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International Justice Mission
International Justice Mission helps people suffering injustice and oppression who cannot rely on local authorities for relief. The agency documents and monitors conditions of abuse and oppression, educates the church and public about the abuses, and mobilizes intervention on behalf of victims.
www.ijm.org

ORBIS

Around the world, 37 million people are blind, but a huge number of them – 28 million – cold have their site restored with proper medical attention. ORBIS, a nonprofit organization aims to reach as many of these people as possible through their flying Eye Hospital. To learn more, go to www.orbis.org.


The Save Darfur Coalition
The Save Darfur Coalition's mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of two million people in the Darfur region.
http://www.savedarfur.org

ONE
ONE is a new effort to rally Americans to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE believes that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food would transform the futures of an entire generation in the world's poorest countries and calls for debt cancellation, trade reform and anti–corruption measures.
http://www.one.org/

YouthAIDS
More than half of all new HIV infections are among youth, ages 15 - 24. YouthAIDS provides a unique opportunity to make a difference in the health and welfare of your generation, the generation most at-risk for HIV infection, with a goal of stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS.
www.youthaids.org .

Blood: Water Mission
Our Mission is to reduce the impact of the African HIV/AIDS pandemic, to promote clean blood and clean water in Africa, and to build equitable, sustainable and personal community links. Our vision is to eradicate AIDS and the injustice that perpetuates it through personal and communal transformation. http://www.bloodwatermission.com/index.php

Waging Peace
This organization is dedicated to building a safe and democratic world. Waging Peace has been campaigning on Darfur, pressing the British government to recognize genocide has occurred there, and to start protecting the survivors.
http://www.wagingpeace.info/

The Student World Assembly

The Student World Assembly believes that true global democracy affirms fundamental human rights, which include the dignity and worth of all human beings, the equal rights of men and women, social, economic and cultural justice for every person, and the freedom to promote these causes. http://www.studentworldassembly.org

The Fair Trade Federation
The Federation is committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. FTF links low-income producers with consumers and educates consumers about the importance of purchasing fairly traded products which support living wages and safe and healthy conditions for workers in the developing world.
http://www.fairtradefederation.org/

Volunteers Exploring Vocation
"Volunteers Exploring Vocation" is funded by Lilly Endowment and might be a great fit for students with a "global" mindset. The Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship’s mission is to provide support and encouragement to young adults engaged in voluntary or vocational service in America’s inner cities, developing nations, or environmental stewardship as an expression of their faith and values.
http://www.kristafoundation.org/top.php?page=about
http://thefund.org/programs/vev.phtml

Word Made Flesh
Word Made Flesh is committed to serving the church as a prophetic voice for the poor. We strive to be a voice to the church, articulating the cry of the poor for God and the cry of God for the poor.
www.wordmadeflesh.org

Compassion International
Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, physical, economic and social poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults. Today, Compassion helps more than 800,000 children in more than 20 countries.
www.compassion.com


World Vision
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.
www.worldvision.org


A Mother’s Love
Founded by Lee alumni to support orphans in China, A Mother's Love believes we can all make a difference by being Jesus' hands and feet to each of His precious children.
www.amotherslovechina.com

Shaohannah’s Hope
Shaohannah's Hope was established to care for orphans by engaging the church and helping Christian families reduce the financial barriers to adoption. Shaohannah's Hope exists to enable children living without the love and hope of an earthly family to be adopted into "covenant homes."
www.shaohannahshope.org


Home and Abroad Ministries

Home & Abroad Ministries includes a Student Sponsorship Program and a College Scholarship Program which aims to financially assist individuals who have the desire to attend and finish college. Other ministries include Medical Mission and Dental Services, Community Feeding Ministry, Children’s Home Ministry, School Expansion Program, Additional Housing Ministry, Computer Training Classes, and Sewing Classes.
www.homeandabroadministries.org

Acting for Women in Distressing Situations
AFESIP exists to combat trafficking in women and children for sex slavery; to care for and rehabilitate those rescued from sex slavery; to provide occupational skills and to reintegrate those rescued into the community in a sustainable and innovative manner.
www.afesip.org

 

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