Our Members

The Alberta Teachers’ Association, as the professional organization of teachers, promotes and advances public education, safeguards standards of professional practice and serves as the advocate for its members.

Bridges of Hope exists to promote poverty relief and community empowerment amongst the poorest nations on earth. This work is done through enhancing the capabilities and productivity of indigenous organizations, leadership and through people who are committed to poverty relief and community empowerment.

The vision of Canadian Peacemakers International is to develop and demonstrate a model of peacemaking and peacebuilding that can be emulated by others to address the structural causes of conflict in Central America (CA). The ultimate goal is to reduce the likelihood of more war in CA.

CAUSE Canada is an international relief and development agency working in West Africa and Central America. Our development priorities include: Primary Health Care (PHC) Water and Sanitation Education Reforestation Gender-Specific Development Initiatives (Women’s Projects) Micro-enterprise Projects.

CAWST, the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, is a non-profit organisation that provides training and consulting to organizations that work directly with populations in developing countries who lack access to clean water and basic sanitation. CAWST “walks beside” hundreds of organizations, government agencies, community groups, and local and international NGOs of all sizes in 63 countries as they develop their capacities to deliver water and sanitation programs locally.

The Centre for Global Education (CGE) develops and delivers virtual collaborative learning projects that engage and empower youth as global citizens, through connecting them to the people, places, and issues they are learning about in their classrooms.

In cooperation with the indigenous people of developing countries,  Change for Children aims to identify the root causes of poverty and, in the spirit of solidarity,  assist in finding long-term solutions

Change for Children fulfills this purpose by:

• Supporting projects which lead to self-sufficiency and a more just distribution of the world’s resources;
• Maximizing the effectiveness of each donated dollar by applying to government agencies for matching grants and by ensuring appropriate administration of funds;
• Educating Canadians about the developing world to bring about an awareness of our global interdependence and solicit support for greater justice and equity.

Covenant International was established to reach, develop, and mobilize the nation of Ethiopia and in due time other countries. Covenant International works closely with our partner organization: Vision for Ethiopia Association. This relationship & establishment helps us manage our Project Implementation & Vision at a very precise & local level.

We are a democratic movement for international solidarity that supports partners in the Global South in the pursuit of alternatives to unjust social, political, economic and environmental structures.

We educate Canadians about the causes of the impoverishment of peoples and to mobilize them to act for change.

The vision of the Edmonton Public School Board is to transform the learners of today into the leaders of tomorrow and to inspire student success through high quality learning opportunities, supported by meaningfully engaged students, parents, staff and community.

The Embrace International Foundation (Embrace) is a civil society organization that empowers communities, families and individuals with disabilities. Embrace aims to build dignity and decrease dependency for mothers and special needs children in Africa and Latin America. Embrace’s mission is to seek justice for disenfranchised people living on the fringes of society. Embrace supports professional services that benefit children and youth with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and severe behavioural disorders.

Engineers Without Borders creates opportunities for rural Africans to access clean water, generate an income from small farms, and have improved access to the services and infrastructure they need to improve their lives. They harness the problem-solving approach and creative pragmatism of the Canadian engineering sector to address the root causes of poverty in rural Africa.

Expand Hope, EH! is Canada’s platform for global social change. We believe that education, among other interventions, has the power to break the cycle of poverty for more than half the world’s population. We also believe that businesses have the power and the financial resources to drive social change. Through our unique impact model which marries business with social change, we build schools in marginalized communities around the world, impacting the lives of thousands of children and their communities.

FOCAS (The Foundation for Oromian Culture, Education and Art Services), is a registered charity centered around community empowerment and learning excellence. With a desire to advance education, relieve poverty, and advocate for disadvantaged people groups, FOCAS provides many resources and services for the newcomer community. Some of these services and programs include tutoring and mentoring school aged children, sponsoring and settling refugees, teaching English as a second language, food distribution, and document and occupation support. FOCAS is a community based and community oriented organization continually growing to meet society’s needs.

FIIDI-Canada is a registered charitable organization in Alberta, Canada that is affiliated with The Foundation for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Initiatives (FIIDI) – a non-profit, non-religious, non-partisan and non-political community based organization working in Port Loko District of Sierra Leone, and Foyer pour les Initiatives de Dialogue Interculturel et Interreligieux (FIIDI) – a civil society organization working in Burkina Faso. Each organization operates independently but the vision and mission remains the same.

Arising out of a commitment to end religious and ethnic violence, FIIDI has taken an awareness (education) based approach to address and prevent religious and ethnic challenges affecting the communities in Burkina Faso, Canada, and Sierra Leone. We believe that education, including education for tribal, ethnic, and religious leaders and actors, as well as youth, increase mutual respect; tolerance, and understanding while diminishing the risk that individuals could be manipulated for political purposes. We don’t give aid; we strive for dialogue and tolerance, empowering communities to stand up for peace.

