The Chicago Relief and Aid Society was one of several charitable organizations created in Chicago in the latter part of the 18th century to provide aid and support to people and families living in poverty. Founders of the organization modeled it after the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor in New York. ref cite web last Sawislak first Karen title Chicago Relief and Aid Society url http encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org pages 1054.html publisher Encylopedia of Chicago, Chicago History Museum accessdate April 20, 2012 ref Early Years The Chicago Relief and Aid Society was a philanthropic charitable organization formed in Chicago in 1851. ref cite web last Sawislak first Karen title Chicago Relief and Aid Society url http encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org pages 1054.html publisher Encylopedia of Chicago, Chicago History Museum accessdate April 19, 2012 ref With its incorporation, the Society was charged with adminstering private charity in the City of Chicago and was authorized ... of the Society were so successful that when the official relief efforts stopped, the Society had a surplus of 600,000 in unspent funds. ref cite web last Sawislak first Karen title Chicago Relief and Aid ... organization, the Central ReliefAssociation, was formed as an alternative for helping those living in poverty in Chicago. ref cite web last Lien first Scott title Chicago Relief and Aid Society url ... Museum accessdate April 20, 2012 ref The Central ReliefAssociation was later renamed the Chicago ... worked to find employment for those it helped. Though it was one of many relief and charitable organizations in Chicago during the mid 19th century, the Chicago Relief and Aid Society came to prominence when Mayor Roswell B. Mason appointed the Society as the primary relief organization for the city ... the Fire, the Society provided a great deal of aid to the city s residents. The Society raised ... years after the Fire. During the Panic of 1893 and its aftermath, the Chicago Felief and Aid ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly Non profit logo Image SHARE logo.png 250px founded date 1970, Presentation Brothers College, Cork founder Presentation Brothers Brother Jerome Kelly location this parameter modifies Headquarters origins area served Cork city Cork city focus Elderly poor method Christmas Fast & Fundraising Campaign num volunteers 1800 approx. ref name SHARE2007 cite news title S.H.A.R.E. making a difference to the lives of Cork s elderly and youth publisher The Irish Examiner page 12 date 2007 12 15 br cite web url http www.sharecork.org graphics SHARE 07.pdf format PDF title S.H.A.R.E. making a difference to the lives of Cork s elderly and youth accessdate 2007 12 25 date 2007 12 publisher SHARE ref Non profit slogan SHARE In Cork we Care ref name SHARE2007 br No Room at the Inn ref No Room at the Inn appears above the cribs around Cork city. The SHARE philosophy is based on the message of the crib br cite news title PBC Cork celebrating 125 years work Newspaper Supplement publisher The Irish Examiner page 6 Sharing and Caring author Mich le Horgan date 2005 01 10 quote The students insist that there is room at the inn for the elderly under SHARE accommodation. ref homepage http www.sharecork.org www.sharecork.org Students Harness Aid for Relief of Elderly formerly Schoolboys Harness Aid for Relief of Elderly or SHARE , is a charitable organisation based in Cork city Cork , Ireland, dedicated to providing housing and other support for the elderly poor. One newspaper summed up that SHARE has brought help and hope, homes and happiness to the lonely old people who have been forgotten by society . ref name Media cite web url http homepage.eircom.net jackcelestia share media.htm title Media Coverage accessdate 2007 12 25 publisher SHARE ref The organisation was founded in 1970 by Brother Jerome Kelly and students of Presentation Brothers College, Cork , to deal with the social issues of the time. As it gathered ... more details
Refimprove date February 2012 Infobox company company name Navy Mutual AidAssociation company logo foundation 1879 location Henderson Hall , Arlington, Virginia , USA industry Financial services nonprofit organization products Life Insurance , Annuities , Education homepage URL http navymutual.org About us Navy Mutual AidAssociation NMAA is a nonprofit , federally tax exempt, ref name nonp mutual benefit Veterans Service Organization which was established in 1879 by sea service members ref name USN ref name USCG for the purpose of providing life insurance and Annuity US financial products annuities for members of the United States Navy , U.S. Marines Marines , U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard , Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Public Health Service PHS , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA , and their families. As of November 2011, Navy Mutual AidAssociation had over 112,000 military members and families insured. History The Navy Mutual AidAssociation was established on July 28, 1879, during a meeting of Navy officers at the Navy Department in Washington, DC. In recent years, NMAA has been headquartered in Arlington, Virginia . Until 1920 only those officers ... To qualify to become a member of Navy Mutual AidAssociation the person must an Active Duty, Reserve .... Services Navy Mutual AidAssociation offers Life Insurance and Annuity US financial products Annunities services to its members. Life insurance Navy Mutual AidAssociation offers these types of life ... Express Term Plus no medical exam insurance Annuities Navy Mutual AidAssociation offers these types ... http books.google.com books?id LWEXAQAAIAAJ&q 22Navy Mutual AidAssociation 22&dq 22Navy Mutual AidAssociation 22&hl en GBooks LW . ref ref name USCG Coast Guard bulletin , United States Coast Guard , 1945, webpage http books.google.com books?id zLpIAQAAIAAJ&q 22Navy Mutual AidAssociation 22&dq 22Navy Mutual AidAssociation 22&hl en GBooks zL . ref Category Insurance companies of the United ... more details
