• American Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan . Yes there are thousand of American Contractors working to support our military in Iraq and Afghanistan. These contractors are providing the essentials for our military, such as water, ice, food, housing and making it easier for communication back home with their loved ones possible by installing phone lines and Internet services on the military camps in Iraq: Information and support website: http://www.americancontractorsiniraq.com/
• Campaign for Female Education. CAMFED is dedicated to fighting poverty and AIDS in rural communities in Africa by educating girls. CAMFED began in 1993 by supporting 32 girls in rural Zimbabwe. In 2006, 300,900 children benefited from CAMFED’s programme of educational support in some of the poorest regions of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana and Tanzania: http://www.camfed.org/
• Droptheweapons.org. Following on the footsteps of Trident, which was set up in 1998 to help bring an end to a spate of shootings and murders among young, black Londoners. The initiative has worked in a close partnership with leading members of the black community (the Independent Advisory Group) as well as robust, intelligence-based policing, proactive crime prevention and increased quality of detection: http://www.stoptheguns.org/
• Look to the Stars. A source of celebrity charity news and information, covering what the top stars are doing to make a positive difference in the world. The site includes exclusive interviews and a database where fans can learn about their favorite stars' good deeds: http://www.looktothestars.org/
• Powering up Smallholder Farmers to Make Food Fair. A campaign launched by the Fairtrade Foundation with a five-point agenda for action and is calling on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to use his influence, when the UK hosts the G8 summit in Northern Ireland in June 2013, to put smallholder farmers into the heart of governments’ trade policy and international and national business practice:
1. Farmers first: Increase farmers’ voice, influence and organisation. |
2. Fair share of value: Ensure farmers are empowered in value chains and receive fair prices. |
3. Fair access to finance: Ensure access to timely and affordable credit. |
4. Future-proofed farming: Prioritise sustainable agriculture and climate resilience. |
5. Focus in government funding: Increase and target national and donor government spending on agriculture. |
>> Download the campaign report: PDF << |
• SaveOurSeafarers. This is an international, not-for-profit, anti-piracy campaign which was launched in March 2011 by a group of five influential maritime associations. The campaign has succeeded in putting Somali piracy on the public and political agenda in numerous maritime nations during the past year. There are clear signs these nations’ political resolve to defeat piracy is strengthening. We need your support to maintain this progress: http://www.saveourseafarers.com/
• War Child International. We are a family of independent humanitarian organisations working across the world to help children affected by war. Our organization exists to create the conditions that will fulfill the protection, development and survival rights for children and young people who are living with or recovering from the effects of armed conflict: http://www.warchild.org/
REGIONAL OFFICES: > Australia > Canada > Holland > Ireland > UK > US
• War on Want Campaign - Stop the privatisation of war: http://www.waronwant.org/campaigns/corporations-and-conflict/private-armies
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