Recovery of the Circuit of Four Lakes
by Yachay Wasi
Location: Andes of Peru
This environmental and educational project is geared to the recovery of the "Circuit of Four Lakes" located in the province of Acomayo, in the department of Cusco, in the Andes of Peru.
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Coral Garden Project in the Dominican Republic
by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development
Location: Punta Cana, Bayahibe, Samana and Sosua Bay in the Dominican Republic
The DR Coral Garden Project is a dynamic public-private initiative to conserve and restore threatened Caribbean coral reefs and associated habitats in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at Punta Cana, Bayahibe, Samana and Sosua Bay in the Dominican Republic.
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Increased employment and income among small milk and cheese producers in the Hualgayoc Province of Peru
by Adventist Development and Relief Agency
Location: Hualgayoc Province, Peru
The overall goal of the project has been to improve the capacities of these small milk and cheese producers by increasing their milk production through improvements in pastures and milking and to improve the commercial quality and hygienic practices in the production of their dairy products.
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Street papers: "From Poverty to Independence"
by International Network of Street Papers
Location: Scotland, Global
The idea behind a street paper is simple yet powerful: a homeless or other poor person buys a copy of the magazine at a price of 50% or lower than the cover price and sells it to the public for the cover price, keeping the proceeds. In addition to this income opportunity, many street papers offer their vendors locally relevant resources, such as health or social services, job training, art & writing workshops and personal development opportunities.
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Project TRUTH
by Mumbai Educational Trust
Location: Mumbai, India
This project is for the holistic development of the indigenous people located in denuded forest areas 40 km. North of Mumbai. The key innovation of the programme is the adoption of conventional options to development projects so that indigenous people will opt faster to these as they ensure sustainable self-employment.
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Better environment, healthier society and human dignity through the tool of Sulabh technologies
by Sulabh International
Location: Mumbai, India
To help in construction of two-pit, pour-flush, eco-friendly toilets and conversion of dry toilets to pour-flush, toilets in individual houses, to prevent defecation in the open and eliminate manual cleaning of human excreta by a class of people known as scavengers.
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Harnessing Rain Water by Bakhita Women
by International Presentation Association of the Sisters of the Presentation
Location: Kalomo, Southern part of Zambia
Kalomo is a small town in the Southern part of Zambia. Having heard from our NGO, the International Presentation Association on the MDGs, Presentation Sisters motivated a group of determined and hard working women in the local community to come together with the goal of eradication of extreme poverty from their families, under the name Bakhita Women.
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Educational and Therapeutic Residential Program for Adolescents with Behavioral and/or Substance Abuse Concerns
by Dianova International
Location: Barcelona, Spain
This program is designed for adolescents aged 14 to 18 having difficult behavioral problems and/or engaging in drug or alcohol abuse. The program can accommodate 100 individuals at a time, and during 2007 a total of 164 adolescents participated in the program. Prior to entering the Dianova program, 90% of the youth were being cared for by the various agencies of the Spanish youth protection system.
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Projects Shramdaan/Self-Help Group
by Institute of International Social Development
Location: Kolkata, India
Project Shramdaan is our program for innovative income-generating activities for families living below-the-poverty-line to ensure sustainable livelihood for them and enhance their quality of life with better access to opportunities for proper living.
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All India Shah Behram Baug Society
by All India Shah Behram Baug Society
Location: Mumbai, India
Focussing on the problem of purification of Contaminated water, through Biological, Chemical and Nuclear radio activity Contamination providing the solution to water purification of large masses of water, to supply high quality drinking water and reusable, recycled water for general use purposes.
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Miasa Mianatra Miaraka - Working and Learning Together
by International Movement ATD Fourth World
Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar
The international community continues to reaffirm its commitment to sustainable development, yet for hundreds of millions of people in extreme poverty, the benefits of sustainable development remain elusive. By reaching out and harnessing the daily efforts of people in the Antohomadinika and Ikopa districts and people recycling on refuge dumps in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the International Movement ATD Fourth World is creating a dynamic with Madagascan society which respects the core values of sustainable development - development that respects the environment while promoting sustainable "human" development, decent work and dignity.
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Vegetable Oil Income with Ecological Soap
by Brazilian Foundation of America
Location: Brazilian Foundation of America
The international community continues to reaffirm its commitment to sustainable development, yet for hundreds of millions of people in extreme poverty, the benefits of sustainable development remain elusive.
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