Radio NUST
Launched in October 2011, Radio NUST is the first ever internet based radio station at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. Having the tagline - "Polluting the airwaves" the objective is to provide free flow of information along with the current happenings in the campus.
(more...)BioReach Society
A student led initiative, by the passionate minds of Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences at National University of Sciences & Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan, the BioReach Society holds public health awareness as an integral part of their agenda.
(more...)Global Poverty Project
Launched at the UN in 2008, the Global Poverty Project is an innovative and dynamic public education and campaigning organisation. We are committed to increasing the number and effectiveness of individuals taking action against extreme poverty; and provide everyday people with simple, yet effective ways to create opportunities for our world's poorest people.
(more...)Global Polio Eradication Initiative
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments and spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide. At a glance:
(more...)Rotary International
Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.There are 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto Service Above Self, Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.
(more...)UNICEF
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
(more...)Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people - especially those with the fewest resources - have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. (more...)
World Health Organisation
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defence against transnational threats.
Burnet Institute
The Burnet Institute is Australia's largest virology and communicable disease research institute. The Institute aims to achieve better health for poor and vulnerable communities in Australia and internationally through research, education and public health.
(more...)Make Poverty History
MAKEPOVERTYHISTORYis a coalition of more than 70 aid and development organisations, community and faith-based groups working in partnership to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and halve global poverty by 2015.
(more...)Cricket Australia
Cricket Cares, Cricket Australiaʼs community action program, calls on the cricket fraternity to support the community and give back to the fans that give so much to the game. Recognising cricket as an agent of community benefit, Cricket Cares works with a range of charities and community groups to provide support for those in need.
(more...)Pacific Friends of the Global Fund
Pacific Friends of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a high-level advocacy organisation which seeks to mobilise regional awareness of the serious threat posed by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria to societies and economies in the Pacific. In pursuing its goals Pacific Friends has a specific interest in highlighting the need to protect the rights of women and children in the Pacific.
