NGO Research Guide
NGOs: A-E
| NGO Name | Region | Subject | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Rocha International | International | Environment | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Academy for Educational Development | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Action Against Hunger | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Action Canada for Population and Development | International | Development | EU/UN | Canada |
| Action for Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra (AFARM) | Asia | Environment | UN | India |
| Action for Development (ACFODE) | Africa | Women's Rights | University of Southern California | Uganda |
| Action for Southern Africa | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | UK |
| Action Without Borders | International | Reference | Independent | USA |
| Adalah | Middle East | Human Rights | Independent | Israel |
| Adalah | Middle East | Human Rights | independent | Israel |
| ADDAMEER | Middle East | Human Rights | Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch | Israel |
| Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea | International | Environment | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Advocacy Project | International | Human Rights | numerous partnerships with other NGOs | USA |
| Africa Action | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Africa Confidential | Africa | News | Independent | UK |
| Africa Research Bulletin | Africa | Development | USA | |
| African Academy of Sciences | Africa | Scientific Development | Independent | Kenya |
| African American Islamic Institute (AAII) | Africa | Education | UN ECOSOC | Senegal |
| African Economic Research Consortium | Africa | Development | Independent | Kenya |
| African Gender Institute | Africa | Gender Equity | Independent | South Africa |
| African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) | Africa | Health | UNESCO | Kenya |
| AFS International | International | Education | UN ECOSOC | USA |
| Aga Khan Foundation | Asia, Africa | Development | WHO | Switzerland |
| Agua Bolivia | Latin Am. | Environment | Bolivia | |
| Aid to Artisans | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| AIDS Law Project | Africa | AIDS/HIV | Wits University Centre for Applied Legal Studi | South Africa |
| Akina Mama wa Afrika | Africa | Women | United Kingdom | |
| Al-Ahali Center for Community Development | Israel | Human Rights | independent | Israel |
| Alan Guttmacher Institute | North America | Reproductive and Sexual Health | Independent | USA |
| Al-Haq | Middle East | Human Rights | UNESCO | Palestine |
| Aliran | Asia | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | Malaysia |
| Al-Khoei Foundation | Europe | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | United Kingdom |
| All India Women's Education Fund Association (AIWEFA) | Asia | Education | UN ECOSOC | India |
| Al-Mezan | Middle East | Human Rights | several core donors listed | Israel |
| Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | South Africa |
| Alternative Information Center | Middle East | Political Rights | independent | Israel |
| Alzheimer's Disease International | Germany | Health | WHO | United Kingdom |
| Amazon Watch | Latin America | Environment | Independent | USA |
| American Association of Jurists (AAJ) | North/South America | Human Rights | UNESCO | Argentina |
| American Association of University Women | Northern America and Ca | Women | Independent | USA |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Northern America and Ca | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| American Diabetes Association | North America | Health | Independent | USA |
| American Friends Service Committee | North America | Human Rights | UN | USA |
| American Humanist Association | North America | Civil Liberties | UN | USA |
| American Indian Institute | North America | Development | Independent | USA |
| American Indian Policy Center | North America | Development | Independent | USA |
| American Jewish World Service | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) | North America | Medicine | Independent | USA |
| American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) | Middle East | Human Rights | InterAction; Global Impact | Israel/USA |
| American Refugee Committee International | North America/Internatio | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) | Middle East | Peace | Independent | USA |
| AmeriCares | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| America's Second Harvest | North America | Development | Independent | USA |
| Americorps | North America | Development | Independent | USA |
| Amigos de la Tierra | Europe | Environment | several | Spain |
| Amnesty International | International | Human Rights | several | Transnational |
| Anti-Racism Information Services (ARIS) | Europe | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | Switzerland |
| Anti-Slavery International | International | Human Rights | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA) | Middle East | Human Rights | Independent | Israel |
| Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) | Middle East | Human Rights | UN | Egypt |
| Arab Program for Human Rights Activists (APHRA) | Middle East | Human Rights | Independent | Egypt |
| Arab Women's Solidarity Association | Asia | Women | UN ECOSOC | USA |
| Arbor Day Foundation | North America | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Archaeologists for Human Rights | Middle East | Human Rights | Independent | Germany |
| Ariga: Human Rights and Peace Groups | Middle East | Research | Independent | Israel |
| Armenian International Women's Association | Northern America and Ca | Women's Rights | Independent | USA |
| Art if Defense of Humanism (AIDOH) | Europe | Human Rights | Independent | Denmark |
