ORGANIZATIONAL
MEMBERS
Global
Connections Pittsburgh seeks to connect Pittsburgh organizations
concerned with the developing world and enhance their effectiveness.
We do this by holding regular networking programs for members, providing
information on upcoming events through a weekly email and calendar
listing, and offering opportunities for collaboration.
Amizade-Global
Service Learning
Nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting volunteerism,
providing community service, encouraging collaboration and improving
cultural awareness in locations around the world. http://www.amizade.org
Amnesty
International, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh chapter of the worldwide movement that works
to promote the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and other international standards through education,
letter campaigns, and public demonstrations.
Local
email: amnestypgh@yahoo.com.
National
site: http://www.amnestyusa.org.
Angels
in the Streets
A service of Pittsburgh's Latin Community to those in need.
Providing compassion, food, and clothing to the homeless and assisting
those in crisis. Contact them at: arcangel737@hotmail.com
Brother’s
Brother Foundation
Works to connect people’s resources with people’s needs
through gift-in-kind contributions and their distribution throughout
the world. http://www.brothersbrother.org
Building
New Hope
Supports education, health and community-based development
projects in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and facilitates visitors
and volunteers to the region. Also sells organic, shade-grown, better-than-fair-trade
coffee from Nicaragua. http://www.buildingnewhope.org
Bulgarian
Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center
Supports and promotes the visual and performing arts of
Bulgaria and Macedonia and assists new immigrants. http://www.bmnecc.org
Center
for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Develops resources that contribute to training experts
on the region through high quality programs of graduate and undergraduate
education. http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas
Central
European Linkage Program
A consulting firm which provides project development and
project management services to nonprofit organizations. Extensive
experience in Central Europe and Latin America. Bill Lafe,
Director, can be reached at: wlafe@earthlink.net.
Chatham
College
A women’s college with a focus on preparing “world ready
women,” Chatham’s “Engaging Communities and Campuses” program links
Chatham students to community and global service learning projects.
http://www.chatham.edu
Citizens
for Global Solutions (formerly World Federalist Association of Pittsburgh)
Works
to establish a democratic world federalism capable of and limited
to achieving positive global goals that nations cannot accomplish
alone. http://www.wfap.org
Conflict
Resolution Center International
Non-profit center promoting non-violent conflict resolution. Home
of one of the largest libraries on conflict and dispute resolution—continually
added to and now online for easy access. Publishes a quarterly periodical.
http://www.ConflictRes.org
Cotton
Tree Association of Sierra Leone
Formed in 1996 by citizens of Sierra Leone and American
friends of Sierra Leone to provide humanitarian aid to victims of
the country's brutal ten year war. Its current focus is a long term
project of library construction. http://www.cottontreeassociationofsierraleonepgh.org
Family
Resources International Outreach Program
A support system for families with language and cultural
barriers , targeted toward the immigrant and refugee population
in Allegheny County. It also serves as a referral source for families
with children. http://www.familyresourcesofpa.org
Friends
of Danang
Volunteer organization that raises money for humanitarian projects
in and around the city of Danang, Vietnam. Its aim is to nurture
better understanding between the people of Pittsburgh and Danang.
http://www.friendsofdanang.org
Global
Links
Works with U.S. healthcare institutions to recover surplus medical
supplies and equipment for use in developing countries. http://www.globallinks.org
Greater
Pittsburgh Sister Cities Association
Promotes friendship and cultural exchanges between the
people of Pittsburgh and the citizens of our sister cities. There
are 15 sister cities as of April 2003, in the following countries:
Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, Germany,
Japan, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine
and Vietnam. http://www.gpsca.org
Japan
American Society of PA
Serves as a forum in the region to promote understanding
between Americans and Japanese through programs and events. http://www.us-japan.org/pennsylvania
Latin
American Cultural Union (LACU)
Cultivates and disseminates the diverse cultural and artistic
manifestations of Latin America traditions and life such as dance,
music, literature, culinary arts, film, painting, and regional costume.
http://www.lacu.cjb.net
Magee
Womancare International
Works to improve health care for women and families around
the globe through health education, clinical training, and outreach
programs. http://www.magee.edu/international/international1.html
Manchester
Craftsmen’s Guild
A center for arts and learning that
offers young adults cultural, service and leadership programs with
a global perspective. Manchester's
Guild
Oikocredit-Western
Pennsylvania Support Association
International ecumenical development organization that
has been providing loans to cooperatives in thirty developing countries
for twenty five years. International web site: http://www.oikocredit.org.
Western Pennsylania contact: westpenn.sa@oikocredit.org.
Partners
in Progress
Supports associations of Haitian peasants in building communities
that model sustainable rural development. http://www.piphaiti.org
Pennsylvania
Ethnic Heritage Studies Center (PEHSC)
PEHCS is an educational outreach program of the University
Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
It aims to encourage appreciation of Pennsylvania's diverse ethnic
populations and cultures by conducting professional development
workshops for educators and designing curricula. http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/pehsc
Pennsylvania
Interfaith Global Climate Change Campaign
Addresses global warming as a moral and religious issue.
Working to increase awareness and encourage action and advocacy
among the faith community. http://www.webofcreation.org/ncc/Regional/penn.html
Pittsburgh
Area Peace Corps Association (PAPCA)
Association of former Peace Corps volunteers and staff
working to bring the world back home. http://farcry.neurobio.pitt.edu/PAPCA.html
The
Pittsburgh Patrika: Quarterly Magazine for the Indian Diaspora
Free quarterly non-sectarian, non-religious news magazine
for people of Indian origin living in the Greater Pittsburgh area.
http://www.patrika.50megs.com
Pittsburgh
Regional Haiti Solidarity Committee
Solidarity with local Haitian refugees/immigrants, and
supports democracy in Haiti through education and advocacy. Contact
them at: jrothermel@pittsburghfoodbank.org
Pittsburgh
Regional Immigrant Assistance Project
Provides immigration and naturalization assistance to foreign-born
individuals with limited resources who wish to settle in the
U.S. Also provides support and employment services for new immigrants
and assists businesses in recruitment and integration of foreign
- born employees. A project of Jewish Family and Children’s Services.
http://www.jfcspgh.org/refugee.asp
RESULTS,
Pittsburgh Group
International grassroots lobbying group dedicated to generating
the political will to end hunger and poverty. National web site:
http://www.results.org
Pittsburgh contact: ekraus@pitt.edu.
World
Federalist Association of Pittsburgh
Has a new name: Citizens for Global Solutions. See
above description. |
