| Amnesty
International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for
internationally recognized human rights. AI's vision is of a world in which
every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. |
| Books
Abroad help to educate children worldwide by sending free school books
that are carefully chosen to match the need of each school. |
| British
Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative
ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other
countries. |
| Development
Education Service aims to raise awareness and understanding of how global
issues affect the everyday lives of individuals, communities and societies
and how all of us can and do influence the global. |
| The Ethical
Consumer is all about empowering the consumer. Often people feel helpless
in the face of global issues such as environmental destruction and Third
World exploitation, but ethical consumerism can be a driving force for change.
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| The Ethical
Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations. We exist to promote
and improve the implementation of corporate codes of practice which cover
supply chain working conditions. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that the
working conditions of workers producing for the UK market meet or exceed
international labour standards. |
| Fairtrade
does what it says on the label; it guarantees a better deal to producers
in the developing world. |
| MAKE POVERTY HISTORY - Join the campaign to end poverty in a year. |
| An agency of the churches in the UK and Ireland, Christian
Aid works wherever the need is greatest, irrespective of religion. It
supports local organisations, which are best placed to understand local
needs, as well as giving help on the ground through 16 overseas offices. |
| OneWorld
is the world's favourite and fastest-growing civil society network online,
supporting people’s media to help build a more just global society.
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| Show Racism the Red Card Scotland's campaign against racism in football and society |
| Oxfam 's work
is dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering |
| The Refugee
Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers
and refugees. |
The Refugee Legal Centre
aims are:
- providing legal advice and representation for those seeking protection
under international and national Human Rights Asylum law.
- Delivering training and other support to those giving advice and representation
in such cases.
- Seeking to promote the interests of our clients individually and collectively
through law and public policy.
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| The Refugee Studies
Centre carries out multidisciplinary research including policy relevant
work on the causes and consequences of forced migration with an emphasis
on understanding the experiences of those affected. |
| Save the Children
creates real and lasting change in the lives of children in need
in over 44 countries around the world. |
| SCIAF
supports poor communities oveseas, raises awareness of the underlying
causes of poverty, and campaigns for a fairer world. It is the overseas
relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland. |
| The Trade
Justice Movement is a fast growing group of organisations including
aid agencies, environment and human rights campaigns, fairtrade organisations,
faith and consumer groups. |
| Traidcraft
is an active community of supporters, shareholders, customers, professionals
and producers committed to reducing poverty throughout the world. A Christian
organisation, it is committed to working with people of all faiths and none
in our common fight against poverty. |
| Founded in 1974, the TransNational
Institute is an international network of activist-scholars committed
ro critical analyses of the global problems of today and tomorrow, with
a view to providing intellectual support to those movements concerned to
steer the world in a democratic, equitable and environmentally sustainable
direction |
| UNICEF
is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every
child are realised. |
| The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by the General Assembly
of the United Nations
— a "parliament of nations" which meets to consider the
world's most pressing problems. in 1948, sets out basic rights and freedoms
to which all women and men are entitled — among them the right to
life, liberty and nationality; to freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
the right to work and to be educated; the right to food and housing; and
the right to take part in government. |
| VETAID is a not-for-profit,
international development organisation working for reduction in poverty
and increase in food security of people dependent on livestock. |
| The World Trade
Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing
with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements,
negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and
ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and
services, exporters, and importers conduct their business. |
| World
wide fund for nature is the world's largest and most experienced independent
conservation organisation. It is a truly global network, with 52 offices
working in more than 90 countries. It is a challenging, constructive, science-based
organisation that addresses issues from the survival of species and habitats
to climate change, sustainable business and environmental education. |