What One Can Surf about the MDGs... Internet resources on the MDGs and global reconciliaton

What One Can Surf about the MDGs

Internet resources on the MDGs and global reconciliaton

 

www.e4gr.org -- The virtual home of Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation. Your one stop shopping center for resources, links, downloads, community – you name it – for the MDGs and the Episcopal Church. Continually updated.

www.e4gr.blogspot.com – News and reflections about God’s mission of global reconciliation from voices around the church and around the world.

egrnews@e4gr.org – email us to subscribe to “What One Can Do” – EGR’s biweekly e-newsletter with ideas and resources for MDG ministry

www.groups.google.com/group/e4gr - Join the conversation with other Episcopalians committed to God’s mission of global reconciliation

www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2327068405 - EGR’s growing youth/young adult community on the social networking site, FaceBook

www.youtube.com/group/EGR - Videos about the Millennium Development Goals, ending extreme poverty and anything involving seeking and serving Christ in the poorest of the poor.

 

Official Episcopal Organizations

www.er-d.org - Episcopal Relief and Development. All their development work is structured on the MDGs. Downloadable brochures and pew cards about the MDGs

www.episcopal.grassroots.com/reg1join - join the Episcopal Public Policy Network and be kept up to date on all MDG advocacy opportunities.

www.episcopalchurch.org/3654_74932_ENG_HTM.htm - join the ONE Episcopalian campaign

www.diakonoi.org - North American Association for the Diaconate

www.episcopalchurch.org/women.htm - Office of Women’s Ministries … the nerve center for the Church’s support of women in the Church and wider world.

 

What One Diocese Can Do

www.iowacompanions.blogspot.com - Companions of Swaziland – Diocese of Iowa’s Companion Relationship

www.episcopalmn.org/millennium_development_goals - Diocese of Minnesota MDG page

www.etdiocese.net/peacejustice/index.htm - Diocese of E. Tennessee MDG page

www.edusc.org/MDGs/index.shtml - Diocese of Upper South Carolina MDG page

www.diocesewma.org/mdg.html - Diocese of Western Massachusetts MDG page

www.dioncmdg.org/millennium-development-goals - Diocese of North Carolina MDG page

 

What One Congregation Can Do

www.intdevmissions.org -- International Development Missions – a project of St. Paul’s Church, Sparks, NV

www.stpauls-westwhiteland.org/malaria.html - The Malaria Villages Project – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, West Whiteland, PA

www.rockwellhouse.org/mdg.htm - Episcopal Campus Ministry at Washington University in St. Louis’ Global Poverty Action Center

 

Other Faith-Based MDG Efforts

www.socialredemption.net - linking individuals, congregations and organizations together to work for social change and the MDGs

www.micahchallenge.org - a broad-based, worldwide Christian movement for the MDGs

www.coc.org - Center of Concern. Roman Catholic site to “promote the good  of the entire global community and the integrity of every individual”

www.globalministries.org - UCC/Disciples of Christ joint effort to fight global poverty.

www.afjn.org -- Africa Faith and Justice Network

www.churchworldservice.org -- the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 35 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations in the United States.

www.worldinprayer.org/World_In_Prayer.htm - a prayer site for global concerns

www.christianaid.org -- a UK Christian citizens organization that raises awareness and undertakes advocacy in the UK & supports relief and development abroad

www.cafod.org.uk - Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

www.catholicrelief.org - Catholic Relief Services

www.lwr.org -- Lutheran World Relief

www.mrdf.org.uk  - Methodist Relief and Development Fund

www.pcusa.org/navigation/mission.htm - Presbyterian World Mission\

www.afsc.org - American Friends Services Committee (Quakers)

www.imb.org - Southern Baptist International Mission Board

www.globalmission.org -- World Evangelical Alliance site with extensive list of short- and long-term mission opportunities

www.worldconcern.org/  - A Christian humanitarian organization that provides emergency relief and community development in some of the most neglected areas of the world.

www.worldvision.org/  - World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.

www.ajws.org  - American Jewish World Service is a not-for-profit international development organization that works on a non-sectarian basis, on behalf of the Jewish community, throughout the developing world and in Russia and Ukraine.

www.christianchildrensfund.org/ - Christian Children's Fund is creating a better future for more than 7.6 million children & family members in 34 countries, helping overcome poverty through education, early childhood development, nutrition, health, livelihood programs & disaster relief.

www.habitat.org/ - Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the eradication of poverty housing. Some 200,000 Habitat homes now provide decent, affordable shelter to more than 1 million people worldwide.

www.wr.org/ - World Relief is a Christian relief and development organization focused on empowering the Church to relieve human suffering, poverty and hunger worldwide in the name of Jesus Christ.