| Art of Living Foundation | North America | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | USA |
| Asia Crime Prevention Foundation | Asia | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | Japan |
| Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) | Asia | Human Rights | Independent | Philippines |
| Asian Human Rights Commission | Asia | Human Rights | UNHCR | Hong Kong |
| Asian Legal Resource Centre | Asia | Human Rights | UN | China |
| Asociacion ANAI | Latin Am. | Enivoronment | Independent | Costa Rica |
| Asociacion Guatemalteca para la Conservacion Natural | Latin Am. | Development | Guatemala | |
| Associated Country Women of the World | Europe | Women | UN ECOSOC | United Kingdom |
| Association for Progressive Communications | North America | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | Canada |
| Association for Progressive Communications (APC) | International | Human Rights | UN | South Africa/USA |
| Association for Stimulating Know How | Asia | Development | Independent | India |
| Association for Sustainable Human Development | Eurasia | Development | UN | Armenia |
| Association for the Defense of the Nature and the Resources of Extremadura | Europe | Environment | Independent | Spain |
| Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) | International | Human Rights | UN | Switzerland |
| Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE) | Middle East | Environment | UN ECOSOC | Egypt |
| Association for Women in Development | Northern America and Ca | Women | UN ECOSOC | Canada |
| Association for Women in Science | Northern America and Ca | Women | Independent | USA |
| Association for World Education (AWE) | Europe | Education | UN ECOSOC | Denmark |
| Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. | Northern America and Ca | Women | Independent | USA |
| Association of Social Engineering, Research and Training | Asia | Development | Independent | India |
| Association of the Institutes and Schools of Tropical Medicine in Europe | International | Health | WHO | Germany |
| Association of World Citizens | North America | Peace | UN ECOSOC | USA |
| Athletes United for Peace | Northern America and Ca | Peace Activism | UN UNICEF and UN UNESCO | USA |
| Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) (Lawyers without Borders) | International | Human Rights | UN | Belgium |
| Baha'i International Committee | International | Sustainable Development | UN | USA/Switzerland |
| Bangladesh Human Rights Network | Asia | Human Rights | Independent | Bangladesh |
| Bank Information Center | North America | Sustainable Development | Independent | USA |
| Bhutan Women and Children Organisation (BWCO) | Asia | Human Rights | Independent | Nepal |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| B'nai B'rith International | International | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) | Asia | Women | Independent | Bangladesh |
| Bread for the World | International | Hunger | Independent | USA |
| Bretton Woods Project | Europe | Development | Independent | UK |
| British Council of Disabled People (BCODP) | Europe | Civil Rights | Independent | United Kingdom |
| British Overseas NGOs for Development | Europe | Development | Independent | UK |
| B'Tselem | Israel | Human Rights | independent | Israel |
| B'Tselem--The Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories | Middle East | Human Rights | Independent | Israel |
| Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) | Europe | Environment | UN ECOSOC | Belgium |
| Burma Centrum Nederland (BCN) | Europe/Asia | Human Rights | Independent | Netherlands |
| CAF India | Asia | Development | DFID, Rockefeller Project | India |
| Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) | North America | Human Rights | Independent | Canada |
| Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy | Northern America and Ca | Environment | Independent | Canada |
| Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) | North America | Human Rights | Canadian Bar Association | Canada |
| Canadian Nature Federation | North America | Environment | Independent | Canada |
| Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) | North America | Women | UN ECOSOC | Canada |
| Cango: Central Asia | Asia | Portal | USAID | Kazakhstan |
| Captive Daughters | International | Women | Independent | USA |
| CARE International | International | Development | Independent | Transnational |
| Caribbean Conservation Association | Northern America and Ca | Environment | Independent | Barbados |
| Carter Center | International | Human Rights | Emory University | USA |
| Casa Alianza (Covenant House Latin America) | Latin America | Human Rights | Independent | Costa Rica |
| Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR) | Europe | Humanitarian Aid | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Catholic Relief Services | North America | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge | Asia | Development | Independent | China |
| Center for Economic & Social Rights | International | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Center for Environmental Research and Conservation | International | Environment | Columbia University | USA |
| Center for Envrionment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe | Europe and Arab Region | Environment | UNDP | Egypt |
| Center for Gender and Health Equity | International | Health | Independent | USA |
| Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) | Asia | Human Rights | Independent | Nepal |
| Center for International Climate and Environmental Research | International | Environment | Independent | Norway |
| Center for International Environmental Law | International | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Center for International Health and Cooperation | International | Health | Independent | USA |
