The World Geospatial Industry Council, WGIC, is collaborative platform to advance the role of the geospatial industry and strengthen its contribution to the world economy and society by understanding and mitigating Climate Change. Its mission: Co-creating Geospatial Economy in a Digital World The World Geospatial Industry Council is a global not-for-profit trade association of commercial…
The International Social Service (ISS) assists children and families confronted with complex social problems as a result of migration. Its mission: Unite families across borders. The International Social Service (ISS) is an international NGO founded in 1924; today a network of national entities and a General Secretariat that assist children and families confronted with complex…
FXB India Suraksha (FXBIS) is an Indian non-governmental, non-profit organization providing development assistance to marginalized children, women, and communities in rural and urban India. Since inception, the organization has had a special focus for children, especially those from marginalized communities and the HIV/AIDS infected or affected children. Its mission: Provide people living in extreme poverty…
Lake Aid is a French nonprofit organization which provides fun activities and essential supplies for children of asylum seeking and homeless families in the Annecy region. Its mission: advocate a welcoming and caring local community, through building relationships with families in need. Lake Aid started in 2015 as a Facebook group. Its aim was to…
International Social Service (ISS) aims to prevent children with disabilities from being unnecessarily placed in orphanages around the world, including in Cambodia, and they achieve this through a project that supports families and front-line social workers. The Challenges Cambodia has a high rate of poverty, which is a significant factor that drives the abandonment of…
At ConnectAID, we believe that the key to effective humanitarian action is collaboration. That’s why we’ve built a network of networks that connects organizations and individuals working in the field with the communities they serve. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with our team and learn more about the work we’re doing to…