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CARE

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.

The Carter Center

The Carter Center seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.

The Clinton Foundation

The William J. Clinton Foundation

The William J. Clinton Foundation strives to improve global health, economies around the world, children's health, and the environment.

Oxfam

Oxfam is an international confederation working with partners around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.

Save the Children

Save the Children

Save the Children leads the world in supporting children's rights to survival, protection, development, and participation.

The United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization committed to peacekeeping, peace building, conflict prevention, and humanitarian assistance.

UNESCO

UNESCO works to promote dialogue among civilizations, cultures, and people based upon respect for commonly shared values.

UNICEF

UNICEF works with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child's path.

USAID

USAID is the principal U.S. agency assisting countries recovering from disaster, escaping poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.

World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protects the diversity of life on Earth through conservation and threat reduction.

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy works to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.

The World Bank

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

The International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) facilitates global monetary cooperation and stability, sustainable economic growth, and reduction of poverty.

World Health Organization

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.

USAID

Amnesty International is a global movement of supporters, members, and activists who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights.