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Which Organization Will I Support?

Which international organization would you be most likely to support or join?


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Title: Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Host: Government of Canada
Description: This website contains information about Development Canada and case studies of projects undertaken by many Canadian international development agencies..
Navigation Tips: Click on a topic to access information.
URL: http://www.international.gc.ca/development-developpement/index.aspx?lang=eng

 

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UNICEF
Host: UNICEF
Description: This website contains information about UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.
Navigation Tips: Click on topics such as What We Do or Why We Do It near the top of the screen or scroll down and click on Teachers and students under Resources in the left-hand-side menu to access information.
URL: http://www.unicef.org

 

Title: Environmental Education Curriculum at Kids for Saving Earth (KSE)
Host: Kids for Saving Earth (KSE)
Description: This website contains information about KSE’s mission and programs as they relate to conservation, endangered species, rain forests, forests, toxic waste sites, health issues and other ecological concerns.
Navigation Tips: Click on topics in the left-hand-side menu or elsewhere on the screen to access information.
URL: http://kidsforsavingearth.org/index.html

 

Title: Sharing the Harvest
Host: Edmonton’s Food Bank
Description: This website contains information about Food Bank’s history, activities and work with volunteers.
Navigation Tips: Click on topics near the top of the screen to access information.
URL: http://www.edmontonsfoodbank.com

 

Title: Change for Children
Host: Change for Children Association (CFCA)
Description: This website contains information about the history, the mandate, the mission, current activities and projects, and future plans of this organization.
Navigation Tips: Click on topics near the bottom of the screen to access information. 
URL: http://www.changeforchildren.org

 

Title: Welcome to the Canadian Red Cross
Host: Canadian Red Cross
Description: This website provides information about how Canadian Red Cross supports communities in Canada and throughout the world.
Navigation Tips: Click on a topic to access information. 
URL: http://www.redcross.ca

 

Title: Development and Peace
Host: Development and Peace
Description: This website provides information about Development and Peace—the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis.
Navigation Tips: Click on topics at the top of the page to access information.
URL: http://www.devp.org/en

 

Title: Free the Children
Host: Free the Children
Description: This website contains information about the world’s largest international network of children helping children through education.
Navigation Tips: Click on a topic in the right-hand-side menu or on highlighted text elsewhere on the screen to access information.
URL: https://www.we.org/

 

Title: Put Your Ideals into Practice
Host: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Description: This website contains information about an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in nearly 70 countries.
Navigation Tips: Point the cursor at any heading near the top of the screen to reveal a drop-down menu then click on a topic to access information. 
URL: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

 

Title: United Nations (UN)
Host: United Nations (UN)
Description: This website contains information about how the UN and its family of more than 30 affiliated organizations work to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, fight disease and reduce poverty.
Navigation Tips: Click on a language of choice then click on any topic on screen to access information.
URL: http://www.un.org

 

Title: The Stephen Lewis Foundation
Host: Stephen Lewis Foundation (SFL)
Description: This website contains information about the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa and the foundation’s efforts in addressing the needs of those afflicted with the disease.
Navigation Tips: Click on the headings near the top of the screen to access information.
URL: http://www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/

 

Title: United Nations Global Teaching and Learning Project—Cyberschoolbus
Host: United Nations
Description: This website contains information about the work of the UN as well as interactive activities and projects that teach students about global issues.
Navigation Tips: Not applicable.
URL: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25783&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

 

Title: Food Force.
Host: Download Free Games.com
Description: This website contains a free downloadable educational video game called Food Force. The game was developed by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to help children (8-16) learn about world hunger and the importance of humanitarian aid work. Students complete missions that teach them about the process involved in distributing humanitarian aid.
Navigation Tips: Follow the on screen instructions to download the game.
URL: http://www.download-free-games.com/freeware_games/food_force.htm
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