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PARTNERS
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ACDI/VOCA
Programs: Creating Jobs, Rebuilding Lebanon
ACDI/VOCA’s mission is to promote economic opportunities for
cooperatives, enterprises and communities through the innovative application of
sound business practice.
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America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.
Programs: Encouraging Good Governance
AMIDEAST is a private, nonprofit organization that
strengthens mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and the
peoples of the Middle East and North Africa.
Every year, AMIDEAST provides English language and professional skills
training, educational advising, and testing services to hundreds of thousands
of students and professionals in the Middle East and North
Africa; supports numerous institutional development projects in
the region; and administers educational exchange programs.
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American Community School
Programs: Investing in Youth
The American Community School
at Beirut
provides an American-style education for Lebanese and international families,
and fosters a lively and stimulating atmosphere of learning in its community.
ACS seeks to educate the whole person and to lay the foundations for life-long
learning.
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American Near East Refugee Aid
Programs: Creating Jobs, Rebuilding Lebanon
American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) was founded in 1968
in the aftermath of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, to help the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Palestinians. Initially providing emergency relief,
ANERA determined the effects of the war on Palestinian society would last well
into the future and therefore began implementing projects that would establish
a foundation for social and economical growth. Today, ANERA's projects improve
communities throughout the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, and Jordan.
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American University of Beirut
Programs: Investing in Youth
The American University of Beirut
is an institution of higher learning founded to provide excellence in
education, to participate in the advancement of knowledge through research, and
to serve the peoples of the Middle East and
beyond. Chartered in New York
State in 1863, the
university bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the
American liberal arts model of higher education. The university believes deeply
in and encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to foster
tolerance and respect for diversity and dialogue. Graduates will be individuals
committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal
integrity and civic responsibility, and leadership.
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Booz Allen Hamilton
Programs: Creating Jobs
Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading global consulting firm, has
19,000 employees serving clients on six continents. Integrating the full range
of consulting capabilities, Booz Allen is the one firm that helps government
and commercial clients solve their toughest problems with services in strategy,
operations, organization and change, and information technology.
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Camp Dresser & McKee CDM Constructors, Inc.
Programs: Protecting the Environment
CDM is a consulting, engineering, construction, and
operations firm delivering exceptional service to public and private clients
worldwide. CDM Constructors Inc. is one of three subsidiaries of Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.
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Catholic Near East Welfare Association/Pontifical Mission
Programs: Protecting the Environment
Founded in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, CNEWA’s mandate is to
support the pastoral mission and institutions of the Eastern Catholic churches;
to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need without regard to
nationality or creed; to promote Christian unity and interreligious
understanding and collaboration; and to educate people in the West about the
history, cultures, peoples and churches of the East.
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Cooperative Housing Foundation
Programs: Creating Jobs, Investing in Youth
CHF International's mission is to be a catalyst for
long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the
world, helping them to improve their social, economic and environmental
conditions.
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Development Alternatives, Inc.
Programs: Protecting the Environment
DAI's mission is to make a difference in the world by
helping societies and economies become more prosperous, fairer and more just,
safer, more stable, more efficient, and better governed.
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ECODIT
Programs: Creating Jobs
ECODIT is an organization dedicated to working with
governments, businesses, and local communities to promote environmental
protection and sustainable development around the world. We believe
environmental technologies and policies, as sound as they may be, are only as
effective as the institutions and people in charge of implementing them. We
place a premium on bringing people and ideas together to develop sound
environmental programs, and on building national and local capabilities to
implement such programs.
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International College
Programs: Investing in Youth
The mission of International
College is to educate
young men and women to be compassionate and self-reliant, capable of initiative
and critical thinking, and who will serve as role models in society. The
curriculum aims for excellence at all levels and embraces the education of the
whole person. Graduates of International
College will have
developed self-discipline, problem solving abilities, responsibility, self
confidence, an awareness of the interdependence of nations in all their
diversity, and a set of values leading to respect for others.
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International Executive Service Corps
Programs: Creating Jobs
International Executive Service Corps (IESC) is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit economic development organization that uses volunteer experts, paid
consultants, and professional staff to achieve our mission - to promote
prosperity and stability through private enterprise development.
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International Orthodox Christian Charities
Programs: Investing in Youth
International Orthodox Christian Charities Inc. (IOCC) was
established by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas as the
official humanitarian aid agency of Orthodox Christians to work in cooperation
with the Orthodox Churches worldwide. The mission of IOCC is to respond to the
call of our Lord Jesus Christ, to minister to those who are suffering and are
in need throughout the world, sharing with them God's gifts of food, shelter,
economic self-sufficiency and hope.
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Lebanese American University
Programs: Investing in Youth
The Lebanese
American University
is a multi-campus career-oriented institution that prepares students for
responsible living, fully aware of the rich heritage and multiple needs of
their respective communities. With two campuses in Beirut
and Byblos, the
university is at the crossroads of many interacting educational systems.
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Mercy Corps
Programs: Creating Jobs, Protecting the Environment
Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and
oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to
unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds.
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Programs: Encouraging Good Governance Founded in 1990, Relief International provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services that empower beneficiaries in the process. RI's programs include health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution. |
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SRI International
Programs: Creating Jobs
SRI International is an independent, nonprofit research
institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government
agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. SRI also
brings its innovations to the marketplace by licensing its intellectual
property and creating new ventures.
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University at Albany, State University of New York
Programs: Encouraging Good Governance
The University’s Center for Legislative Development has
worked throughout the world to help make legislatures effective governing
institutions. Created in 1970, the Center's initial focus was on the
legislature as a key-but often neglected-institution in the democratic
political development of nations. Over the years, the Center has delivered such
help in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Central Europe, and
the Middle East.
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World Rehabilitation Fund
Programs: Creating Jobs
To improve the quality of life for people with disabilities
throughout the world, especially in war torn and developing countries, World
Rehabilitation Funds develops programs that empower people with disabilities to
improve their skills and knowledge of rehabilitation utilizing practitioners in
the area of medical, psychosocial, and economic reintegration. The World
Rehabilitation Fund aims to give help and hope to people around the world who
have disabilities or are working to improve the lives of those who do.
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World Vision
Programs: Creating Jobs
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization
dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to
reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Programs: Creating Jobs, Protecting the Environment
YMCAs serve more than 45 million people in 120 countries.
Through cross-cultural learning opportunities and international partnerships
and programs, YMCAs in the U.S.
have worldwide impact, providing guidance and support, building strong local
leadership, and improving the health of families and communities across the
globe.
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