| Center for International Policy | North America | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) | North/South America | Human Rights | UN; Organization of American States | USA/International |
| Center for Media Freedom Middle East and North Africa (CEFMENA) | Middle East/North Africa | Human Rights | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Center for Reproductive Law and Policy | North America | Women | USA | |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | North America | Women's Rights | UN ECOSOC | USA |
| Center for Respect of Life and Environment | North America | Environment | UN ECOSOC | USA |
| Center for Sustainable Development | Middle East | Development | UNDP, FAO, UNICEF | Iran |
| Center for Women's Global Leadership | North America | Human Rights | Rutgers University | USA |
| Center of Concern | North America | Human Rights | UN | USA |
| Center on Hunger and Poverty | North America | Development | Independent | USA |
| Central Committee of Conscientious Objectors | North America | Peace | Independent | USA |
| Centre for Democracy and Development | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Centre for Development and Enterprise | Africa | Development | Independent | South Africa |
| Centre for Development and Population Activities | North America | Women | Independent | USA |
| Centre for Human Rights | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | South Africa |
| Centre for Science and Environment | Asia | Environment | Independent | India |
| Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation | Africa | Human Rights | EU; other NGOs | South Africa |
| Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions | International | Human Rights | Independent | Transnational |
| Centro de Derecho Ambiental y de los Recursos Naturales | Latin Am. | Environment | Independent | Costa Rica |
| Centro de Estudios Agrarios & Ambientales | Latin Am. | Environment | Chile | |
| Centro Ecuatoriano de Derecho Ambiental | Latin Am. | Environment | Independent | Ecuador |
| Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental | Latin Am. | Environment | Independent | Mexico |
| Change Communications | Europe | Portal | UN ECOSOC | United Kingdom |
| Children First International | Europe | Human Rights | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Children International | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Childwatch International Research Network | International | Human Rights | UN | Norway |
| China Disabled Persons' Federation | Asia | Health | UN ECOSOC | China |
| China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation | Asia | Poverty | China | |
| China Human Rights Organization (CHRO) | Asia | Human Rights | Independent | USA/Canada |
| China Youth Development Foundation | Asia | Development | Independent | China |
| China Youth Development Foundation | Asia | Development | Independent | China |
| Christian Children's Fund | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Christoffel-Blindenmission | International | Health | WHO, ECOSOC | Germany |
| Church World Service | International | Humanitarian Relief | Independent | USA |
| CIESIN (Center for Int'l. Earth Science Information Network) | North America | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Citizens Development Corps | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Citizens for Global Solutions | North America | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Citizens Network for Sustainable Development | North America | Environment | UN ECOSOC | USA |
| City Year | North America | Development | Americorps | USA |
| Civic Space: NGOs Ukraine | Europe | Portal | Independent | Ukraine |
| Clear the Air | Asia | Environment | Independent | Hong Kong |
| Cloud Forest Alive | Latin America | Environment | Independent | Costa Rica |
| Clubul Ecologic UNESCO | Europe | Development | UNESCO | Romania |
| Coalition Against Slavery in Mauritania and Sudan (CASMAS) | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers (CSC) | International | Human Rights | UNICEF; International Red Cross/Crescent | United Kingdom |
| Comic Relief | International | Development | Independent | UK |
| Comm. for Int'l. Cooperation in Nat'l. Research in Demography | Europe | Population | UN | France |
| Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) | North America | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) | Europe | Human Rights | International Federation of Human Rights | United Kingdom |
| Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) | International | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Commonwealth Medical Trust | International | Health | Independent | England |
| Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association | India, Africa | Health | WHO, FIP, IPSF | United Kingdom |
| Community Based Tourism Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia | Development | Independent | Kyrgyzstan |
| Concern Worldwide (USA, Inc) | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| ConGo | Australia | Human Rights | Australia | |
| Congressional Hunger Center | North America | Development | Independent | USA |
| Consejo Iberico para la Defensa de la Naturaleza | Europe | Environment | Independent | Spain |
| Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales | Latin Am. | Development | UNESCO | Argentina |
| Conservation Council of South Australia | Eurasia | Environment | Independent | Australia |
| Conservation Council of Western Australia | Eurasia | Environment | Independent | Australia |
| Conservation International | North America | Environment | USA | |
| Consortium for Street Children (CSC) | Europe | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | United Kingdom |
| Constella Group | North America | Development | Independent | USA |