unreferenced date June 2009 bot yes The AidAssociation for Lutherans was founded in 1902 in Wisconsin as a List of civic, fraternal, service, and professional organizations fraternal benefit society aimed at providing low cost life insurance to its members and supporting Lutheran communities in America. The group merged its insurance and financial services functions with the Lutheran Brotherhood to form Thrivent Financial for Lutherans . Category Religious service organizations Category Religious organizations established in 1902 ... more details
The Peasants Mutual AidAssociation German language German Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe , VdgB was an East Germany East German mass organization for Peasant peasants and Farmer farmers later also Gardening gardeners . It was founded in the 1945 1946 period and was a participant in the National Front East Germany National Front . From 1950 to 1963 and again in 1986 it had representation in the Volkskammer . ref Gert Joachim Glaessner. The Unification Process in Germany From Dictatorship to Democracy . 1992. p. 33. ref In 1989 a GDR publication put the membership of the VdgB at 632,000 persons. ref The German Democratic Republic . Berlin Panorama DDR. 1989. p. 37. ref During the Peaceful Revolution the VdgB suffered due to its extensive connections with the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany Socialist Unity Party . ref Jonathan Osmond & Rachel Alsop. German Reunification A Reference Guide and Commentary . 1992. p. 211. ref In February 1990 it changed its name to the Farmers Association of the GDR, but was unable to make the transition from East German society to that of a reunified Germany . References reflist External links http www.crwflags.com fotw flags de 7Dvdgb.html Association for Mutual Farmers Assistance 1949 1990 East Germany Category Organisations based in East Germany de Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe nl Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe no Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe fi Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe sv Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe ... more details
Ellen 20Hardin 20Walworth&f false accessdate 26 March 2010 ref Founding of Women s National War ReliefAssociation The Women s National War ReliefAssociation was incorporated at Albany, New York on May ... official channels to aid in the equipment of the ambulance ships Relief , of the War Department ... ref name NYT Women s ReliefAssociation cite news url http query.nytimes.com mem archive free pdf?res 9406E6D8103CE433A25754C0A96F9C94699ED7CF title Women s ReliefAssociation date 7 September 1898 ... title Some Volunteer War Relief Associations journal The American Monthly Review of Reviews publisher ...&dq Women 27s National War Relief Association&hl en&ei 2DKtS6PpEouwswOIrtz Cw&sa X&oi book result&ct ... false accessdate 26 March 2010 ref Activities The early work of the Association included fitting out the ambulance ship Relief with a carbonating plant, electric fans, canvas awnings, food, and medical .... Nine nurses were sent to Fortress Monroe from July 9 to October 10. The association made a monetary ... more details
Primary sources date January 2009 advert date February 2012 The National Legal Aid & Defender Association ... legal aid defender association 2 National Legal Aid & Defender Association, The Crime Report ref NLADA serves the legal aid community in two ways serves as the leading national voice in public policy ... legal 4040076 1.html National Legal Aid & Defender Association NLADA , All Business ref Membership ... assistance for poor people in the form of legal aid societies and bar association legal aid committees. The first legal aid society, The German Society of New York, was founded in 1876 to protect German ..., NJ, http www.ethicalfocus.org index.php?mpage 33 ongoing quest.htm ref In 1911, legal aid societies joined together to form the National Alliance of Legal Aid Societies. Arthur von Briesen of the Legal Aid Society of New York was the first president of the organization that became the National Legal Aid & Defender Association NLADA in 1949. ref WOULD KEEP LAW AND CHARITY APART Legal Aid Society Refuses ... devoted to advocating equal justice for all United States Americans . ref Legal Aid Societies, MSN ... of civil legal aid and public defense. Individuals within and outside the equal justice community ... it became the Legal Aid Society of New York. ref The History of the Legal Aid Society, The Legal Aid Society, http www.legal aid.org en aboutus ourhistory.aspx ref In 1888, the Ethical Culture ... decades of the 20th century most major cities had opened legal aid societies. ref Ethical ... , Reginald Heber Smith, 1919 ref As a result of Smith s book, the American Bar Association created the Special Committee on Legal Aid Work. By the middle of the 20th century, virtually every major metropolitan area had some kind of legal aid program. However, the system established was not suffice ... to finally devise a federal construct to support legal aid for the low income community. After years ... recognized as the Legal Services Corporation. Over the years legal aid has evolved into a comprehensive ... more details
