Resources

Organizations around the world share in our mission. We believe it is important to give access through our own place on the web to those going work like ours.

Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) uses a comprehensive, collaborative approach to address problems with public health, agriculture, sanitation, and sustainability.

The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)  trains people working in developing nations to implement and maintain biosand water filters and sanitation programs.

The ONE Campaign is a new effort to rally Americans to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. Each ONE of us can make a difference. Together as ONE we can change the world.

The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO’s objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO’s Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves.

Based at Quinnipiac University, the Albert Schweitzer Institute is a non-profit organization that conducts US and international programs that link education, ethics and voluntarism.

Khoto, Pula, Nala!
Peace, Rain, Prosperity! This national motto of Lesotho and greeting used by the Basotho is an appropriate way to welcome you, our visitors, to the Water in Africa Web site. It reflects the deep connection of water to all aspects of life in African countries-a concept World Wise Schools has tried to capture in the resources and learning units featured on this site.

Funded through a grant from the Department of Education, the Water in Africa project was realized over a two year period by a team of Peace Corps Volunteers, World Wise Schools’ (WWS) classroom teachers, and WWS staff members. Inspired by an idea of one creative WWS teacher, the project eventually expanded into a detailed design. The development and implementation of the design included the collection of resources from over 90 Volunteers serving in African countries, the preparation of those photos and stories, and the creation of standards-based learning units for K-12 students.

Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.