Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves. We ensure that children can survive and thrive, and that their families and communities have the resources, and skills to enable them to do so.
Save the Children works in more than 50 countries, including the United States. We serve 48 million children and many others working to save and improve children’s lives, including parents, community members, local organizations and government agencies.
Responding to Conflict is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to transform conflict and build peace. We believe local people are best placed to find their own ways of dealing with conflict. Since we began in 1991, RTC has established itself as a leader in the field of conflict transformation. Our handbook "Working with Conflict: Skills and Strategies for Action" is acknowledged as a key resource for practitioners, trainers and academics throughout the world and has been translated into 6 languages. RTC has trained practitioners from more than 70 countries including those from some of the worlds most violent conflicts. We have provided specialist advice and consultancy services to the governments of the UK, Australia, Japan, the United Nations Development Programme, and leading International NGO's and charities such as Oxfam GB, Christian Aid, AGEH, Care International, CAFOD, the American Friends Service Committee and a variety of Red Cross national societies. RTC has designed and managed long-term programmes in the Middle East, the Balkans, East Africa and South East Asia. We are currently developing new programmes in Nepal, Kenya and the Middle East
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by directly engaging in peacebuilding efforts around the globe.
One of the congressional mandates of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is to "serve the people and the government through the widest possible range of education and training...to promote international peace and the resolution of conflicts..." The mission of the Education and Training (ETC) is to help fulfill this mandate.
RedR Canada is part of an international organisation that relieves suffering in disasters by selecting, training and providing competent and efficient personnel to humanitarian aid agencies world-wide.
RedR Canada is part of an international organisation that relieves suffering in disasters by selecting, training and providing competent and efficient personnel to humanitarian aid agencies world-wide.
NVMS offers a regular schedule of courses and workshops in mediation, conflict resolution, negotiation and related topics. These include courses approved by the Virginia Supreme Court to meet the training requirements for Virginia Mediator Certification, such as Basic Mediation Skills, Family Mediation, Divorce Mediation, Orientation to Virginia's Judicial System, Screening for Domestic Violence and Ethics. NVMS is an approved MCLE sponsor and many of our workshops are approved for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education in Virginia.
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.3 billion in assistance to people in 100 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency's unified global programs employ 3,400 staff worldwide. Our strategy is to work in countries in transition, where communities are recovering from disaster, conflict or economic collapse.
IHRN is a NGO supporting others in applying Human Rights Based Approaches in their work since 1996. Support is provided to states, inter-governmental organizations such as UN agencies and regional organisations, NGOs and other civil society organisations as well as the private sector. With offices in Ireland and East Africa, Network experts (practitioners, academics and policy-makers) apply this in a range of interrelated contexts, including: Development; Conflict prevention, mitigation, resolution; Democratisation; Humanitarian Response; and Corporate Responsibiltiy.
The Care Academy/Learning & Organizational Development Unit (L&OD) contributes to CARE’s vision and mission by offering organizational learning and development initiatives that enhance CARE’s capacity to evolve and remain relevant in communities where CARE works.
CARE Academy is a global resource for learning that helps individuals acquire knowledge, skills and tools to be successful in their jobs at CARE. CARE Academy offerings are available to all CARE staff, sister INGOs, local NGOS and project participants.