The Twin State Mutual Aid Fire Association Twin State is the dispatch center and coordinating agency for fire and Emergency Medical Services operations in 23 towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire Grafton County , New Hampshire and Orange County, Vermont Orange County and Caledonia County, Vermont Caledonia County in Vermont . Dispatching duties are handled by the Grafton County Sheriff s Department stationed in North Haverhill, New Hampshire . Most of the departments in the Twin State system rely heavily on volunteer fire and EMS personnel, although positions are staffed by full time members. Some departments like Littleton, New Hampshire Littleton have a mix of full time and on call firefighters, while other departments like Landaff, New Hampshire Landaff are entirely volunteer. Private and municipal ambulance services are used in the service area. Two such services are run by Ross Ambulance Service in Littleton and Woodsville Ambulance in Haverhill. Individual towns contract for their services. Some towns like Lisbon, New Hampshire Lisbon use a Life Squad or FAST First Aid Stabilization Team Squad, which is a first responder corps staffed by paid volunteers in addition to the ambulance service. http www.littletonhospital.org Littleton Regional Hospital runs the Littleton Regional Paramedic service, which provides advanced life support for the greater Littleton area. All radio dispatches use the frequency 154.400 under the callsign KSI 676. Service area The following towns are served by Twin State Mutual Aid New Hampshire Bath, New Hampshire Bath Bethlehem, New Hampshire Bethlehem ... State Fire Mutual Aid is streamed online http www.radioreference.com apps audio ?feedId 139 External ... New Hampshire Federation of Mutual Fire Aid Associations Statewide Fire Mobilization Plan http ... maother.html&date 2009 10 26 00 54 20 New Hampshire Mutual Aid Systems http www.littletonfirerescue.org dispatch.htm Twin State Mutual Aid Dispatch Center http haverhillnh.us woodsvilleems.html Woodsville ... more details
selfref For the use of the acronym AID on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia Article Improvement Drive wiktionarypar AIDaidAID may refer to Activation Induced Cytidine Deaminase , an enzyme Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue , an implementation of JOSS II for the PDP 10 Americans for Informed Democracy , an American non profit organization Artificial Insemination by Donor , a type of human artificial insemination in which donor sperm are provided by an individual other than the recipient s partner Association for India s Development , an American Indian non profit organization CHAID Automatic Interaction Detection , a precursor to, and component of CHAID Amputee identity disorder , now more commonly known as Body integrity identity disorder , a controversial psychological and neurological mental disorder. Autoimmune disease , a disorder with an overactive immune response of the body. Aid rapper born 1990 , stagename of Aida Alonso Iglesias, a Spanish rap singer. See also Aid international aid Feudal aid , feudal taxation AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome United States Agency for International Development USAID United States Agency for International Development disambig de AID eo AID fa AID fr AID it AID nl AID ja AID no AID ... more details
distinguish Will Relief Scotland Infobox non profit name Will Aid image File Will Aid red logo SMALL.jpg ... to make a donation to Will Aid. revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members subsid ... willaid.org.uk dissolved footnotes Will Aid is a charity will writing scheme designed to reinforce the need ... charities. Will Aid was originally founded in 1988 following the example set by Band Aid and Live Aid and continues to run each November. Scheme Operation Will Aid recruits solicitors all over ... . In return, the client is invited to donate to the Will Aid group of charities the fee that the solicitor ... of mirror wills . ref name Will Aid http www.willaid.org.uk Will Aid ref Supported Charities Will Aid is a partnership of nine charities ActionAid ref name ActionAid http www.actionaid.org.uk ActionAid ref , Age UK ref name Age UK http www.willaid.org.uk will aid charities help the aged 94 Age UK support Will Aid ref , the British Red Cross ref name British Red Cross http www.redcross.org.uk Donate Now Leave a legacy Will Aid 2010 British Red Cross ref , Christian Aid ref name Christian Aid http www.christianaid.org.uk give legacy donations willaid.aspx Christian Aid ref , NSPCC ref name NSPCC