NOTE: The information provided below was taken from organizational websites and represents each entity's self-described areas of funding interest. More information about the programs can be found on their individual websites.
(1) The Africa-America Institute’s mission is to promote enlightened engagement between Africa and America through education, training and dialogue. Founded in 1953,The Africa-America Institute is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, non-profit organization, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., and a presence in 19 African countries. With funds provided by multilateral, U.S. government, private foundation and corporate donors, we pursue our mission through work in two program areas: African Higher Education and Training and Educational Outreach and Policy.
The Africa-America Institute (Headquarters)
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1706
New York, NY 10170-0002
Tel: +1.212.949.5666
Fax: +1.212.682.6174
E-mail: aainy@aaionline.org
Website: www.aaionline.org
AAI Mozambique Office
Avenida Salvador Allende 739
Maputo, Mozambique
Tel: +258 (21) 323286 / 305635
Fax: +258 (21) 324375
E-mail: aaimoz@tropical.co.mz
Web: www.ifpmoz.co.mz
AAI Representative in Mozambique: Celia Diniz
AAI South Africa Office
23 Jorrisen Street
Braamfontein Centre, 11th Floor
Braamfontein 2001
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: +27 (11) 403-3308 / 15 / 27 / 41 / 42
Fax: +27 (11) 339-2426
E-mail: aframi@global.co.za
Web: www.aaisa.org.za
AAI Representative in South Africa: Louise Africa
(2) The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a nonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. Calling on a global network of volunteer experts, NDI provides practical assistance to civic and political leaders advancing democratic values, practices and institutions. NDI works with democrats in every region of the world to build political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and to promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.
National Democratic Institute
2030 M Street NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20036-3306
Phone: (202) 728-5500
Fax: (202) 728-5520
Website: www.ndi.org
(3) Founded in 1932 as The U.S. Experiment in International Living, World Learning is the only international organization with both academic and project capabilities dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding, social justice, and world peace. Through distinctive educational methods based on experiential learning and the integration of theory and practice, the programs of World Learning build knowledge, develop leaders in education and management, contribute to global development, and effect change.
Kipling Road
P.O. Box 676
Brattleboro, Vermont USA 05302-0676
Phone: (802) 257-7751
Fax: (802) 258-3248
Email: info@worldlearning.org
Website: www.worldlearning.org
World Learning International Development Programs
1015 15th Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Phone: 202.408.5420
Fax: 202.408.5397
Email: development@worldlearning.org
(4) USAID. The United States has a long history of extending a helping hand to those people overseas struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster or striving to live in a free and democratic country. It is this caring that stands as a hallmark of the United States around the world -- and shows the world our true character as a nation. U.S. foreign assistance has always had the twofold purpose of furthering America's foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and free markets while improving the lives of the citizens of the developing world. Spending less than one-half of 1 percent of the federal budget, USAID works around the world to achieve these goals.
U.S. Agency for International Development Information Center
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C. 20523-1000
Phone: 202-712-4810
FAX: 202-216-3524
Website: www.usaid.gov/ A list of the mission offices and contact information is available at this website.
(5) The Asia Foundation is a private, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization working to advance the mutual interests of the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Utilizing its 46-year presence throughout Asia, The Asia Foundation collaborates with partners from the public and private sectors to help foster greater openness and shared prosperity in the Asia Pacific region.
Headquarters:
The Asia Foundation
465 California Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Mailing Address:
PO Box 193223
San Francisco, CA 94119-3223
Phone: (415) 982-4640
Fax: (415) 392-8863
Email: info@asiafound.org
Website: www.asiafoundation.com (A list of regional offices and contact information is available at this website.)
(6) The World Bank is the world's largest source of development assistance, providing nearly $16 billion in loans annually to its client countries. It uses its financial resources, highly trained staff, and extensive knowledge base to help each developing country onto a path of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth in the fight against poverty.
Headquarters - General Inquiries
The World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433 U.S.A.
Phone: (202) 473-1000
Fax: (202) 477-6391
E-mail: feedback@worldbank.org
(7) The Inter-American Development Bank, the oldest and largest regional multilateral development institution, was established in December of 1959 to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Bank was created in response to a longstanding desire on the part of the Latin American nations for a development institution that would focus on the pressing problems of the region. The Bank's original membership included 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries and the United States. Subsequently, eight other Western Hemisphere nations, including Canada, joined the Bank. From the beginning, the Bank developed links with many industrialized countries on other continents and in 1974 the Declaration of Madrid was signed to formalize their entry into the Bank. Eighteen nonregional countries joined the Bank between 1976 and 1993. Today Bank membership totals 46 nations.
Inter-American Development Bank
1300 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20577
United States of America
Phone: (202) 623-1000
Fax: (202) 623-3096
Website: www.iadb.org
(8) The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, a private philanthropy based in Flint, Michigan. affirms its founder's vision that each of us "is in a partnership with the rest of the human race" - that each individual's quality of life is connected to the well-being of the community, both locally and globally. The C.S. Mott Foundation pursues this vision through creative grantmaking, thoughtful communication and other activities that enhance community in its many forms. The same vision of shared learning shapes our internal culture as we strive to maintain an ethic of caring, integrity and service. The Foundation seeks to strengthen, in people and their organizations, what Mr. Mott called "the capacity for accomplishment." Through its Civil Society Program, the Foundation provides grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa.
