Possible Non-Profits

Here are some nonprofits that are possibilities for getting in contact with. I tried to look for ones with characteristics that we talked about in the meeting. I'm including a brief summary along with links to each of these pages, if people want to look at it and give some input.

International Medical Corps:
http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Page.aspx?pid=183

-Work in Africa, Middle East, and Asia
-Focus on community-based health care
-Emphasize training and education in both medical and non-medical fields
-Recruit most (96%) of their staff from the local community

MAP International
http://www.map.org/

-Christian organization working in Africa, Latin America, and Asia
-Provide medicine and disaster relief
-"seek to promote the Total Health of the communities we serve through the identification, training, equipping, and supporting of community leaders"

PCI
http://www.projectconcern.org/

-Work in Latin America, Asia, and Africa
-Active in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease prevention and treatment, but also emphasize economic empowerment and community based health care

Project CURE
http://www.projectcure.org/

-Medical supply and equipment distributor
-Very widespread distribution route

SHARE Africa
http://shareafrica.org/

-"Foster and promote health care education, research, advances in the health field, and the growth and availability of quality healthcare services"
-"Coordinate and support activities of not-for-profit organizations engaged in the betterment of mankind"
-Focus on sustainable projects based on community involvement
-Ship and distribute medical supplies as well

Most of the groups that I linked here are ones that have a focus on creating jobs within the local community. There are quite a few nonprofits out there that are focused more on medical equipment and supply shipment and distribution, but I thought that the ones I included here may be more specific to what we were looking for. These are just ones that I've found and I think are worth looking into, so if anyone has any more to add, please do so

-Jack