http www.nspcc.org.uk news and views our news events and fundraising news 25 10 10 will aid will aid wda79185.html NSPCC ref , Save the Children ref name Save the Children http www.savethechildren.org.uk ... will aid charities sciaf 96 SCIAF ref , Sightsavers ref name Sightsavers http www.sightsavers.org support us remember us in your will will aid 11132.html Sightsavers ref and Tr caire . ref name Trocaire http www.trocaire.org resources news 2010 10 22 how you can help tr C3 B3caire through will aid november Trocaire ref All the funds raised by Will Aid are shared between these charities and used to support their projects helping vulnerable people in the UK around the world. Fundraising Will Aid ... making their Will through the scheme. The 2010 campaign raised 1.6m in donations and Gift Aid ... more details
other uses Image Qajari relief.jpg thumb right 400px A Persian Empire Persian mid relief mezzo rilievo ... as two stages of low relief. Relief is a sculptural technique. The term Relief disambiguation relief is from the Latin verb levo , to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is thus to give the impression ... performed when a relief is cut in from a flat surface of stone or wood is a lowering of the field ... background is left plain, as is often the case. On the other hand, a relief saves forming ... degrees of relief depending on the degree of projection of the sculpted form from ... relief alto rilievo , where more than 50 of the depth is shown and there may be undercut areas, mid relief mezzo rilievo , low relief basso rilievo , or French bas relief , and shallow relief or rilievo ..., Relief. ref where the plane is scarcely more than scratched in order to remove background material. There is also sunk relief , which was mainly restricted to Ancient Egypt . However the distinction between high relief and low relief is the clearest and most important, and these two are generally ... , whose long article on Relief sculpture barely mentions or defines them, except for sunk relief. ref The opposite of relief sculpture is counter relief , Engraved gem intaglio , or cavo rilievo, ref ... of buildings and a variety of smaller settings, and a sequence of several panels or sections of relief may represent an extended narrative. Relief is more suitable for depicting complicated subjects ... . Most ancient architectural reliefs were originally painted, which helped to define forms in low relief ..., but sculpture in relief often depicts decorative geometrical or foliage patterns, as in the Arabesque ... Facing South May 2008.jpg thumb 650px A face of the high relief Frieze of Parnassus round the base ..., Florence combine high relief main figures with backgrounds mostly in low relief. The distinction between high and low relief is somewhat subjective, and the two are very often combined in a single ... more details
Relief , formerly known as Panorama , is a public affairs newsmagazine series in Canada , airing nightly in Ontario on TFO , the franco ontarian public television network. The series is hosted by Gis le Quenneville . Reporters associated with the series include Melanie Routhier Boudreau, Isabelle Brunet, Marie Duchesneau, Luce Gauthier, Fr d ric Projean and Chantal Racine. Longtime host Pierre Granger retired from the series in 2009. ref http www.lexpress.to archives 4643 Pierre Granger quitte l antenne . L Express de Toronto , December 21, 2009. ref The series was renamed RelieF in fall 2010. The show airs seven nights a week at 7 p.m. From Monday to Thursday, it airs news and public affairs. On Fridays, the program airs documentary programming. On Saturdays, it airs a week in review edition, and on Sundays it airs an arts and culture magazine. References reflist External links http relief.tv Relief Category Canadian news television series Category TFO shows Category Television series produced in Toronto fr Relief s rie t l vis e canadienne ... more details
humanitarian needs. The National Association of Evangelicals established the War Relief Commission ... staff num volunteers budget website http www.wr.org Official Website remarks World Relief is an international relief and development agency. Founded in 1944 as the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals , World Relief offers assistance to victims of poverty, disease, hunger, war ... grants from USAID and other agencies. World Relief s core programs focus on microfinance, AIDS prevention ..., VOLAG refugee resettlement and immigrant services. History World Relief began in 1944 when American ... Relief Commission should continue because needs were still great in post war Europe and around the world. In 1950, the agency was renamed World Relief, and began to focus on other areas of development ... clinics, and supporting orphanages and land reclamation projects. In 1961, World Relief s former chairman ... distribute food to destitute regions of the world. World Relief moved beyond providing emergency relief in response to disasters, working to foster long term development to help the poor rise above ... microfinance activities. From the 1960s through the 1980s, World Relief continued to respond to food ... Khanh Children s Hospital in Da Nang to World Relief. It became World Relief s biggest project in Vietnam, providing care for more than 125,000 patients before World Relief was forced to evacuate in 1975. ref http www.wr.org World Relief website ref References reflist External links http www.wr.org World Relief website Category Emergency organisations Category Evangelical parachurch organisations ... Category Poverty and hunger non governmental organizations Category Refugee aid organizations Category ... more details
