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International organizations

CARE International
CARE International - is the world's largest private relief and development agency. It supports emergency assistance and development programs in small-business, health care, nutrition, family planning, girls' education, agriculture and the environment.

The CARE Canada site - An excellent starting point on the site is the Programs and Regions page which breaks down information by work done and by region. http://www.care.org

 
In Common
In Common is a campaign to make action against poverty a public and political priority led by the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC), and over 100 Canadian organizations.  http://incommon.web.ca/anglais/index.html

 
The North-South Institute
The North-South Institute - The home page for the organization that researches and analyses Canadian foreign policy, and offers an independent voice on world development issues.  Lots of information is available on the site in addition to descriptions of publications available for purchase.  http://www.nsi-ins.ca/index.html

 
World University Service of Canada
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a network of individuals and post-secondary institutions who believe that all peoples are entitled to the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to a more equitable world.  Its mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training.  http://www.wusc.ca

 
International Development Association (IDA) - World Bank
The International Development Association, IDA, is the World Bank’s concessional lending window. It provides long-term loans at zero interest to the poorest of the developing countries. IDA helps build the human capital, policies, institutions, and physical infrastructure that these countries urgently need to achieve faster, environmentally sustainable growth. IDA's goal is to reduce disparities across and within countries, especially in access to primary education, basic health, and water supply and sanitation and to bring more people into the mainstream by raising their productivity. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/IDA/0,,pagePK:118644~theSitePK:73154,00.html

 
The Coady International Institute
Established by St. Francis Xavier University in 1959, the Coady International Institute is world-renowned as a centre of excellence in community-based development. The Institute was named in honour of Rev. Dr. Moses Coady, a prominent founder of the Antigonish Movement—a people's movement for economic and social justice that began in Nova Scotia during the 1920s.
http://www.stfx.ca/institutes/coady/ie_index.html
 
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