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- Education
- Academy for Educational Development (Washington, DC) - independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical
social problems in the US and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and
innovative program design and management, with a focus on health, education, youth development and the environment
- American Councils for International Education (ACTR-ACCELS) (Washington, DC) - international not-for-profit organization which
aims to foster independence and democratic development by advancing education and research, cultivating leadership, and
empowering individuals and institutions through learning, and by connecting people from the US, Russia, Eastern Europe and
Eurasia to learning and to each other
- Education International (IE) (Brussels) - world-wide trade union organisation of education personnel, whose 24.5 million
members represent all sectors of education from pre-school to university, including 309 national trade unions and associations
in 157 countries and territories
- Education, Language and Development Training Programmes (ELD) (Kathmandu, Nepal) - a "second-tier" charity founded to
support staff working in development, education and human rights worldwide by providing information, education, advice and
training
- Institute of International Education (IIE) (New York, NY) - independent, nonprofit organization which serves as a resource for
educators and institutions worldwide to promote closer educational relations between the people of the United States and other
countries, to increase the number of students, scholars and professionals who have the opportunity to study, teach and conduct
research outside of their own country, to strengthen and internationalize institutions of higher learning throughout the world, and
to foster sustainable development through training programs in energy, environment, business management, and leadership
development
- International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) (Geneva) - non-profit educational organization that works with schools,
governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous
assessment designed to encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who
understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right
- International Development Education Advanced Learning Strategy (IDEALS) (Ontario, Canada) - online resource centre for the
exchange of news, views, information and resources for the use of individuals and organizations interested in international
development and global education
- International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) (Washington, DC) - nonprofit organization which specializes in higher
education, independent media, Internet development, and civil society programs in the United States, Europe, Eurasia, the Near
East, and Asia
- International Schools Association (ISA) (Geneva, Switzerland) - international non-governmental organization which aims to
further world peace and international understanding through education, encourage the creation of new international schools,
encourage co-operation among international or internationally- minded schools through consultation on teaching and
administrative questions, and nurture interest in national schools of international matters as a means of improving international
understanding
- The Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL) (Geneva) - non-profit, non-governmental organisation that promotes
and creates novel educational models and policies, as well as new financing options for schools, which rest on the principles of
parents' right to choose a school for their children, the existence of a genuine diversity of schools, and the possibility for
members of civil society to create and manage independent schools
- World Organization for Educational Resources and Technological Training (ORT) (Switzerland) - non-governmental education
and training organisation which aims to meet the educational and vocational requirements of diverse students in 100 countries
throughout the world
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- Youth
- Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF) (Scotland) - annual event that aims to provide an opportunity for young performers
(youth orchestras, jazz groups, choirs, ballet, contemporary, jazz and folk dance groups, world music and theatre companies)
from all over the world to study and perform in a stimulating international environment and to provide opportunities for participants
to learn about each others cultures and to exchange ideas and views through active involvement in the arts
- AFS International (New York, NY) - international community-based volunteer organization dedicated to building a more just and
peaceful world through international student exchange (formerly the American Field Service)
- Alliance for Youth Achievement (AYA) (Golden, CO, USA) - partners with over forty organizations that work with orphans and
street children to enable them to expand their programs
- Global Work Experience Association (GWEA) (Copenhagen, Denmark) - brings together organisations active in work experience
to promote work experience programmes for young people throughout the world in order to strengthen cultural and economic
ties among nations
- International Young Naturefriends (IYNF) (Prague, Czech Republic) - international umbrella organisation of national organisations
in more than 20 countries and an independent part of the International Friends of Nature, which stand for ideals with of peace,
solidarity, tolerance, environmental protection, and the right of young people to participate in the decision making processes
which affect them
- International Youth Foundation (IYF) (Baltimore, MD, USA) - works with hundreds of companies, foundations, and civil society
organizations in nearly 60 countries and territories to improve the conditions and prospects for young people where they live,
learn, work, and play
- International Youth Library (Munich, Germany) - world's largest collection of international children's and youth literature, aimed at
promoting cultural youth programs and intercultural understanding
- International Youth Service (IYS) (Turku, Finland) - world's largest pen friend organization for schoolboys and schoolgirls, with no
religious, political or business affiliations
- World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCAs) (Geneva) - world-wide Christian, ecumenical, voluntary
movement for women and men, with special emphasis on the involvement of young people, which seeks to build a human
community of justice with love, peace and reconciliation
- World Assembly of Youth (WAY) (Melaka, Malaysia) - international coordinating body of national youth councils and
organisations which works for the promotion of youth and youth organizations in programme areas such as democracy,
environment, human rights, population, health, drugs, community development and leadership training
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) (London) - organisation of 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
in 144 countries which provides a high quality non-formal educational programme that provides dynamic, flexible and
values-based training in life skills, leadership and decision making
- World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) (Geneva) - international association of more than 28 million Scouts, youth
and adults, boys and girls, in 216 countries and territories
- World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) (Geneva) - organisation representing 25 million women from over 110
countries who put their faith into action by striving to build a just society encompassing gender equality and the full integration of
women locally, nationally and internationally, through training, advocacy, development and strengthening the movement, with the
aims of improving women's lives, achieving social and economic justice, ensuring human rights, and restoring the integrity of the
planet
- Youth With A Mission (YWAM) (USA) - international, interdenominational movement of Christians based in over 800 locations in
over 135 countries who share their faith through many different kinds of practical help, from agricultural training to running
medical clinics, as well as telling about the Christian beliefs that inspire their actions
- Youth.se (Stockholm, Sweden) - website for International Youth Projects developed with the assistance of the Swedish
Development Agency (Sida) with links to youth organisations and projects around the world
- Yspace (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) - network formed to foster and support the development across nations
of youth inclusive policy and practice in the design and management of public and community accessed spaces
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