Wiktionary relief A relief is a sculptured artwork where a modeled form projects from a flat background. TOC right Relief may also refer to Lifting up from a flat surface Relief carving , the technique used in creating a wood reliefRelief print , a group of techniques in printmaking Terrain , the third or vertical dimension of land surface Raised relief map , a three dimensional map representing elevation Shaded relief , a cartographic technique that portrays terrain by using simulated shadows Relief mapping computer graphics , a texture mapping technique Optical relief , the apparent difference in the height of materials in optical mineralogy with differing refractive indexes Relief music , the curvature of the neck of a guitar or similar instrument allowing the strings to vibrate freely Lifting back of a burden or weight Humanitarian aid , material assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, usually during crises Aid agency , an organisation dedicated to distributing aid, to relieve the burden of hunger Relief pitcher , a baseball pitcher who is brought into a game in progress to relieve the work of a team mate Relief Society , a philanthropic women s organization, an auxiliary of the LDS Church Relief valve , a type of valve used to control, limit or lift back pressure Debt relief , the partial or total lifting back or forgiveness of debt Places Relief, California Relief, Kentucky Other uses Feudal relief , a payment to an overlord by the heir of a feudal tenant to licence him to take possession of his inheritance USS Relief USS Relief , any of several U.S. Navy ships Disambiguation geo bs Reljef vor bg cs Reli f de Relief Begriffskl rung es Relieve eo Reliefo fr Relief gl Relevo ka lb Relief nl Reli f pl Relief ujednoznacznienie pt Relevo ro Relief dezambiguizare ru simple Relief disambiguation sh Reljef razvrstavanje uk ... more details
Wiktionary band aid Band Aid may refer to Band Aid band , a musical ensemble raising money for famine relief Band Aid Italian band , a band active in Italy in early 80 s Band Aid , a song on Pixie Lott s album Turn It Up Pixie Lott album Turn It Up Band Aid , a brand of adhesive bandage Adhesive bandage , a genericised trademark See also Bandage disambig id Band Aid pt Band Aid desambigua o ... more details
with Aurelia Spencer Rogers to establish the first ward Primary Association in 1878. By 1888, the Relief ... to 300,000 members in 1966. ref name History The Relief Society General Board Association, History ...infobox Organization name Relief Society image Relief Society Seal.jpg image border size caption Relief ... purpose gospel instruction, women s familial support, humanitarian aid headquarters Salt Lake City ... http lds.org service serving in the church relief society?lang eng Official website remarks The Relief ... 6 million members in over 170 countries and territories. The Relief Society is often referred to by the church ... nowiki , 2010 01 06. ref ref http mormon.org faq relief society What is Relief Society? , mormon.org. ref ref cite web title Utah.com url http www.utah.com mormon relief society.htm date work publisher ... society relief monson.html.csp LDS women urged to strengthen connections, avoid judging , Salt Lake ... Gazette , 2006 11 25, p. K10. ref Mission The motto of the Relief Society, taken from http lds.org ... Christ of Latter day Saints, 2010 , https lds.org handbook handbook 2 administering the church relief society?lang eng Relief Society ref The official purpose of Relief Society is to prepare women for the blessings ... families and homes, and help those in need. Relief Society accomplishes these purposes through Sunday gospel instruction, other Relief Society meetings, visiting teaching, and welfare and compassionate service. ref name handbook History See also List of General Presidencies of the Relief Society ... of General Presidencies of the Relief Society General President of the Relief Society Beginnings In the spring ... of the Nauvoo Relief Society, 17 March 1842, Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ ... Jr., ed., Relief Society Minutes, March 1842 March 1844, 17 March 1842, Selected Collections from ... to other duties, &c., in their public teaching. ref Minutes of the Nauvoo Relief Society, 17 March 1842, p. 6, Church History Library Relief Society, Charity Never Faileth History of the Relief ... more details