HOPEthiopia is committed to the restoration of both the people and the land of Ethiopia. This will be accomplished by the implementation of four distinct project initiatives, each working together to produce a hopeful nation. The mission of HOPEthiopia is twofold: firstly, to raise Ethiopian children into citizens with exceptional moral standards and strength of character; and secondly, to restore the values of purpose and dignity to the lives of Ethiopia’s homeless pastors. HOPEthiopia will provide care and love to orphaned children and homeless retired pastors in the nation of Ethiopia. HOPEthiopia emphasizes the educational, physical, social, and spiritual needs of the individuals who call it “home”. It is the vision of HOPEthiopia to enable the people living therein to grow into confident and fulfilled Christian leaders, contributing to the well-being of Ethiopia. We will strive to restore a healthy, balanced, and sustainable environment.

19 Elbow River Point, Calgary, Ab, Canada T3Z 2V1

Established in Calgary in 2004, ICE is dedicated to promoting children’s literacy and cross-cultural education, at home and abroad. Our current priority is to donate high quality illustrated books featuring stories from the Middle East and Central Asia to literacy programs serving children in need. Our literacy focus grew from a survey we conducted in 2004 in which we learned that Canadian literacy programs for disadvantaged children suffer from a severe and ongoing shortage of high quality books. Current requests from our Canadian partners reveal a need for at least 50,000 books annually. In 2010 ICE began distributing Dari-Pashto editions of the same books to schools, orphanages and NGOs in desperate need in Afghanistan. In just 15 years, ICE has donated 250,500 books to children free of charge. We’ve given 133,400 books to Canadian children in need with help from over 80 Canadian non-profit literacy groups; 115,960 books to Afghan children assisted by 8 Afghan partner organizations and 1140 books to Mexican children through our partner there.

Islamic Relief works with communities to strengthen their resilience to calamities, and we provide vital emergency aid when disasters occur. We help the impoverished access basic services, including education, water and sanitation, as well as healthcare. We provide lasting routes out of poverty through our sustainable development schemes. Our integrated approach to progress is transforming communities worldwide. We tackle the root causes of poverty and make sure that the world’s most vulnerable people have real influence in both our programs and advocacy. Islamic Relief is active in Alberta, with staff located in Edmonton.

3501 Mainway, Burlington ON L7M 1A9

Keiskamma is a non-profit that is dedicated to supporting the work of the Keiskamma Trust in South Africa by raising awareness and funds for their health and art projects. They have a long-term commitment to building relationships in efforts to restore lives devastated by the AIDS pandemic.

Learn Peace Canada (LPC), a national organization committed to creating accessible, transformational, peace education opportunities for learners of all ages.

UNESCO defines peace education as education for non-violence and peace includes training, skills and information directed towards cultivating a culture of peace based on human rights principles.

Working together, we strive to grow leaders and build strong communities across Canada, integrating the eight pillars of positive peace, creating a world where no one is left behind.

The Mennonite Central Committee Alberta is an NGO that works with national and international programs for relief, development, peace and education.

The Micah Center at The King’s University advances student awareness of justice issues and creates opportunities for experiential learning opportunities around the world through internships.

Nafasi-Opportunity Society is a Canadian organization focussed on delivering trade and business skills that will empower young women in Africa.

NorQuest College is a board-governed public college operating as a comprehensive community institution under the authority of the Post-secondary Learning Act of Alberta. With campuses and learning sites across the Edmonton region, NorQuest enhances access to educational opportunities through its role as regional steward. NorQuest provides high-quality learning opportunities that prepare graduates for careers and further studies in business, industry, health sciences, human services, early learning and education, and information, communication and design technologies. A leader in enhancing access to post-secondary education, the College is widely recognized for its foundational learning opportunities in academic upgrading, adult literacy, employment readiness and English as a second language education. Credentials granted by the College include certificates, diplomas, and applied degrees.

One Step Learning Opportunities Centre (OSL) is grassroots federally, and provincially registered charity. OSL was incorporated after a Canadian couple freely donated a building and large space for 30 years to be used for early childhood learning. The “why” or cause for their philanthropic generosity is “Making Early Childhood Learning Affordable” for impoverished toddlers in rural Ghana.

Headquartered in Edmonton Alberta, OSL operates in both Canada communities, and Ghana. In Canada the charity serves communities, organizations, and individuals through connectivity, communication, marketing, and accountable stewardship, to ensure OSL friends and donors’ contributions are appropriately channeled for early childhood learning. A foresight goal and outcome for the Canada operations is to leverage the quality daycare operations for collaboration as a placement Centre for Canada post graduate early childhood learning students and volunteers to do their practicum or practical experience credentials; while serving impoverished children through Play-based education.

Operation Eyesight is dedicated to eliminating avoidable blindness for those most in need. Since 1963, we have brought sight-saving treatment to millions of people, while preventing blindness for millions of others. Today our work is focused in South Asia (India and Nepal) and sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia and Zambia). The right to sight is a fundamental human right. Vision impairment is both a cause and consequence of poverty. Preventing avoidable blindness and vision impairment has a crucial role to play in the reduction of poverty and in the overall effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Operation Eyesight addresses the root causes of avoidable blindness and advocates for the integration of eye care into primary health care systems. Our model of Hospital-Based Community Eye Health empowers communities to take ownership over their health care needs, strengthens the capacity of local partners, We work in partnership with local governments, medical professionals and community development teams, building essential resources to provide access to quality, comprehensive health and eye health services for all. With attainment of the right to sight, our beneficiaries have increased access to education and better health outcomes, and can contribute more to their communities economically, socially and culturally.

