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"It is the right of every pregnant woman to give birth, and the right of every child to be born."

Conservation through Poverty Alleviation, International (CPALI) is a US-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization that connects people and nature in a mutually beneficial way. Our mission is to advance local innovations that strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystems bordering Madagascar’s largest remaining rainforest.

The Women’s Housing Coalition provides permanent, affordable, service‑enriched housing combined with individualized supportive services (case management, advocacy, life‑skills training) to formerly homeless, low‑income individuals and families in Baltimore, with an emphasis on helping residents achieve long‑term stability and self‑sufficiency.

To recruit, train, and supervise court-appointed volunteer advocates who provide constancy for abused and neglected children and youth while advocating for services and placement in safe and permanent homes.

How To Save Millions Of Lives With A Simple MP3 Player The solar-powered device developed by URIDU is used to provide health education to illiterate rural women in developing countries Every six seconds a child under five dies. Almost all of those deaths occur in developing countries - and most of them are entirely preventable. Millions of lives could be saved just by providing illiterate rural mothers with accessible health education. Unfortunately, bringing this knowledge to remote locations has so far been an enormous challenge for both governments and NGOs. A new project is tackling that problem with a groundbreaking solution based on solar-powered MP3 players. The so-called MP3forLife Player has been developed by URIDU (www.uridu.org), a German non-profit social enterprise. Each player contains more than 400 carefully selected answers to questions about health, nutrition, family planning, child care, work safety and many more topics. All texts are translated with the help of more than 10.000 volunteers from over 100 countries who participate in a unique crowdsourcing effort. Once the information has been translated it is recorded by a native speaker of the target language. Local NGOs are taking care of distributing MP3forLife Players free of charge to women in need. We conceived the MP3forLife Player for small group listening - it fosters discussion, exchange and group building", explains Felicitas Heyne, psychologist and founder of URIDU. We want to provide basic knowledge to illiterate rural women, but we also want to create a team spirit among them. They are key to positive change in their countries. Wherever women are empowered, a favorable spiral is set in motion. Health and education improve, populations stabilize, economies grow." The MP3forLife approach has been successfully implemented in Tanzania in co-ordination with the national Ministry for Health and Social Welfare. Further East African countries are following the example. About URIDU: URIDU is a German non-profit social enterprise that empowers rural women in developing countries using solar-powered MP3 players and mobile-friendly web content. The organization's website at www.uridu.org contains additional information.

NEWS is dedicated to providing safety, hope, healing and empowerment for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Equally, NEWS is committed to promoting safe communities and social change through prevention, intervention, education, and advocacy.

Provides free, confidential, nonjudgmental support and practical assistance to women who are pregnant or believe they may be pregnant—offering counseling, referrals, pregnancy tests, and maternity/baby items so women have information and resources to consider their options.

First Witness CAC works to strengthen the community’s response to child abuse by providing forensically sound interviews, family advocacy, medical and mental‑health coordination, prevention education, and professional training — all to support healing for children, vulnerable adults, and their families.

Casa Julia operates emergency shelters and community programs for women and children who are survivors of domestic violence, providing safe housing, counseling, legal support and rapid re‑housing services. Since 1979 the organization has focused on protection, psychosocial healing, and promoting autonomy and reintegration for survivors across Puerto Rico.

PROVIDE HOUSING AND CARE FOR THE UNBORN AND THEIR MOTHERS

Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction.

Heartly House works to end domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse by providing free crisis services, emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, and prevention/education programs for survivors and their families in Frederick County.