OneWorld Partner Directory

OneWorld UK is just one of the centres in a worldwide network of 13 centres. from Finland to India, Indonesia to Zambia. Each OneWorld centre has its own character and focus. Innovation is OneWorld UK's key contribution to OWN innovating user-generated platforms for NGO and citizen-led social change: * for impoverished citizens in southern continents, we have innovated media that help them reduce their own poverty and suffering. Our aim is to trigger positive spirals of social change. * for citizens living in the north, we have innovated media that help them learn what life is really like for people in poor communities, and share ways of living that are more empathetic and sustainable for everyone on our planet.

Operation Noah's mission is to encourage Britain and Ireland's churches and governments to lead a radical transformation in both our culture and economic systems; a transformation towards simpler, liveable and supportable lifestyles that will increase happiness and well-being, while safeguarding the whole of God's creation for future generations.

ORBIS UK is a leading international sight saving NGO, created in 1982 to eliminate avoidable blindness. We work in partnership with local health professionals and members of the community to improve the quality of eye care available for people where the need is greatest. To date, our training and skills programmes have enabled 70,000 medical professionals in 76 countries to give 17.5 million people back their sight and their future. We have established sustainable local offices in India, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam and Ethiopia and are a leading member of the WHO Vision 2020- right to sight initiative.

ODI's mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries.

Oxfam is a development, advocacy, and relief agency working to put an end to poverty worldwide.

Oxfam International is a global confederation of twelve international independent non-governmental organizations committed to fighting poverty and injustice around the world.

Panos London is a part of a worldwide network of independent NGOs working with the media to generate public debate on the most critical global issues of today – trade & globalisation, HIV/AIDS, conflict, environment and gender. Central to Panos is airing the voices and views of ordinary people most affected by these issues.

Participle is designing the next generation of public services—new solutions to twenty-first century challenges such as the rise of chronic disease, anti-social behaviour, demographic shifts and climate change. Working in partnership with citizens, the private sector and government we design innovative, life changing, affordable services. Our vision is bold and ambitious. Our goal is not only to improve the lives of those who live in Britain, but also to design and launch new businesses that can take innovation to scale. For more on Participle and our methods, visit www.participle.net

People & Planet is the biggest UK student organisation campaigning on world poverty, human rights and the environment.

A global gateway into the inter-related issues of population, poverty, health, consumption and the environment developed by Planet 21, formerly publisher of People & the Planet magazine.

PhotoVoice is an international non-profit organisation, based in London, UK. Our mission is empowerment – to support people in need around the world to use photography as a medium to speak out about their concerns, hopes and fears. Working alongside both international organizations and local partners, we provide in-field photojournalism workshops for those living on the fringes of society. Internationally we provide the platform for these groups to exhibit and market their work.

We are an international development organisation that works with children to make lasting improvements to their lives.

Practical Action previously known as Intermediate Technology Development Group is a sustainable development NGO whose mission is to build the technical skills of poor people in developing countries, enabling them to improve the quality of their lives and that of future generations.

Progressio, until recently the Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR) works in partnership with people in developing countries to strengthen their self-reliance and secure policies to promote more equal distribution of power and resources.

The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

A free-access website devoted to science and technology issues relevant to the needs of the developing world.

STWR is an independent NGO advocating for essential resources, such as land energy and water, to be shared by the international community in order to secure basic human needs. Our website presents a broad mix of the latest information, news and videos on a range of key global issues including poverty, globalization and climate change. We also publish reports on these issues and provide information on how and why sharing the world’s resources can end poverty and create a sustainable world. For information, please visit http://stwr.org

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation has been established to support the development of the next generation of campaigners. We believe that politics and society are enriched by the contributions of those at grassroots, regional and national levels within the UK who question, unearth injustice and strive to change things for the better.

SOS Children's Villages provides a family for life for children who have lost their parents through war, famine, disease and poverty. Over 70,000 orphaned and abandoned children are cared for by SOS mums in clusters of family homes in 475 unique Children's Villages in 123 countries worldwide. Thousands more children benefit from SOS Children's outreach support which includes education, vocational training, medical care and community development programmes. SOS Children also provides emergency relief in situations of crisis and disaster, and continues to support families in earthquake and tsunami-affected countries.