Pamir Canadian Multiculturalism Council (PCMC) is a non-profit community-based organization, registered in Alberta, Canada in 2017 under the Alberta Societies Act. PCMC utilizes the services of a vast group of professionals from different disciplines, including but not limited to research, education, environment, project/program management, refugees’ resettlement and social activism, promoting sports activities, providing fresh food hampers to low income, new to Canada, and Refugees families. PCMC’s vision is to support and promote multiculturalism in Alberta, Canada.

PCMC supports the mental health initiatives and well-being of members of Black, Indigenous and people of colour communities in Calgary and area. PCMC raises awareness of trauma and the impact it can have on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children, families, and communities. PCMC addresses key issues facing LGBTQ2, LGBT, LGBTQA, TBLG, locally and internationally with their partner organizations.

Rainbow of Hope for Children is an Alberta-based NGO working for human development in Brazil, Central America, the Philippines, and Africa. ROHFC works with their international partners in the areas of education, political awareness, health and wellness, life skills, women’s capacity building, land reform, agriculture, and marketing techniques. At home, they provide education services to schools, communities and church groups through experienced speakers and their publication, NEXUS.

The mission of Real Humanitarian is to provide the basic necessities of life such as nutrition, shelter, health care, and education to disadvantaged children everywhere. They work toward this goal through community development and orphan rescue.

Right to Learn Afghanistan exists to make the right to education a reality.

Previously known as Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Right to Learn Afghanistan has supported human rights and education opportunities for girls and women in Afghanistan since 1998 by providing access to quality education. They have trained 10,000 teachers, established 300 libraries and science labs, and established a digital library with tens of thousands of downloads each month.

As of August 2021, Afghanistan became the only country in the world to ban women and girls from receiving an education. Working in partnership with Afghan women, Right to Learn Afghanistan adapted programs to offer free virtual courses and classrooms to connect thousands of Afghan women and girls with quality education. Their transformative advocacy, humanitarian, and educational programs transform lives, promote gender equity, and uphold the right to learn.

Learn more at righttolearn.ca

SCERDO is committed to promote crucial education and development needs for Somalis at home and around the world. SCERDO is currently working to promote education for peace and sustainable development in primary schools in some parts of Northern Somalia. They have also launched a campaign to promote the importance of education and rural development for Somalia’s future development.

Overseas Mission

Sihle-Sizwe Vineyard Foundation founded in Edmonton Alberta in the year of 2016. Our mission is to empower women and children. Overseas emphasis is on empowering women and children through education on income generating projects and programs.

Canadian Mission

Our focus is to bridge the gap and empower immigrant youth through engagement in programs and education. Making the maximum positive effort for our community. Sihle-Sizwe Vineyard Foundation members and volunteers provide the momentum that helps us affect change. Using data driven models, we provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference.

Sinkunia Community Development Organization (SCDO) is a registered non-profit organization that has been in existence in Edmonton, Alberta since November 2007. Our focus is helping new immigrants-especially youth- to get accustomed to life in Canada. At the international level, we support grassroots projects that facilitate access to portable water, primary education, food security, relief items and micro-credit financing for low income women. SCDO’s long term aim is to alleviate poverty, improve health and learning outcomes, agricultural productivity and income levels of low income families in the communities in which operate.

Sombrilla is an Edmonton based NGO supporting development projects in South and Central America. Sombrilla works in partnership and solidarity with their partners in the South. They presently have projects in Peru and Guatemala with a focus on clean water, education and food security. Sombrilla is also partnering with local youth such as Scouts and high school students to create further awareness of global issues and to raise funds for projects.

The Brenda Strafford Foundation is a registered Canadian charity established in 1975 by Dr. Barrie I. Strafford in memory of his late wife, Brenda. The organization was founded out of compassion, under the guiding principle to cater to humanity, creating a legacy in Brenda’s name that would perpetuate her desire to give back to the community in a meaningful way. From innovation in seniors care, to championing research and education, to providing housing and support for women and families fleeing domestic abuse and families at risk of homelessness, to healthcare in the Caribbean.

The Trebi Kuma Ollenu Foundation for Community Development is a non-profit organisation based in Alberta. The purpose of TKOFCD is to foster healthy relationship among the various cultures that call Greater Edmonton home.

At UBUNTU – Mobilizing Central Alberta, our mission is to act as a bridge in connecting and mobilizing Central Albertan communities in racial and social justice through engagement, advocacy, and community building, both individually and systemically.

Driven by its vision to connect with the world, UAI works to support the creation of an internationally vibrant learning and research environment. UAI’s broad suite of services assists students, staff and community in virtually every aspect of international engagement at the U of A.

Driven to become a global intellectual hub, University of Calgary International helps students, faculty and staff to engage internationally. We work with universities, governments and organizations worldwide to develop international relations, partnerships and development projects that support our international strategy. We help students internationalize their academic experience through study abroad opportunities.