Provides leadership and assistance to school systems, state departments of education, and colleges and universities, fostering students' ability to think about issues in a global context and make connections with their own lives.
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Congressional Youth Leadership Council– Grant Burrall (www.cylc.org)
Offers educational leadership conferences for outstanding youth from around the world.
ECPAT-USA (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography & Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes)– Carol Smolenski (www.ecpatusa.org)
A network of organizations and individuals seeking to ensure that all children are free from sexual exploitation.
Global Kids - Project Newz Crew– Barry Joseph (www.newzcrew.org)
An internet forum for students to discuss issues in the news.
Hague Appeal for Peace– Sabrina Esufali (www.haguepeace.org)
A network of individuals and organizations dedicated to the abolition of war, through advocacy and training in peace education.
Institute of International Education (lIE)– Daniel Obst (www.iie.org)
Administers the Fulbright and Humphrey fellowships for the State Dept. and the People, Energy and Development program for USAID; conducts policy research and provides counseling on international education and opportunities abroad.
Inter-Agency Network on Education In Emergencies (INEE)– Allison Anderson (www.ineesite.org)
Through its website, promotes inter-agency communication and provides information, learning materials, guidelines and training opportunities to educators worldwide working in emergency situations and areas of chronic instability; affiliated with the International Rescue Committee.
International Education and Resource Network (iEarn)– Lisa Jobson (www.iearn.org)
Uses the internet to promote interactive, project-based partnerships among schools worldwide.
International Labour Organization (ILO)– Djankou Ndjonkou (www.ilo.org)
The UN specialized agency promoting social justice in the labour field; formulates standards of basic labour rights, and provides technical assistance, training and advisory services on labour-related issues, especially for children.
International Movement AID Fourth World– Vicki Soanes (www.4thworldmovement.org)
Works to ensure respect for the human rights of those in extreme poverty through personalized correspondence, and a newsletter in English, French and Spanish; sponsors the Tapori network (www.tapori.org) for correspondence among children worldwide.
Media Channel/Global Vision– Danny Schechter (www.mediachannel.com)
A non-profit international website focused on media, featuring reading resources, teaching tools, issue guides and access to a worldwide network of organizations and publications on media and education.
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National Peace Corps Association– Ellen Frierson (www.rpcv.org)
An organization of former Peace Corps volunteers working to provide global education in US classrooms via a newsletter GlobalTeach net (www.teachnet@rpcv.org) and web-based project Kids Around the World (www.katw.org).
NetAid– Natalie Wooller (www.netaid.org)
Mobilizes people in developed countries to end extreme poverty-through Its Global Citizens Corps, action awards, games for global ed., online campaigns and World Schoolhouse project.
Seeds of Peace– Barbara Gottschalk (www.seedsofpeace.org)
Runs an international camp in Maine to promote friendships among teens from four areas of conflict: the Middle East, Cyprus, the Balkans and South Asia.
SOS Klnderdorf International - SOS Children's Villages– Elisabeth Kofler Shuman (www.sos-childrensvillages.org)
Builds villages around the world to provide a permanent home, family-like structure and stable environment for orphaned and abandoned children.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)– Judith Yemane (www.unicef.org)
Works in 161 countries and territories in the areas of disease prevention, safe childbirth, nutrition, sanitation and education - see also Teachers Talking About Learning (www.unicef.org/teachers); also provides emergency response in times of crisis
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)– Yvans Joseph (www.unifem.org)
Provides financial & technical assistance to programs promoting women's human rights, political participation and economic security, and links women's issues to national, regional and global agendas.
United Nations Development Programme - Office of Communication (UNDP)– Daniel Shepard (www.undp.org)
The UN's global development network connecting countries to the knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life; publishes CHOICES (the Human Development Magazine).
United Nations Development Programme - Office of Communication (UNDP)– Daniel Shepard (www.undp.org)
The UN's global development network connecting countries to the knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life; publishes CHOICES (the Human Development Magazine).
United Nations Educational Outreach - Department of Public Information (DPI)– Maria Chavez (www.un.org/dpi)
The communications link between the UN and its affiliated non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through briefings, workshops, orientation for new NGO representatives and an annual 3-day conference in September; it also provides UN documents, press releases and a video lending library of UN films.
Sponsors:
1. Cyberschoolbus– Bill Yotive (www.un.org/cyberschoolbus)
An online resource disseminating information on international issues and the UN through teaching materials and activities designed for use at primary, intermediate and secondary levels, and for teacher training.
2. UN Chronicle– Russell Taylor; Belal Hassan (www.un.org/chronicle)
The magazine of the United Nations, with articles on global issues on the UN agenda, economic and social development, the arts in a global context, etc.
3. UN Works– Carmel Mulvany; Belal Hassan (www.un.org/works)
Produces videos and offers a website featuring the stories of men, women and children who have benefitted from the UN's work.
United Nations Millennium Goals Campaign– Amil Husain (www.un.org)
Informs, inspires and encourages involvement and action toward achieving the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals, (MDGs) and reports on their progress and implementation.
United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)– Rania Barrimo (www.reliefweb.int/ocha-ol/)
Advocates humanitarian issues with political organs of the UN, notably the Security Council, and coordinates efforts to ensure appropriate humanitarian responses on the ground in emergency situations.
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)– Yusuf Hassan (www.unhcr.org)
Leads and co-ordinates international action to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.
Vital Voices– Wenchi Yu Perkins (www.vitalvoices.org)
Invests in women who are leaders in their own countries, to expand their leadership roles, create business opportunities, and protect human rights around the globe.
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children– Megan McKenna & Lori Heninger (www.womenscommission.org)
Works to improve the lives of refugees and internally displaced women, children and adolescents.
World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP)– Kate Kolchin (www.omep-usnc.org)
Publishes the Int'l Journal of Early Childhood twice a year; holds regional seminars, and a World Assembly on EC education.