From the website: "The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources."
What can you do
Some organizations we know that make a difference
Health
From the website: "PSI is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV, reproductive health and non-communicable disease."
Education, Political Economy
From the website: "Pratham is the largest non governmental organisation working to provide quality education to the underprivileged children of India."
Savings
From the website: "SafeSave provides reliable basic banking services, profitably, to poor and very poor men, women and children, in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh."
Political Economy
From the website: "Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS) is a citizens’ group with a mandate to promote transparency and accountability in government functioning and to encourage active participation of citizens in governance."
Education, Introduction
From the website: "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."
Education
NGO based in Rajasthan, India, with projects in education, health and development of tribal areas. This project focuses on education. From the website: "Seva Mandir (SM) runs non-formal education (NFE) centres to cater to children from poor tribal families in 583 villages of Rajasthan."
Health
NGO based in Rajasthan, India, working in education, health and development of tribal populations. This project addresses health issues. From the website: "Seva Mandir organizes camps to provide Immunization in remote areas not serviced by State Health Facilities. The Immunization covers 6 key diseases."
Microfinance
A microfinance insitution based in India. Headquarters are located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Education, Health, Introduction
TAMTAM solves urgent malaria challenges by distributing free bed nets to underserved areas in a cost-effective, targeted, innovative and evidence-based manner. Through its volunteer structure, TAMTAM achieves very high cost-effectiveness: For only 7 dollars, TAMTAM can provide a bed net to a vulnerable individual or household. Bed nets can reduce child mortality by more than twenty percent.
