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China Development Brief's database of over 200
International NGOs operating in China.
The material presented here was compliled mainly on the basis of information supplied (and / or published) by the organisations profiled. We have made every effort to ensure fairness and accuracy, but should make clear to readers that these are independent portraits, not 'authorised' biographies.
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Medecins du Monde
Mission: "To provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations when they are faced with crisis or exclusion from society, the world over, including France."
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Mennonite Central Committee
Mission: "To demonstrate God's love by working among people suffering from poverty, conflict, oppression and natural disaster."
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Mercy Corps International
Mission: "To alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities."
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Partnerships for Community Development
Mission: "To work in partnership with disadvantaged communities and marginalized groups in China on capacity building for community-based development in a way that fosters self-reliance, reduces inequality, and respects local cultures and the environment."
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ProLiteracy Worldwide
Mission: ". . . To sponsor educational programs and services that empower individuals to acquire the literacy skills and practices they need to function more effectively in their daily lives."
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Rare
Mission: "To protect wildlands of globally significant biodiversity by enabling local people to benefit from preservation."
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Seva Foundation
Mission: "Seva builds partnerships to respond to locally defined problems with culturally sustainable solutions."
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SOAR Foundation
Mission: "To help the children of needy families to continue their education"
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SOS Kinderdorf
Mission: "To foster every child to be a useful person in society"
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Sowers Action
Mission: "To turn the huge population burden into a pool of intellectual and productive resources"
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The Bridge Fund
Mission: "To promote sustainable economic development, cultural heritage preservation, and environmental conservation on the Tibetan Plateau. Our priority is to assist the most disadvantaged Tibetan communities, with a focus on nomadic and semi-nomadic populations that are vulnerable to economic and social transitions."
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The International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Mission: "To support communities in developing countries to play a full and effective role in the global response to AIDS."
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The Jane Goodall Institute (Roots & Shoots)
Mission: "The Jane Goodall Institute advances the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment of all living things."
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The Salvation Army
Mission: "To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination."
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The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Mission: "To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable."
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Tibet Foundation
Mission: "To provide healthcare, education, social and economic support for people of Tibetan origin, both in Tibet and abroad."
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Trace Foundation
Mission: "[To] promote the cultural continuity and sustainable development of Tibetan communities within China . . . Improve the ability of local communities to meet their own needs . . . To integrate culture and development goals and bring about long-term social and environmental benefits"
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Wetlands International - China Programme
Mission: "To sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations through research, information exchange and conservation activities worldwide"
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Wildlife Conservation Society
Mission: "The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands . . . Through careful science, international conservation, education and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks . . . Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale."
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Winrock International
Mission: "Putting ideas to work . . . With people in the US and around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock matches innovative approaches in agriculture, natural resources management, clean energy, and leadership development with the unique needs of its partners. By linking local individuals and communities with new ideas and technology, Winrock is increasing long-term productivity, equity anmd responsible resource management to benefit the poor and disadvantaged of the world."
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