Home Office:
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Mott Foundation Building
503 S. Saginaw Street, Suite 1200
Flint, Michigan 48502-1851
Phone: (810) 238-5651
Fax: (810) 766-1753
E-mail: infocenter@mott.org
Website: www.mott.org
(9) The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to:
Strengthen democratic values,
Reduce poverty and injustice,
Promote international cooperation and
Advance human achievement
This has been our purpose for more than half a century. A fundamental challenge facing every society is to create political, economic and social systems that promote peace, human welfare and the sustainability of the environment on which life depends. We believe that the best way to meet this challenge is to encourage initiatives by those living and working closest to where problems are located; to promote collaboration among the nonprofit, government and business sectors, and to ensure participation by men and women from diverse communities and at all levels of society. In our experience, such activities help build common understanding, enhance excellence, enable people to improve their lives and reinforce their commitment to society.
Ford Foundation Headquarters
320 East 43rd Street
New York, New York 10017
Phone: (212) 573-5000
Fax: (212) 351-3677
http://www.fordfound.org/index.cfm (This website provides additional contact information for the offices in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Russia)
(10) The Global Fund for Women, an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice, advocates for and defends women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world. We are part of a global women's movement that is rooted in a commitment to justice and an appreciation of the value of women's experience. The challenges women face vary widely across communities, cultures, religions, traditions, and countries. We believe that women should have a full range of choices, and that women themselves know best how to determine their needs and propose solutions for lasting change. The way in which we do our work is as important as what we do. This philosophy is reflected in our flexible, respectful, and responsive style of grantmaking. The Global Fund makes grants to seed, support, and strengthen women's rights groups based outside the United States working to address human rights issues that include:
Providing economic opportunity and independence for women
Increasing girls' access to education
Improving women's health and reproductive rights
Stopping violence against women
Challenging harmful traditional practices
Strengthening women's political participation
Supporting lesbian rights
Ensuring equal rights for women with disabilities
Improving women's access to information technology
Global Fund for Women
222 Sutter Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Phone: (415) 248-4800
Fax: (415) 248-4801
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
(11) The Soros Foundations Network. The numerous nonprofit foundations created by the philanthropist George Soros are linked together in an informal network known as the Soros foundations network. At the heart of this network are the "national foundations," a group of autonomous organizations operating in over 30 countries around the world, principally in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union but also in Guatemala, Haiti, and Southern Africa. All of the national foundations share the common mission of supporting the development of open society. To this end, they operate and support an array of initiatives concerned with arts and culture, children and youth, civil society development, economic reform, education, legal reform and public administration, media and communications, publishing, and health care. The Open Society Institute (OSI) and the Open Society Institute-Budapest (OSI-Budapest) assist the national foundations by providing administrative, financial, and technical support, as well as by establishing "network programs" to address certain issues on a regional or network-wide basis. In 1997, the organizations of the Soros foundations network spent a total of $428.4 million on philanthropic activities. The largest share of these expenditures were devoted to education.
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone:(212) 548-0600
Website www.soros.org
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM INITIATIVE was launched in January 1997 by the Board of the Open Society Institute-Budapest. The Initiative replaces the Institute for Local Government and Public Service and builds on its achievements. The development of democratic and effective government at sub-national levels remains one of the central tasks of the transition. The sharing of expertise between countries can contribute significantly to the reform process in the region. The primary mission of LGI is to foster such cross-border cooperation and to support and disseminate throughout the region potentially important policy studies which should have a significant impact on public policy reform.
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative
OSI-Budapest
Local Government and
Public Service Reform Initiative
P.O. Box 519
1397 Budapest,
Hungary
phone: +36-1-327-3100
fax: +36-1-327-3105
E-Mail: lgprog@osi.hu
Website: http://lgi.osi.hu/main/contacts.html
1. Since 1976, Tides Foundation has worked with donors committed to positive social change. We put resources and people together--strengthening community-based nonprofit organizations and the progressive movement through innovative grantmaking. We define "progressive" as creating a positive impact on people's lives in ways that honor and promote human rights, justice, and a healthy, sustainable environment. In the past ten years alone, we have awarded more than $170 million in grants to nonprofits working for social change in the U.S. and abroad. Most grants are made on the recommendation of one of our individual, family or institutional donors who are interested funding specific issues or strategies. Tides awards grants in these issue areas: Civic Participation, Women's Empowerment and Reproductive Health, Youth Programs , and Violence Prevention
Tides Foundation
National Office
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P.O. Box 29198*
San Francisco, CA 94129-0198
Physical address (for express mail and courier service):
Tides
1014 Torney Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94129-1755
415-561-6400
415-561-6401 Fax
New York Office
Tides New York
55 Exchange Place, Suite 402
New York, NY 10005-3304
212-509-1049
212-509-1059 Fax
(13) The International Republican Institute (IRI) In 1982, President Ronald Reagan set forth the idea of an active effort by U.S. citizens to assist the global campaign against tyranny and totalitarianism. The International Republican Institute is the result of President Reagan's vision, an organization dedicated to advancing democracy worldwide. IRI conducts programs outside the United States to promote democracy and strengthen free markets and the rule of law. The programs are tailored to the needs of pro-democracy activists in over 30 countries and include, for example, grassroots political organizing, campaign management, polling, parliamentary training, judicial reform and election monitoring.
By aiding emerging democracies, IRI plays a valuable role in helping bring greater stability to the world. Stable democracies not only further the cause of peace, but also enhance American opportunities for business investment and trade. IRI is not part of the Republican Party of the United States. Its programs are nonpartisan and adhere to fundamental American principles such as individual liberty, the rule of law, and the entrepreneurial spirit that fosters economic development. IRI programs are currently conducted in the following countries: Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza Strip and Zimbabwe.
1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202.408.9450
Fax: 202.408.9462
General Inquiries: info@iri.org