 

MDG News and General Information

www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/mvp/ - A project of Jeffrey Sachs’ Earth Institute that aims to make all the MDGs happen at once in individual villages in Africa

www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/global/ -- MTV’s global info site.

www.developmentgoals.org -- World Bank MDG site

www.millenniumcampaign.org - Official site of U.S. Millennium Campaign

www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/goals02.htm  - U.N. Millennium Project goals and targets

www.library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00282/home.htm -A Dollar a Day: Finding Solutions to Poverty

 

General Advocacy and Other Resources

www.one.org - The ONE Campaign to Make Poverty History. Broad-based advocacy to eradicate global poverty.

www.bread.org - Bread for the World – resources and advocacy opportunities

www.care.org -- CARE – one of the leading humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty. Their latest effort the “I Am Powerful” campaign against women’s poverty.

www.data.org -- DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) is Bono’s organization for education and advocacy. Check out the Action Center – particularly “faith in action”

www.results.org -- nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization, committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty.

www.tear.org.au -- TEAR (Transformation, Empowerment, Advocacy, Relief) – an Australian Christian anti-poverty movement.

www.africaaction.org - Africa Action – the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs.

www.netaid.org - Focusing on wealthy countries, Netaid raises awareness about extreme poverty and promotes activities that empower and make a meaningful difference in the lives of the world’s poorest people.

www.oxfam.org -- Working in both advocacy and grassroots development, Oxfam works to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering.

www.aidemocracy.org  - Americans for Informed Democracy is a non-partisan, student-led organization that raises global awareness at more than 250 universities in the U.S. We seek to build a global generation that can lead America in our increasingly interdependent world.

www.interaction.org/ - InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. With more than 160 members operating in every developing country, IA works to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all.

 

Statistics, Analysis and Studies

www.borgenproject.org -- poverty reduction through political accountability. Great eye-opening statistics and studies.

www.fpif.org -- “a think tank without walls”

www.povertymap.net - great library of poverty maps and other useful resources

www.transparency.org -- global coalition against corruption

 

Videos and Interactive Multimedia

www.makepovertyhistory.org/video/ - great videos from Make Poverty History.

www.worldonfire.ca - Sara McLachlan’s video. Powerfully shows what a little can do.

www.hungerbanquet.org - Interactive hunger activity from Oxfam America

www.globalrichlist.com - Think you’re poor? Think again!

 

Hunger

www.thp.org/ - The Hunger Project empowers grassroots people in more than 10,000 villages of Asia, Africa and Latin America to achieve lasting progress in health, education, nutrition, family incomes and gender equality.

www.worldhungeryear.org - WHY attacks the root causes of hunger and poverty by promoting effective and innovative community-based solutions that create self reliance, economic justice and food security.

 

Children

www.unicefusa.org -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports child survival, protection and development worldwide through education, advocacy and fundraising.

www.globalfundforchildren.org - advances the education and dignity of children.

www.unicefusa.org/gavi - Global Fund for Children’s vaccines. You can give directly to this fund. It costs $17 to vaccinate a child for life.

www.childinfo.org - data and stories about women and children

www.laptop.org - One Laptop Per Child – a nonprofit dedicated to research and development of a $100 laptop – a technology that could revolutionize the way we educate the world’s children.

www.childsoldiers.org - a collaborative effort to raise awareness about child soldiers in Sierra Leone and elsewhere.