| Constitutional Rights Project (CRP) | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | Nigeria |
| Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research | Environment | UN | Transnational | |
| Consumers International | Europe | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | United Kingdom |
| Cooperative Housing Foundation | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Corporate Accountability International | United States | Corporate Accountability | WHO | United States |
| Corporate Watch | International | Human Rights | UN | USA |
| Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences | International | Education | WHO, UNESCO | Switzerland |
| Council on Health Research for Development | International | Health | WHO | Switzerland |
| Counterpart International | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Cousteau Society, Inc. | Northern America and Ca | Environment | USA | |
| CropLife International | International | Development | WHO | Belgium |
| Cultural Center Demos | Europe | Human Rights | Independent | Sweden |
| Cultural Survival, Inc. | International | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide, Inc | International | Health | WHO, CFE e.V. | Australia |
| Data from Developing Countries | Statistics | Independent | ||
| Defence for Children International | International | Human Rights | UNICEF, UNESCO, European Council | Switzerland |
| Democracy Watch | Asia | Human Rights | Independent | Bangladesh |
| Demographic and Health Surveys | North America | Health | USAID | USA |
| Demography and Population Studies | Australia | Development | Independent | Australia |
| Derechos Human Rights | Human Rights | Independent | Transnational | |
| Desert Research Foundation of Namibia | Africa | Environment | Namibia | |
| Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) | International | Women | UNDP | Transnational |
| Development Group for Alternative Policies (GAP) | North/South America | Development | Independent | USA |
| Digital Freedom Network | North America | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Direct Relief International | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Directory of Development Organizations | International | Reference | Independent | Transnational |
| Disability Awareness in Action (DAA) | Europe | Civil Rights | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) | North America | Civil Rights | UN ECOSOC | Canada |
| Doctors of the World | International | Development | Independent | USA |
| Doctors Without Borders | International | Health | independent | United States |
| Doctors without Borders (MSF-USA) | North America | Human Rights | UN | USA |
| Earth Action | Europe | Environment | Independent | United Kingdom |
| Earth Charter Initiative | International | Environment | UNESCO | Costa Rica |
| Earth Council, The | North America | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Earth Island Institute | North America | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Earth Rights International | Northern America and Ca | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Earth Society Foundation | Northern America and Ca | Environment | UN | USA |
| Earth Summit Watch | North America | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Earth Times Foundation | North America | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Earth Trust | Northern America and Ca | Environment | USA | |
| Earth Watch Institute | Northern America and Ca | Environment | UNEP | USA |
| Earthscan | Europe | Environment | Independent | UK |
| EC/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia | Asia | Women | EU/UNFPA | Transnational |
| Ecologistas | Europe | Development | Spain | |
| Education in Human Rights Network | International | Human Rights | UNICEF | United Kingdom |
| Education International | International | Education | UNESCO | Belgium |
| Education with Enterprise Trust (EWET) | Africa | Education | UNESCO | South Africa |
| Egale Canada | North America | Human Rights | Independent | Canada |
| Egyptian Organization for Human Rights | Middle East | Human Rights | UN ECOSOC | Egypt |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Centre at Val-Kill | Northern America and Ca | Human Rights | Independent | USA |
| Empowerment and Rights Institute | Asia | Human Rights | Independent | China |
| Empowerment for African Sustainable Development | Africa | Environment | Independent | South Africa |
| Engenderhealth | North America | Women | Independent | USA |
| Environment Liaison Center International | Africa | Environment | UNEP | Kenya |
| Environmental Defense | Northern America and Ca | Environment | Independent | USA |
| Environmental Defense Fund | North America | Development | USA | |
| EPCAT International | Asia | Human Rights | UN; other NGOs | Thailand |
| Equality Now | Africa | Human Rights | Independent | Kenya |
| Equipo Nizkor | Central/South America | Human Rights | Derechos | Spain |
| EuroNGOs | Europe | Development | Independent | |
| EUROPARC Federation | Europe | Environment | UNEP | Germany |
| European Bar Human Rights Institute (IDHAE) | Europe | Human Rights | European Lawyers Union | Luxembourg |
| European Center for Nature Conservation | Europe | Environment | UNEP, EUCC | Netherlands |
| European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals | Europe | Health | WHO, OECD, IPCS | Belgium |
| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) | Europe | Human Rights | EU; other NGOs | United Kingdom |
| European Environmental Bureau | Europe | Development | EU, UN ECOSOC, UN CSD, OECD | Belgium |
| European Public Law Center (EPLC) | Europe | Human Rights | Independent | Greece |
| Experiment in International Living (EIL) | International | Education | UN ECOSOC, UNESCO | USA |
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