Image Sportrelief logo.png right thumb Official logo alt A red button with the words Sport Relief written on it. Below that the phrase Rise To The Challenge is written. Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief charity Comic Relief , in association with BBC Sport , which brings together ... Challenge See also Comic Relief charity Comic Relief Sport Aid Children in Need Category 2002 in British ... s poorest countries. At the heart of the campaign is the Sport Relief Mile. History In 2002, Comic Relief charity Comic Relief and BBC Sport teamed up to create a new initiative, aiming to unite ... Cahill, the Chief Executive of Comic Relief. The campaign deliberately alternates with Red Nose Day , Comic Relief charity Comic Relief s flagship event. Sport Relief 2002 The first Sport Relief show ... match for Sport Relief between the Prime Minister , Tony Blair and Pat Cash against Ilie N stase ... commentator and the game was shown live on Sunday Grandstand. Sport Relief 2004 The second Sport Relief was on Saturday 10 July 2004. the main show was on BBC One from 19.00 00.30. The first half ... project he had visited, Rachel Stevens performed the Sport Relief single, Some Girls , Dick and Dom ... edition of A Question of Sport Relief . While the News and Lottery were on BBC One, there was a brand ... names who also appeared live on the show. The show also included highlights of some of the Sport Relief ... there were also a whole series of appeal films to show where the Sport Relief money had already been ... and raised 16 million. Sport Relief 2006 The third Sport Relief took place on Saturday 15 July ... Forsyth and Jimmy Tarbuck , the second part of A Question of Sport Relief , Jon Culshaw Jon Culshaw ... in the studio, several members of the Sport Relief Red Socks cricket team were there to talk about ... of the Day studio. The third Sport Relief Celebrity Boxing bout was won by Jack Osbourne who defeated ... Relief 2008 Sport Relief moved to March in 2008. BBC One s night of fundraising was held on Friday ... more details
primarysources date February 2008 The Relief Project is an organization of musicians who want to deliver aid to communities in need. Brad Corrigan , a member of Dispatch band Dispatch , and Jon Erik Borgen a member of J.E. Borgen, established The Relief Project. The initial goal of the project was to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and other people caught in mass disasters throughout the world. Started by two musicians, nineteen other musicians donated a piece of music that together became a CD called The Relief Project, Vol 1 . The Relief Project promoted a concert at Irving Plaza. This concert was performed in front of a sold out crowd of 1,000 and some of the featured artists who performed at Irving Plaza were Dispatch, State Radio , Stephen Kellogg, Braddigan, Pete Francis, Kate Voegele , and J.E. Borgen. The Relief Project gave 18,000 to the Community Service Center of New Orleans and to Save the Children s operations in Sudan and Pakistan. The mission of The Relief Project is blockquote to use music as a tool to rebuild lives To use music as a tool to rebuild lives a bridge to bring cultures together in the fight against poverty and a voice calling for the protection and liberation of displaced and orphaned children the world over . blockquote The vision of The Relief Project is to use music as a way to raise money, educate and inspire people to engage in a livelier role in caring for humanity See also Empty bowls Artists for Humanity External links http thereliefproject.org about Organization website DEFAULTSORT Relief Project, The Category Non profit organizations based in the United States ... more details
Sport Aid also known as Sports Aid was a charitable event held on May 25 1986, raising 37m to support famine relief in Africa , and is the sporting event with the most participants in history. The event was organised by Chris Long Chairman and Founder , Bob Geldof Band Aid , Simon Dring UNICEF consultant and John Anderson PhD Head of Global Special Events, UNICEF . Sport Aid was supported by Band Aid Bob Geldof and UNICEF. The event took place in 89 countries simultaneously. Sport Aid raised funds for Band aid and UNICEF. At 15 00 Greenwich Mean Time GMT on Sunday May 25 1986, 19.8 million runners around the world ran, jogged or walked 10 kilometres with sponsorships or donations given to support African famine relief charities. 274 cities held official events to allow over 19.8 million wikt participation participants to follow designated courses with television coverage shown worldwide. London saw 200,000 runners complete the course, Barcelona hosted 50,000, Athens 30,000, Santiago 15,000, Dublin 20,000, Port of Spain 15,000, Melbourne 10,000 and countless millions of further runners ... publicized Hands Across America ,. Sport Aid was scheduled to take place on the eve of a UN special ... to the United Nations on May 16, when he lit a torch from the embers of fire in El Moweilih relief ... runners in 76 countries ran today in Sport Aid, a global benefit to raise money for the starving of Africa. Today, Sport Aid is still the biggest sporting event ever organized. A video that documented the 1986 effort Sport Aid The Race Against Time includes the music of The Cars, Tears for Fears, U2, The Police, The Hollies, Band Aid, Vangelis featuring Sebastian Coe and a cast of millions Running ... the Tears for Fears song. References http www.live aid dvd.com gallery8c.htm Sport Aid Details about the Sport Aid events. See also Charity record Comic Relief charity Comic Relief Sport Relief Children in Need ChildLine Band Aid band Band Aid USA for Africa Category Charity fundraisers ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Islamic Relief Worldwide Non profit logo Image Islamic Relief.jpg Non profit type founded date founded date 1984 founder Hany El