Our Organizational Partners
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American Red Cross
Area of Involvement: Children’s Health
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization – not a government agency – and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission
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Belize Tourism Board
Area of Involvement: Sustainable Development
The Belize Tourism Board is a statutory body within the Ministry of Tourism which functions as a strategic partnership between government and the private sector to develop, market and implement tourism programs that fulfill the emerging needs of our local industries and international tourism marketplace for the benefit of Belize and Belizeans.
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Belize Tourism Industry Association
Area of Involvement: Sustainable Development
BTIA is a Non-Government Membership, Advocacy Organization Promoting and Maintaining Sustainable Tourism, while Safeguarding the Natural and Cultural Integrity of Belize for the Benefit of all. Vision: BTIA will be Belize’s National Driving Force in Tourism. We Shall Achieve Product Excellence in the Global Marketplace through International Promotions, Local Networking, Education and Awareness Programs, and Membership Advocacy for the Success of Tourism.
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Area of Involvement: Children’s Health ; Women & Population
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 Patty Stonesifer and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
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California State Automobile Association - AAA Sojourns
Area of Involvement: Sustainable Development
AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah offers a wide array of automotive, travel, insurance, financial services and consumer discounts to more than 4.5 million members. AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers since it was founded more than 100 years ago.
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Citizens for Global Solutions
Area of Involvement: UN-US Relations
Citizens for Global Solutions is a nationwide organization that inspires America to engage the world. Our members recognize that in today’s interconnected world, our lives, our jobs and our families are increasingly affected by global problems. Challenges like terrorism, climate change, failed states and infectious diseases cannot be addressed by any one country alone, not even the United States. Citizens for Global Solutions believes that countries can best solve global problems by working together to find global solutions.
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Club of Madrid
Area of Involvement: Climate & Energy
The Club of Madrid is an independent organization dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world by drawing on the unique experience and resources of its Members - democratic former heads of state and government. In partnership with other organizations and governments that share its democracy-promotion goals, the Club of Madrid provides peer to peer counsel, strategic support and technical advice to leaders and institutions working towards democratic transition and consolidation.
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Conservation International
Area of Involvement: Sustainable Development
Conservation International (CI) applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the biodiversity hotspots, high-biodiversity wilderness areas and key marine ecosystems. With headquarters in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, CI works in more than 40 countries on four continents.
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DataDyne.org
Area of Involvement: Technology
DataDyne.org was formed in 2003 by physician/epidemiologist Joel Selanikio, formerly of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and technologist Rose Donna, formerly of the American Red Cross, to increase the quantity and quality of data available for worldwide public health. DataDyne.org works with mobile information technologies -- including handheld computers, mobile phones, the Internet, and GPS -- to break down the barriers to data utilization and create sustainable data flows in developing countries. DataDyne.org's premier product is EpiSurveyor, a free web-based product allowing anyone to collect data on basic cellphones for free (www.episurveyor.org). Considered to be the most widely implemented mHealth project in the world, EpiSurveyor is actively used by ministries of health in more than 15 countries, as well as many other NGOs, researchers, and UN agencies. EpiSurveyor has been adopted by the World Health Organization as a standard for electronic health data collection, and is the winner of numerous awards including the 2009 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability.
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Democracy Coalition Project
Area of Involvement: UN-US Relations
The Democracy Coalition Project is a nongovernmental organization that conducts research and advocacy relating to democracy promotion policies at the national, regional and global levels. Begun in June 2001 as an initiative of the Open Society Institute, the Democracy Coalition Project relies on an international network of civil society organizations, scholars, foreign policy experts and politicians committed to democracy promotion as an essential element of international peace and human development.