 

HIV/AIDS

www.theglobalfund.org -- The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria – the most effective multilateral organization of its kind in the world

www.worldcommunitygrid.org - Use your computer to fight HIV/AIDS & other diseases.

www.stopglobalaids.org -- Global AIDS ministry clearinghouse site.

www.team-tz.org -- Tanzania Educational AIDS  Mission – an effective AIDS education program in the Diocese of Mpwapwa.

www.aidsmatters.org -- a resource for global AIDS professionals

www.bloodwatermission.org/  - Blood:Water Mission. Blood and water represent a community-centered and integrated approach to AIDS that include establishing basic conditions necessary for health, addressing the constraints of poverty, and empowering communities to take ownership of their own long-term health development.

www.keepachildalive.org/ - Keep A Child Alive is a campaign that offers people the opportunity to provide lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medicine and support services directly to children and families with HIV/AIDS in some of the world's poorest countries.

www.state.gov/s/gac/ -- Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

www.pepfarnpi.com - The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief

www.avert.org -- a great site … check out www.avert.org/aidsorphans.htm for excellent footnoted statistics about AIDS orphans.

 

Empowering Women

www.worldpulsemagazine.com - subscribe to a great new magazine about women and children transforming the world.

www.thecircleofwomen.org - El Circulo de Mujeres—a partnership of women professionals and Oaxacan (Mexico) weavers and  midwives working together to improve living standards and enhance cross-cultural understanding.

www.wand.org - Women’s Action for New Directions – empowering women to take political action,  change culture and national priorities toward peace and real security away from militarism and violence.

www.womensedge.org - advocates international economic policies and human rights that support women worldwide in their actions to end poverty in their lives, communities and nations.

www.unifem.org - the women’s fund at the U.N., providing financial and technical assistance to innovate programs and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality.

 

Sudan and Northern Uganda

www.invisiblechildren.com -- powerful site chronicling the lives of Northern Uganda’s children, who flee their homes every night to avoid capture and impressments as child soldiers.

www.southsudanfriends.org -- grassroots peacemaking and self-reliant living for southern Sudan.

www.sudantribune.com - “news and views” information site on Sudan

www.sudanreeves.com - research, analysis and advocacy about Sudan

www.savedarfur.org -- grassroots movement for intervention in Darfur

www.darfurgenocide.org -- information and advocacy about Darfur

www.ugandadocumentary.blogspot.com -- read the blog and see video clips from the ELCA video team making a documentary in N. Uganda

www.darfurisdying.com - an online, interactive video game gives players a glimpse of what it’s like to be a refugee in the Darfur region of Sudan. Players take on the role of refugees searching for food, shelter and safety, while avoiding the wrath of the murderous Janjaweed militia.

 

Online Communities/Youth & Young Fueled Efforts

www.takingitglobal.org -- Connecting youth for action in local and global communities

www.pledgebank.com - Make a pledge to do something cool and get others to do it, too!

www.globalvoicesonline.org - a “mass blog” gathering voices (mostly young) from all over the world.

www.peacechild.org -- empowering young people to take responsibility for peace, human rights and the environment.

www.socialgroove.com - Social Groove was established in 2001 as a collaborative international network of artists, non-profits, progressive businesses, and social activists, who share a belief in the power of music to attract, educate and inspire community participation in various important initiatives including: poverty, AIDS, international development, and education.

www.wearewhatwedo.org/ - a new movement inspiring people to take everyday actions to save the world.

www.giveitup4kids.ca - youth-based MDG site

www.chattheplanet.com/ - fantastic site where you can hear interviews and live online conversations with youth/young adults from around the world.

www.netaid.org -- educating, inspiring and empowering young people to fight global poverty.

www.globalschoolnet.org - an organization that connects U.S. students with students worldwide for communication, collaboration and education.

www.results.org -- a great grassroots organization educating and mobilizing people to be advocates to eradicate global poverty.

www.youthoftheworld.net - a campaign support by the UN and World Scouting. 

www.youthnoise.org -- a group of young people from all 50 states and more than 176 countries … together with a small group of adults working to provide information from more than 300 nonprofit partners to date that will spark youth action and voice.

