Chase Edler Humanitarian Foundation

The Chase Edler Humanitarian Foundation was established to provide much needed assistance to orphans worldwide. This unique foundation works with multiple organizations and charities to create ongoing income streams to benefit targeted programs. Chase may be gone, but his dream lives on through this Foundation - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

RICE International Relief Organization

RICE is engaged in building and supporting the distribution channels of basic food, healthcare, and education supplies for orphans, refugees and the communities in which they live. We serve communities in our own neighborhoods as well putting together emergency teams which travel world wide to provide critical resources needed by existing field staff in their humanitarian efforts.

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Carolina for Kibera

Established in 2001, Carolina for Kibera (CFK) is an international, nongovernmental organization based in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Carolina For Kibera (CFK) fights abject poverty and helps prevent violence through community-based development in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya and beyond. Run by Kenyans and advised by American and Kenyan volunteers, CFK's primary mission is to promote youth leadership and ethnic and gender cooperation in Kibera through sports, young women's empowerment, and community development.

Art 4 Peace in Kibera

The Art4Peace project is about exposing talent from the slum and other hardship areas to those more fortunate through art. The aim is to establish commercially viable art centres that give artists from disadvantaged backgrounds an outlet to develop their talents and sell art. Ghetto is a term used to refer to the "shorty" (slums). One can therefore term "ghetto art" as a form of art that reflects upon various issues in Kibera. Whether it's the theme in the paintings or sculptures or it's the material used, the art revolves around the ghetto. Ghetto art is ghetto inspired.

Kibera Youth Self Help Group

Kibera Youth Self Help Group (KYSG) is a community based organization which engages in socio-economic activities to improve the living standards of its members and the community at large.The group is based in Kianda village of the sprawling Kibera slums. It draws membership from the youths within Kibera. The members are mainly school leavers, reformed street boys, orphans and jobless youth who have no means of income.

Community Support Group Kibera

Community Support Group (CSG) is a volunteer group of dedicated and focused individuals, committed to supporting community development in the Kibera Slums of Nairobi by pooling resources. The group is politically neutral and non-segregative. CSG is one of the many community groups active in Kibera, working on issues such as: environment and sanitation; waste management; HIV/AIDS awareness, counselling and testing; domestic violence; education; and unemployment. Many youths are committed and passionate about making an impact in their community.

The "Flying Toilets" in Kibera Slum

What are the "flying toilets" in Kibera? Read this article to find out and learn more about Kibera. Check it out: "'Please don't step on any plastic. It might contain a bomb!' warns John Murage, assistant project officer for the African Medical Research Foundation's (Amref) Integrated Primary Health Care Programme in Nairobi's Kibera slums."

Kibera - Wikipedia

Learn the facts about Kibera Slum in this Wikipedia article. Read about Kibera's history, geography, culture, and references in popular culture. Check it out: "Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya is the largest slum in Africa with a population of perhaps one million. The name "Kibera" is derived from kibra, a Nubian word meaning ;forest' or 'jungle.'"

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Africa Millenium Foundation

Africa Millenium Foundation (AMF) is a strategic non-profit and non-governmental organization committed to the social and economic empowerment of the people of Africa, especially women. AMF seeks to target poverty at its very root by providing African women with the necessary tools for achieving self-sufficiency. AMF is partnered with the University of Southern California.

Fred Outa Foundation

The Fred Outa Foundation is a non-demoninational organization founded in 2006 and is devoted to improving the lives of orphans. Specifically, the foundation works with orphan children who live in Kibera Slum in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the largest slum in Africa and is the area featured in the film "The Constant Gardener" and in Christine Amanpour's documentry on CNN "Where Have All The Parents Gone". Currently the foundation is working on raising money to build a girls' high school in Kenya. Many girls in Kenya do not continue education past the middle grades and are married at a young age. Once the high school is built the girls will be able to continue their education in a safe environment.

Invisible Children

As a non-profit Invisible Children works to transform apathy into activism. By documenting the lives of those living in regions of conflict and injustice, we hope to educate and inspire individuals in the Western world to use their unique voice for change. Our media creates an opportunity for people to become part of a grassroots movement that intelligently responds to what.s happening in the world. But our work extends beyond our borders. In war-affected regions we focus on long-term development, working directly with individuals and institutions that are eager to realize their full potential.

Kiva

Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need.

World Vision

One of the largest non-profits, 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. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, World Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God's unconditional love for all people. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.