propio desarrollo. [Matt Verbyla is pursuing FHIS funding for GCD work in Honduras]
www.fhis.hnSustainable VillageThe Sustainable Village is a "social enterprise", many of us volunteering. We donate/invest all profits for microfinance and microenterprise projects in developing countries. As a way of further helping the villagers and undermining the roots of poverty, we help import the products back. These are mainly fair-trade items, organic, and made with renewable energy - no or little pollution resulting in their creation.
www.sustainablevillage.comUSAIDUSAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Our Work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
www.usaid.go
United Nations Development ProgrammeUNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
www.undp.orghttp://www.undp.org/mdg/ Millennium Development Goals
Village EarthVillage Earth is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable, community-based development around the world by providing innovative training, consultation, appropriate technology information, and project support services.
www.villageearth.orgPractical ActionPractical Action aims to demonstrate and advocate the sustainable use of technology to reduce poverty in developing countries. (Founded by EF Schumacher, “Small is Beautiful”)
practicalaction.orgThe International Journal for Service Learning in EngineeringIJSLE is a peer-reviewed electronic journal offered free, semi-annually, over the World Wide Web.
http://www.engr.psu.edu/IJSLE/index.htmWorld Health Organization - Water Sanitation and HealthWHO Publications on water, sanitation and health
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/en/index.htmlEnergy PlanetRenewable Energy Directory
www.energyplanet.infoINFORSEInternational Network for Sustainable Energy
www.inforse.orgGTZThe GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis.
www.gtz.deApproVideoWiki – Sustainable and appropriate solutions with a human face
http://wiki.edc-cu.org/blogs/index.php/astGlobal Footprint NetworkAdvancing the Science of Sustainability
www.footprintnetwork.orgNorth American Association for Environmental Education
Grants - General Information
http://eelink.net/pages/Grants+-+General+InformationKid’s ViewA neat additional potential dimension for an EWB project (see the El Porvenir example)
www.kidsview.orgRotary International
www.rotary.org