Banna location Birmingham, UK origins Small Heath, Birmingham , United Kingdom UK area served Permanent locations in over 35 countries focus Sustainable Livelihoods, Education, Health and Nutrition, Orphans and Child Welfare, Water and Sanitation, Emergency Relief & Disaster Preparedness revenue 58,105,797 2009 ref http www.charity commission.gov.uk ... http www.islamic relief.com Islamic Relief Worldwide , http www.islamic relief.org.uk UK , http ... Islamic Relief Worldwide IRW is an international relief and development organization consisting of a family of 15 aid agencies that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world s poorest people ... to mitigate the effect of disasters, prepare for their occurrence and respond by providing relief ... in Disaster Relief. IRW is also a member of Bond British Overseas NGOs for Development and is part ... IRW is not at all to be confused with the Saudi Arabia based International Islamic Relief Organization , or IIRO. Awards The Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington IFC awarded Islamic Relief ... Islamic Relief Worldwide has 15 legally separate and independent affiliates also referred to as partner offices around the world, located in UK Islamic Relief USA USA Belgium Canada France Germany Italy ... References Reflist External links Islamic Relief Worldwide http www.islamic relief.com islamic relief.com Islamic Relief USA http www.irusa.org www.irusa.org Islamic Relief Palestine http www.irpal.ps www.irpal.ps Islamic Relief South Africa http www.islamic relief.co.za www.islamic relief.co.za Islamic Relief UK http www.islamic relief.org.uk www.islamic relief.org.uk Category Islamic Relief ... Humanitarian aid organizations Category Organizations established in 1984 ar de Islamic Relief eo Islama Helpa Societo fr Secours islamique it Islamic Relief sv Islamic Relief ... more details
refimprove date March 2010 Debt relief is the partial or total forgiveness of debt , or the slowing or stopping ... s. International debt relief War reparations In the mid 20th century, the 1953 Agreement on German ... debt relief. Part of the reasoning was that German s World War I reparations were deeply resented in Germany, and credited internationally as a cause of World War II , and thus debt relief helped reconciliation and peace in Europe. Third world debt Debt relief for heavily indebted and Underdevelopment ... at the 1998 G8 meeting in Birmingham , was successful in pushing debt relief onto the agenda ... systematic debt relief for the poorest countries, whilst trying to ensure the money would be spent .... To qualify for irrevocable debt relief, countries must also maintain macroeconomic stability ... sectors. The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative MDRI is an extension of HIPC. The MDRI was agreed ... . Arguments against debt relief Opponents of debt relief argue that it is a blank cheque to governments ... down effect . They argue that the money would be far better spent in specific aid projects that actually ... third world governments to overspend in order to receive debt relief in the future. Others argue against the conditionalities attached to debt relief. These conditions of structural adjustment ... debt relief Origins Debt relief existed in a number of ancient societies Debt forgiveness is mentioned ... to an independent consumer s association for advice before calling debt consolidation companies ... the most effective avenues for debt relief for the price. As long as some form of Chapter 7 bankruptcy debt relief exists within American law, the credit card companies must pay attention, and do as much ... Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 provides that debt forgiven on a primary residence is not treated ... Main Bankruptcy Non recourse loan The primary mechanism of debt relief in modern societies is bankruptcy ... In modern times, the most common alternatives to debt relief in cases where debt cannot be paid ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Khalsa Aid was established in 1999 as an international non profit aid and relief organization founded on the Sikh principles of selfless service and universal love. Khalsa Aid is a UK Registered Charity 1080374 with the UK Charities Commission and also has volunteers in North America & Asia . Khalsa Aid has provided relief assistance to victims of disasters, wars, and other tragic events around the world.Since the formation of Khalsa Aid, it has ventured into may parts of the world where humanitarian assistance was needed. Its very first mission in 1999 was to provide food and shelter to the refugees on the Albania Yugoslavia border where thousands of victims of the war in Yugoslavia were taking shelter. During the new millennium in 2000, Khalsa Aid was also providing assistance to the victims of the Cyclone that hit East India in the state of Orissa where it provided assistance to all the affected schools in starting their educational needs. In 2001 Khalsa Aid also went to Turkey to provide medical and water assistance to the victims of the earthquake that struck the north west of the country. The work that people do for Khalsa Aid is not paid for, it is completely voluntary. These people have taken time out of things such as work and education to travel abroad and help. Khalsa Aid is mainly funded by UK based Sikhs. The charity s sister charity is www.focuspunjab.org Some of the projects which Khalsa Aid have done Albania aiding displaced Kosovan refugees , Turkey earthquake relief , Orissa in India rehabilitation after a typhoon , Gujarat in India earthquake response reliefaid , DR Congo relief efforts in response to a volcanic eruption ,Somalia water purification assistance , Kabul, Afghanistan war rehabilitation assistance, Pakistan providing ... Panjab floods relief See also portal Sikhism Sikhism Khalsa khalsa aid provides water pumps in haiti External links http www.khalsaaid.org Khalsa Aid http www.sikhphilosophy.net khalsa aid Khalsa Aid ... more details