 

Other Effective NGOs and Nonprofits

www.emiusa.org - Engineering Ministries International – a nonprofit Christian development organization of architects, engineers and design professionals who donate their services to help people get out of extreme poverty.

www.freshministries.org/international/ - the global arm of FreshMinistries, an interfaith nonprofit working to create positive change in society.

www.karenemergency.org - Relief agency aiding the Karen people of Burma

www.globalfund.org -- Global Work-Ethic Fund – promoting philanthropy and fundraising in developing and transition countries

www.projecthonduras.com - creating in Honduras an alternative model of development for poor countries based  on mobilizing and channeling “human capital.”

www.heifer.org - based on the idea of “passing the gift,” Heifer provides animals to poor families, who in turn donate the female offspring of animals they have received, so the gift continues. Serves millions of families in 115 countries.

www.socialedge.org - Connecting and empowering social entrepreneurs

www.solarlightforafrica.org - collaboration between U.S. and African churches, non-governmental organizations, and governments to provide light, power, and water sources for rural Africa using the natural power of the sun.

www.imcworldwide.org/index.shtml  - International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization that saves lives, relieves suffering and restores self-reliance through health care training and relief and development programs.

www.planusa.org/index.php  - Plan USA is a global partnership of caring people founded in 1937 to bring hope and help to the world's poorest children. Their community-based programs assist more than 10 million children in 45 developing countries.

www.savethechildren.org/  - For more than 70 years, Save the Children has created real and lasting change for children in need in more than 40 countries around the globe, including the United States.

www.aglimmerofhope.org - A Glimmer of Hope is making a sustainable difference in the lives of the rural poor of Ethiopia. By the end of 2005, the foundation will have completed more than 1,600 development projects and helped approximately 1.5 million people. It launched its national aid program in Ethiopia in 2001.

/www.actionagainsthunger.org - Action Against Hunger has been a world leader in the treatment of malnutrition since 1979, and has programs that focus on nutrition, food security, water/sanitation, and basic health in more than 44 countries around the world.

www.globalhealth.org - The Global Health Council is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. The Council works to ensure that all who strive for improvement and equity in global health have the information and resources they need.

www.unfoundation.org - Founded by Ted Turner, the United Nations Foundation acts to meet the most pressing health, humanitarian, socioeconomic, and environmental challenges, through advocacy, building innovative public-private partnerships and grant making.

www.natavillage.typepad.com - a community effort for intervention in one AIDS-ravaged village in Botswana

 

 

Microcredit/Microfinance

www.fivetalents.org - Five Talents is an Anglican initiative to combat poverty in developing countries using micro-enterprise development.

www.grameenfoundation.org/  - Grameen Foundation USA is dedicated to reducing global poverty among the poorest of the poor through microfinance. GFUSA partners with 52 microfinance institutions in 22 countries that provide financial services to empower the poor to start very small businesses to support themselves and their families.

www.kiva.org -- lets you connect person-to-person level to be a part of microenterprise in the developing world.

 

Education

www.orphansfundforeducation.org/ - a Columbia University-based project to provide AIDS orphans access to university education.

 

Culture

www.smithsonianglobalsound.org - download music from around the world (free samples – just like Baskin Robbins!)

www.tagstudio.net/devarts/ - Using artistic expression to make the MDGs happen

 

Water/Environmental Sustainability

www.livingwatersfortheworld.org - trains and equips mission teams to bring clean, sustainable water to communities in need.

www.wateradvocates.org  - a new U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing American support for worldwide access to safe, affordable and sustainable supplies of drinking water and adequate sanitation.

www.climatecrisis.net - site for Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth” – lots of good resources

 

Donor Organization Databases

www.globalgiving.org - use it to find and fund small projects. Whether it’s education for Afghan women or clean water for Nigerian villages, this site introduces a range of funding options for those who want to make an impact at the grassroots level.

www.charitynavigator.org -- provides web profiles of more than 2,900 organizations

 

Refugees

www.ecusa.anglican.org/emm.htm - Episcopal Migration Ministries – The Church’s refugee resettlement arm

www.theirc.org/ - The International Rescue Committee is one of the world's largest nonsectarian, nonprofit organizations providing relief, rehabilitation, protection and resettlement services for refugees, displaced persons and victims of oppression.

 

Blogs

www.livesinfocus.org - Using video, audio and photographs, this site presents the voices of those who are rarely given space or time in traditional news media.

www.natavillage.typepad.com - started with one person visiting a village in Botswana and deciding to use the power of the internet to make a difference on the ground for one small group of people.

 

Fair Trade

www.transfairusa.org - a great one-stop site with loads of information about what Fair Trade is and how you can participate in the movement.

 

E-Commerce with a Purpose

www.becomered.com -- Bono’s new venture: trendy products that raise money for The Global Fund

www.printforapurpose.com -- an online vendor of printer cartridges that donates a portion of every purchase to fight poverty.