An aid agency is an organisation dedicated to distributing aid . Many professional aid organisations exist, both within government e.g. AusAID , USAID , DFID , EuropeAid Co operation Office EuropeAid , ECHO European Commission ECHO , between governments as multilateral donors e.g. UNDP and as private voluntary organizations or non governmental organisations, e.g. ActionAid , Oxfam , World Vision . The International Committee of the Red Cross is unique in being mandated by international treaty to uphold the Geneva Conventions . Aid can be subdivided into two categories humanitarian aid emergency relief efforts, e.g. in response to natural disasters , and development aid or foreign aid , aimed ... reduction . Some aid agencies carry out both kinds of aid e.g. EcoCARE Pacific Trust and ADRA , whilst others specialise e.g. Red Cross, humanitarian aid War on Want , development aid . See also List of development aid agencies External links Div col 2 http ucblibraries.colorado.edu govpubs us foraffrs.htm Foreign Relations and International Aid resources from University of Colorado Boulder Dmoz Society Philanthropy International Aid and Development International Aid and Development http www.aiddata.org AidData a web portal for information on development aid, including a database of aid activities ... Development Institute http reformaid.org Aid Reform Campaign at Oxfam America http www.brookings.edu topics foreign aid.aspx Foreign Aid at Brookings Institution http www.aidworkers.net Aid Workers Network http topics.developmentgateway.org special aidharmonization Aid Harmonization What Will It Take to Meet the Millennium Development Goals? http www.globalissues.org issue 786 aidAid at GlobalIssues.org ... 2005 0916fact.htm How Food Aid Work. http uk.oneworld.net guides aidAid Guide at OneWorld.net http www.NL Aid.org NL Aid. http www.aid uk.co.uk http foreignaidstats.com Foreign Aid Projects 1955 2010 Div col end Category Aid Category Humanitarian aid organizations Category International development ... more details
About the UK charity set up by Idries Shah the US and Afghanistan registered aid agency Afghanistan Relief Organization Registered British Charity Commission Number 289910 The objects of this Trust were to relieve poverty and sickness and promote health and advance education amongst refugees from Afghanistan . http www.charity commission.gov.uk registeredcharities search.asp?position 1&oparea S nongov org stub Category Non governmental organizations operating in Afghanistan ... more details
, R V See also Charity record Children in Need ChildLine Jane Tewson Sport Aid Sport Relief Band Aid ...About The British charity for the needy The American charity for the homeless Comic Relief USA other uses Comic Relief disambiguation Infobox Television show name Comic Relief image File Comic Relief.svg 200px caption Comic Relief logo genre Telethon camera Multiple runtime Various presenter Jonathan ... Carr br Comic Relief On television See full list narrated country United Kingdom location BBC Television ... related Children in Need br Sport Relief website http www.bbc.co.uk rednoseday Comic Relief is an operating ... Our History Comic Relief Bot generated title ref The highlight of Comic Relief s appeal is Red Nose Day , a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief . Comic Relief ... in Need , held annually in November. Comic Relief was launched live on Noel Edmonds The Late, Late ... in Sudan. The idea for Comic Relief came from the noted charity worker Jane Tewson , who established ... principles behind working at Comic Relief is the Golden Pound Principle where every single donated ... in 1985, Comic Relief has raised over pound sterling 750 million. ref http www.comicrelief.com about us About Us Comic Relief Bot generated title ref Critics of Comic Relief and other BBC charity ... Executive of 120,410. In 2002, Comic Relief and BBC Sport teamed up to create Sport Relief , a new ... and fund raising on BBC One. Sport Relief is a biennial charity event, and the campaign deliberately alternates years with Red Nose Day, Comic Relief s flagship event. Red Nose Day occurs in odd numbered years, and Sport Relief in even numbered years. In 2009, Comic Relief launched a website calling ... way in which Comic Relief raises money. The first Red Nose Day RND was held on 5 February 1988 and since ... News at Ten is aired on BBC One, Comic Relief continues on BBC Two , and then resumes on BBC One at 10 ... Girls song Who Do You Think You Are became the official Comic Relief single of this event and sold ... more details
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